I’m so glad this channel exists. Undertaker is the best character in the history of professional wrestling so thank you for bringing the deadman to life Mark
I’m still mind blown and so grateful to the fact that we have a TH-cam channel where The fucking Undertaker just talks about his favorite things and various stories throughout his wrestling career.
@@greghughes6098 Maven's good, not as good as the others, but he's good. I mean, I think we'd feel different if he had a more illustrious career like Mark here, or DDP.
You almost need to do a Mt. Rushmore of heel and babyface teams. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I remember watching wresting when being a tag specialist was a "thing" and having the tag titles was equivalent to having the world heavyweight title, regardless of the promotion (WWF, WCW, AWA, etc.). I enjoyed so many tag teams. You had Hart Foundation, Brain Busters (Arn and Tully), Natural Disasters, LOD/Road Warriors, Demolition, Rockers, Midnight Express, Rock 'n' Roll Express, Killer Bees, British Bulldogs, Fabulous Rougeaus, Nasty Boys, Bundy & Studd, Wild Somoans, Bushwackers, and the Steiner Brothers. You had later teams trying to keep tag teams alive like T&A, E&C, New Age Outlaws, Outsiders, the Hardys, but it was never like the 80s and early 90s, imo.
I totally agree, though I understand why. Once you got into the attitude era, the story lines exploded more than before, so it was less about the competition. It's hard to tell good stories about 4 dudes instead of 2. The stables were the only way to do it, like the ministry of darkness (or corporate ministry). D-X, The Brood. I would say, the Hardys, Edge and Christian, and the Dudely Boys did come close to bringing it back.
Dudleys, for their longevity. Rick and Scotty Steiner. All the power of the LOD, but Scott's athleticism was next level. Young Scott did some crazy stuff. Midnight Express. They made double team work cool. Road Warriors. Nuff said. Honorable mentions: Doc and Terry Gordy, Hardy Boys, FTR, Hart Foundation
I love this channel. I'm so glad I still get taker in my life. Love you Mark - Don't ever leave us. 1) LOD Road Warriors - Can't argue that. WHAT A RUSH!!!! 2) Stiner Brothers - God they were amazing to watch. The Frankensteiner is still one of the coolest moves of all time. 3) Brothers of Destruction - Lets be honest they are the most intimidating tag of all time. Love them both! 4) Hardy Boys - Brood and Dudleys could go here too but for me Hardy Boys are the best and always relevant!
I'm so glad you put the Midnight Express on your list. For the new school fans, you've got to tell the story of the tag team match you had against the Road Warriors with Danny Spivey. It's one of my favorite wrestling inside stories.
I can't do the Mt Rushmore thing, but I can say which teams I liked. British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation, Fabulous Freebirds, Brainbusters (Arn & Tully), Rock n Roll Express, Steiner Brothers, The Road Warriors and a special mention to Harlem Heat and Hollywood Blondes (who really had to scratch their way to the top against well-established talent).
My Mt Rushmore (from watching wrestling, and being a fan) is (in no particular order): The Dudley Boyz Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson (Four Horsemen) Road Dogg and Billy Gunn (DX/New Age Outlaws) The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)
4) Hart Foundation - The blueprint for teams with specialized roles. Bret was the speedy one with the technical skill while Neidhart was the powerhouse. (I, too, went back and forth on this spot.) 3) Rock 'n' Roll Express. They epitomized the high energy teams and proved that you didn't have to be the biggest dogs in the fight. There's no Kendrik and London without the Hardy Boys who don't exist without the (Midnight) Rockers who in turn don't exist without the Rock 'n' Roll Express. 2) Dudley Boyz. I don't think I ever saw a bad Dudleyz match. They've been there, done that. And when they reformed, they went around and did it again. 1)Road Warriors. No explanation needed.
The Undertaker as a Gimmick/Character brought a joy to my childhood that I honestly don't think anything else ever equalled out to. The fact that Kane and Taker are not listed here as the Brothers of Destruction just goes to show his own humility. Kane and Taker as a tag team were absolutely unstoppable. I definitely agree with LOD and Midnight not sure how I feel about Rock n Roll but they were great. Brainbusters I saw mentioned and yeah that's another great tag team. There's also the Rock and Sock connection which as a tag team maybe not so great but I will say that they were probably one of the most entertaining! Glad you're doing this for us Mark, love getting to hear your thoughts on some of the bigger questions in WWE
The Road Warriors are definitely my all time favorite, and Jay and Mark Briscoe are my favorite in recent memory. I also have to put The Hart Foundation on here as well. Despite their differences in wrestling styles, Bret Hart and The Anvil worked so darn well together.
Summed it up perfectly with the road warrior pop. Doesn't matter what organization they were in what country they were in belts or not no one had a bigger pop everytime the music hit.
Demolition- their gimmick was fantastic, their teamwork was incredible, their music was heart-pounding and they, unlike the Legion of Doom, were willing to sell. Legion of Doom- everything Mark said. The Dudley Boyz- oozed charisma and lifted the roof off the place, awesome teamwork, plus they introduced tables as a weapon. The Hardy Boys- music was amazing, incredible teamwork and synchronicity, ridiculously good aerial work and worked the crowd like magicians.
The Hardys blew me away when I first saw them. I had kinda checked out during the early 90's, and my buddies convinced me to check it out again as the Attitude era was in full swing, and I saw them come out, and was just amazed. I hadn't really watched much Japanese or Mexican wrestling at the time, so I wasn't used to seeing that kind of agility. I mean, my favorite tag team before them was Natural Disasters. So imagine going from THAT to Matt and Jeff's high-flying, death defying, insane gymnastics. I was hooked. Such a big fan. I really hope Jeff is doing ok, he scared me pretty bad last year with all the substance abuse issues. The guy was my HERO for over a decade, and I just worry that I'm gonna open up the newspaper and see that he wrapped his car around a tree or something. I can't imagine the kind of chronic pain those dudes must deal with, with ALL those moonsaults, flying leg drops, senton bombs off the top rope, etc. These guys LITERALLY break their backs for us. The Hardy's rivalry with Edge and Christian produced, for my money, the BEST stuff the attitude era had to offer. Legendary.
The Hardys are virtually responsible for the shit state wrestling is in, because they started all that circus stunt shit, no selling, just stringing one stupid stunt move after another without any logic whatsoever.
The Hardy Boyz, & Brothers Of Destruction just thinking of a couple teams off the top. Basically tag teams from the Attitude Era for me. American Badass Taker early 2000s is one of my favorite characters ever. You're the best Taker! Keep On Rollin ✊
Little late to the party here. I grew up watching during Attitude Era onward so my list is quite different. 4. Brothers of Destruction: As a kid seeing You and Kane together you two seemed like a pure force of nature. Two monsters who once hated each other working together. The only thing scarier than the Undertaker, is Undertaker and Kane. 3. The Hardy Boyz: They were the reason why my younger brother and I were doing flips off my bunk bed onto our pillows. Young charismatic and talented doing things I never seen before until that time. Sacrificing their bodies to tell a story always kept me on the edge of my seat. 2. Dudley Boyz: Having that ECW edge made them stand out so much. You just KNEW someone was being put through a table when they came out. Not only could they wrestle but they had some of the best lines that got over. Hearing stadiums yell "D'VON GET THE TABLES!" & "WAZUPPP" always will be engraved in my mind when I think of those two. Their feud with A.P.A along with their TLC matches make them the most hardcore tag team ever in my book. 1 D-X: XPac, the energetic firecracker. Road Dogg and Billy Gunn both loaded with Charisma, Chyna the 7th wonder of the world. HBK and Hunter two of the best to ever step in the squared circle. Together was pure Magic. The bad guys you rooted for. They had an entire generation of young boys myself included for getting in trouble at school for crotch chopping. Seeing them piss off Vince will always be comedy gold once you heard "Are you Ready?" You knew you were in for a show.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, the hart foundation, demolition, the rockers and the british bulldogs were our favs. the killer bees and the rougeaus matches were always fun to watch. Most outrageous tag team up. roddy piper, snuka and the bushwahckers 😁
I honestly feel there should a Mt Rushmore for each era of Wrestling. There’s been so many incredible tag teams in the past 60+(?!) years. Great choices btw Can’t argue. I can only imagine how tough a top 3 is to nail down. 🤘
Really enjoying these Mount Rushmore lists, 'Taker. Considering the amount of good names you have to leave on these small lists, it'd be cool to one day see a Top 5 or Top 10 style list. It's so interesting hearing you talk about so many awesome talents from the past....to be able to elaborate further into the wrestling history books would be fantastic! Loving the new channel, Deadman. Keep up the great work 👍
#4 the bushwackers #3 demolition #2road warriors #1 the rockers My list was picked by which teams entertained me the most as a lil kid in the 80's and the rockers were just so full of energy and excitement that got me flying off the back of my couch at the end of the match.
So tough to limit it to four teams, but Taker makes a great list here. Hard to argue any of those teams. Of course we also think of the Hart Foundation, Demolition, Steiners, Dudley Boys, E & C, British Bulldogs and others. Here’s my Mount Rushmore. 4) High Energy 3) Dream Team 2) Destruction Crew 1) Can Am connection
I'm an 80's kid but i loved to discover older stuff so Midnight and Rock n' Roll express deserves to be there. Road Warriors are a no brainer at no 1. Tully and Arn were great but the Hart Fundation deserves the last spot. Huge Bret Hart fan here. Continue your good work sir. From Quebec, Canada
Pretty much my list too. I think that the Midnights-Version with Dennis is more important in the overall scheme of things so I'd put that on mine, despite personally liking the Version with Stan a bit more. No knock on Dennis, both Versions are awesome. The rest, yeah, totally agree.
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard are the gold standard of heel tag teams, and the Rock and Roll Express was always fun to watch because they had the babyface formula mastered like no other. My Mount Rushmore of tag teams is: 4. Rock and Roll Express 3. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2. Dudley Boyz 1. Legion of Doom- The Road Warriors
The Undertaker!! I just want to say you are an icon, you are my favorite professional wrestler of all-time, and I appreciate, respect, and thank you for all you have done and continue to do in your legendary career. I am so glad this channel exists and I look forward to watching every video! My Mount Rushmore/Top Tag Teams of All-Time: 1. The Road Warriors/ The Legion of Doom Animal & Hawk I remember watching pro wrestling as a kid for the first time in the 80s and I remember watching them and thinking “WOW! I’ve never seen anything like them or anything like this before!” with their brutal and powerful style intimidating promos, spiked shoulder pads, face paint, thunderous intro, and they steamrolled over everyone they faced in the AWA, NWA, NJPW, WWE, in the U.S., and Japan with a quickness and the fact that they have captured so many tag team titles in so many different promotions leading to the Hall of Fame concludes for me in my honest and humble opinion: they are the very best and most dominant tag team ever and my all-time favorite tag team. 2. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson I think for me as a wrestling fan this was one of the first tag teams I saw when I started watching pro wrestling as a kid. I watched their Hall of Fame video and one of the things that was said about this dynamic, energetic, and extremely talented duo is that they were a constant, they have amazing chemistry together, and it’s all true. I mean they are both pioneers, one of the most influential tag teams of all-time, and have such a long list of classic matches with so many other epic tag teams! Absolutely worthy of a spot on any best/favorite tag team list. 3. The Midnight Express “Sweet” Stan Lane “Beautiful” Bobby with Jim Cornette What a trio! I mean when I hear that epic theme song I know I’m in for a quality tag team match! Watching Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton perform is like sitting down and getting ready to enjoy a meal in a 5-star restaurant. The battles they had with so many talented teams, championships won out of the different but consistently talented versions, and the scathing promos from Jim Cornette made me a fan of all of them instantly. 4. The Hart Foundation Bret “The Hitman” Hart Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart with “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart A perfectly balanced team with the technical proficiency of Bret Hart and the powerhouse style of Jim Neidhart they truly had a great chemistry as a team which led to many great matches with a fantastic variety of tag teams, tremendous success with two tag team championships, and entry into the Hall of Fame. So many more tag teams I want to mention and add to the list - I appreciate and respect them all. The 80s and 90s for me will always be my favorite era of professional wrestling because it was my introduction to some of my favorite pro wrestlers of all-time and the fact that I was able to witness so many wonderful matches makes me very happy and thankful I was able to experience it all and rewatch it now and always.
Man, I kept going back and forth with Hart Foundation. Like I didn't grow up with them, so my connection is purely through going back and watching stuff from the past... so it's like, do I go with teams I grew up with or teams that have stood the test of time? In the end, I went with WGTT over Hart Foundation, but sorta grudgingly so.
@@peterjones2834 watch out, we have an entitled dick over here. Let's all stop to listen to his opinions on what other people like. Go ahead, stranger on the internet, tell us more about what we should or should not like.
First off. I want to thank you for everything you have given us all over the years!! It is ALWAYS a treat to see you in action. I only have one swap out. You and Kane bumping the midnite express.
Taker I think forgot his own team or he's the most humble wrestler ever probably both true. Brothers of Destruction 2 living legends who legitimately could beat them nobody. They had it all size quickness toughness so over they knew each others movesets etc etc.
Those were all amazing tag teams. It's hard to pick just 4 teams. The Dudleys, The Hart Foundation, and the British Bulldogs come to my mind. I would also put Edge and Christian right up there also.
it’s a case of where you draw the line as you could put a classic era and a newer era and Attitude Era list and come up with equally great team…he just chose the ones that innovated and are still remembered fondly by all
Major props to Undertaker for selecting these four teams. Horseman and the 80s version of the Midnights were my favorite all time teams. Horsemen came to the WWF for a brief stint as the Brainbusters before Double A returned to WCW, we all know what happened to Tully. Bobby and Stan never came to WWF/E but Jimmy C did to form the Midnights with Bart Gunn and Bob Holly, that just wasnt the same. Rock and Roll were 9X NWA world tag champs but never won in it WWF/E. LOD was a shocker when they left WCW for WWE. Only 1 time WCW tag champs, but it was said they were so over they didnt need the belts. 2X WWE tag champs. I think all these teams had longevity on their side. Now WWE slaps two guys together and calls it a tag team, yet they each come down to their own music, dont dress the same, dont have a tag team finishing move, just each does their finisher in succession. Honorable mention to Demolition, Fabulous Freebirds, Megapowers, Rock and Sock Connection, Doom, Hart Foundation, Edge and Christion, Von Erichs, Briscos, Koloffs.
I actually agree with Taker on all four. Just goes to show that the 80s was the Golden Age of tag team wrestling. Tully and Arn Midnight Express Rock 'n' Roll Express Road Warriors Then, you're leaving out the Steiner Brothers, Demolition, the Hart Foundation, the British Bulldogs, the Freebirds, Harlem Heat, Doom, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez, Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda, Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik. Man, what an era.
That’s a great Mount Rushmore of tag teams! My Mount Rushmore of tag teams would be: 4. Demolition 3. British Bulldogs 2. Steiner Brothers 1. Legion of Doom
Thank you for doing this channel! So much respect for the work you’ve done, and I enjoy hearing your perspectives! I don’t watch wrestling much any more, but I’m still a huge fan of the history of professional wrestling (80’s to the present)
My Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams would be The Hart Foundation, The Rockers, Harlem Heat, and the Steiner Bros. It’s really tough though. So many great teams out there.
@@CatVisionTM Thanks! Yeah. It is really tough. If I had to throw 4 more on there, I would put the Road Warriors, The Outsiders, The Hardy Boyz, and Edge and Christian. Still more great ones even after those.
@@gametourny4ever627more solid picks. I added my list above but if I could pick four more to add to it I’d say Steiners, British Bulldogs, Rockers, and maybe something unexpected like Rock and Sock connection lol. Basically the teams I was always excited to see wrestle because I thought they were good or just plain entertaining
Two lists that Taker has named Jim Cornette in his mt rush of greatest evers. Theres a reason he's AEW's biggest heel, despite never having worked there. GOAT.
My problem with Jim Cornette is that he just makes all his money trashing the wrestling business now rather than lifting it up. Theres also the fact that when it comes to his actual roles on a creative/production level, nothing ever seems to be his fault, no matter what happens. If he knows so much about wrestling, why has he never been able to hold a job in a major wrestling company? Maybe he was great in his time at being a manager, but as a man he is hard to respect. Even if me and him agree that The Elite are overrated garbage, that is just a clock being right twice a day as far as he is concerned.
@@knightshousegames Cornette worked 30+ years in the business and the only reason he doesn't anymore is because he doesn't have to and doesn't want to. He's on many people's Mt. Rushmore of managers and if you actually know the history of the business you would know that he is an encyclopedia of knowledge and is right on his predictions and analysis most of the time.
@@jasonbink5276 History? Sure, lets go through that. When did he work at WWF? Oh right, during their bad years when the company almost went out of business. Then he went over to WCW....where it DID go out of business. And suddenly WWF got way better. Then of course there was his run with ROH, where he shows up in 2009 and within a year and a half basically all of their good talent is somehow miraculously in WWE, and the company is in the toilet. Oh but what about his run in OVW? Oh yeah, he somehow managed to be successful in a tiny southern territory (some of the easiest crowds in the world), while being handed a whole generation of future legends like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and Dave Bautista by WWE. Good for him. Seems like trouble follows him around, and yet it's somehow never his fault. If he knows so much, why does that keep happening? Other guys from his era still work in the business, or at the very least try to uplift it like Undertaker does from the outside. It's guys like him and Bishoff who think they know more than they actually do who need to sit on the outside and say "It would all be working better if I was in charge!" despite all evidence to the contrary.
My favourite Tag Team is Hart Foundation, Rockers, Legion of Doom and Demolition. Thank You Mark, you are a nice guy, I remember the first time I see you in the Survivor Series of 1990, you were amazing. Saludos desde España 😊
Great list Taker! I was an early 90's WWF generation super fan. Watched you bump with The Ultimate Warrior at a house show in my home town. My greatest memory from my childhood. My list as follows 4. Mankind & The Rock - 2 absolute A tier showman. 3. The Rockers - Shawn and Marty nuff said. 2. The Hart Foundation - Brett is one of the greatest to have EVER entered the ring. 1. The Legion of Doom - Hawk & Animal are the entire reason I got into wrestling.
I 100 percent agree with this list. I started watching wrestling in 1980 and i will say The R&R Express and The Midnight Express feuds were and still are the greatest feuds ever. Actually the R&R Express, Midnight Express, The Russians, and The 4Horsemen had some great feuds in the 80s.
The Rock n Roll Express had bigger pops than the Legion of Doom and would sell out huge stadiums. Their only weakness was Dusty Rhodes as booker and he wasn't too keen on having a young tag team steal all the face heat
@@natebaxter9551 I always liked Condrey more than Lane (who I thought was fantastic in the Fabulous Ones) just because his look and psychology fit the chicken shit heel tag team more
Honestly….you listed some great choices. They wouldn’t all be my top four, but there’s a case to be made for every one of your choices. This was clearly well thought out by you. My “ off the top of my head” list (in no particular order) would be British Bulldogs, Midnight Express, Road Warriors, Tully and Arn. So….quite similar to yours. Having said that, there’s a lot of phenomenal teams….especially from the 80’s and early 90’s
Totally approve the 'Taker's list. I have the same list. It's hard to leave off teams like the Hart Foundation, the Bulldogs, Demolition, Steiners, Harlem Heat, the Dudley's and the Fabs but 'Taker's list is on spot.
Taker! I know you hear this everywhere you go, but I want to say it myself and from the heart! "Thank You, Taker!!!" Your top four tag teams are spot on. I started watching Pro Wrestling in the mid-seventies and absolutely loved the sport. My favorite four were: The Road Warriors, The original Hart Foundation w/Brett and Jim, Tully and Arn, and The Soul Patrol (Johnson and Atlas).
It’s definitely a lot of great tag teams throughout history and those are FANTASTIC choices made! I agree with your #1 100% Road Warriors/LOD are top spot here are the rest for me: 2. Steiner Brothers 3. Hart Foundation 4. Harlem Heat
The list is solid and it's probably what I would've gone with. I just think that with the Midnight Express, we should differentiate between the Midnight with Dennis Condrey and the Midnight with Stan Lane.
The Undertaker without a doubt is responsible for giving so many people confidence within their own personality and being ok with being different then the norm. Not only in wrestling but in life. Thank you Mark!!
Great list, and you could flip out 2-4 all day, but The Road Warriors are the undisputed greatest tag team ever, hands down. They held every world title, including the big 3 (NWA, AWA, WWF), and at one point, were the #1 rated team in PWI over all the world champions, and they were holding the Georgia National Belts!!! I was so lucky to be watching wrestling when they came into the business, they changed everything!!!
1. Legion of Doom 2. Dudley Boys 3. Midnight Express 4. Hart Foundation This list was difficult, and it could always change. I might have the Dudley's up higher than they should be, but it's hard to deny that anywhere they went they won gold, very much like LoD but they didn't get the LoD pop.
@@fireinthesky3379I agree 💯 percent. He protected his gimmick for around 30 years. Jim Cornette and Bobby Heenan don't get enough credit as managers. Paul Heyman is another good manager also especially when it came to promos.
@@MarcoNegrisEyeYou're right about Jim Cornette and Dutch!! They are both really good especially WSI. The 3 I mentioned started recently and are gaining serious traction when it comes to subscribers. If I did top 5 Dutch and Jim would definitely be in top 5.
@@Tim82ATW I only realised afterwards that you probably were speaking from a personal opinion so apologies 😂 I have been enjoying Maven and Stevie Richards in particular too. For me Cornette is still the Don.
Honestly this would be my exact MT Rushmore. Those four are the absolute best but if I did a backside to that MT Rushmore it’d be The British Bulldogs, The Hardy Boys, The Hart Foundation, & The USOs. Oh and honorable mention has to be Brody & Hansen.
So so hard to narrow down to just 4. It gave me a migraine trying to narrow this down but I’m going 1. The Hart Foundation 2. The British Bulldogs 3. The Legion of Doom and 4. Edge and Christian. So hard for me to leave off teams like Demolition, The Hardy’s, rock and roll and midnight express , the Steiners, the Varsity club and so many other greats.
My Tag Team Mount Rushmore is as follows: 1. Undertaker's & Kane, Brothers Of Destruction (How can you not include them?) 2. Hart Foundation 3. The Legion Of Doom 4. Demotlion
After a career of staying in character out of respect for the business, it’s so good to finally get to know you!! You sir on the Mt. Rushmore of the all time best.
I definitely agree with your number 1 pick. I can go along with the rest too. After hearing what you picked for all 4 teams, I don't think I'd change it.
Yeah I'm happy midnight made the list. Being from the UK I would've loved to have seen the bulldogs as well, bit there's been so many great tag teams over the years
Man....Mark/ Taker...you will never see this but from the bottom of my heart...you are the best...I grew up watching and at 40 have had a few faves over the years in that business but outside of Stone Cold nobody even came close to you. I hope you know that and thank you for everything you put in all those years
Your Top 4 Tag Teams: Blanchard & Anderson worked very well together, agreed. Nice choice with Midnight Express. Digging Rock 'n' Roll Express as #2. You're number 1 being Legion Of Doom has a great pop even without the show being viewed. My Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams.....I would choose: #4 - Legion Of Doom #3 - Shawn Michael's & Trple H (just the comedy along with them working great together) #2 - Brother's Of Destruction (not because Mark was in it but because as stated on Six Feet Under, if they would of staid together, no one would've beat them) #1 - The Hardy's (Jeff & Matt could do all the high flying and their tightness for years was just so tight).
Taker went old school with his picks, and NWA heavy. It's obvious he takes it seriously and takes his time putting thought into it. Personally, my Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams are the Road Warriors, the Dudleys, the Rock N Roll Express, and the Wild Samoans. Had to go with teams that spent most of their careers together and won numerous tag titles. Honorable mentions: Demolition Hart Foundation Midnight Express Steiner Brothers Harlem Heat New Age Outlaws Hardy Boys Edge and Christian New Day
Legion of Doom, Dudleys, Rock N Roll Express, and Wild Samoans were my top 4 as well and I agree with most of those Honorable Mentions as well like especially Steiners, Harlem Heat, New Day, and Hart Foundation - and can't forget Usos.
Cool to see Wild Samoans in your top 4. I think Dudleys are overrated because while they won many championships, they were a gimmick with the tables and couldn't wrestle like the classic teams or even more modern ones like Edge/Christian, Hardys, New Day, Usos.
I gotta say for someone who was there in KC and saw Ric Flair win his first World Title and became a huge fan of wrestling afterwards, this is a very hard list to come up with cause it comes down to success, longevity and frankly your person favorites. So I have two that the Undertaker picked on my list as well. 4: The Steiner Brothers 3: Midnight Express 2: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard 1: The Dudley Boys
These tag teams, which got their start in the NWA territories, were a little before my time. While I am definitely aware of all of them, I never really got to see any of them in their hay-day. I'd love to see a longer discussion comparing them to the 90s era WWF tag teams like Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boys, The Dudley Boys, and the Acolytes.
I'm glad Taker shouts out to the guys he came up with, tag team wrestling was a way bigger draw in the 80's and 90's than it has been recently. But I think tag team wrestling hit its stride in the early and mid 2000's: Edge and Christian The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray and D-Von) The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy) Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Lawler) Test and Albert The Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane) The Newage Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dawg) APA ( Bradshaw and Ron Simmons) The Worlds Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr.) MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury)
Demolition has always been my favorite... but the Hart Foundation and Dudley Boys are up there too. I respect the 4 you chose and agree with #1, but man... a top 4 is tough.
I'm old school when it comes to tag teams. I feel the best tag teams came from the 80s when tag teams were at their best. My Mount Rushmore starts off with The Killer Bees. Their high-flying team work was phenomenal and ahead of its time in the 80s. Next would have to be The British Bulldogs. When they were at their peak they were unstoppable and it was awesome to watch. In second place has to be The Hart Foundation. Jim and Bret with Jimmy Hart, especially when they were heels, was and is to this day one of the greatest tag teams ever. They worked as one without ever having to say a word to each other. It was beautiful. And my number one, and this just my personal opinion, I'm sure others may disagree, but my all time favorite tag team will always be Demolition. When they came to the ring they were intimidating as hell, and when the bell rang they completely pummeled their opponents. It was both shocking and awesome to watch. Some say they were Road Warriors knock-off, but I disagree. They were their own thing, and they made a name for themselves as one of the greatest tag teams ever. They loved chaos and destruction and it showed in every one of their matches. As a personal addition if I was allowed to add a fifth team or a runner up, I would give it to the New Age Outlaws. They were the tag team you loved to hate because they were so good at making you hate them, but so good at holding on to the Tag Team Championship belts that you had to love them. If I had a Time Machine and could transport one team back to the 80s to compete with the best tag teams ever it would be the New Age Outlaws. I would have loved to see them compete with my Mount Rushmore of tag teams in their prime. That's my list. Not everyone may agree with it, but it's mine and I'm sticking by it.
I missed so much of the older Tag Teams yet I would call into the more modernish age with The Hardy Boys, The Dudleys, Edge/Christian and Degeneration X. But I know that these episodes were brief but so entertaining...
Edge and Christian had one of the, if not the, greatest year in tag team history winning the titles 7 times from WM 16 to WM 17. And won both of those WM matches against two of the greatest tag teams ever The Usos brought me back into wrestling, and I think have the longest reign ever. Both teams were entertaining inside and outside of the ring. My vote goes to those two. ✌️
That's an incredibly solid list of top tag teams, and I have to agree hands down the greatest tag team is the Road Warrior, Legion of Doom, Hawk & Animal. The synergy those guys had, along w/ the attitude and look, everything just meshed perfectly. For me, I have the Steiner Brothers as a close second, the Hart Foundation at three, and Harlem Heat at four.
My personal favorite growing up was Demolition. When that Music hit you knew it was on. I also enjoyed L.O.D., Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Killer Bees, Strike Force.
Thank you for doing this Mark ! Very fun and interesting to watch. My top 4 tag-teams would be 4. Brain Busters (Blanchard/Anderson) (as your choice was) 3. Money Inc. (DiBiaise/Schyster) 2. Hart Fondation (Bret Hart/Jim Neidhart) 1. Demolition (Ax/Smash)
Don't think anyone is gonna dispute the road warriors !! Nice to see Taker kicking back and being himself. I'm from Dallas and remember him "wrastlin" down here at WCCW back in the day. Pleasure to watch him all these years!!
I saw a clip of Taker wrestling under a mask going by the name Texas Red and managed by Percy Pringle(long history there) and getting destroyed by Bruiser Brody. I suppose that was part of paying his dues at the beginning of his career.
Actually 100% agree with him on this especially whilst they wrestled with the NWA. I would probably add The Fabulous Freebirds & The Fantastics, as this was when tag team wrestling was at its best.
Thanks for this channel. Hey I’m not disagreeing with any of your picks. I would’ve picked my 4 and then after seeing your 4 I thought, oh God I’m wrong. Definitely Road Warriors #1. I thought about putting in the Hart Foundation but Bret went on to bigger things. What makes your list the best is no member actually went solo and had that same impact as they did as a tag team. So I’m agreeing with your 4
I’m so glad this channel exists. Undertaker is the best character in the history of professional wrestling so thank you for bringing the deadman to life Mark
I’m glad too brother. So glad. I was hoping this would be a reality tbh
Definitely!!! WSI, Maven, and Stevie Richards are also good.
Man my childhood coming full circle
I’m still mind blown and so grateful to the fact that we have a TH-cam channel where The fucking Undertaker just talks about his favorite things and various stories throughout his wrestling career.
@Tim82ATW who's WSI? I watch Mavens channel and this one, but I never heard of WSI. What does it stand for?
I love that Mark Calaway can be himself and reflect on his career that made so many fans. Keep it up Taker!
It wasn't easy for him to break Kayfabe. I'm sure he still struggles with it.
@@mander40101some people struggle to accept it too 😂
It makes me so happy to see wrestlers like him, Maven, Stevie Richard’s, ddp, etc,. On TH-cam telling their stories
The concept has officially jumped the shark with Maven. There is a limit to giving a shit
@@greghughes6098what do you mean buddy?
@@greghughes6098 Maven's good, not as good as the others, but he's good. I mean, I think we'd feel different if he had a more illustrious career like Mark here, or DDP.
You almost need to do a Mt. Rushmore of heel and babyface teams. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I remember watching wresting when being a tag specialist was a "thing" and having the tag titles was equivalent to having the world heavyweight title, regardless of the promotion (WWF, WCW, AWA, etc.). I enjoyed so many tag teams. You had Hart Foundation, Brain Busters (Arn and Tully), Natural Disasters, LOD/Road Warriors, Demolition, Rockers, Midnight Express, Rock 'n' Roll Express, Killer Bees, British Bulldogs, Fabulous Rougeaus, Nasty Boys, Bundy & Studd, Wild Somoans, Bushwackers, and the Steiner Brothers. You had later teams trying to keep tag teams alive like T&A, E&C, New Age Outlaws, Outsiders, the Hardys, but it was never like the 80s and early 90s, imo.
I totally agree, though I understand why. Once you got into the attitude era, the story lines exploded more than before, so it was less about the competition. It's hard to tell good stories about 4 dudes instead of 2. The stables were the only way to do it, like the ministry of darkness (or corporate ministry). D-X, The Brood. I would say, the Hardys, Edge and Christian, and the Dudely Boys did come close to bringing it back.
The TLC matches of the attitude era were amazing
I've never met a single person that didn't like The Undertaker. Such a humble person and of course he's the " PHENOM!"
Yeah, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like awesomeness. lol.
Glad to see Mark took us back to 1980's NWA teams. Such great tag-team wrestling back then.
Its the work man. Absolutely amazing back then
Dudleys, for their longevity.
Rick and Scotty Steiner. All the power of the LOD, but Scott's athleticism was next level. Young Scott did some crazy stuff.
Midnight Express. They made double team work cool.
Road Warriors. Nuff said.
Honorable mentions: Doc and Terry Gordy, Hardy Boys, FTR, Hart Foundation
Honorable mention to Edge and Christian too
Ftr? Lol. Rockers are far better
What do you think of Harlem Heat?
I love this channel. I'm so glad I still get taker in my life. Love you Mark - Don't ever leave us.
1) LOD Road Warriors - Can't argue that. WHAT A RUSH!!!!
2) Stiner Brothers - God they were amazing to watch. The Frankensteiner is still one of the coolest moves of all time.
3) Brothers of Destruction - Lets be honest they are the most intimidating tag of all time. Love them both!
4) Hardy Boys - Brood and Dudleys could go here too but for me Hardy Boys are the best and always relevant!
I'm so glad you put the Midnight Express on your list.
For the new school fans, you've got to tell the story of the tag team match you had against the Road Warriors with Danny Spivey. It's one of my favorite wrestling inside stories.
Road Warriors.
Harlem Heat.
Hart Foundation.
Dudley Boyz.
Solid list. Honorable mentions to the original Hart Foundation with Bret and Jim, and the British Bulldogs, Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid!
Yeah you could've done just a wwe tag teams and nwa/wcw tag teams and had 2 good lists.
DEFINITELY!!!!!@@cb3648
I can't do the Mt Rushmore thing, but I can say which teams I liked. British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation, Fabulous Freebirds, Brainbusters (Arn & Tully), Rock n Roll Express, Steiner Brothers, The Road Warriors and a special mention to Harlem Heat and Hollywood Blondes (who really had to scratch their way to the top against well-established talent).
My Mt Rushmore (from watching wrestling, and being a fan) is (in no particular order):
The Dudley Boyz
Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson (Four Horsemen)
Road Dogg and Billy Gunn (DX/New Age Outlaws)
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)
Interesting you mentioned the Fab Freebirds but not the Von Erichs
I always thought there should have been a tag team with Greg Vanentine and Jim Niedheart just so you could call it “ the hammer and the anvil”
I think their styles would have meshed well too
IRS and the Undertaker DEATH AND TAXES
@@rcvideopty507 I like it m8!
Or Greg Valentine and Nikolai Volkoff could have done a big heel run as "Hammer and Sickle"
@@rcvideopty507Damn that's good. I love that.
Randomly had this channel show up in my feed. Instant subscribe. THANK YOU Taker, for all the service, all the respect!
The Bushwackers were my favorite tag team.
“WHOOAA…YAYYY!” Just priceless.
Those two were like a damn fever dream come to life lol
After so many years of entertaining us, I'm so glad just to see him kicking back and enjoying life these days. Thanks, Taker!
So much respect for all of Mark's content. He's a student/historian of the business. One of the last Kayfabe guys.
4) Hart Foundation - The blueprint for teams with specialized roles. Bret was the speedy one with the technical skill while Neidhart was the powerhouse. (I, too, went back and forth on this spot.)
3) Rock 'n' Roll Express. They epitomized the high energy teams and proved that you didn't have to be the biggest dogs in the fight. There's no Kendrik and London without the Hardy Boys who don't exist without the (Midnight) Rockers who in turn don't exist without the Rock 'n' Roll Express.
2) Dudley Boyz. I don't think I ever saw a bad Dudleyz match. They've been there, done that. And when they reformed, they went around and did it again.
1)Road Warriors. No explanation needed.
Undertaker is the perfect person for a youtube channel like this. The guy had a over 30 year long career and really did it all. The absolute GOAT.
The Undertaker as a Gimmick/Character brought a joy to my childhood that I honestly don't think anything else ever equalled out to. The fact that Kane and Taker are not listed here as the Brothers of Destruction just goes to show his own humility. Kane and Taker as a tag team were absolutely unstoppable. I definitely agree with LOD and Midnight not sure how I feel about Rock n Roll but they were great. Brainbusters I saw mentioned and yeah that's another great tag team. There's also the Rock and Sock connection which as a tag team maybe not so great but I will say that they were probably one of the most entertaining! Glad you're doing this for us Mark, love getting to hear your thoughts on some of the bigger questions in WWE
The Road Warriors are definitely my all time favorite, and Jay and Mark Briscoe are my favorite in recent memory. I also have to put The Hart Foundation on here as well. Despite their differences in wrestling styles, Bret Hart and The Anvil worked so darn well together.
Summed it up perfectly with the road warrior pop. Doesn't matter what organization they were in what country they were in belts or not no one had a bigger pop everytime the music hit.
They stunk as the legion of doom in the wrestling company that actually mattered WWF
@@EmotionsToBurn-mi8fv only because vince buried them. They still had a huge pop every time with wwf from the crowd.
@@traptnadream6995They were good before the 2000s. In the early 2000s, meh, but they weren’t in their prime anymore so understandable
@EmotionsToBurn-mi8fv Well, that's your opinion lol
The Smoking Guns, The Dudly Boys, The Rockers and the Brothers of Distruction
Demolition- their gimmick was fantastic, their teamwork was incredible, their music was heart-pounding and they, unlike the Legion of Doom, were willing to sell.
Legion of Doom- everything Mark said.
The Dudley Boyz- oozed charisma and lifted the roof off the place, awesome teamwork, plus they introduced tables as a weapon.
The Hardy Boys- music was amazing, incredible teamwork and synchronicity, ridiculously good aerial work and worked the crowd like magicians.
The Hardys blew me away when I first saw them. I had kinda checked out during the early 90's, and my buddies convinced me to check it out again as the Attitude era was in full swing, and I saw them come out, and was just amazed. I hadn't really watched much Japanese or Mexican wrestling at the time, so I wasn't used to seeing that kind of agility. I mean, my favorite tag team before them was Natural Disasters. So imagine going from THAT to Matt and Jeff's high-flying, death defying, insane gymnastics. I was hooked. Such a big fan. I really hope Jeff is doing ok, he scared me pretty bad last year with all the substance abuse issues. The guy was my HERO for over a decade, and I just worry that I'm gonna open up the newspaper and see that he wrapped his car around a tree or something. I can't imagine the kind of chronic pain those dudes must deal with, with ALL those moonsaults, flying leg drops, senton bombs off the top rope, etc. These guys LITERALLY break their backs for us. The Hardy's rivalry with Edge and Christian produced, for my money, the BEST stuff the attitude era had to offer. Legendary.
The Hardys are virtually responsible for the shit state wrestling is in, because they started all that circus stunt shit, no selling, just stringing one stupid stunt move after another without any logic whatsoever.
@@ShadowAngel18606 What, you mean how it's super-entertaining now? Yeah, fuck them.
@@Jesse_Sutton Entertaining? LOL. How old are you? 10?
Demolition with Ax & Smash only, Crush killed the vibe for me
The Hardy Boyz, & Brothers Of Destruction just thinking of a couple teams off the top. Basically tag teams from the Attitude Era for me. American Badass Taker early 2000s is one of my favorite characters ever. You're the best Taker! Keep On Rollin ✊
Brothers of destruction doesn't have tag team accomplishments.
Little late to the party here. I grew up watching during Attitude Era onward so my list is quite different.
4. Brothers of Destruction: As a kid seeing You and Kane together you two seemed like a pure force of nature. Two monsters who once hated each other working together. The only thing scarier than the Undertaker, is Undertaker and Kane.
3. The Hardy Boyz: They were the reason why my younger brother and I were doing flips off my bunk bed onto our pillows. Young charismatic and talented doing things I never seen before until that time. Sacrificing their bodies to tell a story always kept me on the edge of my seat.
2. Dudley Boyz: Having that ECW edge made them stand out so much. You just KNEW someone was being put through a table when they came out. Not only could they wrestle but they had some of the best lines that got over. Hearing stadiums yell "D'VON GET THE TABLES!" & "WAZUPPP" always will be engraved in my mind when I think of those two. Their feud with A.P.A along with their TLC matches make them the most hardcore tag team ever in my book.
1 D-X: XPac, the energetic firecracker. Road Dogg and Billy Gunn both loaded with Charisma, Chyna the 7th wonder of the world. HBK and Hunter two of the best to ever step in the squared circle. Together was pure Magic. The bad guys you rooted for. They had an entire generation of young boys myself included for getting in trouble at school for crotch chopping. Seeing them piss off Vince will always be comedy gold once you heard "Are you Ready?" You knew you were in for a show.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, the hart foundation, demolition, the rockers and the british bulldogs were our favs. the killer bees and the rougeaus matches were always fun to watch. Most outrageous tag team up. roddy piper, snuka and the bushwahckers 😁
I honestly feel there should a Mt Rushmore for each era of Wrestling. There’s been so many incredible tag teams in the past 60+(?!) years.
Great choices btw
Can’t argue. I can only imagine how tough a top 3 is to nail down.
🤘
Agree. Its honestly like that for all sports and entertainment. Each generation has its legendary talents.
Really enjoying these Mount Rushmore lists, 'Taker. Considering the amount of good names you have to leave on these small lists, it'd be cool to one day see a Top 5 or Top 10 style list. It's so interesting hearing you talk about so many awesome talents from the past....to be able to elaborate further into the wrestling history books would be fantastic!
Loving the new channel, Deadman. Keep up the great work 👍
#4 the bushwackers
#3 demolition
#2road warriors
#1 the rockers
My list was picked by which teams entertained me the most as a lil kid in the 80's and the rockers were just so full of energy and excitement that got me flying off the back of my couch at the end of the match.
So tough to limit it to four teams, but Taker makes a great list here. Hard to argue any of those teams. Of course we also think of the Hart Foundation, Demolition, Steiners, Dudley Boys, E & C, British Bulldogs and others.
Here’s my Mount Rushmore. 4) High Energy 3) Dream Team 2) Destruction Crew 1) Can Am connection
Haha, the Can-Am. Loved it when Tito joined Martel and Jesse Ventura called em the Mexi-Cam connection.
I'm an 80's kid but i loved to discover older stuff so Midnight and Rock n' Roll express deserves to be there. Road Warriors are a no brainer at no 1. Tully and Arn were great but the Hart Fundation deserves the last spot. Huge Bret Hart fan here. Continue your good work sir. From Quebec, Canada
I agree The Hart Foundation was great!
Pretty much my list too. I think that the Midnights-Version with Dennis is more important in the overall scheme of things so I'd put that on mine, despite personally liking the Version with Stan a bit more. No knock on Dennis, both Versions are awesome. The rest, yeah, totally agree.
Yeah I was thinking about Loverboy Dennis too. More so than Stan.
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard are the gold standard of heel tag teams, and the Rock and Roll Express was always fun to watch because they had the babyface formula mastered like no other. My Mount Rushmore of tag teams is:
4. Rock and Roll Express
3. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
2. Dudley Boyz
1. Legion of Doom- The Road Warriors
Dudley's I can get behind on there too
The Undertaker!!
I just want to say you are an icon, you are my favorite professional wrestler of all-time, and I appreciate, respect, and thank you for all you have done and continue to do in your legendary career.
I am so glad this channel exists and I look forward to watching every video!
My Mount Rushmore/Top Tag Teams of All-Time:
1. The Road Warriors/
The Legion of Doom
Animal & Hawk
I remember watching pro wrestling as a kid for the first time in the 80s and I remember watching them and thinking “WOW! I’ve never seen anything like them or anything like this before!” with their brutal and powerful style intimidating promos, spiked shoulder pads, face paint, thunderous intro, and they steamrolled over everyone they faced in the AWA, NWA, NJPW, WWE, in the U.S., and Japan with a quickness and the fact that they have captured so many tag team titles in so many different promotions leading to the Hall of Fame concludes for me
in my honest and humble opinion:
they are the very best and
most dominant tag team ever
and my all-time favorite tag team.
2. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
I think for me as a wrestling fan this was one of the first tag teams I saw when I started watching pro wrestling as a kid.
I watched their Hall of Fame video and one of the things that was said about this dynamic, energetic, and extremely talented duo is that they were a constant, they have amazing chemistry together, and it’s all true.
I mean they are both pioneers, one of the most influential tag teams of all-time, and have such a long list of classic matches with so many other epic tag teams!
Absolutely worthy of a spot on any best/favorite tag team list.
3. The Midnight Express
“Sweet” Stan Lane
“Beautiful” Bobby
with Jim Cornette
What a trio!
I mean when I hear that epic theme song I know I’m in for a quality tag team match!
Watching Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton perform is like sitting down and getting ready to enjoy a meal in a 5-star restaurant.
The battles they had with so many talented teams, championships won out of the different but consistently talented versions, and the scathing promos from Jim Cornette made me a fan of all of them instantly.
4. The Hart Foundation
Bret “The Hitman” Hart
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
with “The Mouth of the South”
Jimmy Hart
A perfectly balanced team with the technical proficiency of Bret Hart and the powerhouse style of Jim Neidhart they truly had a great chemistry as a team which led to many great matches with a fantastic variety of tag teams, tremendous success with two tag team championships, and entry into the Hall of Fame.
So many more tag teams I want to mention and add to the list -
I appreciate and respect them all.
The 80s and 90s for me will always be my favorite era of professional wrestling because it was my introduction to some of my favorite pro wrestlers of all-time and the fact that I was able to witness so many wonderful matches makes me very happy and thankful I was able to experience it all and rewatch it now and always.
It is so cool to hear these kind of opinions from an absolute legend.
1. Road Warriors
2. New Age Outlaws
3. Hart Foundation
4. British Bulldogs
Man, I kept going back and forth with Hart Foundation. Like I didn't grow up with them, so my connection is purely through going back and watching stuff from the past... so it's like, do I go with teams I grew up with or teams that have stood the test of time?
In the end, I went with WGTT over Hart Foundation, but sorta grudgingly so.
love the list
New age outlaws sucked. Same every time doggy get beaten up Billy comes in they didn't do any tag teams moves.
@@peterjones2834 watch out, we have an entitled dick over here. Let's all stop to listen to his opinions on what other people like. Go ahead, stranger on the internet, tell us more about what we should or should not like.
The British Bulldog v Hart Foundation was epic...I left Bulldogs off my top 4 to give homage to old school Wild Samoans.
The Steiner Brothers, The Hart Foundation, Road Warriors, Midnight Express
First off. I want to thank you for everything you have given us all over the years!! It is ALWAYS a treat to see you in action. I only have one swap out. You and Kane bumping the midnite express.
Taker I think forgot his own team or he's the most humble wrestler ever probably both true.
Brothers of Destruction 2 living legends who legitimately could beat them nobody.
They had it all size quickness toughness so over they knew each others movesets etc etc.
Here's mine:
1) Demolition
2) Hart Foundation
3) The Outsiders (Hall & Nash)
4) Nasty Boys
Those were all amazing tag teams. It's hard to pick just 4 teams. The Dudleys, The Hart Foundation, and the British Bulldogs come to my mind. I would also put Edge and Christian right up there also.
Demolition
What about the Hardy Boys?
Yeah undertaker it’s a good day to watch undertaker tell us stories and rating
The dudley boyz, Hardyz, The Road Warriors, Edge and Christian. There are so many great tag teams.
Yeah I think your list is spot on and maybe I could make the argument to implement “Harlem Heat” into one of those spots...maybe 🤔
@@kkirk1381 see they are so many, Harlem Heat is one of the best
We must be the same age
MARK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THINK.
it’s a case of where you draw the line as you could put a classic era and a newer era and Attitude Era list and come up with equally great team…he just chose the ones that innovated and are still remembered fondly by all
Major props to Undertaker for selecting these four teams. Horseman and the 80s version of the Midnights were my favorite all time teams. Horsemen came to the WWF for a brief stint as the Brainbusters before Double A returned to WCW, we all know what happened to Tully. Bobby and Stan never came to WWF/E but Jimmy C did to form the Midnights with Bart Gunn and Bob Holly, that just wasnt the same. Rock and Roll were 9X NWA world tag champs but never won in it WWF/E. LOD was a shocker when they left WCW for WWE. Only 1 time WCW tag champs, but it was said they were so over they didnt need the belts. 2X WWE tag champs. I think all these teams had longevity on their side. Now WWE slaps two guys together and calls it a tag team, yet they each come down to their own music, dont dress the same, dont have a tag team finishing move, just each does their finisher in succession. Honorable mention to Demolition, Fabulous Freebirds, Megapowers, Rock and Sock Connection, Doom, Hart Foundation, Edge and Christion, Von Erichs, Briscos, Koloffs.
Best tag team in wrestling was Anderson brothers and briscoes
I actually agree with Taker on all four. Just goes to show that the 80s was the Golden Age of tag team wrestling.
Tully and Arn
Midnight Express
Rock 'n' Roll Express
Road Warriors
Then, you're leaving out the Steiner Brothers, Demolition, the Hart Foundation, the British Bulldogs, the Freebirds, Harlem Heat, Doom, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez, Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda, Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik.
Man, what an era.
That’s a great Mount Rushmore of tag teams!
My Mount Rushmore of tag teams would be:
4. Demolition
3. British Bulldogs
2. Steiner Brothers
1. Legion of Doom
Thank you for doing this channel! So much respect for the work you’ve done, and I enjoy hearing your perspectives! I don’t watch wrestling much any more, but I’m still a huge fan of the history of professional wrestling (80’s to the present)
4) Rock N Roll Express 3) The Steiner Bros 2) Hart Foundation 1) Road Warriors 👊💯
My Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams would be The Hart Foundation, The Rockers, Harlem Heat, and the Steiner Bros. It’s really tough though. So many great teams out there.
Uhhh no
The Usos
The New Day
Miz and Morrison
The Dynamic Dudes
@@ChanT3 lol. Ok
Good list. Steiners are definitely an honorable mention for me. It’s hard to pick just four lol
@@CatVisionTM Thanks! Yeah. It is really tough. If I had to throw 4 more on there, I would put the Road Warriors, The Outsiders, The Hardy Boyz, and Edge and Christian. Still more great ones even after those.
@@gametourny4ever627more solid picks. I added my list above but if I could pick four more to add to it I’d say Steiners, British Bulldogs, Rockers, and maybe something unexpected like Rock and Sock connection lol. Basically the teams I was always excited to see wrestle because I thought they were good or just plain entertaining
Two lists that Taker has named Jim Cornette in his mt rush of greatest evers. Theres a reason he's AEW's biggest heel, despite never having worked there. GOAT.
I always love it when Cornette is put over by legends that "the elite" and other Cornette haters would kill just to have a picture with
Someone should send in to Jim and hear his response
My problem with Jim Cornette is that he just makes all his money trashing the wrestling business now rather than lifting it up.
Theres also the fact that when it comes to his actual roles on a creative/production level, nothing ever seems to be his fault, no matter what happens. If he knows so much about wrestling, why has he never been able to hold a job in a major wrestling company?
Maybe he was great in his time at being a manager, but as a man he is hard to respect. Even if me and him agree that The Elite are overrated garbage, that is just a clock being right twice a day as far as he is concerned.
@@knightshousegames Cornette worked 30+ years in the business and the only reason he doesn't anymore is because he doesn't have to and doesn't want to. He's on many people's Mt. Rushmore of managers and if you actually know the history of the business you would know that he is an encyclopedia of knowledge and is right on his predictions and analysis most of the time.
@@jasonbink5276 History? Sure, lets go through that.
When did he work at WWF? Oh right, during their bad years when the company almost went out of business.
Then he went over to WCW....where it DID go out of business. And suddenly WWF got way better.
Then of course there was his run with ROH, where he shows up in 2009 and within a year and a half basically all of their good talent is somehow miraculously in WWE, and the company is in the toilet.
Oh but what about his run in OVW? Oh yeah, he somehow managed to be successful in a tiny southern territory (some of the easiest crowds in the world), while being handed a whole generation of future legends like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and Dave Bautista by WWE. Good for him.
Seems like trouble follows him around, and yet it's somehow never his fault. If he knows so much, why does that keep happening?
Other guys from his era still work in the business, or at the very least try to uplift it like Undertaker does from the outside. It's guys like him and Bishoff who think they know more than they actually do who need to sit on the outside and say "It would all be working better if I was in charge!" despite all evidence to the contrary.
My favourite Tag Team is Hart Foundation, Rockers, Legion of Doom and Demolition. Thank You Mark, you are a nice guy, I remember the first time I see you in the Survivor Series of 1990, you were amazing. Saludos desde España 😊
Great list Taker! I was an early 90's WWF generation super fan. Watched you bump with The Ultimate Warrior at a house show in my home town. My greatest memory from my childhood.
My list as follows
4. Mankind & The Rock - 2 absolute A tier showman.
3. The Rockers - Shawn and Marty nuff said.
2. The Hart Foundation - Brett is one of the greatest to have EVER entered the ring.
1. The Legion of Doom - Hawk & Animal are the entire reason I got into wrestling.
I 100 percent agree with this list. I started watching wrestling in 1980 and i will say The R&R Express and The Midnight Express feuds were and still are the greatest feuds ever. Actually the R&R Express, Midnight Express, The Russians, and The 4Horsemen had some great feuds in the 80s.
Which Midnight Express? There was about 20 versions which is why I count them as a faction not a tag team
There were 3. The original were nothing special. The Eaton/Condrey and Eaton/Lane versions were fantastic@@HeyYallTryThis
The Rock n Roll Express had bigger pops than the Legion of Doom and would sell out huge stadiums. Their only weakness was Dusty Rhodes as booker and he wasn't too keen on having a young tag team steal all the face heat
@@natebaxter9551 I always liked Condrey more than Lane (who I thought was fantastic in the Fabulous Ones) just because his look and psychology fit the chicken shit heel tag team more
Honestly….you listed some great choices. They wouldn’t all be my top four, but there’s a case to be made for every one of your choices. This was clearly well thought out by you. My “ off the top of my head” list (in no particular order) would be British Bulldogs, Midnight Express, Road Warriors, Tully and Arn. So….quite similar to yours. Having said that, there’s a lot of phenomenal teams….especially from the 80’s and early 90’s
Totally approve the 'Taker's list. I have the same list. It's hard to leave off teams like the Hart Foundation, the Bulldogs, Demolition, Steiners, Harlem Heat, the Dudley's and the Fabs but 'Taker's list is on spot.
1. Legion of Doom
2. Demolition
3. British Bulldogs
4. Hart Foundation
Taker! I know you hear this everywhere you go, but I want to say it myself and from the heart! "Thank You, Taker!!!" Your top four tag teams are spot on. I started watching Pro Wrestling in the mid-seventies and absolutely loved the sport. My favorite four were: The Road Warriors, The original Hart Foundation w/Brett and Jim, Tully and Arn, and The Soul Patrol (Johnson and Atlas).
It’s definitely a lot of great tag teams throughout history and those are FANTASTIC choices made! I agree with your #1 100% Road Warriors/LOD are top spot here are the rest for me:
2. Steiner Brothers
3. Hart Foundation
4. Harlem Heat
The list is solid and it's probably what I would've gone with. I just think that with the Midnight Express, we should differentiate between the Midnight with Dennis Condrey and the Midnight with Stan Lane.
I think he did state which one. Eaton and Lane.
Oh definitely. Condrey was waAaay better
The Undertaker without a doubt is responsible for giving so many people confidence within their own personality and being ok with being different then the norm. Not only in wrestling but in life. Thank you Mark!!
Brothers of Destruction!!! Greatest ever - best duo in history! Keep rollin Mark! Great Channel
4 tag team Mt Rushmore-4:Nasty Boys 3:Midnight Express 2:R&R Express 1:BOD-Undertaker and Kane
Great list, and you could flip out 2-4 all day, but The Road Warriors are the undisputed greatest tag team ever, hands down. They held every world title, including the big 3 (NWA, AWA, WWF), and at one point, were the #1 rated team in PWI over all the world champions, and they were holding the Georgia National Belts!!! I was so lucky to be watching wrestling when they came into the business, they changed everything!!!
1. Legion of Doom
2. Dudley Boys
3. Midnight Express
4. Hart Foundation
This list was difficult, and it could always change. I might have the Dudley's up higher than they should be, but it's hard to deny that anywhere they went they won gold, very much like LoD but they didn't get the LoD pop.
Undertaker, Maven, and Stevie Richards are currently the top 3 YT channels when it comes to professional wrestling
i cannot believe that The Undertaker would do You Tube, imagine saying that a year ago, everyone would laugh at your face.
@@fireinthesky3379I agree 💯 percent. He protected his gimmick for around 30 years. Jim Cornette and Bobby Heenan don't get enough credit as managers. Paul Heyman is another good manager also especially when it came to promos.
How do you work that out when Jim Cornette and Dutch Mantell absolutely blitz Takers channel in terms of subscribers, views and output?? 🤔
@@MarcoNegrisEyeYou're right about Jim Cornette and Dutch!! They are both really good especially WSI. The 3 I mentioned started recently and are gaining serious traction when it comes to subscribers. If I did top 5 Dutch and Jim would definitely be in top 5.
@@Tim82ATW I only realised afterwards that you probably were speaking from a personal opinion so apologies 😂 I have been enjoying Maven and Stevie Richards in particular too. For me Cornette is still the Don.
Honestly this would be my exact MT Rushmore. Those four are the absolute best but if I did a backside to that MT Rushmore it’d be The British Bulldogs, The Hardy Boys, The Hart Foundation, & The USOs. Oh and honorable mention has to be Brody & Hansen.
Love it! 4 solid teams. My picks would be:
4) Midnight Express
3) New Age Outlaws
2) British Bulldogs
1) Demolition
So so hard to narrow down to just 4. It gave me a migraine trying to narrow this down but I’m going 1. The Hart Foundation 2. The British Bulldogs 3. The Legion of Doom and 4. Edge and Christian. So hard for me to leave off teams like Demolition, The Hardy’s, rock and roll and midnight express , the Steiners, the Varsity club and so many other greats.
I'd like to see Mark do a Mt. Rushmore of female wrestlers and maybe have the other half involved to get her reaction and reveal her list too.
My Tag Team Mount Rushmore is as follows:
1. Undertaker's & Kane, Brothers Of Destruction (How can you not include them?)
2. Hart Foundation
3. The Legion Of Doom
4. Demotlion
Exactly my same picks just in different orders 😂🤣
Great minds think alike...
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Sorry guys you need to go back and watch a lot more wrestling before making that your mount rushmore
After a career of staying in character out of respect for the business, it’s so good to finally get to know you!! You sir on the Mt. Rushmore of the all time best.
I definitely agree with your number 1 pick. I can go along with the rest too. After hearing what you picked for all 4 teams, I don't think I'd change it.
The British Bulldogs.
Tag team perfection.
Brothers of destruction #1
Me too, my other 3 are The Hardys, Usos, and DX Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
The clear respect to Jim Cornette is very nice to hear
Yeah I'm happy midnight made the list. Being from the UK I would've loved to have seen the bulldogs as well, bit there's been so many great tag teams over the years
Man....Mark/ Taker...you will never see this but from the bottom of my heart...you are the best...I grew up watching and at 40 have had a few faves over the years in that business but outside of Stone Cold nobody even came close to you. I hope you know that and thank you for everything you put in all those years
I can listen to Mark talk all day... He has a way of telling stories that is impossible to not listen to.
STEINERZ 🤟
BROTHERS of DESTRUCTION 🤟
Special mentions :
• Any team Santino/a Marella was in.
• Any team Trish Stratus was in.
Your Top 4 Tag Teams:
Blanchard & Anderson worked very well together, agreed.
Nice choice with Midnight Express.
Digging Rock 'n' Roll Express as #2.
You're number 1 being Legion Of Doom has a great pop even without the show being viewed.
My Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams.....I would choose:
#4 - Legion Of Doom
#3 - Shawn Michael's & Trple H (just the comedy along with them working great together)
#2 - Brother's Of Destruction (not because Mark was in it but because as stated on Six Feet Under, if they would of staid together, no one would've beat them)
#1 - The Hardy's (Jeff & Matt could do all the high flying and their tightness for years was just so tight).
would've* ×2
@joenobody5631 I typed quick (autocorrect took over lol). Ty though.
Billy Gunn and Road Dogg. Serious tag team talent here. Huge Pops. They just can't be left off.
When NAO came out everyone went wild.
"And if you're not down for that?" 👍😎
Lol there’s way better teams than them. Steiner Bros, Demolition, The Dudleyz, Hardy Boyz, Edge and Christian.
@@jordan2005 Boring wrestlers. New Age Outlaws get the crowd going better than anyone!
I’m going to say I 100% agree with this list
Taker went old school with his picks, and NWA heavy. It's obvious he takes it seriously and takes his time putting thought into it. Personally, my Mount Rushmore of Tag Teams are the Road Warriors, the Dudleys, the Rock N Roll Express, and the Wild Samoans. Had to go with teams that spent most of their careers together and won numerous tag titles.
Honorable mentions:
Demolition
Hart Foundation
Midnight Express
Steiner Brothers
Harlem Heat
New Age Outlaws
Hardy Boys
Edge and Christian
New Day
To add to your honorable mentions the bulldogs , the valiants, usos
Usos!
Legion of Doom, Dudleys, Rock N Roll Express, and Wild Samoans were my top 4 as well and I agree with most of those Honorable Mentions as well like especially Steiners, Harlem Heat, New Day, and Hart Foundation - and can't forget Usos.
Not bad teams but well after the golden era compared to takers list. Guys that were the bench mark for tag teams
Cool to see Wild Samoans in your top 4. I think Dudleys are overrated because while they won many championships, they were a gimmick with the tables and couldn't wrestle like the classic teams or even more modern ones like Edge/Christian, Hardys, New Day, Usos.
Very nice. Definitely like his appreciation of the smaller wrestlers. Their size is small...skill and entertainment are amazing.
Road Warriors, Harlem Heat, Midnight Express, Rock n Roll Express
Good list there 'Taker! The Dudley Boyz will always be my GOAT tag team.
I gotta say for someone who was there in KC and saw Ric Flair win his first World Title and became a huge fan of wrestling afterwards, this is a very hard list to come up with cause it comes down to success, longevity and frankly your person favorites. So I have two that the Undertaker picked on my list as well.
4: The Steiner Brothers
3: Midnight Express
2: Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
1: The Dudley Boys
These tag teams, which got their start in the NWA territories, were a little before my time. While I am definitely aware of all of them, I never really got to see any of them in their hay-day. I'd love to see a longer discussion comparing them to the 90s era WWF tag teams like Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boys, The Dudley Boys, and the Acolytes.
And new age outlaws
Love to see this channel. Mark must have so many years of stories to share .. great stuff 👍
Totally agree with this list. No complaints.
I'm glad Taker shouts out to the guys he came up with, tag team wrestling was a way bigger draw in the 80's and 90's than it has been recently. But I think tag team wrestling hit its stride in the early and mid 2000's:
Edge and Christian
The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray and D-Von)
The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)
Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Brian Lawler)
Test and Albert
The Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane)
The Newage Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dawg)
APA ( Bradshaw and Ron Simmons)
The Worlds Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)
Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury)
My favorite tag team of all time is Brothers of Destruction, and it's sad that they didn't get more of a push.
The matches against Kronic and DX are amazing 🤩
Demolition has always been my favorite... but the Hart Foundation and Dudley Boys are up there too. I respect the 4 you chose and agree with #1, but man... a top 4 is tough.
I started watching because of you, You the man.
I'm old school when it comes to tag teams. I feel the best tag teams came from the 80s when tag teams were at their best. My Mount Rushmore starts off with The Killer Bees. Their high-flying team work was phenomenal and ahead of its time in the 80s. Next would have to be The British Bulldogs. When they were at their peak they were unstoppable and it was awesome to watch. In second place has to be The Hart Foundation. Jim and Bret with Jimmy Hart, especially when they were heels, was and is to this day one of the greatest tag teams ever. They worked as one without ever having to say a word to each other. It was beautiful. And my number one, and this just my personal opinion, I'm sure others may disagree, but my all time favorite tag team will always be Demolition. When they came to the ring they were intimidating as hell, and when the bell rang they completely pummeled their opponents. It was both shocking and awesome to watch. Some say they were Road Warriors knock-off, but I disagree. They were their own thing, and they made a name for themselves as one of the greatest tag teams ever. They loved chaos and destruction and it showed in every one of their matches. As a personal addition if I was allowed to add a fifth team or a runner up, I would give it to the New Age Outlaws. They were the tag team you loved to hate because they were so good at making you hate them, but so good at holding on to the Tag Team Championship belts that you had to love them. If I had a Time Machine and could transport one team back to the 80s to compete with the best tag teams ever it would be the New Age Outlaws. I would have loved to see them compete with my Mount Rushmore of tag teams in their prime. That's my list. Not everyone may agree with it, but it's mine and I'm sticking by it.
I missed so much of the older Tag Teams yet I would call into the more modernish age with The Hardy Boys, The Dudleys, Edge/Christian and Degeneration X. But I know that these episodes were brief but so entertaining...
Edge and Christian had one of the, if not the, greatest year in tag team history winning the titles 7 times from WM 16 to WM 17. And won both of those WM matches against two of the greatest tag teams ever
The Usos brought me back into wrestling, and I think have the longest reign ever.
Both teams were entertaining inside and outside of the ring.
My vote goes to those two. ✌️
the four mentioned literally innovated the tag team division and set the industry ahead…E&C are up there but nobody is above those four
That's an incredibly solid list of top tag teams, and I have to agree hands down the greatest tag team is the Road Warrior, Legion of Doom, Hawk & Animal. The synergy those guys had, along w/ the attitude and look, everything just meshed perfectly. For me, I have the Steiner Brothers as a close second, the Hart Foundation at three, and Harlem Heat at four.
I can't wait for the videos to be longer. I could listen to Taker for hrs
My personal favorite growing up was Demolition. When that Music hit you knew it was on. I also enjoyed L.O.D., Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Killer Bees, Strike Force.
Thank you for doing this Mark ! Very fun and interesting to watch.
My top 4 tag-teams would be
4. Brain Busters (Blanchard/Anderson) (as your choice was)
3. Money Inc. (DiBiaise/Schyster)
2. Hart Fondation (Bret Hart/Jim Neidhart)
1. Demolition (Ax/Smash)
lol You must be a WWF marc then Because DiBiaise AND Dr Death Steve Williams we're way better in Mid South
Thanks for bringing up DiBiase and Rotundo. They were both amazing ring workers, and I loved watching them.
The brothers of destruction are up there for me. You guys looked like a force to reckon with . Still remember when you and Kane first tagged 🔥 🔥🔥
Don't think anyone is gonna dispute the road warriors !! Nice to see Taker kicking back and being himself. I'm from Dallas and remember him "wrastlin" down here at WCCW back in the day. Pleasure to watch him all these years!!
I saw a clip of Taker wrestling under a mask going by the name Texas Red and managed by Percy Pringle(long history there) and getting destroyed by Bruiser Brody. I suppose that was part of paying his dues at the beginning of his career.
Actually 100% agree with him on this especially whilst they wrestled with the NWA. I would probably add The Fabulous Freebirds & The Fantastics, as this was when tag team wrestling was at its best.
Thanks for this channel. Hey I’m not disagreeing with any of your picks. I would’ve picked my 4 and then after seeing your 4 I thought, oh God I’m wrong. Definitely Road Warriors #1. I thought about putting in the Hart Foundation but Bret went on to bigger things. What makes your list the best is no member actually went solo and had that same impact as they did as a tag team. So I’m agreeing with your 4