[Byrntrigan]

In the fine Pun's House tradition of Wrestler Showdowns I present the Innagural [glow=green,2,300]Greatest Tag Team Shoooodown[/glow]!

As the title suggest this will be for Tag Team Wrestling only. I'm open to suggestions but I think we should only allow real established Tag Teams that compete together for at least 4 matches (yes, arbitrary number). I'm open to suggestions but I just don't want the showdown to be cluttered with make-shift / singles wrestlers teams. But as I said, I want to have this be as fair as possible to Tag Team wrestling. Oh, as for groups such as XXX, 4 Horsemen, Right to Censor that's obvioulsy allowed but for groups that had rotating rosters I'll need you to specify which lineup.

Also, I'd like to also say that I'd love to have links to YouTubes to what you consider that team's best match if in case it's a team people might not have seen before like Speed Muscle from Dragon Gate or Age of the Fall from ROH.

For now I'm being ambitious and saying 64 teams. Not sure if that's gonna be possible so we might go down to 32. So give me ballots of 25. There should be more then enough teams world-wide.

Ballots can be sent to me privately or posted here. Posting here of course gives the opportunity to remind or influence other voters for a certain teams. Pictorial / YouTube evidence of course also helps. For your final nom list also make sure to number your list as well...

Rank 1 will be worth 25 points, down to 25 being worth 1.

I'll open up the nom process for 2 weeks for the ballots, so Saturday June 28th, 2008. And a tentative start date of July 1st.

I'll also be open for a tie-breaker slot as well, so anyone who wants to fill that slot please let me know....

Oh, and credit to Lucky for me stealing some of his ideas on running the showdown and wording. Don't wanna Moose him...

I have also done in the spirit of openess going to publish my tabulations so as people can check and see if their ballot is final / make sure I didn't fuck up Check it out at:

spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pxu0bGhdfLijLy2nfJUNPCg

EDIT: Added stip on Tag Groups / Stables...

[Lucky]

I don't even know what you swiped from me, so have at it, bud.

I can so give you a 25 team ballot. That's no problem for me.

This will be the list I will be weeding down. At least without much research or brainstorming to pull up teams I may have forgotten.

Harlem Heat
LAX
AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
Briscoes
Motor City Machine Guns
Hart Foundation
Owen Hart & British Bulldog
Owen & Yokozuna
British Bulldogs
Outsiders
America's Most Wanted
The World's Greatest Tag Team
Rey Mysterio Jr & Billy Kidman
Paul London & Brian Kendrick
Triple xXx (Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki)
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
Edge & Christian
The Hardyz
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Vicious & Delicious (Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton)
The Jung Dragons (Jimmy Yang, Kaz Hayashi, & Jamiesan [Noble])
Lance Storm & Chris Candido
Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis
Rob Van Dam & Sabu
Hayabusa & Jinsei Shizaki
The Dudley Boyz
The Eliminators
Chris Benoit & Brian Pillman
The Hollywood Blondes
3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, & Evan Karagias)
Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire
Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew
PG-13
Sting & Lex Luger
Team Canada (Lance Storm & Mike Awesome)


I love tag teams.

[Courtney]

**FINAL**

1) Edge & Christian
2) The Hardy Boyz
3) Motor City Machine Guns
4) Harlem Heat
5) XXX
6) The Outsiders
7) The Dudley Boyz
DX (HHH & HBK back in the 90s)
9) Money Inc.
10) The Road Warriors
11) The Hollywood Blondes
12) New Age Outlaws (WWF-era, not anything having to do with VKM)
13) The Steiners
14) Hart Foundation
15) The Freebirds
16) British Bulldogs
17) London & Kendrick
18) The APA
19) AJ Styles & Tomko
20) The Nasty Boys
21) LAX
22) Rob Van Dam & Sabu
23) Triple Threat
24) America's Most Wanted
25) The World's Greatest Tag Team

[Byrntrigan]

Jun 14, 2008 15:23:12 GMT -5 Lucky said:

I don't even know what you swiped from me, so have at it, bud.

It was mostly the wording from your nomination thread - the wording of the post ect.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

FINAL

1. British Bulldogs
2. Hart Foundation
3. Edge & Christian
4. The Hardy Boyz
5. Angle & Benoit
6. Road Warriors/LOD
7. The Dudley Boyz
8. World's Greatest Tag Team
9. Benoit & Malenko
10. The Brain Busters
11. The Rockers
12. The Hollywood Blondes
13. Los Guerreros
14. Strike Force
15. Demolition
16. Rock N Sock Connection
17. The Chickenshit Heels
18. London & Kendrick
19. The Outsiders
20. The Freebirds
21. Beefcake & Valentine
22. Money, Inc.
23. The Steiners
24. Taker & Kane
25. Sheik & Volkoff

[Byrntrigan]

Don't forget about the Killer Bees's! That was my favority tag team as a kid.

[BFG]

BFG's FINAL ballot:

01 - Hart Foundation
02 - Bulldogs
03 - Edge and Christian
04 - The Hollywood Blondes
05 - Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
06 - Steiner Brothers
07 - Road Warriors
08 - Demolition
09 - Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith
10 - Brain Busters
11 - The World's Greatest Tag Team
12- Angle and Benoit
13 - Los Guerreros
14 - Hardy Boys
15 - The Dudley Boys
16 - New Age Outlaws
17 - America's Most Wanted
18 - AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
19 - RVD and Sabu
20 - MNM
21 - The Impact Players
22 - Harlem Heat
23 - The Freebirds
24 - Kevin Nash & Scott Hall
25 - Benoit & Pillman

Yes my top 5 is full of Calgary connections...is anybody really surprised?

[bdbdbd]

Jun 14, 2008 15:40:54 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

Don't forget about the Killer Bees's! That was my favority tag team as a kid.

Sometimes I can't tell if people are mocking me with these kind of posts or not.

[Byrntrigan]

Jun 14, 2008 16:17:10 GMT -5 bdbdbd said:

Jun 14, 2008 15:40:54 GMT -5 Byrntrigan said:

Don't forget about the Killer Bees's! That was my favority tag team as a kid.

Sometimes I can't tell if people are mocking me with these kind of posts or not.

Nope. They really were my favorite team. I remember staying up to watch them like in '85 on Saturday Night Main Event. Those damn cheating Hart Foundation! Always screwing the Killer Bee's.

[salmonjunkie]

FINAL!!!!

1 Harlem Heat
2 Edge & Christian
3 Hart Foundation
4 Road Warriors
5 Brain Busters / Arn & Tully
6 The Dudley Boys
7 LAX
8 Midnight Express (Lane and Eaton)
9 British Bulldogs
10 The Hardy Boys
11 The Eliminators
12 Owen & Davey Boy
13 RVD & Sabu
14 Demolition
15 Steiner Brothers
16 Benoit & Malenko
17 MCMG
18 WGTT
19 AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
20 London & Kendrick
21 Rock & Sock Connection
22 Undertaker & Kane
23 The Chickenshit Heels
24 The APA
25 The Outsiders

[Lucky]

Ok, I think this is my list but I might play around with it later.

1) Harlem Heat
2) Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
3) The Eliminators
4) Rey Mysterio Jr & Billy Kidman
5) Rob Van Dam & Sabu
6) Sting & Lex Luger
7) Chris Benoit & Brian Pillman
The Hollywood Blondes
9) The Dudley Boyz
10) LAX
11) Minnesota Wrecking Crew
12) America's Most Wanted
13) British Bulldogs
14) AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
15) Motor City Machine Guns
16) Hart Foundation
17) Owen Hart & British Bulldog
18) Briscoes
19) Paul London & Brian Kendrick
20) The Hardyz
21) The World's Greatest Tag Team
22) Edge & Christian
23) Triple xXx (Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki)
24) Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
25) Outsiders

[Tommy]

1) Harlem Heat
2) Dudleys
3) Hardys
4) Edge and Christian
5) Strike Force
6) Rockers
7) Road Warriors
Filthy Animals
9) Outsiders (Hall/Nash)
10) Benoit/Malenko
11) AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
12) Brain Busters
13) Freebirds
14) Megapowers
15) LLLLLLLLLLLLAX...LAX
16) London/Kidman
17) Team Aquafina
18) Londrick
19) MCMG
20) Benoit/Pillman
21) Sting/Luger
22) Flair/Batista
23) Vitamin C (Jericho, Christian)
24) AJ Styles & Tomko
25) The Chickenshit Heels

[Lucky]

Mysterio & Kidman vs Juventud Guerrero & Psicosis (with some Eddie Guerrero and lWo wackiness) from Nitro '99.

Mysterio & Kidman vs Raven & Saturn vs Benoit & Malenko for the WCW World Tag Titles at Slamboree 1999.

Mysterio & Kidman vs Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo to crown the first WCW CW Tag Champions at WCW Greed 2001.

Mysterio & Kidman vs 3 Count vs Jung Dragons on the Final Nitro.

Kidman & Mysterio vs Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo for the WCW CW Tag Titles on the Final Nitro.


Kidman & Mysterio vs The World's Greatest Tag Team for the WWE Tag Titles at Vengeance 2003.

[bdbdbd]

I'm not prepared to call this "final". In fact, I forgot Benjamin and Haas and need to get them in there.

1. Harlem Heat
2. Fabulous Freebirds
3. British Bulldogs
4. Midnight Express
5. High Flyers
6.Briscoes (Jay & Mark)
7. Dudley Boyz
8. Road Warriors
9. Minnesota Wrecking Crew
10. Bushwhackers/Sheephearders
11. Hart Foundation
12. Public Enemy
13. Edge & Christian
14. Steiner Brothers
15. Rock & Roll Express
16. Brothers of Destruction
17. Outsiders
18. Demolition
19. Money, Inc.
20. Brain Busters
21. Fantastics
22. Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck
23. Miracle Violence Connection
24. xXx
25. Rock & Sock Connection

[Byrntrigan]

Hey All -

if you could mark your FINAL ballot final by some obvious manner that would be appreciated as I'll be talling the ballots as submitted.

Thanks

[Tommy]

That WGTT/Filthy Animals match was ok, eh?

[Demko]

Jun 14, 2008 17:27:21 GMT -5 Tommy said:

25) New Road Warriors (Hawk/Heidenrich)

I was with you up until RIGHT about here.

[Tommy]

Jun 14, 2008 20:09:13 GMT -5 Demko said:

Jun 14, 2008 17:27:21 GMT -5 Tommy said:

25) New Road Warriors (Hawk/Heidenrich)

I was with you up until RIGHT about here.

They just needed a nomination.
There are those more deserving, but they'll be on other lists. Heidenrich in Road Warriors Garb needs some recognition. Especially since he was still doing "disaster-pieces".

[Lucky]

I dig that Animals/WGTT match just because I don't think I ever saw Rey and Kidman work that well in WWE. It was clear both guys had lost a step or two when they got to WWE. Their bodies were a bit broken down, they were older, and both put on muscle. But both upped their game for that match and looked as good as they did the day WCW died.

[Tommy]

That jump in intensity brought WGTT's intensity up too. By the end of that match, the crowd was batshit, and all 4 of them were just leaving their guts out there.

Plus that finish was all kinds of awesome.

[Mikey]

THM's Ultimate Tag Team List of Doom

1. Arn & Tully
2. Midnight Express
3. Hart Foundation
4. Hollywood Blondes
5. Road Warriors
6. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
7. Edge & Christian
8. Rock N' Roll Express
9. Outsiders
10. Benoit & Malenko
11. Owen & Bulldog
12. Steiner Bros.
13. Fabulous Freebirds
14. Fantastics
15. Rockers
16. Sting & Luger
17. British Bulldogs
18. Angle & Benoit
19. WGTT
20. Los Guerreros
21. Harlem Heat
22. Dudley Boyz
23. Miracle Violence Connection
24. Demolition
25. Fabulous Rougeau Bros.

[Lucky]

How about some hype for America's Most Wanted with some XXX and Styles/Daniels thrown in?

AMW vs XXX (Christopher Daniels & Elix Skipper) for the NWA World Tag Titles in a Cage! (2003 weekly PPV). TNA's first cage match and the match that made AMW stars.




AMW vs AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels for the NWA Tag Titles on New Year's Eve 2003 Impact. The "first title match of 2003" as this aired at midnight New Year's Eve and the first time Styles and Daniels ever teamed.

AMW vs AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels for the NWA World Tag Titles at Slammiversary 2006 [Courtesy of TNA].

[Riot Act]

1) The Rockers
2) The Impact Players
3) AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels
4) Hart Foundation
5) Brain Busters (Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard)
6) Edge & Christian
7) Paul London & Brian Kendrick
Triple xXx (Daniels/Skipper/Low Ki)
9) Benoit/Malenko
10) Owen Hart/British Bulldog
11) Lance Storm/Chris Candido
12) Harlem Heat
13) The Hollywood Blondes
14) The British Bulldogs
15) The World's Greatest Tag Team
16) MCMG
17) The Hardyz
18) Dudleyz
19) Steiners
20) Rock & Roll Express
21) Rob Van Dam/Sabu
22) Sting/Luger
23) Midnight Express
24) Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
25) Eliminators

[Byrntrigan]

All -

shall I assume that the following people's ballots are final?:

Riot Act
Tarheel Mike
Tommy D
SalmonJunkie


For anyone else please put them in numerical order and mark them as final.

If the above people are final mark yur ballot and if you change the ballot please let me know as I'll be tabulating the ballots as we go...

[Lucky]

I'll mark mine when it goes final. But I'll probably screw around with it a little before then.