Top 50 Tag Teams in WWE History

[D-Man]

The Steiners at #41 is a joke (Not sure how Billy and Chuck is better than the Steiners but OK), they should be in the top 15 (top 5 if you count their time in other promotions).

Don't care they only used teams in WWE since its a WWE list but just think the ranking of most teams is flat out wrong, my opinion.

But you have to care. Many teams on the list revolve around this concept. For example, LOD was #8 and the WWE knew this, otherwise they wouldn't have justified this position by stating:

Although the Legion of Doom was wildly popular in their early days in WWE, they struggled to maintain their success as the years passed. The L.O.D. left WWE in 1992 but returned in 1997 and won the tag team titles. However, after seemingly splitting up and reforming as L.O.D. 2000, the duo was unable to regain their control over the tag division. Hawk and Anima’s time in WWE wasn’t always as fortuitous as their runs in smaller territories, but their popularity and intensity was rarely matched.

Compared to teams like the Hart Foundation, Demolition, the Bulldogs, Hardy's, and others, LOD really didn't compare in their WWE runs.

-The Steiners really never did much of consequence in the WWE, either. They won the tag titles twice: once for 86 days and once for two days.

-Billy and Chuck had two runs: one for 89 days and one for 28 days.

Technically, Billy and Chuck did "more" than the Steiners did in the WWE.

(Like I said earlier, the WWE put way too much weight on championships when comprising this list.)

 

[Poop Master Flex]

But you have to care. Many teams on the list revolve around this concept. For example, LOD was #8 and the WWE knew this, otherwise they wouldn't have justified this position by stating:



Compared to teams like the Hart Foundation, Demolition, the Bulldogs, Hardy's, and others, LOD really didn't compare in their WWE runs.

-The Steiners really never did much of consequence in the WWE, either. They won the tag titles twice: once for 86 days and once for two days.

-Billy and Chuck had two runs: one for 89 days and one for 28 days.

Technically, Billy and Chuck did "more" than the Steiners did in the WWE.

(Like I said earlier, the WWE put way too much weight on championships when comprising this list.)

Ultimately that was the biggest problem with the list, too much emphasis on championships instead of pure relevance to the tag team division in general.

Even if Billy and Chuck held the titles more days than the Steiners they were in no way better than the Steiner's were during their run in the WWE (and only their WWE run). Were the Steiner's overly relevant in the WWE? No. But at the time they went over every team but also put on great matches on a consistent basis (see their Headshrinkers match at WM9 for example). I just remember the Steiner's being one of my favorite parts of WWF television during the early 90's.

What I meant is that I didn't have an issue with the WWE ranking the teams based solely on their WWE run and not taking their other runs in other promotions into account, if they did that the list would most certainly look VERY different than it does currently.

Its also why I don't mind LOD was ranked at #8 when they were probably the best tag team of all time. They had a good run in WWE but weren't nearly as good as teams like the Hart Foundation if you only look at their time in WWE.

 

[Peaky1969]

You have to remember that policital issues will come into play on lists like this... The Steiners and Vince do not get on after they refused to play ball with him in the 1990's... They walked rather than wrestle each other... thats gonna colour the list.

I never knew that about the Steiners leaving WWF....I remember them not being there are all that long.....interesting indeed....what year did they leave again?

 

[Poop Master Flex]

You have to remember that policital issues will come into play on lists like this... The Steiners and Vince do not get on after they refused to play ball with him in the 1990's... They walked rather than wrestle each other... thats gonna colour the list.

I never knew that about the Steiners leaving WWF....I remember them not being there are all that long.....interesting indeed....what year did they leave again?

They left right after the 1994 Royal Rumble I believe. I think Scott Steiner was the first or second person in that Royal Rumble but by WM10 (2 months later) they were both gone from the WWE. I remember they were in the main event of the Survivor Series in '93 during their feud with the Quebecer's when the lost the titles by DQ in "Province of Quebec" rules match.

No doubt politics played a big part in this list, its the only reason Edge and Christian were voted #1 on the list, especially since they are trying to push Edge as one of the greatest of all time since his retirement.

 

[DHInc]

Edge & Christian #1. Now I love Edge & Christian, and they're defiantly in the top 5, but I don't think #1. I think, like most people, the Legion of Doom should be #1. They have them at #8 on this list. How are they not in the Top 5?

I would have E&C as #1 on my list too but that's because i'm biased towards Edge and Christian because i am a big fan of their singles work.

 

[Shocky]

People really need to pay attention the criteria the WWE posted on the first page of the article. This list is about tag teams and their runs in the WWE. This doesn't have to do with what the Steiners or Harlem Heat did in WCW, or the Gangsta's in ECW, or the thousands of other teams in other promotions, it's a WWE list.

When I look at the top of the list, it's pretty much spot on. Edge and Christian, meh. It might be my old school bias, but those two went onto have damn impressive careers. I really have no problem with them being #1. The Harts at #2 is solid.

To show that this list isn't biased, Demolition is at #3. The WWE and Demolition haven't exactly been on speaking terms for a long time. If the WWE wanted, those two wouldn't have been on the list.