10 Least Successful WWE Tag Teams Of The Last 20 Years

4. New Rockers (Leif Cassidy & Marty Jannetty)

In the beginning, there was the Midnight Express and the Rock 'n' Roll Express, and it was good. So, naturally the idea was to combine those two. Thus was born the Midnight Rockers. And they, ridiculous name aside, were actually pretty good too. AWA's Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) became the Rockers in the WWF where they had memorable tag feuds from 1988 through 1991. The team's split was one for the ages with an fondly remembered Barbershop segment. While Shawn Michaels continued to climb the ranks of the WWF, for various reasons, following the split, Jannetty's fate wasn't as rosey. He had multiple WWF returns and departures (something that continued for decades). In February 1996, 36-year old Marty Jannetty was paired with 33-year old Al Snow to form "The New Rockers". Like New Coke or New Jersey, this product wasn't to everyone's tastes. Snow, who'd previously wrestled as both Avatar and Shinobi, became "Leif Cassidy" (a mash-up of 70's icons Leif Garrett and David Cassidy). Intentionally corny, the heel "New Rockers" team failed to achieve much success inside the squared circle. Their 3-9-1 record left a lot to be desired and their inability to defeat teams such as Body Donnas, the Godwinns, the Smoking Gunns or Cibernetico & Pierroth. They did win a squash match over Washington journeymen Buddy Wayne & Sumito and on a May 1996 Superstars taping defeated a young set of brothers Matt & Jeff Hardy. But the team fizzled by the end of 1996. Al Snow went to ECW with a mannequin head and finally found some success with a gimmick while Marty Jannetty again left WWF (eventually resurfacing as a jobber in WCW).