10 Great Wrestling Pairings That Didn't Last Long Enough

7. The Allied Powers

Lex Luger’s chance at being the top babyface of the WWF had come to an end in 1995. Vince McMahon chose Bret Hart for the role, and Luger was sent back down to the midcard. Meanwhile, Davey Boy Smith made his return to the company after his WCW run ran its course, and the two were packaged together as The Allied Powers. It seemed like a smart move that could perhaps unite The United States and England once and for all!

In the Allied Powers, Luger could be rebuilt a bit by being a part of a popular tag team, and when the time was right, he could be pushed back up the card as a singles wrestler. Smith would also benefit by recovering from some of the poor booking he'd experienced in WCW. Eventually, they would turn on each other and maybe even put on an entertaining program. They never got the chance.

Why They Split: Luger wasn’t happy being a tag team guy, and wanted to be treated as a major star. With the announcement of WCW Nitro, Vince was finally going to have some major competition again. Sting set up a meeting between Luger and Bischoff, and the WCW President reportedly gave The Total Package an incredibly low offer, because he didn't really want him on board and figured he wouldn't take it. However, The Lex Express accepted and was soon involved in one of the biggest moments of the Monday Night Wars when he showed up on the first episode of Nitro unannounced. Poor Bulldog had to join the crappy Camp Cornette faction.

Things probably worked out well for Luger over the next couple years, but it’s a bit of a shame that we didn’t get to see what the Allied Powers were really capable of.