10 Current WWE Double-Acts That Must Never Split Up
Please let us have nice things...
Please let us have nice things!
It seems a prerequisite in this day and age of WWE that any pairing built on a solid foundation is destined to eventually get wrecked. The recent 2020 Draft did its damage in this regard, but it was far from an isolated incident. There have been a swathe of tag teams and double-acts recently cut short because creative decided a break-up story arc would be the next order of business.
Most of the time, it's just not necessary. By large, the break-up thing is kind of a tired trope, to be used only when the payoff is worth more than the matrimony that proceeded it. (case in point, Bayley and Sasha) It's better to see pairings reign supreme under strenuous conditions. It adds dimension, a sense of realism, and credibility.
Allow us, therefore, to celebrate the double-acts of WWE that are still in the safe zone, and make a heartfelt plea for them to stay that way. As a singles competitor is capable of carrying their persona for the long term, so can a pairing.
If they ain't broke, don't break them!
10. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
It was good to see Robert Roode's eventual return a few weeks ago. It was also nice to see that his partnership with Mr Ziggler is still alive and kicking.
It's the first example on this list of wrestlers getting lost in the WWE stomping ground. Roode never did exactly skyrocket after his migration from NXT in 2017. Ziggler on the other hand, has done some great work, but having been tugged between being part-time heel to Draw McIntyre, and a sort of MMA brawler on the mercifully dead Raw Underground, his character has remained in a flux.
It must also be said that their pairing is more than just the convenient sweeping up of loose components. In the past events we've seen that they can portray the egotistical show-stopper types, and more recently the no-nonsense bruisers, gunning for the chance to win titles.
Either way, the characterisation is neat and they suit each other to a fault. Their promos and in ring work validate that they have become more than the sum of their parts.