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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 19, 2024 12:55:56 GMT -5
WWE has always had shitty tag team names. Remember when they called Kofi and Evan Bourne "Air Boom" or when they lazily just spliced the two wrestlers names together--- Jerishow, ShowMiz, LayCool LayCool WWE created, but I'm fairly certain the other names were picked by the fans. Like, I think there was actually an online poll to decide the name of Kofi and Evan Bourne's team, and I'm sure the names ShowMiz and JeriShow came from online fans joking Wrestling fans slacking if they've named shit and WWE has never had to book Teamy McTeamface |
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Post by SneakMan on Feb 19, 2024 12:56:09 GMT -5
I think most of the names nowadays are just overcomplicated for the sake of having something copyrightable. “Judgment Day” flows much better than “The Judgment Day” for example.
Similarly, “Testament” by itself is a cool stable name; “The Final Testament” sounds like what would happen if Chuck Billy got into a legal dispute with Alex Skolnick over who owned the name “Testament” and decided to create his own version of the band.
Still, I’d take overcomplicated names over lazy garbage like Team Rhodes Scholars any day.
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Post by MrElijah on Feb 19, 2024 13:11:44 GMT -5
They need to tie it back to the 80s the Big Booty Express the Four Henchmen the Havarti Foundation the Levesquers the Wild South Dakotans There's alot to teams with similar names from that era -Rock N' Roll Express -Midnight Express -Midnight Rockers, later The Rockers -Rock N' Roll RPMs -P.Y.T. Express -Zambuie Express -Can-Am Express -Can-Am Connection -Fabulous Ones -Fantastic Ones, later The Fantastics |
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Post by Soultastic on Feb 19, 2024 13:26:35 GMT -5
Bron's still young. They should be called Wolf and Cub. |
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Post by CMWaters on Feb 19, 2024 13:54:35 GMT -5
WWE has always had shitty tag team names. Remember when they called Kofi and Evan Bourne "Air Boom" or when they lazily just spliced the two wrestlers names together--- Jerishow, ShowMiz, LayCool And then the short lived team "ShowGunn" |
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 19, 2024 13:56:22 GMT -5
I always thought some of the hand wringing around having multiple guys with the same first or last name was a bit silly but I do think having the New Catch Republic and the No Quarter Catch Crew existing simultaneously is a bit much.
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Post by koreycaskets on Feb 19, 2024 14:56:11 GMT -5
I like the name Final Testament.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 19, 2024 17:41:29 GMT -5
Can't really blame the WWE for Air Boom, that was a fan vote. Honestly I'd love a Team name 2000, now... a tag team with a 2000's wrestling obsessed gimmick where they try repeatedly to do stuff that was ok to do in the attitude era and can't understand why they keep getting DQ'd when they do it? R Truth and Miz win the tag titles at Mania and they call themselves The New Awesome Truth 2000. When asked about the name Miz is like "It was really easy to trademark and it's got a cool retro feel" and R Truth is like "We trying to be ready for the upcoming millennium falcon." |
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Feb 19, 2024 18:04:37 GMT -5
Still waiting on that Nigerian Prince Finn Balor/Omos tag team.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 19, 2024 18:08:46 GMT -5
Something I'll never at all understand about Air Boom is that one of the other options was Altitude Era and that's a way better name.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Feb 19, 2024 18:13:58 GMT -5
WWE has always had shitty tag team names. Remember when they called Kofi and Evan Bourne "Air Boom" or when they lazily just spliced the two wrestlers names together--- Jerishow, ShowMiz, LayCool LayCool WWE created, but I'm fairly certain the other names were picked by the fans. Like, I think there was actually an online poll to decide the name of Kofi and Evan Bourne's team, and I'm sure the names ShowMiz and JeriShow came from online fans joking Boy im glad they didn't name Jericho and Miz |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Feb 19, 2024 18:19:26 GMT -5
Something I'll never at all understand about Air Boom is that one of the other options was Altitude Era and that's a way better name. I can't remember what the other options were, but from what I do remember Air Boom was one of the worst so naturally that's what the fans picked |
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Post by Hypnosis on Feb 19, 2024 18:28:40 GMT -5
LayCool WWE created, but I'm fairly certain the other names were picked by the fans. Like, I think there was actually an online poll to decide the name of Kofi and Evan Bourne's team, and I'm sure the names ShowMiz and JeriShow came from online fans joking Boy im glad they didn't name Jericho and Miz ChrisMiz? |
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Feb 19, 2024 18:30:08 GMT -5
Did it get any lazier and shittier as a name than TEAM PCB?
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 19, 2024 18:45:20 GMT -5
We need real tag team names again like: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana
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Post by Instant Classic on Feb 19, 2024 19:20:43 GMT -5
Out the mud is just terrible. And what’s the deal with two teams with Catch in their name?
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Feb 19, 2024 19:22:21 GMT -5
Boy im glad they didn't name Jericho and Miz ChrisMiz? Mike and Chris Super Happy Funtime Experience? |
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Post by fg on Feb 19, 2024 20:28:02 GMT -5
I remember when John Morrison and R Truth were challenging ShowMiz for the titles at WM26. Michael Cole stated that one of the teams names that R Truth and John were thinking about were…This and That.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Feb 19, 2024 21:56:52 GMT -5
Something I'll never at all understand about Air Boom is that one of the other options was Altitude Era and that's a way better name. I can't remember what the other options were, but from what I do remember Air Boom was one of the worst so naturally that's what the fans picked I just had a look to see what the others were. So--it was actually Kofi and Bourne who picked the name. "Out of more than 1,000 submitted names, the high-flying duo picked the name that combined parts of two of their favorite monikers: “Air Bourne” and “Boom Squad.” WWE Universe, meet your WWE Tag Team Champions, “Air Boom!” Here are more of the other top finalists considered by Kingston and Bourne. (To see all of the submitted names, search #EvanAndKofi on Twitter.) Sonic Boom Flight Club The Wing Men Fly Guys Legion of Boom Altitude Era Air-Squared Air Kingston The High Flyers Turbulence" So blame Kofi and Bourne for picking the worst choice. Altitutde Era and Flight Club were much better choices. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Feb 19, 2024 22:02:56 GMT -5
I can't remember what the other options were, but from what I do remember Air Boom was one of the worst so naturally that's what the fans picked I just had a look to see what the others were. So--it was actually Kofi and Bourne who picked the name. "Out of more than 1,000 submitted names, the high-flying duo picked the name that combined parts of two of their favorite monikers: “Air Bourne” and “Boom Squad.” WWE Universe, meet your WWE Tag Team Champions, “Air Boom!” Here are more of the other top finalists considered by Kingston and Bourne. (To see all of the submitted names, search #EvanAndKofi on Twitter.) Sonic Boom Flight Club The Wing Men Fly Guys Legion of Boom Altitude Era Air-Squared Air Kingston The High Flyers Turbulence" So blame Kofi and Bourne for picking the worst choice. Altitutde Era and Flight Club were much better choices. Given what we know about Bourne High Flyers would’ve been a good choice |
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