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Post by MichaelTheMartian on Aug 14, 2013 0:25:13 GMT -5
Now I am a huge fan of tag wrestling, since I first started watching wrestling I was instantly drawn to it and the team of London & Kendrick and MNM. Now I liked the direction the WWE was going in with the Usos, the Real Americans and the Shield where it seemed like after MITB that triple threat tag team feud was going to happen. Instead now we get a damn random pairing in Mark Henry and the Big Show who this team a year a go were enemies, and all the momentum the Uso's had gotten will be gone within two weeks, after such a good match at the MITB Kick off I expected the WWE to really get behind them, the crowd is. But once again the WWE just love to wreck a good thing.
Now I was watching NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) and Lance Archer (formerly Vance Archer, short stint in the WWE teaming with Curt Hawkins as the Gatecrashers) and David Hart Smith (Hart Dynasty) are a team together known as K.E.S and wow they look great together, work great together with great chemistry, great look with the matching long tights and great double team moves. And I was thinking, re-singing these guys for a good old school 5 year tag team run where they can cement them selves as a historic tag team as both of them don't have what it takes to be major single star (Archer does arguably but he is 36). I would re- début them, bring up there past in the WWE, bring up how they spent time in Japan and found themselves and embraced the Japanese culture and give them an altered version of the Tensai gimmick with a Japanese manager.
Signing Alex Shelley and have him team with Evan Bourne, I believe in there early indies they teamed together, I could be wrong though. Have them team together, matching attires, come out with Leather Jackets with spikes and stuff on them, sort of like the WWE's version of the Motor City Machine Guns, whom Shelley along with Chris Sabin were one of the greatest tag teams of all time. They could be this generations Hardy's or London & Kendrick.
The Miz as a single competitor right now is more than lost, no direction what so ever. So why not put him in a tag team? Team him with Alex Riley, they have history together. Team them together a face team. A simple way to start this is having Alex Riley on commentary during a Shield tag team match, the Shield lose and out of anger go to attack Riley, and out comes the Miz for the save. Then there is a backstage promo with them, they bring up there past, bury the hatchet, they think of a new tag team name dub themselves as The Awesome Ones. Simply like that, the Miz has now a direction, Alex Riley get's used well, a believable threat to the Shield.
Use Tons of Funk more, they put on a great match against the Shield a few weeks ago, the kids love them, great entrance, good in the ring for two big men. Have them feud with the Real Americans for a bit, have Colter rip on them saying this is what's wrong with America and will give them some momentum as a team.
I would also push the Prime Time Players, turn them face, they are hilarious and would get over easily. Have them feud with the Wyatt's for a bit.
Just like that the tag team division becomes 10x better and becomes more meaningful.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 0:37:05 GMT -5
I didn't read all of this because it's a bit long winded, but I will agree with you on one thing: I really dislike it when randomly thrown together singles stars are pushed as a tag team for a short while became creative has nothing to do with them as singles. (The lone exception I can think of is Team Hell No.)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 0:39:02 GMT -5
Also, K.E.S. are pretty cool, but I think David Hart Smith really should be pushed as a singles competitor.
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Post by Lewscher on Aug 14, 2013 8:13:54 GMT -5
tna had a good tag taam thing going on with dirty heels and aires/roode
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 8:40:22 GMT -5
tna had a good tag taam thing going on with dirty heels and aires/roode These guys are the best thing TNA has going right now:
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Aug 14, 2013 10:57:37 GMT -5
Tag team wrestling has def gotten better.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 11:25:04 GMT -5
Tag team wrestling has def gotten better. It certainly has. TNA has always has a pretty good tag division and WWE's is really shaping up. Triple H apparently supports the revival of the division.
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Post by Matt on Aug 14, 2013 11:59:04 GMT -5
It got better when Kane and D-Bry were a Tag Team. Then after that we got: Team Rhodes Scholars The Shield Uso's Wyatt Family. They really legitimized the Tag Team Division. Got to give them props on that one.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Aug 14, 2013 13:03:13 GMT -5
Stopped reading at the part about bringing back two of the worst wrestlers ever and turning them both into Tensais.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 14, 2013 14:51:29 GMT -5
I have no desire to see any more of Vance Archer. He had his chance to be really sh*tty in both companies. DHS I would be open to if WWE was willing to put THD back together.
As far as signing Shelley, sounds good. But Evan Bourne isn't Chris Sabin and I don't have any desire to see them steal the Machine Guns gimmick, even with one half of the Guns. I'd rather see Shelley run solo anyway unless they sign Sabin too.
The Prime Time Players really do need a push imo. They are entertaining and I like seeing them in competitive matches on the rare occasion that it does happen. I would turn them face and let them do comedy.
The tag team division right now is in transition. They kind of booked themselves into this corner because of The Shield. Mark Henry and Big Show are just another team, in a long series of teams, that WWE has thrown together over the past few years to keep guys busy. WWE can get two PPVs out of this if they want and do a 6-man tag next month.
They aren't going to just randomly sign 3 guys to bring into the tag fold. They have plenty of guys in developmental that would be great in a tag team.
The Shield Wyatt Family Usos ToF Real Americans Prime Time Players
So that's 6 teams. If you pair (hypothetically) any of Fandango and Tyler Breeze, Ohno and Graves, or Zayn and Sin Cara, you have tons of options. Then there is always the Kofi, Evan, Bourne, R-Truth, Ryder, Santino, etc. type of guys who are inevitably going to get grouped to give them something to do.
Again, for me, this all goes back to what they are doing with The Shield. There isn't a team on the roster I can see taking the tag titles away from Rollins and Reigns right now. So they need to build towards that or turn them face so they can work with the other heel teams.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 15:17:55 GMT -5
David Hart Smith isn't coming back to WWE. A video was just posted on here a couple of days ago where he bashed WWE, plus he's very happy in NJPW.
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Post by WMDman on Aug 14, 2013 16:05:47 GMT -5
Archer is a prick, they have enough of them.
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Post by IRS on Aug 14, 2013 17:42:25 GMT -5
I don't see the thought process behind re-signing a wrestler just because they are doing great somewhere else, after leaving WWE.
WWE had these guys under contract for years and wasted them for the most part, so what makes you think that WWE would better utilize them this time around?
Tensai is a perfect example of this.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 18:05:54 GMT -5
Archer is a prick, they have enough of them. You know, when I used to go to the TNA weekly ppvs and he got over huge as Lance Hoyt, I never got it. To me he always seemed like a less talented Kevin Nash. I know some people may get but hurt over that comment, but that's how I feel.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 18:07:01 GMT -5
David Hart Smith isn't coming back to WWE. A video was just posted on here a couple of days ago where he bashed WWE, plus he's very happy in NJPW. I watched the same video. I still believe if Vince rang the dinner bell, DHS would come running.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 18:16:09 GMT -5
I have high hopes for the Usos, They won the best technical match on RAW imo. I see at least a title run in their future. The Real Americans marks the most interested I've been in Jack Swagger... well, ever. The Shield are great, but they need to do more with the belts, their title matches/contenders always play 2nd fiddle to whatever else they're doing, and that needs to stop. Prime Time Players desperately need a push, so much talent, but don't turn them face, their schtick is gold as it is, but it'll get a lot cornier if they become faces.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 18:35:29 GMT -5
I have high hopes for the Usos, They won the best technical match on RAW imo. I see at least a title run in their future. The Real Americans marks the most interested I've been in Jack Swagger... well, ever. The Shield are great, but they need to do more with the belts, their title matches/contenders always play 2nd fiddle to whatever else they're doing, and that needs to stop. Prime Time Players desperately need a push, so much talent, but don't turn them face, their schtick is gold as it is, but it'll get a lot cornier if they become faces. When I think of technical wrestling, I don't think of the Usos.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 18:42:33 GMT -5
I have high hopes for the Usos, They won the best technical match on RAW imo. I see at least a title run in their future. The Real Americans marks the most interested I've been in Jack Swagger... well, ever. The Shield are great, but they need to do more with the belts, their title matches/contenders always play 2nd fiddle to whatever else they're doing, and that needs to stop. Prime Time Players desperately need a push, so much talent, but don't turn them face, their schtick is gold as it is, but it'll get a lot cornier if they become faces. When I think of technical wrestling, I don't think of the Usos. Ok, I do. Just my opinion
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 20:18:40 GMT -5
When I think of technical wrestling, I don't think of the Usos. Ok, I do. Just my opinion I'm completely baffled by this. Technical wrestling is a style, not an opinion. The Usos certainly have a unique style, while it's based in the WWE style, they also incorporate the hardnose Samoan style with a touch of highflying. Do you mind enlightening me on where you see their technical prowess? I'm not trying to be a smart aleck, I'm genuinely confused. To me what you are saying is akin to saying, "The Great Khali is a hell of a highflyer."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2013 22:26:35 GMT -5
Ok, I do. Just my opinion I'm completely baffled by this. Technical wrestling is a style, not an opinion. The Usos certainly have a unique style, while it's based in the WWE style, they also incorporate the hardnose Samoan style with a touch of highflying. Do you mind enlightening me on where you see their technical prowess? I'm not trying to be a smart aleck, I'm genuinely confused. To me what you are saying is akin to saying, "The Great Khali is a hell of a highflyer." Maybe I'm a little confused. When I say technical, I guess I'm talking about any wrestler who is actually entertaining and can have good matches consistently. I sure as hell don't think any of that about Khali. So yeah, technical was probably the wrong word. I think they're an exciting team and them and The Real Americans had the best match on RAW. Does that clear it up?
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