5. The Young Stallions
WWE.comWhen WWE decided to take two talents who had been jobbers the majority of their young careers and turn them into a tag team, it was a solid idea and a way for two talents who seemed to have the ingredients to be successful to take a step in the right direction. Paul Roma and Jim Powers both had a great look and serviceable skills in the ring, but up until that point, neither had been the recipient of a push. The Young Stallions was WWEs attempt to move them up the ladder. Taking two floundering workers with no real direction and putting them together in a tag team is an approach the company should be doing more of these days. Roma and Powers had most of the tools, but what they also had was tremendous ego. All one need do is watch WWEs Four Horsemen documentary for evidence of Paul Romas rampant narcissism. The guy actually had the audacity to say he was better than Ric Flair, when any objective fan realizes that his brief run in the Horsemen was a disaster. Powers is another wrestler who was noted for having a big ego and being difficult to work with. Both men likely felt that their talent did not warrant their low spot on the card. For whatever reason, the two partners frequently butted heads and didnt get along behind the scenes, and its commonly cited as one of the reasons the Stallions didnt ride for very long. Powers went on to form another team called Power & Glory with Hercules, which also stalled out without going very far, while Roma eventually jumped to WCW where his aforementioned stint with the Four Horsemen died a quick, uninteresting death.