As seen during WWE’s TLC pay-per-view event, Asuka and Charlotte Flair defeated Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler to capture the WWE Women’s Tag-Team Championships. Still, the team became a legendary duo because of their popularity among the WWE Universe. Team Blossom Team Lay-Cool The Blackjacks The Bodydonnas The Brain Busters The Brothers of Destruction The Bushwhackers The Demolition The Foreign Legion The Hardliners The Headshrinkers The Legacy The Mega Powers The Moondogs The Nasty Boys The Natural Disasters The Outlaws The Road Warriors The Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection The Rockers The Shield The Smoking Guns Plenty of teams fought dirty. Japan News. Paul London and Brian Kendrick set out to change that when they joined forces in 2006. — JOHN CLAPP. Edge and Christian. Edge & Christian. And then there was Sunny. But WWE and WCW weren’t the only ones to come up with great tag team names. Beware of falling Hardys, the high-flying daredevils who risked life and limb in pursuit of tag team glory at the apex of the “Attitude Era.” An integral part of the tag team renaissance of the early 2000s, Matt and Jeff Hardy were part of the six-headed rivalry (along with Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz) that gave birth to the Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match, where they pioneered the modern use of the ladder. Bradshaw and Ron Simmons, who are both pretty heavy hitters, were paired up against The Dudleyz to see what they had. The Young Bucks were on Talk is Jericho where they first spoke about their EVP roles. After eight years apart, the band got back together in 2006. Mr. Fuji, impressed by Barbarian and Warlord, ditched Demolition in hopes that the Powers of Pain would dethrone the champions. In professional wrestling, a tag team consists of two or more wrestlers who are working together as a team. Even when Blair and Brunzell dropped the hoods, their similarities in the ring remained. Beneath the bleached-blonde buzz cuts and blue spandex of Skip and Zip were two men who may have become sports-entertainment legends had they only found the proper channel for their talents. In the late 1980s, there were no two Superstars more popular than Hulk Hogan and “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The Allentown, Pa. crowd became unglued realizing they had just witnessed history. A tag team may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name and identity. Marty Jannetty and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels were pioneers in WWE, especially when it comes to tag team competition. — B.M. Afa led his son, Samu, and nephew, Fatu, to WWE rings, where they combined the hard-hitting offense of their predecessors with deceiving speed and aerial ability for men of their size. Morrison & Miz also used the Internet to trash talk their opponents with their WWE.com show, “The Dirt Sheet.”. However, after seemingly splitting up and reforming as L.O.D. WWE News. — B.M. — ANTHONY BENIGNO. Lou Albano, the Samoans’ manager, accidentally smashed Afa with a wooden chair while aiming for Atlas. — Z.L. Edge & Christian. The sons of WWE Hall of Famers Dusty Rhodes and The Million Dollar Man, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, respectively, made their first real impact in WWE as tag team partners. Morrison & Miz revolutionized the way the Internet is used in sports-entertainment and backed up their brashness with success inside the squared circle. During the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Connection of the 1980s, few villains were as despised as Nikolai Volkoff and former WWE Champion The Iron Sheik, known collectively as The Foreign Legion. Their bouts with Heenan at ringside are the template that many great teams followed in succeeding generations further solidifying The Blackjacks as one of the greatest ever. Winning the World Tag Team Titles in their first battle together set the tone for the two competitors over the next two years. Ring names developed as a way to allow wrestling performers to hide their true identities from the wrestling fanbase and thus keep kayfabe intact, or because the wrestler or the management consider the athlete's real name unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. With Scotty’s trademark Worm dance earning mad respect from the WWE Universe, Grandmaster Sexay’s top-rope Hip Hop Drop brought the team victory after victory. But in 1989, thanks to his manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, The Eighth Wonder of the World and fellow Heenan Family member Haku formed The Colossal Connection. Lifelong best friends, Edge and Christian went from school hallways in Toronto to … USA” Tony Atlas joined forces to create The Soul Patrol. Skip to main content. What do you get when you combine an ex-roadie and a former cowboy? The Mega Powers could have become one of the most dominant tag teams in history had they not exploded due to Savage's manic jealousy over his valet, Miss Elizabeth. — C.T. The duos in the locker room learned to fear the moments where the bros saw eye to eye, as the twosome stomped over squads like Edge & Christian and KroniK en route to total dominance. When Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro (later John Morrison) made their first appearance on SmackDown by strutting down a red carpet to the ring, they had the confidence and allure of stars. All but one of The Outlaws’ five World Tag Team Championship reigns lasted more than 100 days, and they were the centerpieces of the red-hot tag team division of the “Attitude Era.”. It was a brief run for the tag team specialists, but their impact was undeniable. When an unfortunate victim finally worked up the courage to fight back, Mich would kick them in the face while Lay cackled in the corner. Although Morrison & Miz eventually split up, they still can be credited for bringing tag team competition into a new age. Rick and Scott's intense style of competition brought them fast success in WWE, but after losing the titles in the fall of 1993, they quickly exited WWE for ECW before returning to WCW. At the outset, this combination immediately clicked. The duo immediately set their sights on WWE’s top pairings, including The Hart Foundation and The Rockers. Undertaker and Kane. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. — B.M. Instead, Chris Candido and Tom Prichard had to settle for the burden of being underrated. In their decisive victory, Anderson and Blanchard gained so much momentum that Martel walked out on Santana. “Everyone knows The Dudleyz for the TLC Matches against The Hardyz and Edge & Christian, but I would say their early matches with The APA really defined them. Finally, The Brain Busters faced off with Demolition to capture the World Tag Team Championship. In 1983, barriers were broken when WWE Hall of Famers “Soulman” Rocky Johnson and “Mr. Lifelong best friends, Edge and Christian went from school hallways in Toronto to quite literally climbing the ladder of success in WWE. — Z.L. Hawk and Anima’s time in WWE wasn’t always as fortuitous as their runs in smaller territories, but their popularity and intensity was rarely matched. That same week, Money Inc. reclaimed the titles only to lose them to The Steiners for a second time. After Tito Santana saved Rick Martel from a beating at the hands of Bobby Heenan’s Islanders in 1987, Strike Force was born. The only thing that looked better with pink and black was gold, which was saddled around The Hart Foundation’s waists for two lengthy reigns in 1987 and 1990 amid triumphant tussles with iconic teams like The British Bulldogs, Demolition and The Rockers. Under the tutelage of fellow third-generation Superstar Randy Orton, Rhodes & DiBiase were truly a young and hungry force to be reckoned with. A contractual loophole allowed The World’s Largest Athlete to claim Edge’s vacated half of the titles at Night of Champions and kicked off a hot streak for the team that came to be known as “Jeri-Show.” Like a pair of playground terrors, Jericho antagonized their opponents while Big Show waited to deliver a right jab to whoever was dumb enough to step up to his smart mouthed friend. Lou Albano. Lay-Cool weren't just attitude, though. All it took was a change in personality for Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor to become one of the most popular teams in WWE history. Clowning around aside, The Bushwhackers could definitely mix it up in the ring, as the two brawlers knew how to throw punches and boots with the best of them. 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