It's not fair to say that teams should be mainstay tag team wrestlers. It should be a factory effect. By the time teams get stale and break up, new teams should be handling their business in the tag division making names for themselves. By the time a former tag team wrestler is ready to step up in the upper mid card/main event, they should be truly ready to and that can take years.
What is it with WWE and Tag Teams?
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I agree with MizMasta, the only reason to break up a tag team is to push them in singles career but not until after the team actually gains some success.
Some guys just do better in a team than they do in a singles career.
As far as teams lasting;
The Road Warriors/ Legion of Doom
The Dudleys
The Wild Samoans
The British Bulldogs
The Nasty Boys
All these teams stayed together because they were pushed as a tag team where ever they went.
Some guys just do better in a team than they do in a singles career.
As far as teams lasting;
The Road Warriors/ Legion of Doom
The Dudleys
The Wild Samoans
The British Bulldogs
The Nasty Boys
All these teams stayed together because they were pushed as a tag team where ever they went.
Tag teams don't last because tag teams don't headline shows (at least in the 'E). When you become over, or you've been around long enough in the 'E, you're inevitably going to break apart from your tag partner because that's how progression up the card goes there.
Mercury got left out because he had a drug addiction and went off to rehab.
Mercury got left out because he had a drug addiction and went off to rehab.
I have to fully disagree with you on the power teams thing. DX, okay, they are at least a legit tag team, but both JeriShow and ShowMiz are fucking lame. Neither teams really fit together, they were just slapped together to make an excuse for a new tag team because the WWE are lacking in that department. If anything, they should have pushed Cryme Time instead of making these two fucked up teams. I'm not a huge fan of Cryme Time but they make more sense than JeriShow and ShowMiz.
^^^Jerishow was fucking awesome and added alot of credibility to those straps with their insanely good reign.
The funny thing is that back in the day tag teams were guys just thrown together, especailly in Mid-Atlantic. Piper-Flair, Crusher-Stevens, Jay Strongbow and the other six people he won the straps with, same for Wahoo, Dusty and Nikita, there were real teams too, but the majority really were singles wrestlers thrown together. The idea of modern teams, ala your Hart Foundations, Rock-N-Roll Express and whatnot really didn't become the norm until the mid 70's.
The funny thing is that back in the day tag teams were guys just thrown together, especailly in Mid-Atlantic. Piper-Flair, Crusher-Stevens, Jay Strongbow and the other six people he won the straps with, same for Wahoo, Dusty and Nikita, there were real teams too, but the majority really were singles wrestlers thrown together. The idea of modern teams, ala your Hart Foundations, Rock-N-Roll Express and whatnot really didn't become the norm until the mid 70's.
I think the real reason why MizShow was made was so the Miz can be even more over and so Big Show will be occupied and away from the World title picture.
And just give the titles to the Hart Dynasty already, I don't want to see Braids and Abs (Truth and Morrison) on Mondays and Cryme Tyme just broke up (pfft like they were gonna win it) so there's no other relevant tag team right now.
And just give the titles to the Hart Dynasty already, I don't want to see Braids and Abs (Truth and Morrison) on Mondays and Cryme Tyme just broke up (pfft like they were gonna win it) so there's no other relevant tag team right now.
If WWE does not have faith in their tag team division anymore it should simply not exist. Tag Team Championships should not be decorations to flaunt around almost mocking what tag team wrestling used to be. I remember when an odd pairing of superstars won the tag titles it was a big deal much like Cena and HBK in 2007 or Hulk Hogan and Edge. WWE has played out that card. They need to bring in tag teams who didn't have singles success before entering the team.
Over the past year or two look at some of the tag team champions:
Miz and Morrison (down the road they actually appeared to be a credible team)
Big Show and Jericho
Big Show and Miz
CM Punk and Kofi Kingston
Edge and Jericho
Batista and Cena
The only real tag teams in between some of those reigns were the Colons and Priceless who both weren't that much of successful tag teams. One hit wonder when he it comes to tag teams.
Harts better get these titles.
Over the past year or two look at some of the tag team champions:
Miz and Morrison (down the road they actually appeared to be a credible team)
Big Show and Jericho
Big Show and Miz
CM Punk and Kofi Kingston
Edge and Jericho
Batista and Cena
The only real tag teams in between some of those reigns were the Colons and Priceless who both weren't that much of successful tag teams. One hit wonder when he it comes to tag teams.
Harts better get these titles.
WWE just doesnt care about Tag Teams like they used to,I mean back in the day at one point they had good teams like WGTT & New Age Out Laws,APA & so on. But nowadays WWE just fell off when it comes to Tag Teams,Cryme Tyme is still my favorite.
IMO, I don't think many people really gave a shit about Big Show and the only reason that team was even a success was because it involved Chris Jericho.
This time I have to agree. I haven't thought much of Big Slow since 1999. When he was The Giant he could dropkick, jump off the top rope or do almost anything. I know his disease prevents him from doing this now but it's not 1975 and he's not Andre the Giant. Show was thrown in there because they have nothing for him and I'm pretty sure he's in good favor with Vince. I watched Vince's dvd and Show was sucking up big time.
Honestly tag team wrestling in the WWE hasn't been the same in about 8 years. By 2002 the three biggest tag teams in the WWE at the time,The Dudley Boys, E&C and The Hardy Boys had all broken up. I feel that was the inital meltdown in tag team wrestling. Sure, there have been good teams since then tag teams have really taken a backseat to everything in the WWE. If they do change hands its more often then not just an odd pairing.
The Hart Dynasty needs to get the belts sooner rather then later. They are really the only real tag team left in the WWE. Liek it has been said already now the tag titles are simply a cross brand ticket. Why do you think guys like The Miz, Jericho and DX have held the belts over the last few months?
The Hart Dynasty needs to get the belts sooner rather then later. They are really the only real tag team left in the WWE. Liek it has been said already now the tag titles are simply a cross brand ticket. Why do you think guys like The Miz, Jericho and DX have held the belts over the last few months?
You don't need to do dropkicks or come off the work to be a good worker. No matter how limited your moveset is, if you do it well, you'll be a good worker. Show is a good worker.