10 Deadliest WWE Women’s Duos
Girl power has proven quite effective in the ring.
With the recent revitalization of the women’s division in WWE, fans have been clamoring for more matches, storylines and TV time for Raw and Smackdown’s ladies.
One suggestion has been to introduce Women’s Tag Team Titles to the brands, capitalizing on the friendships between Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss, Bayley and Sasha Banks, Lana and Tamina and Becky Lynch and Charlotte.
It makes sense in theory, but with the brand extension, the rosters are too limited to avoid repetitive bouts as seen in the men’s tag team division. (Exhibit A: Enzo & Cass vs. Gallows and Anderson.)
However, the concept of a women’s tag team division is not foreign to pro wrestling, and certainly not unprecedented in WWE. During the 1980s, WWE bought the rights to the NWA Women’s World Tag Team Championship, and allowed its titleholders Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria to be the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The titles were barely defended, relegated to attraction status, and only four teams held the belts until WWE discontinued the concept.
It’s a shame because there have been many duos capable of carrying a women’s tag team division and making it profitable if given the company’s support.
10. Natalya And Victoria
Although their union was short-lived, Natalya and Victoria wreaked as much havoc as possible in 2008. Natalya debuted on WWE TV alongside Victoria, thrilled to be living the dream with her best friend. Apparently, her dream was to attack the other divas, which complemented Victoria’s well-known sadistic nature.
From April until January of 2009, the technically-sound bruisers battled all of the fan favorites, defeating Michelle McCool, Cherry, Maria and the Bella Twins.
Sporting t-shirts with “best friend” emblazoned on broken hearts, the duo served a traditional purpose of tag teams: using a veteran to give the rookie some credibility.
Unfortunately, Victoria announced her retirement while the team was still going strong, ending their run but allowing Natalya to find another gal with the same penchant for carnage.