10 Recent Tag Team Splits That Ruined Each Member’s Career

8. Tons Of Funk

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Simultaneously making the best of two pretty horrendous situations, Tons Of Funk were a pleasing undercard act formed from the dying embers of Brodus Clay's sagging 'Funkasaurus' persona and the uniformly dreadful Lord Tensai gimmick the former 'A-Train' was saddled with upon his return to the company from a over-hyped run in Japan.

Physically alike and bizarrely believable as rhythmless buffoons that could murder you when the bell rang, Tensai and Clay came together in January 2013 after WWE acknowledged the abject failure of the former's return push. Rightfully asserting that two big fellas boogieing was more entertaining than one, the former 'Hip Hop Hippo' dusted off his dancing shoes, renamed himself 'Sweet T' and - most crucially - embraced the aesthetics of the idea to make the most of his last chance at in-ring superstardom.

Working in the short-term at least, the pair earned a spot on the WrestleMania 29 card alongside Naomi and Cameron in an eight-person mixed tag against Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow and The Bella Twins. Infamously, the match was cut at the very last minute as E! Television's 'Total Divas' cameras looked on.

Derailed from that point, the team did little of note before splitting at the end of 2013 to facilitate a final (failed) Brodus Clay heel run. Tensai chose ultimately to retire completely, briefly appearing as commentator 'Jason Albert' in NXT before moving wholesale into a Performance Center head trainer role following Bill DeMott's controversial departure.

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