10 WWE Tag Team Champions Less Worthy Than Nicholas

9. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel

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Champions in both The Nexus and The Corre without ever even remotely looking like winners, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel had the unfortunate dishonour of being mammoth losers for both stables thanks to humbling treatments of the talent and titles.

Backdooring into an original tenure with the titles as part of The Nexus (more on that later), their second reign commenced in dignified enough fashion. It was quickly binned though thanks to their diminished position as extras during the aforementioned pre-WrestleMania drama between John Cena and The Miz. The entire angle devalued the the division to grim new lows. Swallowing much of the blame for all of the lame was Wade Barrett - a leader so sublimely feckless that he failed to dominate WWE with two huge groups in less than one calendar year.

That's not to pin all the blame on the tough-talking former Intercontinental Champion. Even in his absence, Nexus was a busted flush. New leader CM Punk couldn't reverse the curse, even when his obedient members took control of the tag team titles themselves...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett