TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #5: Main Event Mafia

[mrken12]

In the last evaluation, Meng & The Barbarian/The Faces of Fear got a score of 6.38.

TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #4: Meng & The Barbarian/The Faces of Fear

nWo Wolfpac: 7.69 TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #1: nWo Wolfpac
The Shield: 7.64 TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #3: The Shield
Young Bucks: 6.88 TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #2: Young Bucks

If people have any requests for future tag teams/stables you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one evaluated for each week every Thursday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For Thread #6, it will be The Rockers.

Pending Requests: Dudley Boyz, The Flock/Raven's Nest, Steiner Brothers, The Outsiders, APA, Nation of Domination, Edge & Christian, Evolution, Filthy Animals, Mean Street Posse, Kronik, Dangerous Alliance, Original nWo, The Nexus, Miz and Morrison, New Age Outlaws, Too Cool, Hart Foundation (tag), Hart Foundation (stable), Midnight Express (Lane & Eaton), Four Horsemen, The Magnificent Seven, The Natural Born Thrillers, Doom, Road Warriors, The Usos, America's Most Wanted, Beer Money, Motor City Machine Guns, Bullet Club (AJ Styles-led version), Kaz and Daniels, Hardy Boyz, Dungeon of Doom, Christian's Coalition, Angle Alliance

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Time Active: October 2008 - October 2009

Members
Kurt Angle (Original leader)
Sting (2nd Leader)
Kevin Nash
Booker T
Scott Steiner
Samoa Joe
Sharmell


Accomplishments During Membership
TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2x) - Sting (1), Kurt Angle (1)
TNA World Tag Team Championship (1x) - Booker T and Scott Steiner
TNA X Division Championship (1x) - Samoa Joe
TNA Legends Championship (2x) - Booker T (1), Kevin Nash (1)

How would you rate Main Event Mafia as a stable using a scale of 1-10 based on these criteria:

-Chemistry
-Impact
-Did the team enhance the profiles of the members and prove beneficial for their career paths?
-Promo Work
-In-Ring Skills

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

 

[Silkk]

Ima go 8. The original version should've been a ten but that 2nd run was

And it didn't lead to them putting anyone over.

 

[InstantKlassik]

GOAT

 

[mrken12]

Ima go 8. The original version should've been a ten but that 2nd run was

And it didn't lead to them putting anyone over.

I didn't include the 2nd run for a reason.

 

[PlainSight]

Chet Lemmon and Black Snow

 

[Mr. Negative]

easy 8.

It was actually a great idea for a heel stable.

 

[Silkk]

I didn't include the 2nd run for a reason.

2nd incarnation after Sting/With Joe brought it down imo too

 

[Cartier Murphy]

I would put them up there as one of the greatest things TNA has ever done tbh I’m always for factions and faction warfare, and the idea of a group of legit HOFers/main eventers feuding with the younger talent is a very fresh and under explored idea, and I think the MEM was a fun take on that. But in the same vein as I viewed the Wolfpac as not really having a definitive match/moment or worthwhile blowoff, that’s my same gripe with the MEM. The whole thing with the TNA Frontline didn’t get a worthwhile conclusion and they didn’t have that one big match that would’ve left a lasting impression, nor did it serve to put over the younger guys like a storyline like this should. But they’ve got some GOAT Level fukkery moments to relive:





Overall I was leaning towards 7, but maybe an 8 suffices

 

[DamienWayne]

That era of tna really had potential to be something great. But they blew it .7

 

[mrken12]

That era of tna really had potential to be something great. But they blew it .7

Not as badly as they blew Aces and Eights.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

-Chemistry: 9.

-Impact: How much impact can you have in TNA, especially when you're already established individuals and basically doing a Four Horsemen/Millionaire's Club gimmick? 4.

-Did the team enhance the profiles of the members and prove beneficial for their career paths? No. All of these were already on the downside of their career. Maybe it helped Joe a bit, but it never felt like he fit in.

-Promo Work: 9

-In-Ring Skills: 7

Overall: 7. Great group on paper, and it was fun for awhile. Against all odds (no pun intended), it's one of the better things TNA has ever done.

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

@mrken12 add Christian's Coalition and the Angle Alliance to the list

 

[The Rainmaker]

They had some cool moments, but this run gave us Sharmell vs Jenna Morasca, so that automatically deducts points.

7.

 

[CM_Burns]

7. I loved TNA in like 06-07, and this represents a bad time in TNA to me, but not necessarily because the stable was bad. I give them a 7 because they apparently drew good ratings, they came off as legit and threatening, and had some entertaining moments (mostly comedy). Better faction warfare booking, making a clear team TNA/young guys to go against would've probably helped how good they were, by giving them more great moments/matches.