10 Ridiculous Tag-Teams WWE Missed Out On

by Jamie Kennedy

1. 'Death & Taxes' (The Undertaker & IRS)

The Undertaker IRS
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According to Bruce Prichard's aforementioned podcast, the WWF seriously considered putting The Undertaker and IRS together as a hilarious 'Death & Taxes' tag-team in the mid-90s. This, provided the timing was correct, would've led to an unlikely babyface run for Irwin and avoided the need to program 'Taker opposite King Kong Bundy.

Win-win.

Sadly, all wordplay dreams were shattered when someone said, 'That's a crap idea' and everyone moved on from thoughts of teaming the pair. This was exactly the kind of thing Vince McMahon lived for in 1994-1995, so it's a slight surprise he decided not to give it a whirl. Perhaps The Undertaker himself threatened to walk out if the promotion's next big idea for him was shacking up with a bogus tax man.

Prichard did admit that he liked the idea at the time, and it's hard to argue that the 'Death & Taxes' name has a nice ring to it. "Only two things in life are certain", and all that. The hype for such a duo writes itself, but it wasn't meant to be.

What other ridiculous fantasy tag-teams can you think of? For more WWE, check out 10 Sneaky Tributes To WWE Greats and 10 WCW Stars Who Did WWE Gimmicks First!

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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.