10 Unpopular Opinions Wrestling Fans Have About WWE Tag Teams

Everybody has their own opinions on things. Opinions are the fuel of discussions and ideas. They are both wonderful and annoying - depending on which side of a particular argument you are standing. Today, we look at the more annoying side of things.

That is, opinions about WWE tag teams that are less common among wrestling fans but that have a (sometimes more, sometimes less) large amount of people sharing them. It's a shame WWE rarely took the tag team division seriously, and maybe that's what led to these unpopular opinions.

10 Rick Was The Better Steiner Brother

Scott was undoubtedly the more popular of the Steiner Brothers. That statement holds true not only after their split in 1998 in WCW, but also during their time as a tag team. While Scott had the flashy offense (including Frankensteiner and Steiner Screwdriver), Rick was seen mostly as the amateur-based grappler. However, especially in their early years as a team, Rick was the better promo. While WWE management saw more potential in Scott, there was a sizeable group of fans that still saw Rick ahead of his brother.

9 The Usos Are The Greatest WWE Tag Team Of All Time

This idea has come into the spotlight more recently, especially in discussions between AEW and WWE fans about who the better tag team is between the Usos and the Young Bucks. And while there is certainly an argument to be made about the Usos being the best WWE team post-2010, putting them at the top of the list ahead of teams like Edge & Christian, the Hart Foundation, or even Rocca and Perez is certainly (still) debatable.

8 'Team Hell No' Was A Terrible Name

Few things are as subjective as names. When Daniel Bryan and Kane were put together after feuding with each other, the duo was quickly termed 'Team Hell No.' It did make sense: Kane was the 'devil's favourite demon' and Daniel Bryan said 'No!' a lot. However, does the name hold up when compared to other team names like 'The Brain Busters' or 'The Acolytes'?

7 Too Cool Needed A Long Tag Team Title Run

Scott Taylor and Brian Christopher were two of the smallest men on the WWE roster in the year 2000. Despite their physical disadvantage, once paired with Rikishi the team of Too Cool became one of the most prominent factions in WWE - at a time when the Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian, and the Dudleys ran the tag team division. In fact, Too Cool was so popular that they won the tag team titles from Edge & Christian - only to lose them less than a month later to the same team. Their loss kind of killed their momentum. Rikishi's heel turn and the injury to Scotty 2 Hotty ended their run sooner than was necessary.

6 The Bushwhackers Were Better Than The Sheepherders

The Sheepherders were one of the most brutal tag teams of the seventies and eighties. Once they signed with WWE, their gimmick changed drastically: the blood-thirsty New Zealanders became goofy comedy babyfaces who loved licking the fans' faces. Fans at the time loved the team but many felt that the Sheepherders had sold their reputation (and their soul) for Vince McMahon's cartoon vision of wrestling. In their defense though, both men have stated that they made more money in their few years as the Bushwhackers than they did at any point during their previous twenty-plus year careers.

5 Road Dogg Was The Star Of The New Age Outlaws

Billy Gunn and Road Dogg in The New Age Outlaws, WWE.

The New Age Outlaws were the top team in WWE from late 1997 to late 1999. The Road Dogg and Billy Gunn had several runs as tag team champions and even excelled as singles wrestlers. However, once they were split up in the spring of 1999, WWE tried to push Billy Gunn as a singles wrestler and he even won the King of the Ring tournament. Ironically, it was Road Dogg who came away looking better, though. While Billy was humiliated by The Rock, Road Dogg feuded with the likes of newcomer Chris Jericho and the Big Bossman. The team was soon reunited (along with the entire DX) but the portion of fans who saw Road Dogg as more than just the mouthpiece of the team saw themselves somewhat reaffirmed.

4 The Legion Of Doom Were Better Than The Road Warriors

This statement seems odd at first, seeing that the LOD were The Road Warriors. However, in WWE, the LOD gained their unique look. The Road Warriors had black shoulder pads and full face paint. The LOD had a different look and a different feel to them. They also - for the most part - ran without their manager Paul Ellering, who many fans thought was unnecessary. Ironically, once Paul joined the team in 1992, their run was doomed. One thing all fans can surely agree on: LOD 2000 was the worst incarnation of the team.

3 The Smoking Gunns Saved The WWE Tag Team Division

The WWE tag team scene in late 1993 was in decline. Sure, you still had the Steiner Brothers, the Quebecers, and the Headshrinkers. But the division had lost the LOD, Money Inc, the Natural Disasters, the Nasty Boys, and the Beverly Brothers within a year (and the Steiners would follow soon). Thankfully, one team had just arrived and would prove to be the savior of the division: the Smoking Gunns. Billy and Bart Gunn debuted in mid-1993 and would climb to the top of the division by late 1994. Sure, the Steiners had left, along with the Quebecers and Samu (leaving Fatu to team with the Barbarian as the New Headshrinkers) but the Gunns stepped up and became the only significant 'organic' team in the promotion. From late 1994 until their breakup in late 1996, the Gunns were the gold standard in WWE tag team wrestling.

2 Matt Is The Better Hardy Brother

The Hardy Boyz Tag Team Champions Cropped

Matt and Jeff Hardy have been one of the most decorated tag teams of the last twenty-five years. From their early start in WWE, people were convinced that Jeff Hardy was the 'Shawn Michaels' of the team - he would be the big star and main event talent. And certainly, the argument isn't wrong: Jeff won the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles and became one of the company's biggest stars. However, there are also the people that saw Matt as the more talented guy - and there is an argument to be made as well (although most of his big successes came outside of WWE, for example Impact World Champion or the 'Broken Matt' gimmick).

1 The New Day Is The Greatest WWE Tag Team Of All Time

In early 2014, WWE repackaged Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods into the New Day - a gospel choir inspired gimmick. Fans and critics alike hated it - until the three men turned heel and made the gimmick their own. They became a merchandise money machine for the company, selling everything from cereal to unicorn horns. The team is still going strong today although Big E has been split off from the group. While there is certainly an argument to be made for The New Day as one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history - both in-ring and on the merch stand - giving them the all-time top spot may be a bit controversial.