Post by RI Richmark on Apr 25, 2015 22:02:25 GMT -5
A couple of times in the past few years I held a contest to determine the greatest WWE Tag Team Champions of all time and I've decided to bring it back again.
But there are a few changes this time. The biggest is that rather than starting from the beginning and end of the list of champions and working our way towards to the middle, this is an actual 64 team tournament featuring teams that held either the WWE or World Tag Team Titles. The 64 teams with the longest combined days as champions have been entered and seeded. Sadly, this means some favorites like The Brain Busters, The Steiner Brothers, DX, and current champs Tyson Kidd & Cesaro did not qualify but I had to draw the line somewhere.
Here's how the tournament works. Everyday I'll present a match-up between two teams. You pick the team you think is better. The team with the most votes advance to the next round.
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Our last match ended up never happening. Thanks to an alleged "donation" from DiBiase, Scicluna & Iaukea simply didn't bother to show up and Money Inc. won by forfeit.
Today's match is a rematch between two teams who fought over the title in the early 70's.
Today's Match:
"Professor" Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Reigns:
3 WWWF Tag Team
6/27/1972 - 5/30/1973 337 Days
9/11/1973 - 11/14/1973 64 Days
9/27/1977 - 3/14/1978 168 Days
Combined Days as Champions: 569 Days
WWE Hall of Fame:
Fuji (Class of 2007)
VS.
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun
Reigns:
1 WWWF Tag Team
5/30/1973 - 9/11/1973 104 Days
Previous Results:
First Round:
1. Demolition defeated Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo
2. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan
3. The Usos defeated Air Boom
4. The North-South Connection defeated The Bashams
5. John Morrison & The Miz defeated Billy & Chuck
6. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated The Spirit Squad
7. The Quebecers defeated The Nasty Boys
8. Los Guerreros defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
9. The Hart Foundation defeated Primo & Epico
10. La Résistance defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes
11. Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated The Yukon Lumberjacks
12. The British Bulldogs defeated Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
13. The Dudley Boyz defeated The US Express
14. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
15. Edge & Christian defeated Ivan Putski & Tito Santana
16. The Wild Samoans defeated The Colossal Connection
17. The New Age Outlaws defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
18. Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Big Show & Kane
19. Team Hell No defeated The Strongbows
20. The match between MNM and The Hurricane & Rosey ended in a draw
21. The Smokin' Gunns defeated Deuce n' Domino
22. The Hardy Boyz defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
23. Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated The Executioners
24. Money Inc. defeated Mikel Scicluna & Curtis Iaukea
But there are a few changes this time. The biggest is that rather than starting from the beginning and end of the list of champions and working our way towards to the middle, this is an actual 64 team tournament featuring teams that held either the WWE or World Tag Team Titles. The 64 teams with the longest combined days as champions have been entered and seeded. Sadly, this means some favorites like The Brain Busters, The Steiner Brothers, DX, and current champs Tyson Kidd & Cesaro did not qualify but I had to draw the line somewhere.
Here's how the tournament works. Everyday I'll present a match-up between two teams. You pick the team you think is better. The team with the most votes advance to the next round.
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Our last match ended up never happening. Thanks to an alleged "donation" from DiBiase, Scicluna & Iaukea simply didn't bother to show up and Money Inc. won by forfeit.
Today's match is a rematch between two teams who fought over the title in the early 70's.
Today's Match:
"Professor" Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Reigns:
3 WWWF Tag Team
6/27/1972 - 5/30/1973 337 Days
9/11/1973 - 11/14/1973 64 Days
9/27/1977 - 3/14/1978 168 Days
Combined Days as Champions: 569 Days
WWE Hall of Fame:
Fuji (Class of 2007)
VS.
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun
Reigns:
1 WWWF Tag Team
5/30/1973 - 9/11/1973 104 Days
Previous Results:
First Round:
1. Demolition defeated Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo
2. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan
3. The Usos defeated Air Boom
4. The North-South Connection defeated The Bashams
5. John Morrison & The Miz defeated Billy & Chuck
6. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated The Spirit Squad
7. The Quebecers defeated The Nasty Boys
8. Los Guerreros defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
9. The Hart Foundation defeated Primo & Epico
10. La Résistance defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes
11. Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated The Yukon Lumberjacks
12. The British Bulldogs defeated Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
13. The Dudley Boyz defeated The US Express
14. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
15. Edge & Christian defeated Ivan Putski & Tito Santana
16. The Wild Samoans defeated The Colossal Connection
17. The New Age Outlaws defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
18. Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated The Big Show & Kane
19. Team Hell No defeated The Strongbows
20. The match between MNM and The Hurricane & Rosey ended in a draw
21. The Smokin' Gunns defeated Deuce n' Domino
22. The Hardy Boyz defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
23. Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated The Executioners
24. Money Inc. defeated Mikel Scicluna & Curtis Iaukea