Tag-teaming two no-story guys..

[CM Dazz]

hadesgigas said:

dazz said:

Does it seem wierd to anyone that an asian and a "punk" are cowboys now? Or is Moore not a cowboy? He does wear a cowboy hat to the ring right? I'm so confused.

Moore is just a hick who likes punk music. That's what he is in real life, too.

I guess that makes sense then. It would be funnier though if he was a hick who liked boy bands, you know like three count

[Tapout]

Moore Wang is a great team that is really getting reactions now that they're starting to win.

Both men are great workers who are basically invisible as singles wrestlers.

Jimmy has been progressively losing stream since Noble has gone on to feud with Chuck, leaving him to go after...Deuce and/or Domino (and generally do the job). He also doesn't have Torrie on his arm either. He lost some of his original heat in his redneck gimmick.

The tag team is hands-down the best thing that ever happened to Shannon in his entire WWE career. Duder is actually winning matches.

The most pressing issue with Moore Wang as a team at this moment is that "Moore Wang," for some crazy reason, ISN'T their official team name yet. Hopefully that shall change soon.

[Jam]

IMO I think Jimmy Wang Yang is going to get even more over if they keep doing matches like the one on ECW Tuesday night.

[Thynny Fat Ass]

I wonder who they'll put Paul Burchill with when he returns.. and what his gimmick will be?

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tapout said:

Moore Wang is a great team that is really getting reactions now that they're starting to win.

Both men are great workers who are basically invisible as singles wrestlers.

Jimmy has been progressively losing stream since Noble has gone on to feud with Chuck, leaving him to go after...Deuce and/or Domino (and generally do the job). He also doesn't have Torrie on his arm either. He lost some of his original heat in his redneck gimmick.

The tag team is hands-down the best thing that ever happened to Shannon in his entire WWE career. Duder is actually winning matches.

The most pressing issue with Moore Wang as a team at this moment is that "Moore Wang," for some crazy reason, ISN'T their official team name yet. Hopefully that shall change soon.

How soon we forget Shannon was an "MFer" (Mattitude Follower).

[Loki]

Two not-so-over (euphemism) guys can make a decently over tag team.

And there's always need for people who can take a pinfall...

[Shazam]

Isn't that exactly what they did for Farooq and Bradshaw? THey just showed up as a team one day?

Not exactly, as the Ministry of Darkness was forming, they were abducting fledgling wrestlers (This included not only Bradshaw & Farooq, but also Mideon & Viscera), brainwashed them, and then re-packaged them.

Bradshaw & Farooq were the first two, and thus were made a tag team.

That was actually solid booking, IMO.... but I'm a mark for stables in general when done correctly.

[Lt. Palumbo]

fswjaymiller said:

sassoscrewedbret said:

It's not like they're a completely mismatched team either. They both work a fast paced style, and seem to be a good fit together as a high flying team.

Is it just me or was Billy Gunn the master of the random teams who got over.
Him and BG
Him and Big Show
Him and Chuck

He has made a living off of having a stale career.

Billy Gunn vs. Edge in a battle of the tagwhores!

[seano]

hawk405359 said:

Isn't that exactly what they did for Farooq and Bradshaw? THey just showed up as a team one day?

Exactly. I just saw that a few weekends ago - they first showed up together at the Survivor Series '98 pre-show beating up the DOA and Paul Ellering.

And for really no other reason than "Creative had nothing to do with them, so let's paint weird symbols on their chest and team 'em up."

shazam said:

...as the Ministry of Darkness was forming, they were abducting fledgling wrestlers (This included not only Bradshaw & Farooq, but also Mideon & Viscera), brainwashed them, and then re-packaged them.

Bradshaw & Farooq were the first two, and thus were made a tag team.

Weren't they a team managed by the Jackyl before that, though?

The first time I remember seeing a "brainwashing" segment was when Phineas Godwinn was brainwashed into being Mideon. And at that point, Bradshaw and Faarooq were already in the Taker's thrall (I think the Jackyl left in late 98 so they were managerless and thus put with the Ministry).

Man, a lot of those sentences were silly, but so much more interesting than anything the 'E's done in 2007.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

seano said:

hawk405359 said:

Isn't that exactly what they did for Farooq and Bradshaw? THey just showed up as a team one day?

Exactly. I just saw that a few weekends ago - they first showed up together at the Survivor Series '98 pre-show beating up the DOA and Paul Ellering.

And for really no other reason than "Creative had nothing to do with them, so let's paint weird symbols on their chest and team 'em up."

shazam said:

...as the Ministry of Darkness was forming, they were abducting fledgling wrestlers (This included not only Bradshaw & Farooq, but also Mideon & Viscera), brainwashed them, and then re-packaged them.

Bradshaw & Farooq were the first two, and thus were made a tag team.

Weren't they a team managed by the Jackyl before that, though?

The first time I remember seeing a "brainwashing" segment was when Phineas Godwinn was brainwashed into being Mideon. And at that point, Bradshaw and Faarooq were already in the Taker's thrall (I think the Jackyl left in late 98 so they were managerless and thus put with the Ministry).

Man, a lot of those sentences were silly, but so much more interesting than anything the 'E's done in 2007.

I remember them very briefly teaming as "The Devil's Advocates" under....I wanna say the Jackal for a very short amount of time before being Acolyted(I'm not sure what the verb form of Acolyte is, so I made one up). How did that come about, if anyone remembers.

[I'm The Cool One]

heheheh

Moore Wang

[krzykraka]

Wasnt Austin/Pillman thrown together? It turned into the Hollywood Blondes

[seano]

chuckymac314 said:

I remember them very briefly teaming as "The Devil's Advocates" under....I wanna say the Jackal for a very short amount of time before being Acolyted(I'm not sure what the verb form of Acolyte is, so I made one up). How did that come about, if anyone remembers.

Turns out they were originally known as Hell's Henchmen.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.....

The Acolytes were originally known as Hell's Henchmen and were managed by The Jackyl.[1] Faarooq and Bradshaw were both on a losing streak before teaming together - The Rock had recently taken over leadership of the Nation of Domination from Faarooq in a coup, and Bradshaw's tag team partner Terry Funk had left the WWF. The two resurfaced as an unstoppable tag team under the management of The Jackyl, squashing other tag teams.[2]

When The Jackyl left the WWF, the duo joined The Undertaker's new heel stable, The Ministry of Darkness.[3] They adopted the name The Acolytes, as they acted as acolytes of the Undertaker. The Acolytes kidnapped Dennis Knight and Mabel, indoctrinating them into the Ministry, where they were renamed Mideon and Viscera respectively.

It was probably a VERY short stint as the Henchmen. When they came out at SurSeries 98 Kelly and Cole sold it like it was the first time they'd ever seen both guys together (even pointed out the matching painted tattoos on their chests). I didn't see the Jackyl with them, though, but they were never mentioned by a team name so I'll guess this was their first appearance as a team (and as the Henchmen).