7 Best WWE Tag Team Rivalries Of The Past Decade
1. The Revival Vs. #DIY
Peerless, untouchable, perfect; nothing in tag team wrestling over the last decade comes close to what #DIY and The Revival achieved together in NXT.
Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder are a throwback duo who can tell a mesmerising story in the ring, using all of the idiosyncrasies of the great heel tag teams of the past. #DIY are the high-octane pairing of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa, who get audiences on their feet with their amazing energy and their offensive innovation.
It was a match made in heaven. Between August 2016 and April 2017, they were involved in three matches that were ranked 4.5 stars by Dave Meltzer, with the third instalment a triple threat also involving The Authors of Pain, at Takeover: Orlando.
What was remarkable about this rivalry was how it kept getting better and better. Their first match at Takeover: Brooklyn II outshone the main event of Samoa Joe versus Shinsuke Nakamura, and the 2 out-of 3 falls rematch in Toronto was even more special thanks to the feel-good moment of #DIY winning the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Forget the last 10 years. From an in-ring perspective, tag team wrestling might never have been as as good as it was when these two teams were feuding.