According to Meltzer, there's a good reason New Day lost at SS

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I wonder who it is in WWE that is so obsessed with number of title wins as a barometer of greatness?
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I no everybody is :martin:over this but fukk it
When this gimmick started no way in hell did we think it would get this far or this over or that the company would even view them like this.
We have already seen with the Monday Night Wars, the whole Women Revolution they will rewrite history for how they see fit.
There rewriting history for 3 black superstars to make them be looked at as the greatest tag team in WWE history. :blessed::blessed:
For me, it's not so much I don't see the prestige of going down as one of the GOAT tag team. shyt, I think even without WWE padding the numbers, New Day was already building a strong case for that. It's definitely dope to think a whole generation of young marks is going to look back at Kofi, Woods, and E with the same reverence me and my friends look back at the Hardys and the Dudleys.

But I also can't ignore the fact that they can do more. It's like Edge and Christian. E&C are my favorite team from the Attitude era, and are generally regarded as one of the best ever. But even when they were tearing it up in the tag division, it eventually became obvious to everyone that they had the potential to do more than just that. And sure enough, when they got their opportunities in the main event, they lived up to those expectations. Granted, one of them had to leave WWE to do it (damn, Vince did my man Christian dirty), but overall, I don't think anyone would argue they'd have been better off as career tag team cats.

A lot of people see the same potential in The New Day. They all have a good look. They can all work the mic. They can all get it done in the ring. They all have major crossover appeal (especially Woods, who, of his own accord, has exposed WWE talent to new audiences through his youtube channel). They've been one of the highest and most consistent merch sellers for a couple years now. Like, the nikkas have their own cereal, just off the strength of getting it over with the crowd through promos.

WWE has treated the Shield very well, and New Day is very bit as good as Roman, Dean, and Seth. And they're damn sure better than 3MB, which now boasts a WWE Champion in Jinder Mahaal. Again, not knocking the prestige of being a great tag team, and I do understand the anxiety about breaking them up given just how successful and marketable they are as a group. (Though, I don't think you really have to split them up for one of them to be champ) That said, I think it would be a shame to never see where they can go beyond the tag division.
 

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Kofi is the only one who can main event but he needs a better gimmick for that

Nah, heel New Day already fits the blueprint. Squad that interferes/cheats to protect the champs reign. No different than the Singh Bros with Jinder except the New Day can actually be entertaining AND wrestle instead of being table fodder.

You have to split them ASAP, 3 legit main eventers.

The fact they can all talk makes them better than 90% of the roster, Kofi and X on SD and introduce Big E to the Raw main event scene.

They have completed tag team wrestling.

Eh, IDK if you split these guys up. They are legit merch movers and the Power of Positivity could be spun into some Super Cena type shyt if you REALLY want.
 

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Dude, those guys were better singles wrestlers than tag-team wrestlers
Let's see the Hart foundation was a hall of fame tag team.2 times champions in an era where tag teams mattered.
The Hollywood blondes produced classic promos and matches.

HBK is an icon who carried a bum like Marty to the hall of fame.
 

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Let's see the Hart foundation was a hall of fame tag team.2 times champions in an era where tag teams mattered.
The Hollywood blondes produced classic promos and matches.

HBK is an icon who carried a bum like Marty to the hall of fame.


ARe you seriously contending that the Hollywood Blondes & The Rockers are all-time great tag teams?:usure:

And all of those guys you mentiioned were WAYYYYY better as singles wrestlers than as tag team wrestlers.
 
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