The new WWE DVD, Allied Powers- The World’s Greatest Tag Teams got me thinking. Maybe it was the name “Allied Powers,” but I started thinking of the WWE’s Worst Tag Teams. Man, did WWE have some terrible teams over the years.

It was hard to narrow down all of the bad teams over the years. My opinion may differ from yours, but these are teams that I just found incredibly boring. Even as a kid I remember turning the channel whenever some of these teams would come on WWE television. I am starting to cringe just thinking about some of these teams.

I tried to keep the list to regular tag teams. So a team that may have appeared once or twice whether good or bad won’t be on the list. I also kept current teams off of the list. My reasoning is that honestly, the golden era of tag team wrestling is over. I wanted to dig deep and find bad teams stuck in great WWE or WWF eras of tag team of wrestling.

Lex Luger and Davey Boy Smith – The Allied Powers - I find it ironic that the name of a DVD spotlighting the greatest tag teams is the same name of one of the worst teams. This team was beyond bad. Topping it off, even the most casual wrestling fan could see that these two had no chemistry whatsoever. It is no surprise at all that Lex Luger bolted for WCW as soon as he could during his time in the Allied Powers.

X Pac and Justin Credible – X-Factor - This was one of the only bombs during the Stone Cold era of WWE wrestling. Just about everyone and everything was hot during this era of WWE wrestling. Unfortunately these two guys never seemed to click in the ring or with the fans. ECW fans are still bitter about the raw deal they feel one of their own got in the WWE. Sadly, neither one of these guys were able to recover from this disaster.

Ken Patera and Billy Jack Haynes – It is no surprise that both of these guys have taken shots at each other over the years in interviews. This was a disappointing team to say the least. The team was supposed to wrestle Demolition at WrestleMania IV but Billy Jack wound up giving notice. Ken Patera left shortly thereafter. This was probably the worst era of one of the all-time WWE greats, Ken Patera.

The Beverly Brothers - I interviewed these guys a year ago and really liked them. However, they were a terribly boring team in the WWE. I just could never get into any of their matches. Keep in mind that the Beverly Brothers wrestled in a great era of tag team wrestling in the WWE. They could never get off the ground and reach the success that they had the AWA.

Hercules and Paul Roma - Power and Glory - This one never had a chance from the start. Paul Roma was a former preliminary wrestler and no matter how much they tried, fans never bought it. They actually had some decent matches against the Rockers. Unfortunately Roma’s WWE history prevented this one from ever getting a decent shot at power or glory in the WWE.

Men on a Mission - This team consisted of Mo and Mabel managed by Oscar. Oscar was a terrible imitation of Flavor Flav, the hype man of the group. Mabel would do the most ridiculous looking dancing following their matches. Mabel would go onto success as a singles wrestler, but in my mind would continue to suck. Mo and Oscar just seemed to disappear from the WWE, other than some sporadic independent wrestling appearances.

Chuck and Billy - How crazy is it that this team was involved in one of the most publicized angles in WWE history? The team was a takeoff of the androgynously gay duo of SNL fame. While they never acknowledged they were gay, they teased it all the way to having a mock wedding. Incidentally, Howard Stern played clips of Eric Bischoff from this angle for months following the angle.

The Bushwackers - What a letdown this run was for longtime fans of the Sheepherders. These guys went from wrestling barbed wire caged matches to slapstick wrestling overnight. The opponents of the Bushwackers loved wrestling them. It was an easy night for them, yet a boring night for the fans. This was the beginning of the end in my opinion for the WWE.

Honorable Mentions:

Col. Mustafa and Sgt. Slaughter
Road Dogg and K-Kwik
Mike Rotunda and Dan Spivey
Money Inc.
The Young Stallions
Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan
Tatanka and King Kong Bundy
Test and Albert
The Godwinns
Techno Team 2000
The Machines
Kronik
Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware – High Energy
Hillbilly Jim and Uncle Elmer
Cpl. Kirchner and George Steele
Well Dunn

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WWE pays homage to tag team wrestling with its newest DVD release. WWE Allied Powers – The World’s Greatest Tag Teams DVD hits the shelves today. The DVD set spotlights some of wrestling’s greatest teams with a collection of matches and vignettes.

The DVD follows the Macho Madness format of having hosts. The set is hosted by the Miz and John Morrison. Yes, Miz and Morrison who aren’t even a team anymore are the hosts. Even so, I found the two pretty entertaining throughout the DVD. As a matter of a fact, it makes you wonder why the WWE split them up in the first place.

I think that the WWE missed a golden opportunity here. This could have had the potential to be a blow away set. I think if the WWE presented this like a documentary with the wrestlers themselves, the set would have been tremendous. Chances are that the WWE would have already had enough material from past documentaries. Unfortunately the opportunity was missed.

Another point of controversy may be the selection of teams. There are some teams on here that make you scratch your head. On the other hand, there are several teams omitted that should have been here. You can’t stick everyone on here, but does Rated RKO really deserve a spot on the world’s greatest tag team list?

The match selection varies as well throughout the DVD. I find it almost criminal that the Road Warriors are spotlighted by a match against Money Inc. The WWE owns the AWA and NWA tape library. I could name 50 other matches featuring the Road Warriors that deserved to be on the DVD over this one.

I also for the life of me can’t understand how you can put out a tag team wrestling DVD and not have one Rock and Roll Express vs. Midnight Express on this one. Both teams are featured, but I ask you if there is any other match that epitomizes tag team wrestling like the rivalry these teams had?

On the plus side, there are some tremendous matches on here. My favorite spotlights one of the greatest feuds of all-time between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs in a Country Whipping Match. Another great one pits the Rockers against the Brain Busters. Public Enemy vs. the Nasty Boys is a fun brawl. Finally, I applaud the selection of the Steiners against Hase and Sasaki. These selections alone make this one a must-see DVD.

The entire match listing for the set is;

British Bulldogs vs. Hart Foundation
Madison Square Garden September 23, 1985

Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase / Kensuke Sasaki
Japan Supershow March 21, 1991

2 out of 3 Falls Tag Team Match
Killer Bees vs. Demolition
Houston, TX October 9, 1987

Edge & Christian vs. Hardy Boys
King of the Ring June 27, 1999

Country Whipping Tag Team Match
Fabulous Freebirds vs. Kerry Von Erich / Kevin Von Erich

Funk Brothers vs. Brisco Brothers
Championship Wrestling From Florida

Harlem Heat vs. Steiner Brothers
Hog Wild August 10, 1996

Fantastics vs. Midnight Express
Great American Bash July 10, 1988

Anything Goes, Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight
Public Enemy vs. Nasty Boys
SuperBrawl VI February 11, 1996

Rockers vs. Brain Busters
Madison Square Garden March 18, 1989

Strike Force vs. Demolition
WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988

Mike Rotundo / Barry Windham vs. Iron Sheik / Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania March 31, 1985

Steel Cage Tag Team Match
Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boys
Survivor Series November 18, 2001

Outsiders vs. Harlem Heat
Halloween Havoc October 27, 1996

Sting / Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard
Great American Bash July 10, 1988

Nick Bockwinkel / Ray Stevens vs. Red Bastien / Billy Robinson
AWA All Star Wrestling December 1972

The Miz  and  John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels

Rougeau Brothers vs. Hart Foundation
Boston Garden March 7, 1987

Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the WWE World Tag Team Championship
Edge & Christian vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz
SummerSlam August 27, 2000

Rock ‘N’ Roll Express vs. Ivan Koloff & Khrusher Khruschev
World Wide Wrestling July 9, 1985

New Age Outlaws vs. Rock ‘N’ Sock Connection
Armageddon December 12, 1999

D-Generation X vs. Edge / Randy Orton
Cyber Sunday November 5, 2006

Los Guerreros vs. World’s Greatest Tag Team
SmackDown! December 11, 2003

Tournament Cup Finals
Tully Blanchard / Lex Luger vs. Nikita Koloff / Dusty Rhodes
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament April 11, 1987

Legion of Doom vs. Money Inc.
SummerSlam August 29, 1992

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