Alright, I'm starting up yet another feature, this one will be based on reader participation! The "Friday Five" meme has been one of the most popular on the 'Net for a long time. In fact, I can remember in the days before The Great A1 Split from 1Wrestling when Norko Kipte (SupTool at 1Bob and currently at A1) would post his wrestling-oriented version every Friday. I used to look forward to that all the time. I figured that it would be a good way to get readers involved (i.e. fish for comments! :p).
We start off this feature with what has become a lost art in mainstream wrestling today - tag team wrestling. Although it's seemingly on its death bed, tag wrestling is not forgotten since the WWE is releasing an Allied Powers DVD dedicated to the best in tag wrestling throughout the years. If only they concentrated on it in their current product...
Anyway, without further ado:
1. What is your favorite all-time tag team?
2. What has been the best tag match you've seen in the last year?
3. Could a six-man title work nowadays?
4. Is the "enemies winning the Tag Titles" angle played out?
And finally...
5. If you could take anyone in wrestling today and create your own "Smackdown Six" to build a program around, who would it be?
With the idea of the "Smackdown Six" being six guys split up into three different teams that feuded at the top of the card, a la what the Paul Heyman-booked Smackdown brand had with Los Guerreros, Edge/Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit in 2002.
I'll be back with my answers in comment later.
1. What is your favorite all-time tag team?
ReplyDeleteRockers,Hart Fondation,and E & C
2. What has been the best tag match you've seen in the last year?
Really cant recall but Im sure it involved Miz and Morrison
3. Could a six-man title work nowadays?
No lets focus on tag teams first...well maybe in Chikara
4. Is the "enemies winning the Tag Titles" angle played out?
Not if they do something similar to Candido and Storm in ECW
5. If you could take anyone in wrestling today and create your own "Smackdown Six" to build a program around, who would it be?
Claudio Castignoli,CM Punk,Bryan Danielson,Austin Aries,Samoa Joe,Chris Sabin
1. I loved the ECW Dudley Boys. They weren't the best wrestlers, but they were very entertaining to watch.
ReplyDelete2. No clue.
3. Probably not.
4. Not at all. It seems like it has been a while since this last happened.
5. Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, Christian, Lance Cade, Christopher Daniels .
1. What is your favorite all-time tag team?
ReplyDelete-The Rockers. First real "exciting" tag team I ever saw, and they really paved the road for teams like Edge and Christian, the Hardys and the Motor City Machine Guns, who took the Rockers/R&R Express/etc. formula from the U.S. and combined it with Japanese/Mexican influences.
2. What has been the best tag match you've seen in the last year?
-Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Shingo & BxB Hulk from ROH Supercard of Honor III. Honorable mention goes to Steen & Generico vs MCMGs and Bryan Danielson/Austin Aries vs. Jimmy Jacobs/Tyler Black, both of which I saw live at ROH shows last year.
3. Could a six-man title work nowadays?
-I don't think so, but with stuff like CHIKARA's King of Trios (anxiously awaiting DVDs!!!) and a lot of the Dragon Gate stuff, trios wrestling is far from dead. Also, main event six mans on Raw and SD are generally really good.
4. Is the "enemies winning the Tag Titles" angle played out?
-Depending on how its done. When they did the Matt Hardy/MVP angle on SD a couple years ago, it worked except for the fact that they were unceremoniously jobbed to Kane and Taker in non-title matches, then Matt got hurt and the feud got put on hiatus for six months.
5. If you could take anyone in wrestling today and create your own "Smackdown Six" to build a program around, who would it be?
-Bryan Danielson, William Regal, El Generico, Edge, KENTA, Alex Shelley
1. What is your favorite all-time tag team?
ReplyDeleteIt would be too easy to say the Road Warriors, but I only really saw them after their real heyday in the NWA in the 80s. So my answer is Edge and Christian. Great comedic heel workers, and they're two of my favorites now that they're singles workers as well.
2. What has been the best tag match you've seen in the last year?
Claudio Castignioli, Bryan Danielson and Dave Taylor vs. Eddie Kingston, Grizzly Redwood and Brodie Lee at Chikara King of Trios night one.
3. Could a six-man title work nowadays?
In Chikara, yes. In the WWE or TNA? Only if they learned how to manage their rosters instead of being lazy and future endeavoring everyone who doesn't get over right away. This goes double for the WWE, since they have THREE FUCKING BRANDS that they could feature a trios belt.
4. Is the "enemies winning the Tag Titles" angle played out?
It was great for Austin and Michaels back in the day given the circumstances. Every time since then, it's been played.
5. If you could take anyone in wrestling today and create your own "Smackdown Six" to build a program around, who would it be?
Tyson Kidd and DH Smith (heel) vs. Evan Bourne and Bryan Danielson (face) vs. CM Punk and Colt Cabana (tweener)