10 WWE Tag-Teams That Shouldn't Have Worked (But Did)
9. The New Age Outlaws
Undoubtedly, there will be some longtime wrestling enthusiasts wondering what the heck The New Age Outlaws are doing on a list such as this. After all, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg captured the the WWF Tag-Team Titles on five occasions, and even had a run as WWE Tag-Team Champs in 2014.
As part of a revamped D-Generation X from the Spring of 1998 onwards, the Outlaws were hip, vibrant and undeniably excellent together. Oddly enough, the sole reason for putting Gunn and Dogg together in the first place seemed to be that the writing staff had nothing for them as singles performers. This was a last roll of the dice for both in 1997.
Working as 'Double J' Jesse James and Rockabilly respectively, Road Dogg and Gunn were anything but cool. It did take a while for them to gather steam too, it wasn't until they became part of DX that fans really started responding to the tandem.
Without question, then-WWF management didn't expect The New Age Outlaws to succeed, let alone become one of the most infamous teams in company history.