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Post by The Deadly Snake on Sept 14, 2010 14:54:48 GMT -5
WWE cares absolutely nothing for tag team wrestling. Why? Because creative and Vince are a bunch of morons. WWF had one of the greatest tag team divisions in the late 80s part of the early 90s and ever since they it has totally sucked except for a few bright spots.(1997- LOD, Headbangers, Godwins, Owen and Bulldog, Harris Twins)(2000- Acolytes, Hardy Boyz, Dudley Boyz, Edge and Christian) This last decade has been the worst for WWE's tag team wrestling. Ever since the Invasion angle it's like WWE creative just threw up it's hands and said "Hey why don't we just kill off one of the best parts of wrestling and destroy the tag division?" rest of creative- "Sure. Yeah that'll put butts in the seats!!!" It makes me so mad!!! Especially since they had one of the best tag teams in Paul London and Brian Kendrick who they never ever ever pushed except when they ran out of teams that they destroyed and had to. They used Londrick to put over the atrocious team of Deuce and Domino. For one the gimmick sucked. For two Deuce sucks at life.(Domino was okay ) You forgot to mention the New Age Outlaws.
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Post by bob on Sept 14, 2010 15:01:04 GMT -5
I honestly believe that Skip Sheffield and David Otunga were supposed to challenge them for the titles based on house show results. Skip's injury probably screwed things up. that's what I'm thinking too I'd be down for Tarver and Slater getting a shot at the titles
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Sept 14, 2010 15:13:17 GMT -5
WWE cares absolutely nothing for tag team wrestling. Why? Because creative and Vince are a bunch of morons. WWF had one of the greatest tag team divisions in the late 80s part of the early 90s and ever since they it has totally sucked except for a few bright spots.(1997- LOD, Headbangers, Godwins, Owen and Bulldog, Harris Twins)(2000- Acolytes, Hardy Boyz, Dudley Boyz, Edge and Christian) This last decade has been the worst for WWE's tag team wrestling. Ever since the Invasion angle it's like WWE creative just threw up it's hands and said "Hey why don't we just kill off one of the best parts of wrestling and destroy the tag division?" rest of creative- "Sure. Yeah that'll put butts in the seats!!!" It makes me so mad!!! Especially since they had one of the best tag teams in Paul London and Brian Kendrick who they never ever ever pushed except when they ran out of teams that they destroyed and had to. They used Londrick to put over the atrocious team of Deuce and Domino. For one the gimmick sucked. For two Deuce sucks at life.(Domino was okay ) You forgot to mention the New Age Outlaws. Oh, you didn't know?
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Sept 14, 2010 15:13:30 GMT -5
I'm in favor of giving the belts to Gabriel and Slater. Slater is clearly getting some love from management as the team workhorse, and it would help push Gabriel without overshadowing Barrett.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 14, 2010 15:17:18 GMT -5
The thing that frustrates me the most is that if they wanted to have a good tag division, they could.
I'm crossing my fingers that with Edge going...somewhat face, that he and Christian might reunite once Smackdown kicks off on SyFy. That would be a great team, and it could eventually lead to Edge capturing the world title while with Christian, which turns Christian against him. Long-term booking. Uh ohs.
We have The Dudebusters, which are a nice duo with a gimmick they (creative) aren't tapping into nearly enough. The Gatecrashers are another team, but they just don't have a good look and I can't see them getting over. Still though, it's a team. There's Truth & Wisdom, whom are in an on-again-off-again style. Decent enough, would be good against a super team like Edge/Christian. The Usos, who got called up since Carlito blew it for The Colons reuniting. Hart Dynasty, obviously. Santino/Vlad, I guess. SES, which seems to be folding.
Those are the teams that exist right now. Not a bad start, but why not utilize the roster?
Mark Henry hasn't done jack since beating Orton on Raw that one time. Unless you count that jobberific tag run with MVP. With Zeke ready to come back, why not team those two together? Two strong guys, not much direction, seems logical to me. World's Strongest Tag Team. There we go.
I'm sure the Nexus guys will eventually form a regular tag team duo. There's one more.
Miz/Riley? For the time being? Alright.
Goldust desperately needs something to keep him on tv. He's way too good. I'd love to see him and Regal form a Book-Dust like team, where Regal is constantly disgusted by Goldust but still teams with him anyhow.
Yoshi/Evan Bourne seems like a given to me.
That seems like a decent way to kick it off again. They need to build some long-term tag teams like how Cade/Murdoch were for a number of years. Not just 5-6 month duos all the time. Those are good, I mean look at Jerishow, but not at the rate it is at.
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Sept 14, 2010 15:23:57 GMT -5
Nexus will win all titles at Night of Champions then. Someone can sneak into the title match.
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Post by brucelyghticon on Sept 14, 2010 17:13:55 GMT -5
Jerishow seemed to bring the titles back to prominent status, but since then they have gone back to the dumps. Shame really.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Sept 14, 2010 17:29:27 GMT -5
Meh I don't know. Tag teams are made to be disbanded anyhow. Isn't that how it always is? Wrestlers wanna split so they can get pushed in a singles run. I have a feeling it isn't always WWE's fault. I suspect the culture there has always built out of this idea of "break this crap up, I wanna be on my own."
It works when it's people like The Colons, The Usos, Dudebusters, or the Harts.. people who are either brothers, best friends or look like twins. Other than that, it just seems forced and not meant to be. And then, why book it?
Just my two cents.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Sept 14, 2010 18:03:18 GMT -5
What's worse is they have no opponents, but Big Show vs. Punk is added before that.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Sept 14, 2010 18:04:03 GMT -5
Meh I don't know. Tag teams are made to be disbanded anyhow. Isn't that how it always is? Wrestlers wanna split so they can get pushed in a singles run. I have a feeling it isn't always WWE's fault. I suspect the culture there has always built out of this idea of "break this crap up, I wanna be on my own." It works when it's people like The Colons, The Usos, Dudebusters, or the Harts.. people who are either brothers, best friends or look like twins. Other than that, it just seems forced and not meant to be. And then, why book it? Just my two cents. I'd argue that the reason wrestlers would want to break up is because there is a clear-cut benefit for doing so. The best anyone can hope for as a team in WWE right now is to break out. Winning the tag belts nowadays does the champions no favors in terms of publicity and merchandising possibilities. Which is plain ridiculous when you consider how much money Hardy Boyz and DX merchandise has made over the years. Tag teams CAN be successful, WWE just hates the idea for some reason.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2010 18:22:09 GMT -5
They didn't announce Jericho / Kofi in advance for Night of Champions 2008. It'll get a spot on the card, WWE just rightly realizes no one gives a damn about the tag titles so they're not wasting time building up a feud for them.
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Post by backslide on Sept 14, 2010 18:34:19 GMT -5
Jerishow seemed to bring the titles back to prominent status, but since then they have gone back to the dumps. Shame really. agreed and ShowMiz, the tag titles where awesome in those too reigns, if they do a scramble type thing I would expect to see edge and Jericho depending where the match is on the card Jericho can claim he didn't state what WWE title he would win
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Post by Predator McBroski on Sept 14, 2010 18:37:11 GMT -5
I wanna see Cody Rhodes& Goldust, even though it won't happen, it would be amazing. And be able to start a feud between the two.
After RhodeDust wins the titles they sucessfully destroy random teams for weeks, however, one night, they lose to, say, Hart Dynasty. Cody gets pissed at this. Each week, they seem to be more and more frustrated with eachother. Eventually they end up fighting eachother and Dusty Rhodes comes in to break it up. Dusty says that if the two want to settle it like men, they can fight in a Fatal Four Way for the IC title, which includes Mr Ziggles and Kofi Kingston. Goldust wins and then says he will make his, "Greatest Film of All" at Wrestlemania, defending his title against Cody, who wins after Dusty goes heel and attacks Goldy from behind.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Sept 14, 2010 18:46:35 GMT -5
What if the WWE decided to sign the Dudleys on one night contracts? It would be unexpected, although if they were doing that, they would likely advertise it before hand.
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Post by pink on Sept 14, 2010 18:52:06 GMT -5
WWE just rightly realizes no one gives a damn about the tag titles. Would we have two pages if nobody gave a dman? Dude, I would love this Tag Team soooooooooooooooo much!
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Sept 14, 2010 19:20:15 GMT -5
I think they need to bring the Rotundo brothers up as a tag team.(Husky Harris is the older one, his real name is Whindham Rotundo which is the greatest name ever. Their dad is Mike Rotundo/IRS and their uncle is Barry Whindham. The younger brother is Taylor Rotundo who is only 20 but damn can he work.
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Post by Junkenstein on Sept 14, 2010 19:23:00 GMT -5
The thing that frustrates me the most is that if they wanted to have a good tag division, they could. I'm crossing my fingers that with Edge going...somewhat face, that he and Christian might reunite once Smackdown kicks off on SyFy. That would be a great team, and it could eventually lead to Edge capturing the world title while with Christian, which turns Christian against him. Long-term booking. Uh ohs. We have The Dudebusters, which are a nice duo with a gimmick they (creative) aren't tapping into nearly enough. The Gatecrashers are another team, but they just don't have a good look and I can't see them getting over. Still though, it's a team. There's Truth & Wisdom, whom are in an on-again-off-again style. Decent enough, would be good against a super team like Edge/Christian. The Usos, who got called up since Carlito blew it for The Colons reuniting. Hart Dynasty, obviously. Santino/Vlad, I guess. SES, which seems to be folding. Those are the teams that exist right now. Not a bad start, but why not utilize the roster? Mark Henry hasn't done jack since beating Orton on Raw that one time. Unless you count that jobberific tag run with MVP. With Zeke ready to come back, why not team those two together? Two strong guys, not much direction, seems logical to me. World's Strongest Tag Team. There we go. I'm sure the Nexus guys will eventually form a regular tag team duo. There's one more. Miz/Riley? For the time being? Alright. Goldust desperately needs something to keep him on tv. He's way too good. I'd love to see him and Regal form a Book-Dust like team, where Regal is constantly disgusted by Goldust but still teams with him anyhow. Yoshi/Evan Bourne seems like a given to me. That seems like a decent way to kick it off again. They need to build some long-term tag teams like how Cade/Murdoch were for a number of years. Not just 5-6 month duos all the time. Those are good, I mean look at Jerishow, but not at the rate it is at. I agree with every potential team you pointed out, apart from Edge and Christian. At this point in their careers getting back together would be a step back for both guys, and right now the division needs new teams rather than rehashing old ones for the nostalgia value. Your other choices though, all make sense. Putting all those teams together gives these guys something to do and bolsters the tag division at the same time. Everybody wins. It baffles me why the WWE let it's tag scene go downhill like it has, and it baffles me more that they won't do anything to get it back on it's feet.
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Post by waluigi on Sept 14, 2010 19:37:49 GMT -5
WWE cares absolutely nothing for tag team wrestling. Why? Because creative and Vince are a bunch of morons. IIR, Vince has outright said he thinks tag team wrestling is boring, so he downplays it. I don't remember for certain, but when you consider that most tag matches in the 90s were either tornado style or had gimmicks, it's not farfetched
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Post by waluigi on Sept 14, 2010 19:39:11 GMT -5
WWE just rightly realizes no one gives a damn about the tag titles. Would we have two pages if nobody gave a dman? You say that as if two pages is a lot...
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Sept 14, 2010 22:20:09 GMT -5
My guess, Show vs Punk are about to fight until...YOU KNOW IT'S THE MACK MILITANT!
Long: Sorry playas, but apparently every match must be a title match, so umm...you two will go two on two with...THE HART DYNASTY! Holla Holla Holla!
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