8 Instances when rivals teamed up together to win the WWE Tag Team Championship

The Miz and John Cena
The Miz and John Cena

#6. Matt Hardy and MVP

Matt Hardy and MVP
Matt Hardy and MVP

When Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) won the United States Championship, his first rivalry was with Matt Hardy. Their feud was pretty entertaining, with both the superstars claiming to be better than the other in every aspect. Many hilarious segments were shot that included a beer-drinking contest and an arm-wrestling match. Matt Hardy even took on Evander Hollyfield in a boxing match after MVP backed out.

MVP was forced to team up with Hardy after he bragged to Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long about being able to win the tag titles with anyone including Teddy's Grandma.

Though neither man wanted to form a team, they did exactly that and actually went on to win the titles. Their reign ended after 77 days, and the two resumed feuding again before Hardy was taken out with a knee injury.

Hardy would return after recovering from his injury and would cost his former partner the Money in the Bank Ladder Match before finally beating him for the US Title.


#5. John Cena and Shawn Michaels

John Cena and HBK
John Cena and HBK

WWE likes using the tag titles as a means of making a storyline between two main event stars more intense. It builds tension that leads to a better rivalry and overall match quality. You must have realised by now that WWE is prone to doing so when John Cena is involved.

This is one such example where it worked out pretty well.

In 2007, John Cena was the WWE Champion, and a triple threat match was held between Shawn Michaels, Edge and, Triple H to determine his opponent at Wrestlemania 23. This is where the plot thickened.

The Heartbreak Kid won the match, which set up a face to face main event at Wrestlemania and the most significant part was that prior to this booking, Michaels and Cena were Tag Champions! HBK winning the number one contender's match made for some interesting tension between the two as neither man had actually turned heel on the other.

They were champs for nearly 4 months until the night after Wrestlemania when Shawn turned on 'Big Match John'.

The superstars were good friends, but probably better enemies.

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