after the wwf/wwe name change in 2002, the championship was referred to as the "world wrestling entertainment (wwe) tag team championship". after a period where the championship was to be freely defended on either wwe monday night raw or wwe thursday night smackdown the championship became exclusive to the raw brand. the current general manager at this time stephanie mcmahon created new wwe tag team titles which were to be exclusive to the smackdown brand.