WWE's Top 50 Tag Teams

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Hold up. Don't post that comment just yet. Before you cover the WWE Universe's Facebook wall with missives like "What about Harlem Heat???," take a moment to read the guidelines the WWE Classics team followed when compiling this list.

1. Only WWE teams were eligible. Meaning no Gangstas, no Sting & Lex Luger and no Mulkey Brothers (sorry, Matt Striker).

2. Teams were rated only on their accomplishments while in WWE, so the achievements of The Beverly Brothers in the AWA had no bearing on their placement (or lack thereof) here.

3. Eligibility began with the first recognized World Tag Team Champions, Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler, who won the titles on June 3, 1971.

4. Rankings were based on everything from longevity to cultural impact. Personal biases may have also crept in, as witnessed by an extended argument over the significance of Tony Garea & Dean Ho.

Okay, now that that's out of the way, here are the 50 greatest tag teams in WWE history as decided by a team of editors, a WWE Hall of Famer and a prevailing consensus that Too Cool ruled.


50. The Bushwhackers: Luke Williams & Butch Miller
49. The Mega Powers: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage
48. The Soul Patrol: Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas
47. Paul London & Brian Kendrick
46. The Headshrinkers: Samu & Fatu
45. The Twin Towers: Akeem & Big Boss Man
44. The Moondogs: Moondog Rex & Moondog King
43. Booker T & Goldust
42. Killer Bees: B. Brian Blair & “Jumping” Jim Brunzell
41. The Steiners: Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner
40. Billy & Chuck: Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
39. Jeri-Show: Chris Jericho & The Big Show
38. The Bodydonnas: Skip & Zip
37. Powers of Pain: The Warlord & The Barbarian
36. Lay-Cool: Layla & Michelle McCool
35. The Foreign Legion: The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
34. MNM: Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro (John Morrison)
33. Rated-RKO: Edge & Randy Orton
32. The Brothers of Destruction: The Undertaker & Kane
31. The Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection: Mick Foley & The Rock
30. Too Cool: Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor
29. The World’s Greatest Tag Team: Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin
28. The Brain Busters: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
27. Los Guerreros: Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero
26. U.S. Express: Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo
25. Colossal Connection: Andre the Giant & Haku
24. The Legacy: Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr
23. Kane & X-Pac
22. The Quebecers: Jacques & Pierre
21. The Natural Disasters: Earthquake & Typhoon
20. The Nasty Boys: Brian Knobbs &Jerry Sags
19. The Smoking guns: Billy Gun & Bart Gun
18. Money Inc.: Ted Dibiase & Irwin R. Schyster
17. John Morrison & The Miz
16. Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka
15. D- Generation X: Triple H & Shawn Michales
14. Strike Force: Tito Santana & Rick Martel
13. The Blackjacks: Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
12. A.P.A: Faarooq & Bradshaw (JBL)
11. The Rockers: Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels
10. The Dudley Boyz: Bubba Ray & D-Von
9. The Wild Samoans: Afa Anoa & Sika Anoa
8. Legion of Doom: Animal & Hawk
7. The Valiant Brothers: Johny Valiant & Jerry Valiant
6. The British Bulldogs: Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid
5. The Hardy Boyz: Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy
4. The New Age Outlaws: “Road Dogg” Jesse James and “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn
3. Demolition: Ax y Smash
2. The Hart Fundation: Bret “Hit Man” Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
1. Edge & Christian

[Serujuunin]

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NUMBER FIVE MAN! WOOOOOOOOO. WIN!!!

*Ahem* I'm actually surprised at how many of these teams I knew, and how many of those I actually watched. I would have thought that most of them would be "before my time".

[Verdun]

I kind of thought the New Age Outlaws were overrated.

[Big Bad Booty Daddy]

I kind of thought the New Age Outlaws were overrated.

WHAT???


They were awesome

[Earth Child]

I kind of thought the New Age Outlaws were overrated.

They had a lot of charisma, They could really ignite the crowd. I guess they got in on a bit of that