5 thrown together tag teams that won the WWE Tag Team Championships

WWE's storied history is filled with a long string of incredible and talented tag teams, that went on to have Hall of Fame worthy careers and won several Tag Team titles over the course of their WWE stints. The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), The Dudley Boyz (D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley), Demolition, and a few others have etched their names in history as some of the best duos of all time.

On the other hand, there have been a bunch of tag teams that were simply thrown together. On several occasions, two Superstars were put together by WWE, to the surprise of fans. Sometimes, the thrown-together teams didn't work. In some instances though, the teams went on to have successful runs and ended up winning Championship gold. Let's take a look at five such teams.

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#5 Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman

Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman

At SummerSlam 2019, Seth Rollins finally defeated Brock Lesnar in clean fashion, and won back the Universal title that he had lost at Extreme Rules when The Beast Incarnate had cashed in his MITB briefcase. Immediately after, Rollins got into a rivalry with Braun Strowman. The duo went on to team up on an episode of WWE RAW, and won the Tag Team titles after defeating Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. This was the fifth RAW Tag Team title win of Rollins' career.

At the Clash of Champions PPV, Rollins and Strowman defended their Tag Team belts against another makeshift duo, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. Unfortunately for the babyfaces, the reign ended on that night and new Tag Team Champions were crowned when all was said and done. Later on the same night, Rollins and Strowman faced off with the Universal title on the line. The Beastslayer somehow managed to put the behemoth down and retain his Universal title.

#4 The Bar

The Bar

Following the 2016 WWE Draft, Cesaro and Sheamus began a feud on WWE RAW. Both Superstars had been drafted to RAW at the end of the Draft. Cesaro defeated Sheamus in two consecutive matches, and the rivalry grew further. Mick Foley put the two in a best-of-seven series. The series ended in a 3-3 tie, with the last match ending in a no contest. The duo was given a RAW Tag Team title opportunity soon after.

At Roadblock: End Of The Line, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The New Day to win their first Tag Team titles. The duo didn't look back and went on to win the Tag Team title belts on 5 different occasions, with one of them being a SmackDown Tag Team title run. Soon after WrestleMania 35, Sheamus got injured on an episode of SmackDown. Cesaro was drafted to RAW around the same time. He later announced that The Bar was history, because of Sheamus' injury. The Celtic Warrior has returned to active competition in early 2020, on the Blue brand.

#3 Rated RKO

Rated RKO

By the time 2006 came around, both Edge and Randy Orton had become major stars on the RAW brand. By mid-2006, Triple H and Shawn Michaels had reformed DX to take down Mr. McMahon and his band of villains. The rivalry ended inside Hell In A Cell, where DX defeated Vince, Shane, and Big Show. In October 2006, Edge and Orton formed an alliance to put an end to DX. The primary reason why the alliance was formed was that Edge and Orton believed DX was preventing the duo from becoming World Champions.

Rated RKO gave DX its first loss since their reunion. Edge and Orton went on to win the RAW Tag Team titles. Lita was also a part of the group for a while, before leaving because of her real-life retirement at Survivor Series 2006. The team disbanded months later, when Edge moved to WWE SmackDown, soon after WrestleMania 23. The duo teased a reunion following Edge's Royal Rumble return earlier this year, but Orton ended up attacking the Rated-R Superstar the next night on RAW.

#2 John Cena and Shawn Michaels

Cena and Michaels

At the 2007 Royal Rumble PPV, The Undertaker last eliminated Shawn Michaels to bag an opportunity at the World title at WrestleMania 23. At the same PPV, John Cena met Umaga in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE title. Cena managed to topple Umaga to retain his belt. The next night on RAW, Cena and Michaels formed an impromptu tag team and defeated Rated-RKO to win the Tag Team titles. Both Superstars got into a feud over the WWE title on the road to WrestleMania 23.

At WrestleMania 23, Cena defeated Michaels to retain his belt. On the RAW after WrestleMania 23, Michaels turned on his tag team partner, and eliminated him during the 2nd of two Tag Team battle royals, resulting in the duo losing the belts. Cena and Michaels kept feuding for a while, with Edge and Orton being thrown into the mix. The Great Khali came up to the title picture soon after, and destroyed Edge, Randy Orton, and Michaels, thus setting his sights on Cena's title.

#1 The Rock and Mick Foley

The Rock and Mankind

By 1999, both The Rock and Mick Foley had become top WWE Superstars, with major fan following. On the January 30, 1999 edition of RAW, The Rock 'n' Sock Connection was formed. Mankind offered to become The Rock's tag team partner against The Undertaker and Big Show, with the Tag Team titles on the line. Surprisingly, the makeshift team ended up defeating the giants to win the belts. They lost the belts to The Undertaker and Big Show in a Buried Alive match soon after. The duo became incredibly popular and went on to win the Tag Team titles on three occasions.

On the road to WrestleMania 20, Foley brought back The Rock to even the odds against Evolution, consisting of Ric Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton. The Rock 'n' Sock Connection faced Evolution in a Handicap match at The Show of Shows. The match ended with the villains standing tall after Orton successfully connected an RKO on Foley. The Rock soon left WWE and it would be eight long years before his huge return to the promotion.