10 Crazy Wrestling Partnerships That Shouldn't Have Worked (But Did)
3. The Graveyard Dogs
Roman Reigns and The Undertaker's sole tag team voyage was one of the WWE main roster's finest matches of 2019, with the unlikely duo starring opposite Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules, crafting a perfectly-paced, livewire Sports Entertainment spectacle the likes of which can only happen in WWE. It ruled, but it should have stunk.
The ageing 'Taker hadn't had a great match in years and was coming off that Super ShowDown disaster with Goldberg. Opposite them was Shane, whose matches can be a fun, though his last match with 'The Deadman' wasn't exactly a ripper. Reigns and McIntyre, meanwhile, were obviously talented, but not exactly in the form of their lives.
But they did it. The quartet knocked it out of the park when they shouldn't have, as a smartly-worked layout minimised Undertaker's weaknesses and left him looking better than he had in years by the end.
Reigns and Undertaker was framed loosely as a bond forged of respect, following their sluggish WrestleMania encounter years prior. This thin narrative tissue mattered little: the match ruled, even if it may be the last time they'll ever join forces.