11 Misconceptions About WWE You Probably Believe
5. Tag Team Wrestling Suffered Because Of A Lack Of Talent
The only way this is true is if the discussion is on quantity of wrestlers required. As in, four people are needed for a standard tag team match over two, which is basically the real reason why - whenever it did - doubles wrestling struggled under Vince McMahon.
Some of the great eras of tag team action for the market leader have taken place in spite of the former boss' tightness. Bruce Prichard confirmed as much years ago, noting that the simple dollars and cents didn't add up to the Chairman, even though range on a card and consumers enjoying the genre could have been just as strong a money-driven argument against being so stingy.
The 1980s tag division was stacked enough to present two critically acclaimed 20-man Survivor Series matches in 1987 and 1988. The TLC era brought about by Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz between 1999-2001 saw those three ascend literally and figuratively, and a quiet purple patch during the early stages of the 2016 brand split gave The New Day the likes of the heel-turned Usos and enemies-turned-friends unit The Bar as credible challengers.
Tag Team wrestling in WWE was bad when Vince McMahon couldn't be bothered to pay for it. No more, no less.