For decades a dark cloud has forever rested on top of every tag team formed in pro wrestling. That at one point, they would split, feud and move on to possible major singles careers. This all started when Shawn Michaels infamously turned on Marty Jannety and tossed him through Brutus Beefcakes Barber Shop window. Since then, many (and boy do I mean many) tag teams have followed suit in hopes of a star as major as Shawn Michaels emerging from it. Through the years, there have been many failures, but at the same time many successes such as Edge, Christian, Jeff Hardy, Booker T, Scott Steiner, The Miz, and so on with the latest being Bully Ray.
However along came Beer Money. The pairing was originally a makeshift solution for James and Roode who were in midcard limbo back in 2007-2008. Since teaming up, the two never looked back. Becoming 4 time TNA Tag Team Champions as well as the longest reigning. Along the way they headlined various Lockdown PPV's thanks to it's Lethal Lockdown match. Nowadays, for a tag team to headline PPV's is rare. However in an ever rarer moment, Beer Money headlined this weeks No Surrender PPV. SEPARATELY. With Roode securing a title shot at Bound For Glory. TNA's top PPV. The kick? They are still a tag team. No split required. These two reached such a point as a tag team, that they can be considered main event talent without being split. Yeah, maybe I'm jumping the gun and their Barbershop moment may come soon, but it doesn't chance how high on the card they got before said moment came. Beer Money has proven to the wrestling world that there is no need for a team to have a fallout to become main event success.
However along came Beer Money. The pairing was originally a makeshift solution for James and Roode who were in midcard limbo back in 2007-2008. Since teaming up, the two never looked back. Becoming 4 time TNA Tag Team Champions as well as the longest reigning. Along the way they headlined various Lockdown PPV's thanks to it's Lethal Lockdown match. Nowadays, for a tag team to headline PPV's is rare. However in an ever rarer moment, Beer Money headlined this weeks No Surrender PPV. SEPARATELY. With Roode securing a title shot at Bound For Glory. TNA's top PPV. The kick? They are still a tag team. No split required. These two reached such a point as a tag team, that they can be considered main event talent without being split. Yeah, maybe I'm jumping the gun and their Barbershop moment may come soon, but it doesn't chance how high on the card they got before said moment came. Beer Money has proven to the wrestling world that there is no need for a team to have a fallout to become main event success.