WWE's 12 Fails Of Christmas

6. 'Razor' & 'Diesel' Go For Gold - In Your House: It's Time

Paul Heyman December to Dismember Facepalm
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A damning indictment of WWE's tag division in the winter of 1996, Jim Ross' imposter Hall and Nash were as stale as week-old-bread the moment they debuted, and yet were still given a high profile run at the Tag Team Champions at In Your House: It's Time.

Already a complete insult to most discerning WWE fans, the concept was only passable with a caveat that the two would never be considered credible or even (for the want of a better word) 'real'.

However, the moment the two became functioning members of the active roster, and announcers and opponents would calmly refer to them as 'Razor' and 'Diesel', it became a wholly impossible sell.

And that was despite world class opposition. The British Bulldog and Owen Hart were absolutely magnificent in their heel roles, and their ongoing feud with Steve Austin that crept into the conflict brought the tiniest of spice to an otherwise listless display.

It also was a last hurrah of sorts for the odd duo, who would still pop up on TV here and there and take divided individual spots in January's Royal Rumble, but ultimately were quietly shunted far away from WWE TV as the product began its aggressive march on WCW in mid-1997.

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