Greatest WWE Tag Team Champions, Day 33

[RI Richmark]

I've decided to start a contest to determine the greatest WWE Tag Team champions of all time. All WWF, WWE, World and Unified Champions are eligible.

Here's how the contest works. Each day you will vote which of 2 teams is better. The winning team advances to the next day and faces a new team. The losing team is eliminated. If a team wins 7 matches in a row they automatically advance to the finals. The last team left standing is the winner.

In our last match, the greasers used their street tactics to double team Santana, but they made the mistake of brawling with "Polish Power." One Polish Hammer to Domino and the Hall of Famers advanced. Their next opponents are one of the most successful and influential duos of the last decade.

Today's Match:




"Polish Power" Ivan Putski & Tito Santana

Reigns:
1 WWF Tag Team
10/22/1979 - 4/12/1980 173 days

WWE Hall of Fame:
Putski 1995
Santana 2004

vs



The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff)

Reigns:
6 WWF/World (Raw) Tag Team
6/29/1999 - 7/25/1999 26 days
9/24/2000 - 10/22/2000 28 days
10/23/2000 - 11/6/2000 14 days
3/5/2001 - 3/19/2001 14 days
11/12/2001 - 11/18/2001 6 days
4/2/2007 - 6/4/2007 63 days

Combined: 151 days

Previous Results:
Day 1: Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler def. The Hart Dynasty 11-8
Day 2: Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler def. ShoMiz 13-8
Day 3: Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler def. Degeneration-X 12-11
Day 4: Jeri-Show def. Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler 12-7
Day 5: Jeri-Show def. Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet 13-5
Day 6: Jeri-Show def. Mikel Scicluna & Curtis Iaukea 14-5
Day 7: Jeri-Show def. Jay Strongbow & Sonny King 12-5
Day 8: Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Fuji def. Jeri-Show 12-6
Day 9: Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Fuji def. Chris Jericho & Edge 21-2
Day 10: Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Fuji def. The Colons 13-6
Day 11: John Morrison & The Miz def. Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Fuji 13-6
Day 12: John Morrison & The Miz def. Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun 15-3
Day 13: John Morrison & The Miz def. Tony Garea & Dean Ho 10-2
Day 14: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. John Morrison & The Miz 10-9
Day 15: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. CM Punk & Kofi Kingston 14-4
Day 16: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr. 17-6
Day 17: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder 16-0
Day 18: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. John Cena & Batista 23-2
Day 19: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes 19-2
Day 20: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant def. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch 16-5
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant qualified for finals
Day 21: Matt Hardy & MVP def. Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera 16-3
Day 22: Matt Hardy & MVP def. Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett 14-4
Day 23: The Blackjacks def. Matt Hardy & MVP 9-6
Day 24: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. The Blackjacks 13-7
Day 25: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan 16-2
Day 26: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. The Executioners 11-6
Day 27: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf 9-3
Day 28: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. Dominic DeNucci & Dino Bravo 20-0
Day 29: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. The Yukon Lumberjacks 9-3
Day 30: Paul London & Brian Kendrick def. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko 15-2
Paul London & Brian Kendrick qualified for finals
Day 31: Deuce 'n Domino def. Johnny & Jerry Valiant 11-9
Day 32: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana def. Deuce 'n Domino 11-7


Finalists:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Paul London & Brian Kendrick

Photos courtesy of OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com

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Hardys

[RI Richmark]

For those who are wondering why I used that pic of the Hardys, I can only say.....


because it amuses me. ;D

[gillbergsson]

It's hard to believe the Hardyz only held the titles for a combined 151. But I would guess that's because they had more/better competition than more recent tag champs.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Hardys

[Toates Madhackrviper]

Hardys even if they [to my great shock] never had all that long a reign

No idea how Deuce 'n Domino jobbed to those two thrown togethers though :/

[Deleted]

Jul 25, 2010 2:28:35 GMT -5 Toates Madhackrviper said:

Hardys even if they [to my great shock] never had all that long a reign

No idea how Deuce 'n Domino jobbed to those two thrown togethers though :/

Cause they were terrible

[MikeyMania]

The Hardy Boyz

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Jul 25, 2010 2:28:35 GMT -5 Toates Madhackrviper said:

Hardys even if they [to my great shock] never had all that long a reign

No idea how Deuce 'n Domino jobbed to those two thrown togethers though :/

Ivan and Tito held the titles for over 150 days, that means they weren't just "thrown together".

[MasonK565]

Jul 25, 2010 12:34:28 GMT -5 The Genesis of KoOS said:

Jul 25, 2010 2:28:35 GMT -5 Toates Madhackrviper said:

Hardys even if they [to my great shock] never had all that long a reign

No idea how Deuce 'n Domino jobbed to those two thrown togethers though :/

Ivan and Tito held the titles for over 150 days, that means they weren't just "thrown together".

Well, even though I agree with your statement, it is still possible for two wrestlers who are randomly thrown together to hold a title for a long period of time.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Jul 25, 2010 12:50:35 GMT -5 MasonK565 said:

Jul 25, 2010 12:34:28 GMT -5 The Genesis of KoOS said:

Ivan and Tito held the titles for over 150 days, that means they weren't just "thrown together".

Well, even though I agree with your statement, it is still possible for two wrestlers who are randomly thrown together to hold a title for a long period of time.

But what should be considered as "thrown together"? Just about every team in history were "thrown together" at the beginning.

[DASH 243✅]

Ivan Putski & Tito Santana

[MasonK565]

Jul 25, 2010 12:57:15 GMT -5 The Genesis of KoOS said:

Jul 25, 2010 12:50:35 GMT -5 MasonK565 said:

Well, even though I agree with your statement, it is still possible for two wrestlers who are randomly thrown together to hold a title for a long period of time.

But what should be considered as "thrown together"? Just about every team in history were "thrown together" at the beginning.

Ahhh, you beat me. You are right. And I agree.