Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 26, 2022 14:21:18 GMT -5
Honestly of all these teams I think the only ones I liked were the IIconics and the Kabuki Warriors. All the others were thrown together teams that weren't very good and didn't have much chemistry together. Even Sasha and Bayley who despite being besties I never really saw as an actual great team and thought they were both way better on their own. Alexa and Nikki I guess were alright and complimented each other character wise but I don't think it really carried over well when it came to their matches. Yet teams like the Riott Squad and Fire and Desire who were genuine tag teams who were really good never got title reigns. It's a rubbish division that has been booked terribly. I voted the Kabuki Warriors though. I like the IIconics more but as mentioned even though the title win was cool their reign was booked like crap as all they did was lose in non title matches for five months that when they finally lost them to Alexa and Nikki it felt like a mercy killing.
It's crazy how much better the NXT Tag Division has been both in booking and just having genuinely good tag teams. As apposed to the MR titles where almost all the championship teams I felt were undeserving, I literally have no problems with any of the teams that got title reigns. Even Kacy and Katana who I can't stand as they are a really good team that is deserving of it. Both Toxic Attraction members were pretty bad in the ring in each of their reigns (Jacy in the first and Gigi in the second) but they have good presentation and good team chemistry where they come off like an actual tag team. Indi Hartwell isn't the greatest in ring either but she complimented Candice really well as a partner and she was also able to step up in big matches like the Street Fight match where they won the belts. Also The Way was a very fun and entertaining gimmick. Raquel and Dakota had a cool dynamic as a heel team. Even Ember and Shotzi while thrown together ended up becoming a fun enough face team. Only real miss I thought was Io and Zoey as even though they are both really good especially the former it just really felt like a thrown together team to give two people something to do.
It's crazy how much better the NXT Tag Division has been both in booking and just having genuinely good tag teams. As apposed to the MR titles where almost all the championship teams I felt were undeserving, I literally have no problems with any of the teams that got title reigns. Even Kacy and Katana who I can't stand as they are a really good team that is deserving of it. Both Toxic Attraction members were pretty bad in the ring in each of their reigns (Jacy in the first and Gigi in the second) but they have good presentation and good team chemistry where they come off like an actual tag team. Indi Hartwell isn't the greatest in ring either but she complimented Candice really well as a partner and she was also able to step up in big matches like the Street Fight match where they won the belts. Also The Way was a very fun and entertaining gimmick. Raquel and Dakota had a cool dynamic as a heel team. Even Ember and Shotzi while thrown together ended up becoming a fun enough face team. Only real miss I thought was Io and Zoey as even though they are both really good especially the former it just really felt like a thrown together team to give two people something to do.