3 Old School alliances we won't get to see tonight on Raw Reunion

The third edition of Raw Reunion is all set to take place tonight. Dozens of Hall of Famers and Legends are scheduled to appear at the show. Names such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan are among those legendary Superstars. It will surely be a night to remember.

The earlier Raw reunions reeked of the nostalgia factor so nothing less should be expected from tonight's show as well. From legendary re-unions such as those of nWo and D-Generation X to the endless possibilities of epic confrontations between the past and present stars, expectations are at an all-time high.

Even though the list of Superstars appearing tonight is pretty long, several Legends will still sit out the historic show. Bret Hart, Edge, The Rock are perhaps the biggest names that will not be showing up tonight.

The absence of many of these Superstars will deprive the WWE Universe of the chance to see many old-school tag team reunions. Here are 3 of such teams.

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#3 APA

Since 2012, one of the legendary tag teams that have appeared on most of the reunion and anniversary shows is the APA. Be it their infamous backstage poker segments or nostalgic in-ring confrontations, the team of JBL and Ron Simmons has been a key part of these special shows.

When Raw Reunion was announced over a week ago, an extensive list of Superstars scheduled to appear on the show was revealed. To this day, the list gets updated with new names. Until now, however, the name JBL hasn't been added. This strongly indicates that the 2nd longest reigning WWE Champion in Smackdown Live history won't be a part of Raw Reunion.

If you follow JBL on Twitter, it can be seen that he is currently working on a project in Africa. This is most likely the reason behind him remaining unadvertised. His APA stablemate Ron Simmons will still be showing up. However, it can't be denied that the absence of APA will be felt thoroughly tonight.

#2 The Dudley Boyz

The Dudley Boyz will go down in history as one of the most decorated professional wrestling tag teams of all time. Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley spent a major part of their wrestling career in WWF/WWE. Their tag team matches with the likes of Edge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and others are still cherished.

Currently, D-Von Dudley works for WWE in a backstage role whereas Bubba Ray is signed to Ring of Honor as Bully Ray. It was revealed a few days ago that Bubba Ray had turned down the offer to appear at Raw Reunion, possibly due to his ROH commitments.

D-Von's name is still listed among the advertised Legends. He will most likely pop up for a backstage cameo. There is no doubt that the hype surrounding tonight's show would have been different, had Bubba Ray accepted WWE's invitation. So, it looks like fans will have to wait for a long time now to see a Dudley Boyz reunion.

#1 Edge and Christian

There is no doubt that E&C is among the most charismatic, talented and decorated tag teams of the Attitude Era. The duo initially appeared as Gangrel's proteges but after Gangrel was gone, they branched out on their own to take over WWF's tag team division. Even to this day, the team continues to pop up on WWE TV sporadically. They also have their own podcast and a show on WWE Network.

Christian is scheduled to be a part of Raw Reunion tonight. Edge, on the other hand, is not listed as of this moment. The reason behind Edge's surprising absence hasn't been revealed yet. However, it can be assumed that a big name like Edge would have at least been approached by WWE.

Edge will definitely be missed tonight but what's even worse is that we will not get to witness the 5-second pose. It will now be interesting to see the role Christian plays tonight.