10 Greatest Tag-Teams WWE Missed Out On

1. The Midnight Express

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To perfectly illustrate the contrast between tag-team wrestling of the 1980's and tag action now, people need only look at The Midnight Express. Along with their manager Jim Cornette, the Midnights headlined many house shows for the NWA and drew a ton of money. Fans loved to hate them, more often than not.

It's far-fetched to imagine a tag-team act in WWE being so hot nowadays that they would main event shows. Even The New Day, one of the most over tag-teams in years, likely wouldn't be given such a spot. There was just something so brilliantly villainous about The Midnight Express.

Originally, Bobby Eaton teamed with Dennis Condrey, but even later with Stan Lane the team were able to not only survive, but thrive. Cornette was a huge part of the appeal, his heel promos and snot-nosed behaviour created incredible heat for the team. 

The Midnight Express - in both famous incarnations - must be considered one of the greatest tag-teams to never work extensively in the WWF/WWE. The terrible idea to unite Bob Holly and Bart Gunn as The New Midnight Express in 1998 doesn't count. 

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