Why It's Time To FINALLY Kill The Worst Trope In Wrestling

7. The Rise Of The Midnight Rockers

Throughout the late 1980s and into the early '90s, the World Wrestling Federation had a tag team division that was forever stacked.

Across those years, tandems such as the Hart Foundation, Demolition, the British Bulldogs, Strike Force, the Brain Busters, the Killer Bees, the Nasty Boys, Money Inc. the Natural Disasters and, of course, the Legion of Doom were pivotal parts of company programming. And then, well then there was the Rockers.

Made up of Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels, the Rockers fully arrived in the WWF in June 1988 - following an ill-fated cup of coffee with the promotion the prior year - and soon began mesmerising audiences with their frenetic, fresh, high-flying style.

The pairing of Jannetty and Michaels first came together in NWA Central States Wrestling in 1985, and '86 would see the duo land in Verne Gagne's AWA and become the Midnight Rockers. At this point, Marty had just turned 26 years of age, and Shawn was approaching his 21st birthday. In a promotion filled with various veteran talent, the Midnight Rockers were brought in as hot young act for company.

Tag Team Title success would come twice for Jannetty and Michaels during their time under the AWA banner, and their eventual 'proper' arrival in the WWF continued the white-hot momentum of these high-fiving, granny-kissing babyfaces. While they didn't officially win any gold during their time together in the WWF, the now-renamed Rockers were forever serenaded by excited shrieks and screams as they made their way to the ring as a true all-timer of an entrance theme played throughout WWF venues.

As ever in wrestling, though, all good things have to eventually come to an end...