7 Times New Versions Of Wrestling Tag Teams Sucked

4. The New Midnight Express

Managed by the one and only Jim Cornette, the original Midnight Express were one of the most crucial elements to the tag-team scene in the 1980's. Originally finding fame with Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane would later replace Condrey, something which didn't derail the team's momentum at all. In fact, even with a new member, the Express had continued success in the NWA/WCW. Cornette himself was a major part of the package, cutting memorable promos and generally acting as an ideal template for any fledgling heel manager, it was all slick and perfectly done. The same thing simply cannot be said for the WWF's own version of the tag-team in 1998, again managed by Cornette. In essence, all the company did was shove a couple of guys they didn't have many ideas for together, slap the 'Midnight Express' moniker on them and hope for the best. 'Bombastic' Bob Holly and 'Bodacious' Bart Gunn were not over with fans, and the whole 'NWA Invasion' thing that was led by Cornette came across horribly. 'The New Midnight Express' was a failed premise, and it has been rumoured that the whole thing was nothing more than a rib on Cornette by Vince McMahon, with the manager even saying so in one of his shoot interviews.