WWE Extreme Rules 2016: 10 Things We Learned

9. There Needs To Be More Tornado Tag Matches In WWE

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Tornado Tag-Team Matches have become a rare beast in WWE's product. The Usos vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson felt like the first in a long, long time, and it's fair to say that this only helped the match feel more entertaining. It's also a match type that could be used more often.

There's an argument to be made that this opener would have been better-placed on the Kickoff show than Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin. The energy levels were noticeably higher, and that alone sold the concept of a balls-to-the-wall, 'one night a year' event to those watching at home much better.

Gallows and Anderson came across like monsters during the match, The Usos did a wonderful job of bumping around for them. Their movement masked the fact that Anderson isn't a huge man (by WWE standards, at least), he just looks like a killer when he's booked as such.

It'd be great to see the Tornado Tag-Team gimmick used more than it is, this match proved it's a winning idea that can get fans rocking.

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