Post by MichaelTheMartian on May 20, 2014 3:26:18 GMT -5
Early 2013 the WWE Tag Team Division looked so promising, we had the Shield, The Uso's, Prime Time Players, Primo & Epico/Los Matadores, 3MB Team Hell No, Mysterio & Cara, Tons Of Funk and a little bit later on we got the Real Americans, The Wyatt Family and The Rhodes Brothers. And now a year and a bit later, the only teams there surviving are the Usos, 3MB, Los Matadores, the addition of RybAxel and the Wyatts/Shield but they don't even compete in the tag team scene and 3MB & Los Matadores are jobbers and there for comedy skits. While the Rhodes Brothers look like they will be splitting any day now. What happened?
The Tag Team division could be very well be a hot commodity in the WWE, merchandise wise and ratings wise. We have seen in the past tag teams be a hot commodity in the WWE from the Hart Foundation, Legion of Doom to the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. Today the Uso's move great numbers of merch and they are the only pure tag team around. There are a lot of mid-carders/low-card wrestlers who aren't doing much of anything and could be put in a tag team to help build it. Here are a few teams that could be made
International Daredevils- Kofi Kingston & Justin Gabriel- Both great high-flyers doing absolutely nothing, both great colourful long tights attires, will go over well with the kids.
The Awseome Ones- The Miz & Alex Riley- Oh how the mighty have fallen, to think this time three years ago the Miz just main evented Wrestlemania. The Miz is filming a movie right now, but once he comes back he will be stuck in mid-card hell, who knows, is he face? is he heel? who cares? Gives us something to care about, put him back with Riley, this time as a tag team, bring up their past and tease early trust issues, if not Riley but him with Maddox as the most obnoxious annoying heel tag team ever.
Minnesota Wilds- Curtis Axel & Baron Corbin- Although RybAxel is going great, Ryback should be a top guy, feuding with Sheamus for the US Title or BNB for the IC Title. Curtis Axel is a great wrestler, but that's about it. He has a nice rough rugged look that would complement along with NXT wrestler Baron Corbin, put these two to team in NXT together for 2 months and keep Axel on WWE TV as well picking up a few wins and demanding a title shot for a mid-card title, he isn't getting it so he guns for the tag titles and introduces his friend from NXT Baron Corbin.
Real Americans- With Cesaro gone, Colter & Swagger should be joined by another wrestler, three guys would be perfect for this gimmick, Titus O'Neil, Brodus Clay or Damien Sandow
That right there is just four teams with a few solidified superstars who aren't doing much. And the addition of the Ascension, Enzo & Big Cass, the Legionnaires and Kalisto & El Local we could have a really solid division on our hands, with the additions of actual story-lines as well. I'd also love to see a Japenese tag team, two bad asses with a manager who can speak for them (Sakamoto, Tensais former manager would be awesome) would be great. Maybe Kenta and a repackaged Yoshi Tatsu could do some damage, even though I would prefer they signed a team like Tencozy from NJPW, put them in NXT for 5 months to adapt to the WWE style and have them debut and challenge the Real Americans.
The Tag Team division could be very well be a hot commodity in the WWE, merchandise wise and ratings wise. We have seen in the past tag teams be a hot commodity in the WWE from the Hart Foundation, Legion of Doom to the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian. Today the Uso's move great numbers of merch and they are the only pure tag team around. There are a lot of mid-carders/low-card wrestlers who aren't doing much of anything and could be put in a tag team to help build it. Here are a few teams that could be made
International Daredevils- Kofi Kingston & Justin Gabriel- Both great high-flyers doing absolutely nothing, both great colourful long tights attires, will go over well with the kids.
The Awseome Ones- The Miz & Alex Riley- Oh how the mighty have fallen, to think this time three years ago the Miz just main evented Wrestlemania. The Miz is filming a movie right now, but once he comes back he will be stuck in mid-card hell, who knows, is he face? is he heel? who cares? Gives us something to care about, put him back with Riley, this time as a tag team, bring up their past and tease early trust issues, if not Riley but him with Maddox as the most obnoxious annoying heel tag team ever.
Minnesota Wilds- Curtis Axel & Baron Corbin- Although RybAxel is going great, Ryback should be a top guy, feuding with Sheamus for the US Title or BNB for the IC Title. Curtis Axel is a great wrestler, but that's about it. He has a nice rough rugged look that would complement along with NXT wrestler Baron Corbin, put these two to team in NXT together for 2 months and keep Axel on WWE TV as well picking up a few wins and demanding a title shot for a mid-card title, he isn't getting it so he guns for the tag titles and introduces his friend from NXT Baron Corbin.
Real Americans- With Cesaro gone, Colter & Swagger should be joined by another wrestler, three guys would be perfect for this gimmick, Titus O'Neil, Brodus Clay or Damien Sandow
That right there is just four teams with a few solidified superstars who aren't doing much. And the addition of the Ascension, Enzo & Big Cass, the Legionnaires and Kalisto & El Local we could have a really solid division on our hands, with the additions of actual story-lines as well. I'd also love to see a Japenese tag team, two bad asses with a manager who can speak for them (Sakamoto, Tensais former manager would be awesome) would be great. Maybe Kenta and a repackaged Yoshi Tatsu could do some damage, even though I would prefer they signed a team like Tencozy from NJPW, put them in NXT for 5 months to adapt to the WWE style and have them debut and challenge the Real Americans.
. It comes to something when the freakin' USOs are the best full-time tag team you have.
