They split up the IIconics so that....... Peyton can be in a tag team with Lacey Evans. And Billie Kay went in a tag team with Carmella. Come on brooooo
Even after the breakups only 3 of them went right back into a tag team with someone else these decisions is what somewhat killed the tag division which is why there aren't that many tag teams these day's
The tag team division is at its lowest point ever, I've never seen such a poor tagteam division in any company at any time!!! I used to love the tag teams when I was a kid, when there were teams like Demolition, The Rockers, Hart Foundation, Legion Of Doom, etc!!!!
The IIconics one still gets me. They split them up and everyone said it was to push Peyton, but Billie had more promos and matches than Peyton then you fire them after like 2 months. Made zero sense.
I think the break up of Y2AJ turned out pretty good for both AJ Styles and Chris Jericho because AJ Styles became a main eventer and won the WWE Championship and Chris Jericho had one of the best and one of the funniest runs of his career with Kevin Owens.
@@arvindshastry1178 I know but just the idea of having that be a best friends tagteam that had comedy skits and would win the gold looks so interesting to me. What if they won the tag titles then lost at Mania. The two of them start losing confidence in each other as a team then break up. They both go their seperate ways (AJ as the WWE Champion and Jericho being KO's best friend) and then in the build to Survivor Series they act out of spite at one another like bitter exes. AJ continues his reign as champ then Jericho wins the Rumble and we have a best friend/bitter rival feud for the next Mania.
Vince: The Iconics are talented, sexy, and popular. We should split them up. Everyone: Sounds odd, Vince, what's the upside? Can't wait to hear what you have in mind! Vince: Upside? I am senile and insane and do things totally at random.
@@p0ck3tp3ar no problem, I needs a laugh. But you do have a point, why does Vince do things that only piss people off? Overpushing Roman, pushing Brie Bella into the shadows and making pointless rivalries such as Nikki and Brie at 2014. It really is a question of Vince being too old to be chairman of WWE. Don't you agree?
I agree, he is too old. With age comes closemindedness and stubbornness. It becomes harder to accept new ideas and try new things, he is stuck in the past.
Rusev Day is a honourable mention. They were the most over tag team in WWE in the last 5 years. How the creative didn't capitalize on them is beyond me. They also had a pretty pointless split on that "One Night In Milwaukee" thing.
they are "the creative" only in name. they didn't have a single good idea, that wasn't already established before, in the past couple of years. all good things came from the wrestlers themselves.
“most over team in the past 5 years” idk if you’re ignoring them because they’re a stable or if you’re discounting how huge they were, but New Day was megahuge during their peak.
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce wouldn’t have been fired if WWE kept them together like anyone else with a brain would have done. Terrible decision that shows how WWE cannibalizes it’s own future and how only the talent suffers for it.
It never ceases to amaze me how Cryme Tyme never won the tag titles despite the fact that there were like only 3 tag teams on Raw and if I'm not mistaken they were the only face team. Then not only did they break them up, they just had them both start teaming up with other black people with no purpose or direction.
Gutted for Jordan. I hope his neck heals and he can make a comeback. He had good outings with cena, reigns and was a good ring wrestler plus he was getting good heat.
Fed Up Tag Team partner: What do you know about family, what do you know about brothers? As far as I'm concerned, I ain't got a brother! Distraught Tag Team partner: Why you ain't got no brother?!
I don't think WWE saw anything in a Liv and Sarah team when Ruby was out with an injury. I think money duo is Ruby and Liv they fit so well together and Liv adapting Ruby's Punk Rock style fits her like a glove. Even as a trio i felt Sarah seem out of place even tho she knew Ruby for years.
And soon to come probably will be the USOS, New Day, Nia Jax & Shayna, the Dirty Dogs and if they're willing to piss off the fans even more the Mysterios. Also I'm only assuming as a honorable mention the Hurt Business cause there was no need to break up a awesome team like that as well!
Personally, I never liked the Hurt Business but they seemed to be popular so I don't understand the logic in splitting them up. Nia Jax and Shayna Bazler just started teaming up for no reason one day and they just don't seem like a believable tag team and more like 2 single stars put together just to have something to do.
It seems that WWE think that as soon as a tagteam shows any potential, then that's the right time to split them up, and shove each wrestler to the bottom of the card, or put them with other partners that don't gel with them!! I don't know if Vince thinks that because it worked with Shawn Michael's and the Rockers, that it will work with every team, or if he genuinely wants to destroy the tagteam division for ever!! The tag division is in the worst state that I've ever seen, and I mean at any time and the worst that I've seen in any company!!
I can't tell how much I miss Gable and Jordan together. What they did with American Alpha is so disappointing. American Alpha would've given so many brilliant matches.
American Alpha comes to mind. They were just barely reaching their full potential on the main roster when they were split for literally no reason because they wanted to force feed everyone a Jason Jordan singles run that he clearly wasn't even ready for. I HATE IT. *Edit:* I typed this as the number 10 entry was revealed...
Deuce and Domino. More mind boggling than their team getting spilt up was the fact that the Fed ignored Domino's singles idea which would have been money, and let him go immediately
If Worlds Greatest Tag Team isn't on here I'll be dissapointed. Cause they did Shelton dirty! Haas had that fantastic team up with Rico, Shelton got a mediocre singles push. Also yes, Rico was great, on jah, *FIGHT ME!*
Speaking of when the Dudleys broke up in 2002 draft, WWE also in their infinite wisdom decided to break up the Hardys and APA in that same year. And considering that E&C was also broken up a year earlier, WWE's tag division was pretty much doomed after that point. Well, at least Booker & Goldust tried to save it
WWE: Okay, we have a very popular and successful tag team. Fans: Yes, we do! WWE: We're gonna split them up. Fans: Why? WWE: We don't know. Fans: Well, do you at least have a plan for them as singles stars? WWE: ............................................................................................................................................................................ :(
There's something heart warming about watching a really good tag team work together, so it's so upsetting when they split them up unceremoniously. I get it if they make a rivalry out of it- I know it's over done but at least they get to use that chemistry. But when they just split up on some random episode of raw it's just sad.
The comment about Chad Gable only being in teams that split up quick and showing him and Otis didn't age well, considering that not only are they still together today, they're former tag champs and are quite popular xD
You know what I would’ve loved, what would have made sense and what would have been refreshing and potentially one of the better moves wwe could’ve made in recent times would’ve been to have Otis cash in his mitb on the tag titles, the wwe universe would’ve loved it and it’s way better than what actually occurred
Not only did last years split ups of the iiconics and heavy machinery were pointless, it left to 3 of them being released less than a year later. Here's an a theory:if you don't split them up it wouldn't have lead to Billie Peyton and Tucker being released and both teams being tag team champions at the same time.....ok that last part was a stretch
Enzo and Cass neither won tag team gold in NXT neither on the main roster. They were so over with the crowd. They should have won tag gold atleast once.
As a wildcard entry the New Day should be included, I'd argue. Like, yeah, they're *_technically_* still together but for some reason they've got Big E on Smackdown and Kofi and Woods on Raw and, far as I can tell, there's no point in it and (if anything) makes them less interesting as you lose Big E as the group muscle.
Thank you!!! I knew when they split up Cass and Enzo that it was a huge mistake!!! and after they did so I quit watching...I have met both men while they were still in NXT and got to dance in the ring with Cass...and they were my favorite tag team!!
I say the Dudleys split in 02 was very pointless Bubba did ok on Raw D-Von not so much the only thing I remember is the cool theme he had and pairing up with Ron Simmons for a bit.
Id say with Reverend D-Von is the quick segment of him been offended by Chuck and Billy's wedding and Batista giving him one the stiffest Sitdown Powerbomb I can remember.
Shad could have worked if they let him do the whole my time gimmick he was doing and Bully Ray would have been great in wwe if they let him do it, Gable as Angles son would have been great especially if Angle would have been their manager for awhile
WWE literally will create great tag teams and even if they win the belts and do well for alittle will eventually be split up even tho they have nothing solo for either star AND THE TAG DIVISION NEEDS LIFE ITS BEEN DEAD SINCE EARLY 2000s
It's even more maddening that the majority of these teams are from the last 10 years, and that goes to show that at least prior to that, WWE and Vince had a better grasp of how to do tag teams at one point. How they have handled teams recently is just bonkers and a testament to Vince's inability to understand the division in the modern age. This is only one of several reasons why tons of fans have migrated over to AEW and other promotions, because fans are genuinely tired of the crap being pumped out by Vince these days. Personally, I just feel properly insulted watching WWE right now. Do they really think we don't pay attention and remember stuff? Their storytelling, in particularly, is just some of the worst.
if only Jordan never got injured&retired. Jordan would've been the one to beat Kurt at Mania 35 instead of Corbin. at least that match would've made sense
WWE legitimately does not know how to use tag teams. It makes so much sense that great tag teams like The Young Bucks or SCU (rip) never went there; WWE would probably try to split them within their first few months. It's a god damned travesty, considering they've had so many great ones in the past and now regularly break up ones that would be great if they lasted more than six months. Teams like The New Day are lucky, and even they're at risk because WWE took Big E out instead of doing the smart thing and have Xavier and Kofi supporting him on the same brand. It would be even better now with E's feud with Crews, considering they gave him backup. And I'm still pissed about Sarah Logan getting the short stick consistently with the Riott Squad and them breaking up The IIconics. WWE doesn't deserve women's tag teams, especially since now almost the entire tag division is just paired singles stars.
They split up the IIconics so that.......
Peyton can be in a tag team with Lacey Evans.
And Billie Kay went in a tag team with Carmella.
Come on brooooo
Just for both to be released as well.
IIconics & Heavy Machinary split up are disappointing moments in recent times
Both teams were split up for absolutely nothing!! And all 4 wrestlers are worst off for it.....totally uncalled for!!
Even after the breakups only 3 of them went right back into a tag team with someone else these decisions is what somewhat killed the tag division which is why there aren't that many tag teams these day's
The only good thing about Heavy Machinery is that Otis is just a heel rn while Tucker was a jobber
It's mind-boggiling how WWE craps on the tag team division today when they have so many great teams in their legacy
Vince is one of those "self-made men" who think teamwork is a weakness.
RK Bro doe.
The tag team division is at its lowest point ever, I've never seen such a poor tagteam division in any company at any time!!! I used to love the tag teams when I was a kid, when there were teams like Demolition, The Rockers, Hart Foundation, Legion Of Doom, etc!!!!
The IIconics one still gets me. They split them up and everyone said it was to push Peyton, but Billie had more promos and matches than Peyton then you fire them after like 2 months. Made zero sense.
I'm still one of those people that are like Y2AJ would've been great
I think the break up of Y2AJ turned out pretty good for both AJ Styles and Chris Jericho because AJ Styles became a main eventer and won the WWE Championship and Chris Jericho had one of the best and one of the funniest runs of his career with Kevin Owens.
@@arvindshastry1178 I know but just the idea of having that be a best friends tagteam that had comedy skits and would win the gold looks so interesting to me. What if they won the tag titles then lost at Mania. The two of them start losing confidence in each other as a team then break up. They both go their seperate ways (AJ as the WWE Champion and Jericho being KO's best friend) and then in the build to Survivor Series they act out of spite at one another like bitter exes. AJ continues his reign as champ then Jericho wins the Rumble and we have a best friend/bitter rival feud for the next Mania.
I bought the t shirt
@@justvince1575 True, AJ could have been a grandslam champion even sooner if him and Y2J won the tag titles
That was never gonna be a long term tag team, it was just to build to their Wrestlemania match really.
Vince: The Iconics are talented, sexy, and popular. We should split them up.
Everyone: Sounds odd, Vince, what's the upside? Can't wait to hear what you have in mind!
Vince: Upside? I am senile and insane and do things totally at random.
Funny cos it's true😁!!
I coughed laughing! 😂😂😂
@@1v1_Empire Haha. Glad you enjoyed it. I am somewhat surprised he is so delsional but I guess he had decades of dominance.
@@p0ck3tp3ar no problem, I needs a laugh. But you do have a point, why does Vince do things that only piss people off? Overpushing Roman, pushing Brie Bella into the shadows and making pointless rivalries such as Nikki and Brie at 2014. It really is a question of Vince being too old to be chairman of WWE. Don't you agree?
I agree, he is too old. With age comes closemindedness and stubbornness. It becomes harder to accept new ideas and try new things, he is stuck in the past.
Still pissed off from what they did to the iiconics
But they sucked
True
@@ratedrva757 you suck... because they were actually really good and entertaining
Who cares it's women's tag team division, they made the division just for the sake of it.
@@franciscofigueroa9459 you are tripping they were annoying at best and their inring work was decent at their best
The IIconics split made no goddamn sense. It just didn't.
Nothing the WWE does anymore makes any sense.
He wanted to push Peyton then got bored
I agree.
I'm most likely the only person in the IWC that don't like them... Like at all. But even I watched it and though wtf to myself.
Indeed
If the IIconics were gonna be released, they should've reunited them at WrestleMania one more time. WWE missed a great opportunity!
R.I.P Shad, Brodie Lee, & New Jack
Rusev Day is a honourable mention. They were the most over tag team in WWE in the last 5 years. How the creative didn't capitalize on them is beyond me. They also had a pretty pointless split on that "One Night In Milwaukee" thing.
they are "the creative" only in name. they didn't have a single good idea, that wasn't already established before, in the past couple of years.
all good things came from the wrestlers themselves.
“most over team in the past 5 years”
idk if you’re ignoring them because they’re a stable or if you’re discounting how huge they were, but New Day was megahuge during their peak.
@@dantaylor8197 yeah New Day was huge but the pops Rusev and Aiden would get every week on SmackDown were massive. Crowd chanted their name everytime.
@@keshavbhargavbakshi yeah I rember going to a live event In Portland once and the crowd (including me) exploded as soon as they heard aiden English
Rusev day as a really nice ring to it
Billie Kay and Peyton Royce wouldn’t have been fired if WWE kept them together like anyone else with a brain would have done.
Terrible decision that shows how WWE cannibalizes it’s own future and how only the talent suffers for it.
JTG is doing some incredible work now, he definitely could have been a good solo guy, he is great in the ring and cuts one hell of a promo
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It never ceases to amaze me how Cryme Tyme never won the tag titles despite the fact that there were like only 3 tag teams on Raw and if I'm not mistaken they were the only face team. Then not only did they break them up, they just had them both start teaming up with other black people with no purpose or direction.
I'm very surprised
I'm surprised the section on the Hart Dynasty never mentioned KIdd and Cesaro's tag team run.
Gutted for Jordan. I hope his neck heals and he can make a comeback. He had good outings with cena, reigns and was a good ring wrestler plus he was getting good heat.
Fed Up Tag Team partner: What do you know about family, what do you know about brothers? As far as I'm concerned, I ain't got a brother!
Distraught Tag Team partner: Why you ain't got no brother?!
I don't think WWE saw anything in a Liv and Sarah team when Ruby was out with an injury. I think money duo is Ruby and Liv they fit so well together and Liv adapting Ruby's Punk Rock style fits her like a glove. Even as a trio i felt Sarah seem out of place even tho she knew Ruby for years.
And soon to come probably will be the USOS, New Day, Nia Jax & Shayna, the Dirty Dogs and if they're willing to piss off the fans even more the Mysterios. Also I'm only assuming as a honorable mention the Hurt Business cause there was no need to break up a awesome team like that as well!
Personally, I never liked the Hurt Business but they seemed to be popular so I don't understand the logic in splitting them up. Nia Jax and Shayna Bazler just started teaming up for no reason one day and they just don't seem like a believable tag team and more like 2 single stars put together just to have something to do.
It seems that WWE think that as soon as a tagteam shows any potential, then that's the right time to split them up, and shove each wrestler to the bottom of the card, or put them with other partners that don't gel with them!! I don't know if Vince thinks that because it worked with Shawn Michael's and the Rockers, that it will work with every team, or if he genuinely wants to destroy the tagteam division for ever!! The tag division is in the worst state that I've ever seen, and I mean at any time and the worst that I've seen in any company!!
Well, Nia and Shayna happened.
The Bobby Eaton analogy for Chad Gable is spot on.
I can't tell how much I miss Gable and Jordan together. What they did with American Alpha is so disappointing. American Alpha would've given so many brilliant matches.
I quite like the Otis and Chad Gable partnership tbh. Has potential to me
Love waking up to a nice bowl of Oops! All Jenneties
I've not even watched the video, but I know how pissed and upset I'm gonna be by the end
American Alpha comes to mind. They were just barely reaching their full potential on the main roster when they were split for literally no reason because they wanted to force feed everyone a Jason Jordan singles run that he clearly wasn't even ready for. I HATE IT.
*Edit:* I typed this as the number 10 entry was revealed...
Can we get a 10 best tag team reunions?
Enzo and Cass were awesome
Top 10 most thrown together tag teams. Number all of them, Nia and Shayna
The Cryme Tyme strap match was actually pretty brilliant and defined both guy’s characters going forward. Just for them to barely use either one.
Deuce and Domino. More mind boggling than their team getting spilt up was the fact that the Fed ignored Domino's singles idea which would have been money, and let him go immediately
Yay youtube gave me the notification right when the video went live. Hope everyone is doing well today and if not, it will get better for you I hope
Right back at you buckeroo 👍🏾
REST IN PEACE !! Luke harper
Payton after the Raw Talk rant ...Got a title shot the next week .......
If Worlds Greatest Tag Team isn't on here I'll be dissapointed. Cause they did Shelton dirty! Haas had that fantastic team up with Rico, Shelton got a mediocre singles push.
Also yes, Rico was great, on jah, *FIGHT ME!*
Unpopular opinion:
I liked Enzo's singles run.
His whole "I'm elevating the Cruiserweight division" angle was not only a good story, it was true.
I audibly groaned being reminded of what happened to everyone on this list.
Speaking of when the Dudleys broke up in 2002 draft, WWE also in their infinite wisdom decided to break up the Hardys and APA in that same year. And considering that E&C was also broken up a year earlier, WWE's tag division was pretty much doomed after that point. Well, at least Booker & Goldust tried to save it
WWE: Okay, we have a very popular and successful tag team.
Fans: Yes, we do!
WWE: We're gonna split them up.
Fans: Why?
WWE: We don't know.
Fans: Well, do you at least have a plan for them as singles stars?
WWE: ............................................................................................................................................................................ :(
Wwe: tag teams were made for them to be broken up
I had to rewind to watch that wm37 graphic pop up because I didnt notice what it was the first time. I chuckled
There's something heart warming about watching a really good tag team work together, so it's so upsetting when they split them up unceremoniously. I get it if they make a rivalry out of it- I know it's over done but at least they get to use that chemistry. But when they just split up on some random episode of raw it's just sad.
At the 1:13 mark, Adam looks an awful lot like Will Ospreay wearing glasses
I’m surprised the Dudley’s entry didn’t include that Bubbah teamed up with Spike on Raw
And as I’m watching this Ruby Riott has been released too... smh
I feel like this topic needs part 2. And maybe part 3.
RIP New Jack
Wwe should have never Broke up Otis & Tucker & They should have never released the forgotten sons & AOP. Ur thoughts
Deuce n Domino
The comment about Chad Gable only being in teams that split up quick and showing him and Otis didn't age well, considering that not only are they still together today, they're former tag champs and are quite popular xD
Tyson Kidd’s manager??? Who??? That’s one for a future video 😜
The fact that every single number in this list are just from the last 20 years really makes it feel worse
You know what I would’ve loved, what would have made sense and what would have been refreshing and potentially one of the better moves wwe could’ve made in recent times would’ve been to have Otis cash in his mitb on the tag titles, the wwe universe would’ve loved it and it’s way better than what actually occurred
All of them in the last year
Tyson Kidd got seriously injured anyways though. Why was there no mention of that ? Seems kind of important.
thanks!
I would say The Undisputed Era’s split was very underwhelming. Everyone knew Adam Cole was going to do it to go after the Title.
Ultimate warrior was the Marttey Janetty of the Blade Runners.
1:57 I think a modern day Haas & Benjamin would be more accurate
Not only did last years split ups of the iiconics and heavy machinery were pointless, it left to 3 of them being released less than a year later. Here's an a theory:if you don't split them up it wouldn't have lead to Billie Peyton and Tucker being released and both teams being tag team champions at the same time.....ok that last part was a stretch
Vince hates tag teams
Enzo and Cass neither won tag team gold in NXT neither on the main roster. They were so over with the crowd. They should have won tag gold atleast once.
100% agree that Chad Gable should've been the one they pushed instead of Jason Jordan
The released the iiconics & Split them up why? Idk?
As a wildcard entry the New Day should be included, I'd argue. Like, yeah, they're *_technically_* still together but for some reason they've got Big E on Smackdown and Kofi and Woods on Raw and, far as I can tell, there's no point in it and (if anything) makes them less interesting as you lose Big E as the group muscle.
Riot squad could've been so much more. They had such a distinct flavour
Oh wow, I don't remember Slater Gator at all
Thank you!!! I knew when they split up Cass and Enzo that it was a huge mistake!!! and after they did so I quit watching...I have met both men while they were still in NXT and got to dance in the ring with Cass...and they were my favorite tag team!!
I thought Cass insisted on being split from Enzo because even he couldn't stand him anymore.
good video
Completely agree
I say the Dudleys split in 02 was very pointless Bubba did ok on Raw D-Von not so much the only thing I remember is the cool theme he had and pairing up with Ron Simmons for a bit.
Id say with Reverend D-Von is the quick segment of him been offended by Chuck and Billy's wedding and Batista giving him one the stiffest Sitdown Powerbomb I can remember.
RIP Brodie Lee and Shad Gaspard
Yo wtf happened to Authors of Pain??????
They couldn't a month without one of them getting hurt.
The Hart Foundation never got a proper split when Bret got his push. They just kind of stopped tagging together. 🤷🏻
Just kinda forgot that Kidd became a tag team with Cesaro
Ilonics release was shocking
The Iiconics, Cryme Tyme, American Alpha,
do you still do reactions?
Hurt Business should've been on here as well it was disbanded way too early
Enzo and Cazz could've been a legendary tag team.... in a weird way, they are.
One of the worst things WWE does, is split a team and then have them randomly team up with someone else. Why?
WWE nowadays splits up the real tag teams, but they form quite a few pointless ones as well, you know. That could be another video
Hurt business should definitely be on this list
Enzo and Cass should’ve won the tag titles.
Shad could have worked if they let him do the whole my time gimmick he was doing and Bully Ray would have been great in wwe if they let him do it, Gable as Angles son would have been great especially if Angle would have been their manager for awhile
WWE literally will create great tag teams and even if they win the belts and do well for alittle will eventually be split up even tho they have nothing solo for either star AND THE TAG DIVISION NEEDS LIFE ITS BEEN DEAD SINCE EARLY 2000s
Rip Shad, still so tragic
It's even more maddening that the majority of these teams are from the last 10 years, and that goes to show that at least prior to that, WWE and Vince had a better grasp of how to do tag teams at one point. How they have handled teams recently is just bonkers and a testament to Vince's inability to understand the division in the modern age.
This is only one of several reasons why tons of fans have migrated over to AEW and other promotions, because fans are genuinely tired of the crap being pumped out by Vince these days. Personally, I just feel properly insulted watching WWE right now. Do they really think we don't pay attention and remember stuff? Their storytelling, in particularly, is just some of the worst.
What about the hurt business??
With context, the IIconics are just easily the most pointless wwe split they've had. Can't wait to see them top it in another year😒
"Fans loved [Cryme Tyme]."
They...did?
I think it’s sad that Enzo amore and big cass never won the tag titles
Haha.. Over 9000 likes In the heavy machinary section
if only Jordan never got injured&retired. Jordan would've been the one to beat Kurt at Mania 35 instead of Corbin. at least that match would've made sense
also AEW needs a talented female duo. Iconics are best suited for them
the hurt business
Alternate title: 10 Examples of Vince not understanding tag team wrestling.
WWE legitimately does not know how to use tag teams. It makes so much sense that great tag teams like The Young Bucks or SCU (rip) never went there; WWE would probably try to split them within their first few months. It's a god damned travesty, considering they've had so many great ones in the past and now regularly break up ones that would be great if they lasted more than six months. Teams like The New Day are lucky, and even they're at risk because WWE took Big E out instead of doing the smart thing and have Xavier and Kofi supporting him on the same brand. It would be even better now with E's feud with Crews, considering they gave him backup. And I'm still pissed about Sarah Logan getting the short stick consistently with the Riott Squad and them breaking up The IIconics. WWE doesn't deserve women's tag teams, especially since now almost the entire tag division is just paired singles stars.
Why would gable be the breakout star?
Strongly disagree about Enzo and Cass. They wanted to move Enzo to the cruiserweight division and give Cass a singles push.
Remember when Enzo got mad that class had staged the fall of something on him yeah that was ummm I can’t even describe
Man this list could have been 100 plus long lol
Kidd and Cesaro were legit