7 Times New Versions Of Wrestling Tag Teams Sucked

2. The New Rockers

When Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty crash landed in the WWF in the late-80's, they brought with them a reputation for being hell-raising young guys who liked nothing more than to party and act like rock stars. Coming in from the struggling AWA, Michaels and Jannetty - who were known as The Midnight Rockers in that company - were re-dubbed The Rockers, and instantly became cool additions to the WWF's tag-team picture. The tandem were actually released pretty quickly, mainly due to their reputation preceding them, but it wouldn't be long before they came back with a vengeance. Right off the bat, people fell in love with the high-flying antics and double-team moves that both guys used, and it's crazy to think that they were never given a real run with the Tag-Team Titles. Of course, The Rockers were scheduled to win the belts in a match against The Hart Foundation, but a broken top rope meant the bout was never aired, and the title change that happened was erased from the history books. Splitting in early-1992, Michaels went on to become a major player in the WWF, whilst Jannetty floundered somewhat in the mid-card. As the calendar turned to 1996, he formed 'The New Rockers', and you can probably guess how well it turned out. Al Snow, then known as Leif Cassidy, replaced Michaels in the team, and the unit suddenly came across as out-of-touch geeks instead of cool, hip rock stars. Needless to say, this was a terrible idea, these 'new' Rockers simply couldn't replace what had come before.