It's all too easy to draw comparisons between 2002's 'Show Of Shows' and the greatest show it had to follow a year earlier, but the sad state of the tag team division just 12 months on betrayed the huge influx of talent that came in when WWE swallowed up WCW.
A fatal four way brought The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz back together, but The APA and Champions Billy & Chuck couldn't quite help them replicate some TLC-level excitement.
Elimination rules should have enhanced the drama but instead insulated it - an already-bored audience weren't a*sed until the final fall, and even then didn't particularly stir for the heels' retention.
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
