Sunday, August 2, 2009

WWE Should Develop: Part II - Tag Team Edition

Cryme Tyme has finally been given the push that most tag teams dream of, a title opportunity for tag team gold - but not just any tag team gold - it will be for the Unified Tag Team Championships at Summerslam.

Cryme Tyme qualified against The Hart Dynasty in a #1 Conteder's Match for the right to face Chris Jericho and The Big Show at Summerslam. The two facing each other is really not a big surprise seeing as there is only three tag teams - the other being Rhodes and DiBiase.

This was surprisingly a decent match, even if Tyson and Davy were afraid to mix it up with Gaspard in the ring.

The most impressive feat was from JTG picking up the win with what he calls "The Shout-Out" - Diving Corkscrew Neckbreaker.

This wouldn't be Cryme Tyme's first title match: they once contended for the World Tag Team Titles at Unforgiven 2008 against Rhodes and DiBiase; yet, they have never won gold.

The team that Cryme Tyme will be facing is Chris Jericho, the Greatest in the World Today, and The Big Show, the World's Largest Athlete - combined, they have held 40 WWE Titles, and frankly, it would be a major upset if Cryme Tyme steals a win at Summerslam.

As for the team of Jericho and Show, it's no Edge but you cannot deny that Big Show is one tag team partner that can eliminate the competition. As for their entrance theme: it's really bad. It is obvious that WWE is trying to recreate the Rated-RKO feel of mixing entrance music - but it's not working.

Best of luck to Cryme Tyme in the most important match of their lives.

Hart Dynasty, there is no pop in the crowd for these guys. What should be a continuation to the Hart Family Legacy is slowly turning into a disaster. Tyson Kid on ECW was considered to be getting the push after he broke DJ Gabriel's undefeated streak and continued as the undefeated one. But during a regular match with Finlay, when D.H. Smith returned after a year at FCW - the WWE Universe got to see The Hart Attack utilized against Finlay. Yet, that was it, the move was only used once! That finisher was first done by Natalya's father - Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and her uncle Bret "The Hitman" Hart. What the Hart Dynasty needs is more wins, a better entrance into the ring, more interfering, more smack talk, and reasons to hate them because they are heels - not be annoyed by them. The biggest mistake was drafting Hart Dynasty over to Smackdown - they needed more time to develop in a smaller environment.

NEW TAG TEAMS MUST BE FORMED!

On ECW, it's pretty clear that Vladimir and Ezekiel will be forming a new tag team. It's a case of who's better than who - as for two weeks now - both Kozlov and Jackson have tried to show off their devastating finishing moves on pathetic little jobbers. Both men are intimidating and both have scored outmatched victories for several weeks on ECW. It'll only be a matter of time before Kozlov and Jackson start combining the Ura-nage and The Iron Curtain to become a dominating force in Sports Entertainment. This strange combination of countries is similar to Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik, which the two did capture the WWE Tag Team titles at the first Wrestlemania in 1985. Kozlov and Jackson would work well together - but first they have to prove that they can coincide in the ring together.

With Chris Masters resigning back with the WWE, it's time that he capture his first WWE Title, and what better than the Unified Tag Team Titles? And what can be even better than "The Masterpiece" teaming up with "The All-American-American" Jack Swagger. Imagine the combination of rendering an opponent unconscious with the Master Lock and then being destroyed with The Gut-Wrench Powerbomb! The duo would be a mixture of physical brawn and technical perfection. The two are arrogant in their abilities, just like Jericho and Show are in their credibility.

Tomorrow night on RAW, Triple H will be taking on Rhodes and DiBiase in a 2-on-1 Handicapped match, but it may be a set up for the return of "The Heart-Break Kid" Shawn Michaels. While Randy Orton takes on John Cena for the WWE Title at Summerslam - the rest of Legacy may have their hands full with the reformation of D-Generation X. In numerous Summerslam ads, it features Shawn Michaels - and it does seem like that time for Michaels to return from hiatus and be a part of the Biggest Party of the Summer.

The WWE is desparetely trying to make Summerslam into the next Wrestlemania with FanAxxess and all that jazz, but a night with DX would really boost up ppv sales. The last time DX headlined a pay-per-view was at New Year's Revolution 2007. Strangely, DX's popularity and recognition as one of the Greatest Tag Teams comes as a shock seeing as they never held Tag Team gold as a unit. It is possible that DX may challenge Jericho and Show for the Unified Tag Team Titles - making it the first tag team gold that they have held together.

Prestige is once again brought back to the Tag Team Titles - being held by multi-time World Champions - it only seems fair that the opposing tag teams hold the same accolades as the current title holders.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Jackson and Kozlov would be nearly unstoppable!

Lucy said...

Wow, I'm so glad DX is coming soon!

And, about Cryme Time, I think it's ok, they deserve this shot. I was getting a bit tired of the same tag teams holding the titles..

great article, keep up the great work! :-)

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