Though tag team wrestling has taken a downturn in recent years it is worth remembering WWE once had a flourishing and dynamic tag team scene and experienced many boom periods where several great teams battled each other regularly and frequently headlined house shows due to their ability to craft long and dramatic contests.
For the purposes of this list I will be focusing only on tag teams who worked in the WWE (WWF) from the years 1986 to present day, with the only other rules being that the tag teams listed must have been a working team consistently for over 1 year and noticeably contributed to the development of the tag team division they served in.
10. Paul London and Brian Kendrick (2006-2007)
Not a choice many will agree with as WWE themselves tend to ignore one of the longest reigning tag team champion teams to ever work in the company. Winning the Smackdown version of the tag titles in May 2006 they would go to hold the titles until April 2007 and enter sparkling performances every time they entered the ring. They are the only team on this entire list that I could not find a bad match from which is no mean feat when you consider some of the dross they had to work with during this period.
Indeed, after the implosion of MNM (another fine combo) London and Kendrick pretty much were the tag division. There was a recklessness and crackpot intensity about these two that made them stand out amongst the crowd on Smackdown and it is one of WWE’s biggest mistakes that they failed to capitalise on one of the most innovative, hard working and watchable tag teams in the history of the WWE.
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I LOVED the Rockers when I was a young girl. They are what got me into wrestling. I was in love with Marty Jannetty! I was reading your list thinking “will he include them or not?” and to see them at number one has totally stoked me! Thank you for making my day!
thank you for your kindness
I would maybe have included the Brothers of Destruction for their time together in the Attitude era. And possibly the APA. But, other than that, a pretty solid list!
thanks for your comments
THANK YOU, someone finally gives londrick the credit they deserved. they held the tag titles damn near longer then punks wwe title reign. how there so easily forgotten about still makes me scratch my head. easily the last legit tag team the wwe had (and their last chance to save a decaying tag division). always wanted them to have like an alternative rock/grunge, 90′s, life sucks type of gimmick and somehow incorporate their shoot videos into a storyline and have everybody they talked crap about to be all over them, but they always manage to escape. the perfect tweener team.
they certainly deserved better than what they got
Steiner Brothers???
always a big fan of the steiners but their best work was in wcw and njpw, their wwe run was a disappointment.
Agreed, but the same can be said about LOD and you have included them?
yes, i feel there is a strong argument that (despite being a little past their best) LOD made a very strong contribution to the company during their time there.
My personal favourites, the APA, were never likley to appear here. Summit bout JB and Simmons i loved.
I was suprised not to see the New Age Outlaws but fair play, they are, in my opinion, overrated. Not as performers but as a top tag team from history.
Was sure the Road Warriors would be number 1. Great Article.
thank you