10 Worst WCW Tag Team Champions Ever
1. The Outsiders
It might come as a surprise to see this iconic duo on top of this list. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, collectively known as The Outsiders, pretty much kickstarted the Monday Night Wars when they jumped ship to WCW and formed the nWo. Over the next five years, from that very moment until the death of WCW, professional wrestling reached its peak in terms of mainstream popularity. Without The Outsiders, that might not happen.
That is all true, but good lord, The Outsiders were wretched tag team champions. Hall and Nash monopolised the belts from October 1996 until May 1998, losing the belts every now and then but inevitably getting them back days later due to backstage politicking and wacky booking. WCW had a decent tag team division at the time, but Hall and Nash were toxic champions.
Bad matches certainly didn't help. There is a lot to love about Kevin Nash, but his in-ring work in WCW is nowhere near that list. Big Sexy was a minimum effort at best type of worker, leaving most of the heavy lifting to a Scott Hall who was battling all sorts of personal demons. It made for wretched matches with silly finishes and booking that devalued the championships beyond repair.
The Outsiders were also at the core of the nWo problem, insisting on playing cool heels and ensuring that the babyfaces of WCW were faced with impossible odds. Ironically enough, their old buddy Shawn Michaels was on the other channel at the time, playing the prick heel and helping to get Stone Cold Steve Austin over as a babyface in the process. Funny how that works, isn't it?
The Outsiders are the worst WCW Tag Team Champions ever. Hall and Nash are both awesome in their own ways, but this duo held down the titles while putting in zero effort and allowing the rotten core of the company to fester long enough to put it out of business, setting the wrestling business back years in the process. Nothing else needs to be said.