Every Wrestling Secret WWE Tries (And Fails) To Hide
2. Giving A Hand To Hot Tags
The stunning science of the hot tag has ensured for decades that even the most boring of matches stands to generate a sizeable pop from the crowd. It's the most basic and enduring of struggles captured in a solitary moment, with both tease and payoff often only seconds apart.
And said payoff is typically revealed by the waiting partner.
The beaten-down babyface grasping for air and/or help is the done thing during extended heel beatdowns, but they'll look for one important visual clue when the time comes to switch things up. By offering a hand with palm facing up, the partner on the apron in the corner is indicating that it's go-time for the comeback. Face down and and there's still more to do.
It's a shame Vince McMahon has so little interest or longstanding affection for tag wrestling, such is his short attention span and greed. Not only do the matches add a bit of flavour to any card, but they so easily serve as several mini-matches within one bell-to-bell contest.
Instead of luxuriating in that, modern doubles acts are more likely to not get along, setting up a singles programme diluted by their forced tag team failures earlier in the feud.