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"Pro Wrestling Tag Teams that Ended Too Soon Part One"
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- Wrestling fans love tag team matches and have their particular favorite teams. Sadly, some teams ended long before they should have. @wrestlingsgreatestmoments looks at “Ten Tag Teams that Ended Too Soon.”
1. Pro Wrestling Tag Teams that Ended Too Soon
2. Tag Teams Broken Up By Bookers
3. Tag Teams that Self-Destructed
4. Tag Teams Ended By Injuries
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Work Cited
Austin, Steve and Dennis Brent. The Stone Cold Truth. World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009.
Damage, Brian. “A Wrestling With Sin Special: The Tragic Demise Of The New Breed.” Pro Wrestling Stories. 30 June 2021. ringthedamnbel.... Accessed 19 June 2024.
Hatcher, Andrew. “Ice Train Explains Why Fire & Ice Didn’t Work As A Team.” Ewrestling.com. 10 May 2021. ewrestling.com.... Accessed 20 June 2024.
Jeremy, Jake. “Stone Cold Steve Austin Talks Two Man Power Trip with Triple H.” SEScoops. Wrestling News. 13 May 2021. www.sescoops.c.... Accessed 19 June 2024.
Lansdell, Chris. “Paul Roma Talks Vince’s Yacht, Power and Glory, More.” 411 Mania. 20 Mar. 2010. 411mania.com/w.... Accessed 20 June 2024.
Pender, Matt. “Can-Am Connection: How Greed Killed Former WWE Tag Team.” Pro Wrestling Stories. 22 Feb. 2023. prowrestlingst... . Accessed 23 Feb. 2023.
Work Referenced
Oliver, Greg and Steven Johnson. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press, 2005.
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Power and Glory could've done with different outfits, but as a team, man, SO good. The Powerplex remains my favorite tag team finisher of all time.
Another vote for the Powerplex!
It's easy to see why Power and Glory had their momentum halted: The Nasty Boys. The Nasties were tight with Hogan for some reason, which is why they walked into the WWF and took the *belts* (Vince hates when they're called that, by the way) on their first WWF pay-per-view as a team. Power and Glory being injured prior to their match with Legion of Doom at WrestleMania VII didn't help, as Power and Glory could only manage to work a squash. The combination of The Nasties in the WWF and Power and Glory being squashed on the biggest show of the year severely damaged whatever chance Roma and Hercules had to become the WWF tag team champs. Power and Glory should've rested instead of going to WrestleMania VII, then they could've taken the belts from The Hart Foundation in between WrestleMania and SummerSlam. When The Nasties took the WWF tag belts, that was the beginning of the end of the golden era of WWF tag teams. Sure, Legion of Doom took the straps and held them for several months, yet the belts then went to Money Inc, followed by The Natural Disasters--like I said, The Nasties signalled the beginning of the end of the WWF's golden era of tag teams.
@@markv1274 Excellent analysis! WWF's 90s teams were pretty bad at times.
The powerplex? Damn, I cane up with a finisher when I was a kid and called it that.
@@bathory5026 You should lobby for gimmick infringement.
No doubt DOOM has gotta be considered.
They were such badasses. May have to include them for a sequel.
They were at their peak too. Physiques matched Road Warriors and Powers Of Pain
@@bathory5026 I was glad to see Butch Reed in a prominent spot after his WWF run.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments Same. I never knew he was in WCW back then, as I generally didn't watch it much.
Yes Sir they should. I am listening to this right now and you comment popped up. Butch Reed & Ron Simmons was great and it’s sad they broke them up.
P&G is so underrated. Hercules RIP
Rest in power.
The Hollywood Blondes were amazing! So was their entrance theme
Yes and yes.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmomentsAbsolutely ... plus Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Together or Separate truly were Altitude Pioneers, before Altitude ever became a planted Seed By Pillman and Austin in Vincent McMahon WWF/E whatever that weak Ass Romper Room Playground is Today
Bobby Eaton had several successful partnerships but I really thought he and William Regal should have stayed together longer
That was Bobby Eaton's last hurrah on the national stage.
"The New Breed" was cool!
Yes. They were literally and figuratively ahead of their time. LOL.
I agree.
I remeber the storylines back then, it seemed like they were trying to get in between the rivalry between The Rock n Roll Express and The Midnight Express, so we might have gotten some Midnight Express vs. The New Breed Matches as well as Rock n Roll Express vs. The New Breed. They might have also built a rivalry with The Fatasticss when they came to WCW.
@@JuliusC1973 So many possibilities. Really was a shame they broke up.
Power and glory one of the great finishes of all time
So good. I remember a friend told me about the team. They were so over with my friends but WWF dropped the ball.
In Mid South The Hacksaws. Butch Reed and Jim Duggan was super over.
I was lucky enough to have seen The Skyscrapers in Jackson TN at the civic center. Saw alot of legends. Mark Callous gave me an autograph. I saw him watching matches because now i know he was studying the match. He was nice, wish i knew where that program is. Oh well it happened i met him before he got famous 10 months later and went on to become a Legend. Much respect to Mark thank you for the many memories.
Very good story. Love hearing about fellow fans' interactions with wrestlers. One of my friends and I got to see the original Skyscrapers at a house show. They were HUGE. We cheered them when they demolished the Dynamic Dudes.
Power and Glory had a world of potential!!!Also Dynamic Duo Adams/Hernendez only a two year run I believe.
The Dynamic Duo weren't around long but their impact was so major it makes you forget.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments, absolutely. With apologies to Shawn Michaels, Chris Adams will always be the master of the superkick.
@@Phentari I hate how the superkick (like the DDT) went from finisher to signature move (or even less).
I loved power and glory so much potential. Someone said above too Doom. The original SWOT team too
Yeah. SST were badass
Mad Dog and the Claw Master
Always enjoyed watching Baron's promos.
Deuce and Domino
Good pick!
Let's be honest, it was for everyone's benefit that Sting and Warrior went their sperate ways. If they'd stayed as a team, not only would we probably not have gotten their iconic singles runs, but i can only imagine how it would've hampered Sting's in-ring progression. Warrior was always trash in the ring from the start of his career to his final appearance, and relied on his batshit crazy charisma, roided up muscles, and favorable booking to get over. He never improved much because he never wanted to or felt that he needed to. Sting on the other hand, actually put in the work. He was brought on by good people who actively mentored him, and were making sure that he could carry himself beyond just muscles and crazy promos. If they'd stuck together as over-inflated roid guerillas, neither of them would've had a lasting career.
Yes. Things worked out for the best but I would have liked to seen how they'd do. Then again, Warrior would never last around Watts.
@wrestlingsgreatestmoments There's a funny story concerning them.
They started in Memphis and I think it was Dutch Savage who seen everyone gathered around the curtain to watch them face Dundee and Lawler so he joins, thinking everyone thought the match would be great.
Turns out they were all watching because Sting and Warrior were awful 😂
There was a lot of awesome Tag Team that end to soon
This video was awesome. I loved the New Breed. Not many people talk about them. Austin and HHH were in the greatest era ever. If I had to add a team to the list I wouldve added the Fantastics or the Killer Bees.
Thanks. Loved the New Breed and was so bummed when they vanished. I always thought they returned to the future only to learn the true story.
I think Bigelow and One Man Gang should have teamed up
So many great potential combos.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments Yeah that's true.
It would be ironic if " one man gang " needed a partner
@@jasondouglas152 😂 Never thought of it that way
@@jasondouglas152 It's like in Spinal Tap, when the band said their first name was The Originals until they found out it was already taken 😆
I think doom butch Reed and Ron Simmons ended to soon.
Yes.
My favorite out of this list is the Hollywood Blondes
They were something special.
Well, WWE has broken up every Tag Team they had since 1996 to early - La Resistance, Deuce and Domino, the WGTT, the Basham Brothers , Cade and Murdoch, the Spirit Squart, Rated-RKO, Team Hell No, Kendrick and London, Dibiase/Rhodes and so on...
Etc. etc. They're still at it only they've added factions. Factions they break up just as much as tag teams.
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham . Beat Steve Williams and Terry Gordy. but then almost immediately were split up and dropped the World Tag team belts to Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas! They should have been given more time!
Two teams with considerable potential.
Here's one that I reckon nobody else here remembers: Johnny B Badd and Michael Hayes! They were thrown together for a WCW Worldwide taping, then split on the same day. According to Cagematch, they had three matches with Harlem Heat. I saw two of these when they aired on Australian television. Of course, the WCW Worldwide tapings were done to cover several weeks of television, so all three matches took place on the same day.
See for yourself:
ruclips.net/video/_iBUsTLxPGg/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/GKumNAiUOos/видео.html
Thanks. Will have to check those out!
The Rock and Sock connection
Agreed.
The Ultimate Warrior was so over with me as kid. Looking back on it now he was all gimmick and couldn’t work for crap.
To paraphrase Ric Flair, "It was great until the music stopped."
Crush and Adam Bomb are a team that I had no idea existed until recently. Back when Adam Bomb debuted, I thought he would have made a great pairing with Crush, and that he should have adopted the nuclear gimmick while still retaining the name Crush.
Yes. That could have worked. What do other people think?
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments "... the team of Crush and Adam Bomb - The Nuclear Express!"
Kronik
@@jonathanrife-rs7sf Yeah, I'm not crazy about how they presented them, but glad they did team up
IN THE EXACT WORDS OF THE LEGENDARY GORILLA MONSOON - HERC AND JERK !
That's our Gorilla!
I think Scott Norton/Bagwell & Power & Glory was underrated. They should have held the titles at least 2 good runs
Vicious and Delicious!
Sting & Warrior breaking up was the greatest decision for both individuals..
Yes. It did work out well. Still would have liked to seen a tag team but you can't argue with how things worked out.
@wrestlingsgreatestmoments 💯 on that comment. I have a feeling that if they had stayed a tag-team, they would've ended up like The Barbarian & Warlord Pre-WWF/E but the NWA tag team versions.
@@DJReyzor357 As you said, it turned out for the best.
Yokozuna and Owen Hart, they just fit together like flash and smash. It shouldn't have worked but it did
Yes. The WWF tag team division in the mid-90s was hit and miss but they were excellent.
High Energy ( owen hart & koko b ware)
They could have been good if they received a push. The outfits were pretty bad though IMO. LOL
Power and Glory deserved the tag team belts they can beat any of todays teams easily 😃👍
Lots of Power and Glory fans based on comments.
Koko B Ware and Bobby Eaton in Memphis.
Both were great talents, and they had a tenacity about them as heels, which I've rarely seen duplicated outside of the Midnight Express and Blanchard/Anderson.
Did you get to see Memphis Wrestling?
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments Mostly through RUclips but have followed since 78.
I grew up in WWWF country, but even as a little kid, I disliked it. Tbh, if WTBS didn't become a Superstation, I'd never discovered Georgia thus never caring about 80s wrestling
@@A_real_Ha_So I started watching Mid-Atlantic Wrestling but then WWF bought the timeslot. Thankfully, I was able to get more wrestling as cable expanded.
The Bladerunners were awesome! Oh had Warrior stayed.
Everything worked out for the best but yeah, they could have been a mega-team.
Two man power trip was a great tag team until triple h torn his quad
Yeah. That put the kibosh on that.
I would put Bundy/Studd up there as well. They were dominant and should have been booked differently. Same with Akeem and Bossman, however it should have been One Man Gang and not that idiotic Akeem. Austin and HBK could have been something great as well but both weren't really interested in tag teams.
I think both Bundy/Studd and Akeem/Bossman were so dominant that it was difficult to book them except as special attractions and to use in big angles involving beatdowns.
Luger and Windham were broke up too soon along with the Islanders.
Two good choices.
I have a very sad story about a WWF tag guy(not on this list) but I don't think I'm supposed to talk about it bc of HIPPA😢
Due to the sensitive nature of this content we can't discuss it on air. However, if you call the Scheme Gene 1-900 number, we can give you all the details. Kids, get your parents' permission before calling.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments 🤣
Hookhausen should still be tagging to this day.
I am not going to comment because I don't want to be cursed.
I think the British Bulldogs ended too soon (pre WWF). When Dynamite Kid turned heel again (pre British Bulldogs). Had they stayed together longer, I believe that the Hart Foundation (pre WWF) would have been put over a few years earlier, and Brett Hart wouldn't have had that stupid "Cowboy Brett Hart" gimmick forced on him.
That was awful. I remember seeing him early on in Maple Leaf Wrestling and wondering why he was jobbing. He seemed to have potential even then.
If given alot more time and good booking theres no doubt in my mind that Arn and Eaton could have been one of the best teams ever.
Yes. Two great technicians. Arn could talk and they could put on great matches.
I can think of one guy who wished the original Skyscrapers split before their match,
Do tell
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments I believe he might be talking about Mike Blackwell, he was a jobber who was in his hometown with family and friends in the audience, so he didn't sell for the skyscrapers , so the skyscrapers made him sell by beating the crap out of him and his partner
@@scootbonds8797 Thanks man! I'll have to look into that. Sounds like another case of a jobber getting done in.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmomentsThe Road Warriors were stiffing Calloway and an enraged Spivey bashed both Roadies plus Ellering unconscious with a chair in front of the fans. For this Spivey was fired out on the spot and Calloway and Enos jobbed out to Hawk and Animal.
Later after the Roadies and Calloway went to the WWF. Spivey came back to WCW and had a reunion match with Sid (as well as an unsuccessful shot at US champ Luger on PPV.)
I used to watch a top 50 or top 100 wrestlers list on RUclips over ten years ago! This was before WWE would compile its own list! I have since unable to find these online and as I recall, the narrator voice sounded similar to this ones!
Is this perhaps a new channel?!
We debuted in June 2023.
Throwing teams together, splitting teams apart before they should have and leaving money on the table,not knowing what to with or releasing generational talent, no wonder WCW went under
LOL. That and so many other bad decisions.
@1:48 It took me a second to realize that it's a microphone in his hand.
Careful now. LOL.
Wait…no New Midnight Express? No Harlem Heat 2000? No LOD 2000? No Brain Busters? 🤣🤣🤣
We'll do better next time. LOL.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh man.. arn anderson and Bobby Eaton they should’ve stayed together longer
Yes. A team that could have lasted a long time.
Can-am connection WERE SOOOO over. I like tito and since z man left for WCW so can-am became strike force.
Can-Am were amazing and as you mentioned, super over.
There's ALWAYS some garbage behind why teams aren't allowed to grow into great teams especially when it's crystal clear the connection, trust & response from the fan's undeniable! New Breed SUCKED PERIOD!
I take it there's no interest in a New Breed video. LOL.
Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda.
Agreed.
I think that Strike Force didn't get a fair chance but Rick Martel was needed at home also doom and the Twin Towers could have been something else man
Which Twin Towers? Akeem/Bossman or Luger/Windham?
Doom were the longest running WCW World tag team champions ever. Not much more they could do - except one becomes WCW World Champion and fights the other in a main event.
The Can Ams and Demolition were supposed to have a back and forth tag title feud. This then became Strike Force Vs Demolition. However it all went wrong from there as fans wrongway cheered Ax and Smash at WM4. (as they would continue to do for the rest eight months) and then Martel was "injured" so he could look after his sick wife. The Powers of Pain were brought in as avengers for Strike Force and Vince briefly dabbled with making them the new two man Hulk Hogan before realising they were a couple of stiffs. So the WWF had to just lump a bad situation with the Demos being wrongway cheered against every babyface team around. In the end the Brain Busters were made new top heel team, the Powers also went heel and Ax and Smash hung onto the belts became proper babyfaces and top face team as the indestructible superhero team Tully and Arn would eventually screw for the belts.
If not for the WM4 reaction and Martel's wife, Strike Force and Demolition would have passed the belts back and forth a good few times.
@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 Akeem and Boss man
How about a video on The Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich in the WWF.
Funny you mention that. We have two World Class videos in the works. We'll add him to the bios list. Thanks!
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments Sounds great! Looking forward to it. Thanks.
@@MrMarchollywood Let us know what you think when it debuts.
I always thought Badd Attitude Beautiful Bobby and Steve Kerin was broken up to soon
Another team. I'll have to look into them.
10:00 I seriously doubt Stan and Bobby were meant to be in the Horsemen. They were feuding with Tully and Arn and had just won the belts in an emergency title change. It would make no sense for them to defect to JJ DAillon after they and Cornette had beaten Dillon's men.
The Road Warriors turned heel, beat the Express for the belts and formed an alliance with the two remaining Horsemen Flair and Windham. The Express completed their face turn when they feuded with Paul E and the original Midnights.
Kendall Windham, Michael Hayes and Butch Reed became prospective Horsemen. Then Barry Windham left and Flair and the Roadies separately turned face.
I've heard it more than once. Not sure how serious of an idea it was. I'll see what I can find out if you want.
We can “thank” Ole Anderson for Mean Mark leaving for the WWF & becoming The Undertaker. 🤨
Yes. "Mean" Mark never amounted to anything.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments Teddy Long said in an interview that Ole said Mark would never draw a dime, he wouldn’t be a main event guy, etc. So he left & went to WWF…🤦🏽♂️
@@creoleDJand what did mean mark draw
Luger and Bulldog could have been a great tag team
Yes! May have to make a sequel if there's enough interest.
New Jack and Mustafa Saed The Gangstas from Smokey Mountain and EC F'N W!
A wild team to say the least.
The South Pacific Connection, with Ricky Steamboat billed as being from Hawaii, which is in the *North* Pacific.
Promoters have never let reality get in the way of things. LOL
New breed was total crap. If Sting and Ultimate warrior had stayed together neither would have been World Champions. I don't think this guy knows much about wrestling.
Definitely reading a script.
The Dynamic Duo of "Gentleman" Chris Adams & "The Handsome Halfbreed" Gorgeous Gino Hernandez who gave The Von Erichs a run for their $ in W.C.C.W.
Plus "Rowdy" Roddy Piper & "Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff with "Ace" Cowboy Bob Orton could have easily beat the WWF Tag-Team Champions "The U.S Express" Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo. Wasted opportunities!
We're working on a video profiling the Dynamic Duo.
@@wrestlingsgreatestmoments They we're such a great tag-team! God Bless them both & R.I.P. to both them & The Von Erichs! I'm looking forward to it!
@@Patrick-df5fo Agree! Both teams were legends.
Dude... how good of shape do you HAVE to be in to be THROWN from a car and walk away with burns and a broken ARM!?!?!
The best is when the doctors told one of the New Breed he'd be out for a year and he's back relatively quickly. Plus the one guy no-sold the cast by giving it a futuristic look.
Power and Glory Power and Glory that’s your name before the match after match it’s going be Sour & Gory Ooooooooooo WHAT A RUSH”” Road Warrior Hawk
Hawk knew how to cut promos!
What other version of the dangerous alliance was there?
ECW version. Also, I've heard there was one in AWA when Paul E. was there but I'm not sure. AWA info is limited.
That makes sense. Sadly, the small town I lived in did not carry ECW during its allegedly better days. So I only got to watch it when they got a national TV deal on TNN. And that lasted maybe less than a year
@@jim073 Yeah. They were on their last leg by then.
I didn't like babyface Paul Roma in WWF or WCW but heel Roma was perfect for him IMO. Pretty Wonderful and Power and Glory were both two of my favorite tag teams. I agree with most of the list I wasn't a fan of can am. They could've have gone away fast enough for me.
Was it due to Zenk and/or Martel? Yes. Roma seemed like a better heel than a babyface.
Without watching this, Strike Force should be #1
If you don't watch, you'll never know if the Ding Dongs topped them.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
As always, thanks!
10:34 Brantford Civic Centre, Brantford Ontario Canada
Excellent! Love when viewers drop some knowledge.
Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Together or Separate truly were Altitude Pioneers, before Altitude ever became a planted Seed By Pillman and Austin in Vincent McMahon WWF/E whatever that weak Ass Romper Room Playground is Today
You nailed it. Hollywood Blonds were great.
Doom
Yes. Could have gone on longer.
Beautiful BOOBIE was such a good dough boy!
Dough is good for taking bumps.
The skyscrapers sucked
Is this Arn Anderson? LOL
Bobby Eat ton
Yessssss....
Dale Valentine. Not Roberts
He's listed as Dale Roberts in "The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams" book so I'll have to agree to disagree.
Lo down
Don Murroco walk into an intimate moment with Zenk and Martel
LOL.
Sorry...any team involving Zenk made me fall asleep...just...uggg
LOL. At least you're honest.
THE NEW BREED 1987 !!!!
Mr. President Dusty Rhodes.
Power and Glory should have been Tag Team Champions more than the Nasty Boys. I loved the New Breed. The New Breed could have been huge in NWA if they had stayed together
Yeah. From what I heard, the circumstances surrounding the car accident pretty much ended that team's chance of staying together.