Haitch: More Tag Teams, Less Hoes

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lol @ people supporting tag team wrestling, sure it produced stars, 15+ YEARS AGO, get with the times.

name someone who was in a tag team that is now actually legit in the last 5 years. don't even say miz.
James Storm
Bobby Roode
Bully Ray
Dolph Ziggler
Cody Rhodes
Jeff Hardy
Antonio Cesaro
 

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list of last tag champs since 2005:

Rey Mysterio (3) and Eddie Guerrero (4)
MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich)
Batista and Rey Mysterio
Paul London (2) and Brian Kendrick
Deuce 'n Domino
Montel Vontavious Porter and Matt Hardy
John Morrison (4) and The Miz
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder
The Colóns
Edge (2) and Chris Jericho
Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho (2) and Big Show)
DX
ShoMiz
The Hart Dynasty
Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes
Nexus (John Cena and David Otunga)
Nexus (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov
The Corre (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
Big Show (3) and Kane
David Otunga (2) and Michael McGillicutty
Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
Primo (2) and Epico
R-Truth and Kofi Kingston (2)
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
The Hurricane (2) and Rosey
William Regal (4) and Tajiri
La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier (4))
The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Mitch and Nicky)
Ric Flair (3) and Roddy Piper
Rated-RKO (Edge (11) and Randy Orton)
John Cena and Shawn Michaels (4)
The Harveyz
Hardcore Holly (3) and Cody Rhodes
Ted DiBiase (Jr.) and Cody Rhodes (2)
John Morrison and The Miz

no singles stars or success. point proven, tag team wrestling is done.
 

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An actual tag team division can let you send some of your stale main eventers there to free up some spots for the Zigglers of the world.

Plus 9 out of 10 times, fans will cheer for the hot tag, which is more reaction than the run of the mill singles match where both wrestlers aren't over.
 

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James Storm
Bobby Roode
Bully Ray
Dolph Ziggler
Cody Rhodes
Jeff Hardy
Antonio Cesaro

harvey was a tag wrestler since the attitude era. back when tag teams actually mattered.

ziggler was part of the spirit squad which you can argue if its a legit tag team.

cody i forgot about, but i think he debuted in a feud against orton.

i dont watch tna. but bubba was again in a tag team when tag wrestling actually meant something.
 

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An actual tag team division can let you send some of your stale main eventers there to free up some spots for the Zigglers of the world.

Plus 9 out of 10 times, fans will cheer for the hot tag, which is more reaction than the run of the mill singles match where both wrestlers aren't over.

lol thats not a tag division though, that's bunching some singles wrestlers into tag matches. still not worth it.

how many ppv's sell these days based on TAG matches except maybe survivor series?
 

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lol thats not a tag division though, that's bunching some singles wrestlers into tag matches. still not worth it.

how many ppv's sell these days based on TAG matches except maybe survivor series?

PPVs don't sell because of tag teams, but if Big Show was in a tag team right now, he wouldn't be hogging up a main event spot in PPVs like he is now.
 

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lol @ people supporting tag team wrestling, sure it produced stars, 15+ YEARS AGO, get with the times.

name someone who was in a tag team that is now actually legit in the last 5 years. don't even say miz.

Not sure what youre gettin at though breh. The E has treated tag teams like shyt for the past 8 years. In the past though some of your biggest stars came from that aspect by getting over with someone else first.

A lot of the greats we mention all the time Shawn, Bret, Austin, even Rock to a degree have been in tag teams. While the latter didnt need it, it managed to get someone else (Foley) over in the process.

Point is, dont blame tag team wrestling for not producing stars. The system for star making is just fractured in this day and age.
 

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I can't believe we're at a point where some nikkas are saying get rid of all tag teams. Gotdamn, WWE and its fans are changing too much. Back in my day, you had at least 6 tag teams at a time......and they weren't just 2 random wrestlers put together; they were REAL teams that dressed alike and shyt.

I don't like change......:sadcam:
 

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Not sure what youre gettin at though breh. The E has treated tag teams like shyt for the past 8 years. In the past though some of your biggest stars came from that aspect by getting over with someone else first.

A lot of the greats we mention all the time Shawn, Bret, Austin, even Rock to a degree have been in tag teams. While the latter didnt need it, it managed to get someone else (Foley) over in the process.

Point is, dont blame tag team wrestling for not producing stars. The system for star making is just fractured in this day and age.

nah they had some tag teams, they just suck bro, it's not like it was back in the day. the main event was loaded with talent and the new talent had the start within a tag team then branched out as singles competitors. the talent level isnt there. and tag matches are boring especially without gimmicks these days.

last tag match of note i remember was joey mercury busting his face. (not counting the rock at SS)
 

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Well, he spent the last 10 years burying the company. He might as well be the one responsible for digging it out :yeshrug:

yea, but only if Shane was still here :sadbron: Save.Us.ShaneO'Mac :to: I miss that dude, the dude coming out to that Naughty By Nature theme would get my straight up hyped as fukk and the dude would be hyped as fukk too. IDK, I gotta wait and see if I'm ever gonna roll with Cripple H on anything. That big nose faggit better make up those 10 terrible ass years on top, which I doubt. Someone save us! :to:
 
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Some of my favorite matches ever were tag matches. I got old tapes of Windham and Arn vs. Doom and shyt with LOD, Tully/Arn, rockers, Demolition, Hart Foundation, Rougeaus, list goes on and on.

Growing up I was big on the TLC nikkas. Dudleys were the shyt. :russ:

Plus, APA kicking ass for no reason. Road dogg and Gunn showing out.

:ahh:
 

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:bryan: Don't know what to make of it. I had this faggit H and his politics BS he does with himself to always have himself go over, but than I be hearing that he like REAL Wraslers' and really good workers, and wants to push the tag division, which I agree too :mjpls: I might have to change my tune on this scumbag.....Or not. :pacspit: fukk that big noes faggit and won't believe it until I see it. But, if he does get the Briscoes and other dope workers :myman:
HHH in front and behind the camera seems like night and day. I can get with his rumored front office decisions if he can stay off the camera. Only one I haven't really liked is Kharma.
 

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nah they had some tag teams, they just suck bro, it's not like it was back in the day. the main event was loaded with talent and the new talent had the start within a tag team then branched out as singles competitors. the talent level isnt there. and tag matches are boring especially without gimmicks these days.

last tag match of note i remember was joey mercury busting his face
. (not counting the rock at SS)

Awesome Truth vs Kofi/Bourne at Night of Champions when WWE was conspiring against them. Haven't seen a tag match like that where the heels had all of their legitimate tags ignored and all the other shenanigans in that match was :ohhh:
 
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