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Originally Posted by Cool King
I think maybe one reason SmackDown doesn't really have it's own identity could be due to the fact that it shares the same stage with Raw.
Since the WWE went HD, everything has had the same stage, whereas back in the day, they both had different stages, so when you watched SmackDown and saw the giant fist or the Ovaltron, you knew you were watching SmackDown and it felt like you were watching SmackDown and not just "The Raw Recap Show", which is what it feels like today.
I'm such a big fan of The Lucha Dragons and hearing the news that Los Matadores could be coming to an end is a positive sign for me.
I've always thought that the gimmick was a bit corny, but enjoyable at times, and wasn't going to go anywhere. Epico and Primo were so much better as Epico and Primo. Since getting the gimmick, nobody seems to have taken them seriously, which is understandable. Back when Epico and Primo didn't have a gimmick and had Rosa by their side, they came across as a legitimate threat and more of a legitimate tag team than they currently are as Los Matadores.
For me, I say scrap the gimmick, and have Epico and Primo again. Possibly add Rosa too and they can be your Hispanic heels while The Lucha Dragons can be your Hispanic faces.
Both teams are so worthy of being Tag Team Champions and hopefully it does happen soon.
I'm really enjoying the Tag Team Division right now and to me, it's the best thing going in the WWE at the moment. Usually when I watch Raw these days, I skip pretty much everything apart from the Tag Team matches. The division is probably at it's strongest since around 2008. The division has around eight teams right now, and not one of them is a team that's just been randomly thrown together. They're all legitimate tag teams.
A New Day
The Primetime Players
The Dudley Boyz
Los Matadores
The Usos
The Lucha Dragons
The Ascension
The Wyatt Family (Harper & Strowman I'm assuming could compete in the division)
I really hope this keeps up.
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Great post, and I'm on board with you.
The one thing I disagree with is Epico & Primo seeming like a threat. From memory, the WWE did their best to make it seem like they didn't matter. I recall Big Show squashing them in a Handicap Match whilst they were the Tag Team Champions. Los Matadores are silly, but at least it's given them a chance to recharge their real personalities from that sort of damage. And now they might try to push them seriously as a tag team, instead of simply seeing them as bumpers for the name talent.
I've wanted to see Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores for the longest time. The matches would be good, given their styles and the history between Primo, Epico and Hunico. Plus you can eventually build to Mask vs. Mask, put the Dragons over, and have Epico y Primo reveal themselves as the men behind the gimmick, then attack the Dragons in a rage and transition things into a Mexico vs. Puerto Rico feud.
After the faces go over in that one, you could consider splitting up Epico and Primo by having one turn on the other, the face sitting at home for a while to gain sympathy, whilst the heel gets a bit of a singles push, only for the other to eventually return looking for blood. I bet Primo could lead Epico through some hot matches.
You don't really need a whole bunch of teams to have a fun tag division. I think it more comes down to the quality of the teams, how they're connecting and how they clash with the other teams. The New Day are firing on all cylinders at the moment, and the feud with The Dudleyz will be over. If you have a feud between Epico/Primo and the Dragons, that's another team building on the side. Eventually you're going to have The Usos back, and can slip The Wyatt Family back into the scene too. That's really all you need, I feel.