Would You Like to See Tag Team Wrestlers in Singles Matches?

[DangerousDave]

Some of TNA's best wrestlers are tag team wrestlers. As I was posting in another thread I was discussing Robert Roode and mentioned I would like to see him in singles matches. It struck me that if guys like Roode, Storm, Shelly, Sabin, Wolfe and other tag team wrestlers were booked in singles matches they would put on a hell of a show. My major stipulation would be that their partner would have to stay in the back, no run-ins, etc. The match I would like to see is Roode vs Bully Ray, just to see Bubba get his ass kicked.

Would you like to see tag wrestlers in singles matches?

What singles matches would you book with tag team wrestlers?

 

[WWEboy13]

Yes. I would like to see tag team wrestlers in singles matches. Robert Roode, by far, is probably one of TNA's best Tag Team wrestlers that if could go singles, would do great. I would like to see them so I could see who the real highlight of the team is.

 

[King Blitzkonic]

Maybe as part of a tag feud, but definitely not under any other circumstances. Tag team wrestling is that: TAG. TEAM. WRESTLING. Not singles wrestler + singles wrestler. The importance of the tag-team divisions in American pro wrestling (minus ROH) have been watered down enough as it is.

 

[thestandout83]

WWE - Instead of building a single superstar they should build their Tag Team Division. Begin by having Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins going to being The Major Brothers (Faces) again. From my point of view their gimmicks are forgettable. Also have Yoshi Tatsu and Evan Bourne (Faces) be a legitimate Tag Team. You also have the Usos (Heels). Put R-Truth and JTG (Faces) together maybe Kofi Kingston and Ezekiel Jackson (Heels) together. And finally Trent Barreta and Tyler Reks (Heels). There you have it a legitimate tag team division.

 

[GameOver]

ok this is a generalisation not aimed at TNA but WWE and WCW too
Use to be a winning forumla in the golden era/attitude era.
Great tag teams often spawned great singles wrestlers too.

Nothing wrong with using Tag as a way to get 2 people in ring and they can practice there art with the knowledge that if you stuff up, there's someone else there that can carry some of the load and every now and then have a singles match til they are no longer "green". Eventually the 2 parties can branch out into singles on a regular basis and split if necessary. Also gets 2 stars over at once

And if the team involves two performers that can go it alone already, they can have singles matches that won't interfere with there tag team, that is til they are in the singles title hunt. Beer Money is a perfect example of this one, both guys can go it alone and still be a great team.

Robert Roode no doubt is imo TNA's most underrated singles talent, he should have well and truly one singles gold by now. He got stuck in Tag Team death though, which hasn't been a totall loss as Beer Money is a great draw but he could've still done both.

The main problems as i see it is there are too many "Singles" wrestlers already and nowhere near enough people either willing too bring some respect back to Tag Division or management doesn't want to invest the time in it.

 

[FitFinlay4Life]

Maybe as part of a tag feud, but definitely not under any other circumstances. Tag team wrestling is that: TAG. TEAM. WRESTLING. Not singles wrestler + singles wrestler. The importance of the tag-team divisions in American pro wrestling (minus ROH) have been watered down enough as it is.

Exactly right, both members of Beer Money are great singles wrestlers, MCMG are great X wrestlers but the best thing in TNA now is the tag scene. As such they should be bolstering the ranks NOT depleting. The American Wolves, the Briscoes, the World's Greatest Tag Team on top of current squad and you have at least one guaranteed brilliant segment every Impact and it doesn't even necessarily have to be a tag match because not ONE member of the teams listed cannot go in a singles match.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I'm pretty much with King & Finlay on this one. Singles matches between two tag team wrestlers as part of a tag team feud is acceptable and can make for a nice, different match as opposed to what we usually see.

For me, however, the tag team scene in 2010 has really been the only thing worth watching in TNA. The importance of tag team wrestling in America has taken a nosedive. It's not just in the WWE but it's the same all over the independent scene as well.

When you look at TNA's tag team situation, you'll see a lot of X Division wrestlers and, if this were several years back, breaking up a team and putting the members squarely in the X Division wouldn't be a bad idea. However, the X Division over the course of the past 2, maybe 2.5 years has been weak as dishwater for the most part. A few talented guys have been in the X Division here and there, such as Douglas Williams, but there's virtually no emphasis places on the X Division. As of right now, the tag team scene is the best place for guys like Sabin, Shelly, the Bucks, Moore & Neal because at least they're competing in a way that's meaningful and relevant right now.

 

[FitFinlay4Life]

I'm pretty much with King & Finlay on this one. Singles matches between two tag team wrestlers as part of a tag team feud is acceptable and can make for a nice, different match as opposed to what we usually see.

For me, however, the tag team scene in 2010 has really been the only thing worth watching in TNA. The importance of tag team wrestling in America has taken a nosedive. It's not just in the WWE but it's the same all over the independent scene as well.

When you look at TNA's tag team situation, you'll see a lot of X Division wrestlers and, if this were several years back, breaking up a team and putting the members squarely in the X Division wouldn't be a bad idea. However, the X Division over the course of the past 2, maybe 2.5 years has been weak as dishwater for the most part. A few talented guys have been in the X Division here and there, such as Douglas Williams, but there's virtually no emphasis places on the X Division. As of right now, the tag team scene is the best place for guys like Sabin, Shelly, the Bucks, Moore & Neal because at least they're competing in a way that's meaningful and relevant right now.

To quote Metallica, this is 'sad but true' - the X Division has been the forgotten child in the past few years and, I would say, a strong reason behind the Fallen Angel's departure. It gets moved about to often and it seems too meaningless for any of the established stars to go after. Just think about it, AJ is feuding with Doug Williams over a strap that has no lineage and was brought in as Booker T's version of the Million Dollar Belt rather than going after X champ Jay Lethal who holds the belt that most people associate Styles with.

 

[Xtreme_Animlas2314]

The way I see it, the only time that tag team partners are in single matches is help a feud move along. We all seen it happen over the years of wrestling. You can always just a tag team match with the same people over and over again. Its like having the same single wrestler over and over. It gets dull and boring at times. Thats why you always had another person or two into the match to make it a 3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4 match. At times just a plan old handicap match as well.


TNA does have some good teams that either members can wrestle by them selves if they had to. For some reason I can consider Roode better as a single wrestler then Storm is. Even when Storm and Harris was AMW, I thought Harris was more talented. I still do in away. Some people are better off in the tag team division while others can move on if they want to.


There's tons of teams that are better as a team anything else they just suck. When you have two great athletes that can do both why not excell on that and cash in to make money. We've seen these type of moves for years as well.


Do fans really want to see Bubba Ray vs D'Von or Hawk vs Animal or Don vs Ron Harris or Jerry Sags vs Brian Knobbs or JTG vs Shad G or Stevie Ray vs Booker T or Scott vs Rick S?
Of course not because none of them are that good at single wrestling. I must say that the Road Warriors might have decent run by them selves maybe but not great. Bookr T and Scott was probably the best of there teams but when they faced their partner nothing really happen or exciting. Same goes to say about Jeff H vs Matt H.


Must fans would be okay to watch London vs Kendrick or Daniels vs Styles or Shelley vs Sabin or Storm vs Roode.?!
These match will make money more then the ones I mention above.


Tons we go by but some times things are better left alone in the tag team world.

Depending on the team members and storylines just keep things as a tag or handicap match. Occasionally let one shine over the other one here and there if needed to be done.

 

[Zeven_Zion]

The only TNA teams who could be split and amount to something greater than the mid-card are Beer Money and The Guns.

Robert Roode has the potential to be FAR greater on his own than he is with Storm. Storm is awesome and I see a lot of potential in him but he's 50/50. He's got better mic-skills, I love his gimmick [if drinking beer is a gimmick] and he's good in the ring. Roode on the other hand has the "it". The guy's got a perfect look, he's just raw talent.

Shelley and Sabin ... well I see one of them becoming the new Chris Jericho. Someone that can be very funny yet wrestle his ass off. Shelley's got that covered, he's more natural, Sabin's act comes out forced sometimes. In the ring they're equal to me. Shelley's far more exciting than Sabin but he's not showing it.

 

[Rasha]

It'd be a gamble, but I think it'd pay off for TNA if by the end of this year they had Roode, Storm, Shelley, and Sabin all in singles competition. It's great for TNA to be able to claim they have the best tag wrestling in the business, but it's obviously not enough in their quest to grow as a company.

Imagine if the last PPV card had Roode vs. Pope, Storm vs. RVD, and Shelley vs. Lethal instead of Pope/Abyss, RVD/Rhyno, and Lethal/Robbie matches? Isn't that a huge leap in the overall depth and quality of your product? Keeping those four guys bottled up in the tag division is only a good thing when they cross paths. The rest of the time they're stuck fighting teams like Generation Me-diocre and Stink Inc. The matches are modestly entertaining, but they don't help TNA move forward.

I'm not saying that there's a Michaels/Janetty situation with either of these teams, but think about The Rockers for a second. They were extremely popular when they broke up. Now could The Rockers have continued to be a great tag team that added to and even carried the division? Sure! But how much more valuable was Shawn Michaels as a single competitor than The Rockers ever were as a tag team? We all know the answer to that one. I think Roode and Shelley have similar potential to help TNA more in singles than they can in their tag teams. The bonus here is that Storm and Sabin are both more talented and valuable than Janetty ever was, so breaking up the teams has even more benefit.