1. Heidenreich & Road Warrior Animal
The Road Warriors are one of the most legendary tag-teams of all time. Even when later known as The Legion Of Doom in the WWF, Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal were tremendously well-respected, not to mention immensely popular with fans of all ages. Kids loved the face paint and colourful outfits, whereas adults knew they were going to see some ass-kicking action when the boys from Chicago were in town. Tragically passing in 2003, Hawk left a legacy on tag-team wrestling that may never be replicated. Alongside his partner, Animal, the pairing won titles in pretty much every promotion they worked under, a historic career which WWE wanted to honour by having John Heidenreich become a member of the infamous team. Something about that sentence simply doesn't add up, but WWE went the whole hog with their idea, having Heidenreich and Animal capture the WWE Tag-Team Titles. Not-so-shockingly, fans were appalled, realising that Heidenreich wasn't anywhere close to being on the same level as The Road Warriors. This remains a blighted moment in WWE history, and a complete affront to the legacy of The Legion Of Doom.
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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
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