The 25 Greatest Tag Teams of All Time part 2

Ok, now that the Honorable Mention is out of the way lets dive into the list proper. Now, for those of you worried that this is going to go for 25 post don't worry, I'm not that sadistic. However I do feel that each team needs enough space to truly show why I picked them and placed them where I did, with that said it may end up being 3 teams per page with a final page dedicated to the number 1 team. Ok, enough wasting time. Lets get to the list...

#25 The World's Greatest Tag Team

 

Being introduced to the world as Team Angle, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin were in a sink or swim situation. On one hand they were thrust into the wrestling spotlight as backup for the WWE World Champion Kurt Angle and immediately began feuding with Chris Benoit and Edge, beating them to become number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championship. They parlayed this opportunity into a title win against Los Guerreros cementing their future on list such as this one. They would lose then regain the titles one time before leaving WWE and heading to ROH were they captured the ROH tag titles. In addition to these championship wins they were also the PWI Tag Team of the year in 2003, no small feat when you consider the amount of active teams at the time.

 

If this was a list of technically sound tag teams, or teams having the greatest wrestling ability then The World's Greatest Tag Team would be much higher, however this list is not based on those things so the 25th spot is where they fall based on their lackluster impact on the sport and small legacy. They are a team that is fondly remembered and many wrestling fans consider them one of the greatest teams around which helped them make this list. Perhaps they will be more appreciated after a significant time has passed, but as of now they just squeak on to this list.

#24 America's Most Wanted

 



America's Most Wanted are six time NWA-TNA tag team champions, 1 time FEW Tag Team Champions, 1 time NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Champions, PWI's tag team of the year in 2004, and The Wrestling Observer Newsletter tag team of the year for 2005. Those accomplishments alone would put them on many a greatest tag team list, however the real reason they are on this list is they almost single handily put the TNA tag team division on the map.

Engaging in feuds with the likes of Team 3-D, 3 Live Kru, and Triple X, America's Most Wanted were tag team wrestling in the early days of TNA and one of the few reasons to order a TNA PPV. Despite being a great team TNA forced them to split and Chris Harris floundered on the singles scene until he became all but forgotten. Like the previous team on the list, America's Most Wanted may jump a few spots higher given more time to become nostalgic or they may be completely forgotten after the eventual folding of TNA.

#23 Los Guerreros



 

 

A two time WWE Tag Team Championship team, Los Guerreros started off as a on again off again team in WCW, where Uncle Eddy bullied and harassed his younger cousin. These antics would later be used by both members of Los Guerreros to lie, cheat, and steal their way to wins in the WWE. This is the very reason they are on this list, despite the fact that they are both very good wrestlers in the own right. You would be hard pressed to find an independent wrestling show in 2002 -2003 that didn't have one team or wrestler try the chair toss/phony knock out tactic Los Guerreros made famous.

 

Many fans point out the fact that Eddy died so early into his WWE career as the fact that they didn't win as many titles as they deserved to and this lost legacy is another reason they made the list. Los Guerreros are one of the few teams that people remember almost as much for what they could become then what they actually were. Had Eddy lived I could see this team going on to help mold future tag team during the end of their careers, much like Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton are doing now.