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The art of tag-team wrestling has been a focal point of wrestling since its inception. In the earlier days, there were teams like 'The Hart Dynasty', 'Legion of Doom', and others, who had their names synonymous with the art of classical tag-wrestling.
The Attitude era saw a shift towards an extreme form of tag-wrestling, with the likes of 'The Hardy Brothers', 'The Dudley Boyz', and, Edge and Christian. However, tag-team wrestling as an art lost its importance in the years after the Attitude Era. The tag-teams were not provided any significant storylines, nor given sufficient TV time.
However, with the advent of the modern era of wrestling, tag-team wrestling has once again found its footing. WWE NXT has been partly responsible for the renaissance of tag-team wrestling, with teams like 'The Revival', 'American Alpha', and 'DIY', playing a huge role in this transformation.
As a result, WWE has been giving more attention to tag-teams in recent years. Nowadays, fans get to see tag-teams involved in major segments on TV or become part of important storylines. With this said, let's look into the top five tag-teams in the wrestling industry right now.
Honorary mentions:
'The Authors of Pain', 'Ohio versus Everything' (OVE), and the 'Golden Lovers'..
#5 New Day
The most popular tag-team in the history of the WWE, 'The New Day', are a great blend of skill, talent and charisma. They have been a tag-team for over four years, and are still pretty popular. They are quirky, unique and funny. This does not take away the fact that they are great in-ring workers. There is a reason why they are the longest reigning tag-team champions in the history of the WWE. Their matches with 'The Usos', 'The Bar', Cesaro and Kidd were a joy to watch.
They share insane chemistry amongst themselves, and, are one of the top merchandise sellers in the WWE. They are highly popular with the kids, as well as the adult fan-base. However, success did not come easily to them.
When 'The New Day' started as a baby-face tag-team, they were quickly shunned down by the fans. However, it was their eventual heel turn, which allowed them to carve a niche for themselves amongst the fans. They were regarded as the 'tag-team of the year' for two consecutive years (2015,2016) by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
They will most likely compete in a triple-threat match for the SmackDown Live Tag Championships at Wrestlemania 34 and will look to win their fifth world title.
#4 LAX
LAX was probably the best thing about Impact Wrestling in 2017. They looked quite impressive in the ring, and, were pretty entertaining to watch.
The team of Santana and Ortiz have made a huge impact in a very short span of time, and are now regarded, as a top-tier tag-team in the world.
The team is managed by Konnan, whose presence has allowed the team to showcase their personality. They were involved in a fiery feud with OVE in the latter half of 2017, which became one of the high points of Impact Wrestling.
They are highly popular with the Impact Wrestling fan-base. Their in-ring work is second to none, with the duo capable of pulling out some insane double team moves. A highly energetic and athletic tag-team, the Latin American Xchange has a bright future ahead of them.
#3 'The Bar'
Sheamus and Cesaro are doing some of the best work of their entire careers. Fans were initially disappointed when the duo was announced as a tag-team by Mick Foley. However, that perception was soon changed, when fans saw, the two work together.
They broke New Day's record-holding world title reign of 483 days. The duo, commonly referred to as 'The Bar', have cemented their legacy as a great tag-team.
They are one of the top teams in the WWE and had great matches with the likes of New Day, the Hardyz, and Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. They were ranked No.2 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's tag-teams of the year 2017.
Their camaraderie has been appreciated by fans and critics all over.
#2 Young Bucks
Matt and Nick Jackson, better known as 'The Young Bucks', have been awarded the tag-team of the year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for four consecutive years now. They also topped the Pro Wrestling Illustrated's 'tag-team of the year' list for the year 2017.
They are a highly entertaining and innovative tag-team, both within the ring and outside it. They've held the IWGP Junior-Heavyweight Tag-Team Championships for a record seven number of times. They have now decided to compete in the heavyweight division.
Their match against the Golden Lovers at NJPW's Strong Style event was praised by fans worldwide and received a five-star rating from Dave Meltzer, which is pretty unusual for tag-team matches.
'The Young Bucks' are undoubtedly the most over tag-team in the world right now. They have a merchandise deal with Hot Topic, which is pretty rare for an independent tag-team.
Their YouTube channel, 'Being the Elite', is a major hit among wrestling fans, with over 1,98,000 subscribers.
#1 Usos
There is no doubt that 'The Usos' are the best tag-team in the world right now. Their matches and segments are widely recognized as 'must-watch TV'.
This is the best they have ever looked in their nine-year career with the WWE. They have had great matches with the likes of New Day, Gable and Benjamin, Rusev and Aiden English, and so on.
They have gradually become one of the best talkers in the company. There is an irresistible sense of charisma about them.
The WWE have been wise to keep the SmackDown tag titles on them, heading into Wrestlemania. They are involved in a heated rivalry with the Bludgeon Brothers, and fans can't wait to see the matches between these two teams.
They are one of the top merchandise-sellers in the company, and their fan-base is growing stronger each day.
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