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**Favre4Ever** · 02-28-2010, 09:13 PM

0% chance the WWE does this. These random hodge-podge shit teams they have amassed in today's WWE are low on chemistry with each other and even lower on heat with other teams.

The two heights on tag team that have occurred since i have watched wrestling were in 1999-2001 and late 2002-2004. In the former, the division was headlined by solid teams, with the most visible being The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, and Edge and Christian. There were also other teams on the periphery that could challenge any of the above for the titles, such as the Superheavyweights, The New Age Outlaws, Too Cool, The APA, and of course high card combos that were occasionally thrown in like The Rock and The Undertaker and the Rock and Sock Connection. This was a time when there was heavy competition for the tag belts, and I felt like they actually MEANT something. On top of this, it felt like there was legitimate hate between the top groups feuding for the belts, taking feuds to even higher levels.

The other period I mentioned was when Stephanie McMahon was Smackdown GM and made a move to put emphasis on the tag titles. This led to one of the greatest three month periods in tag team wrestling I can remember. The three top teams were Eddie and Chavo Guerrero, Edge and Rey Mysterio, and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. For me it didn't get much better than that.

The biggest obstacle I think they would face in becoming serious about the tag division in the WWE today is making the titles matter. They have been wiping their assed with them for four years, and you can't just undo that. Getting serious about the tag division would require commitment and development and i can't see them doing it.

02-28-2010, 09:13 PM	#2
Favre4Ever Incoming Text Posts: 2,646	0% chance the WWE does this. These random hodge-podge shit teams they have amassed in today's WWE are low on chemistry with each other and even lower on heat with other teams. The two heights on tag team that have occurred since i have watched wrestling were in 1999-2001 and late 2002-2004. In the former, the division was headlined by solid teams, with the most visible being The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, and Edge and Christian. There were also other teams on the periphery that could challenge any of the above for the titles, such as the Superheavyweights, The New Age Outlaws, Too Cool, The APA, and of course high card combos that were occasionally thrown in like The Rock and The Undertaker and the Rock and Sock Connection. This was a time when there was heavy competition for the tag belts, and I felt like they actually MEANT something. On top of this, it felt like there was legitimate hate between the top groups feuding for the belts, taking feuds to even higher levels. The other period I mentioned was when Stephanie McMahon was Smackdown GM and made a move to put emphasis on the tag titles. This led to one of the greatest three month periods in tag team wrestling I can remember. The three top teams were Eddie and Chavo Guerrero, Edge and Rey Mysterio, and Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. For me it didn't get much better than that. The biggest obstacle I think they would face in becoming serious about the tag division in the WWE today is making the titles matter. They have been wiping their assed with them for four years, and you can't just undo that. Getting serious about the tag division would require commitment and development and i can't see them doing it. Last edited by Favre4Ever; 02-28-2010 at 09:16 PM.