10 Wrestling Tag Teams That Got The WORST Gimmicks After Splitting

8. The New Foundation

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The New Foundation (when has that ever worked beyond Daniel Bryan?) weren't exactly as thrilling as Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart had been as The Hart Foundation, but the idea was solid. Owen could step into older brother Bret's shoes and team with the 'Anvil' whilst squeezing some more juice out of a credible name.

It didn't last though - Neidhart got fired, and would eventually go on to play curious mid-90s menace 'Who'. That, for those who don't know, was a one-note joke aping old-timey comedians Abbott and Costello, and it got old fast. Owen didn't have much luck when leaving behind his real name either.

He reverted back to the 'Blue Blazer' gimmick he'd played before.

Both were awful (Blazer was slightly less questionable than Who) and did neither man any favours. There's an argument to be made for Owen's stint alongside Koko B. Ware as High Energy here too, if only because he was forced to wear the worst ring gear known to man.

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