Ranking the top 10 tag teams in the world today

Tag team wrestling is an acquired taste, so-to-speak. There is a select number of stars who have the necessary chemistry needed to be a successful tag team wrestler. When you have a quality tag team in the ring, going against a duo with the same skill level, magical, show-stopping moments are prone to occur.

In the past, tag team wrestling was respected on a higher level than what we are experiencing today. A lot of it has to do with the fact that teams used to actually stay together, as opposed to someone popping up here and there to help out a former tag team partner. But with that said, tag team wrestling is still very much alive and well today and if you look beyond the walls of just WWE rosters, you will find a ton of great tag teams.

Looking at all of the better tag teams on current rosters around the world, who are some that you consider being the elite among all of the current top teams? Here's a look our current top-10 best tag teams on the planet...

#10 The B-Team

Enter capti — Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas make up the upstart team known as The B-Team.

For the past several years, there have been a few guys on the WWE main rosters that have been trapped somewhere in creative limbo, with seemingly no direction. Two of those guys were Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. For a while now, these fellas have been essentially relegated to what is not much more than mop-up duty. Anytime there was a need for a comical spot-monkey or someone to get completely obliterated, Dallas and Axel were almost always called upon.

Personally, I have mentioned numerous times that I believe these two WWE Superstars have been grossly misused. Both come from a lineage of professional wrestling royalty, with Axel being the offspring to one of the best technicians of all-time, Mr. Perfect. Then you have Bo Dallas who, aside from being Bray Wyatt's blood-brother, he is also the decedent of Mike Rotunda, aka "I.R.S.," not to mention he's the grandson of Hall of Fame villain Blackjack Mulligan. Needless to say, both of these guys have a strong wrestling pedigree.

After a highly entertaining run as "The Miztourage," Bo and Curtis finally felt a little creative love as they were rebranded as The B-Team, which is the ultimate underdog duo that you cannot help but get behind. The B-Team would go onto defeat Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy at Extreme Rules, where they would capture the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships. This push would prove to put the B-Team in the spotlight which they deserved, which made way for a very solid tag-title run.

#9 The Revival

If you were looking for an exciting, acrobatic, risk-taking duo to add to this list...keep looking. Coming in at the number nine spot on our list is Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson. Together, Dash and Scott create The Revival. Wilder and Dawson have never been much on the pre-match pleasantries. In fact, these guys are all business when they're in the ring.

The Revival is a team that competes with the best of today while harnessing some of the old-school ring work that helped mold this great industry. Watching these guys work is like taking a 10-minute trip back to the great territory era. In some ways, they remind us a lot of Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson when The Brain Busters were dominating the scene. The Revival is still very new to the WWE Universe and to be honest, I don't think we've seen the best from these guys yet, not by any means. You will certainly see multiple title reigns out of this tandem.

#8 Bludgeon Brothers

Ent — Two of WWE's most underrated workers.

Now we are onto the number 8 tag team on this list, The Bludgeon Brothers. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan have recently enjoyed a nice push as WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions. That was until The New Day defeated Harper and Rowan on Smackdown Live to become the new champs, just a couple of nights following Summerslam. However, it is worth mentioning that The Bludgeon Bros did enjoy a title run of nearly 140 days, which is very respectable in today's era.

Harper and Rowan were huge stars on the independent scene, long before WWE ever came calling. But it was their unique stint as Bray Wyatt's henchmen in The Wyatt Family, which really put these guys on the map. The Wyatt Family is by far, one of the most successful factions in recent memory and these two monsters had a huge role in that success.

After a fairly stale singles run, which was also plagued by injuries, Harper and Rowan were reunited and rebooted as The Bludgeon Brothers in late-2017. While the concept fits these guys perfectly, they really need to be booked strongly in order to have long-term success. However, this writer would not at all be surprised to see a Wyatt Family reunion later on down the road and that is something that would get fans on their feet.

#7 War Raiders

Allow me to first admit that this team is one of my personal favorites and you may see a small bit of favoritism pointed their way.

I was first introduced to Rowe and Hanson several years ago when they both competed in the Ring of Honor Top Prospect Tournament. Ironically enough, these two ended up facing one another in the finals of that tournament, which Hanson ultimately won. Following that tournament, it was easy to see the chemistry between Rowe and Hanson was unbreakable and these two were simply destined to work together. Almost immediately afterward, Rowe and Hanson came together to form War Machine.

War Machine would go on to become one of the most dominant tag teams in the world. Unfortunately, their run would be abruptly interrupted when Rowe was involved in a major motorcycle accident in 2014. Some critics would speculate that Rowe may not ever wrestle again, due to the injuries sustained from the wreck. However, Rowe's drive and determination would give him the will needed to not only recover but come back stronger than ever, just months later.

Rowe and Hanson have had a plethora of success prior to signing with WWE. Not only did they win the Ring of Honor Tag Team Championships, but they also captured the highly coveted IWGP Tag Titles not once, but twice. Now that they are on the NXT roster as War Raiders, they appear to be on the fast track to the main roster where they should have no problem competing at the highest level.

#6 Authors of Pain

Akam and Rezar are two of the most impressive big guys to come along in quite some time. What makes them even more unique, is the fact that they have practically no experience whatsoever, when it comes to professional wrestling. However, it is worth mentioning that both men have extensive combat backgrounds, which has proved to give them an advantage that most newcomers would not have.

During their initial run in NXT, The Authors of Pain appeared to have learned the "WWE way" fairly quickly. With legendary Hall of Fame manager Paul Ellering in their corner, The A.O.P. was able to cruise all the way to the top of the NXT Tag Team Division, where they captured the NXT Tag Team Titles at NXT Takeover: San Antonio.

Once they arrived on the main roster, the expectations were high, especially with Ellerings main event experience. However, Ellering would soon be taken away from the picture and The Authors of Pain were then left without their mentor. Now it appears a new face has taken on that responsibility and his name is Drake Maverick. Maverick began his WWE career as the GM of 205 Live but has now added to his responsibilities as he now serves as the mouthpiece for The Authors of Pain. It's a strange alliance at first glance, but if we give it time, it may just work out perfectly.

#5 Undisputed Era

NXT was once thought of as nothing more than WWE's farm system. It was a place for prospective talent to go, hone their skills and possibly earn a shot at a future main roster contract. Well, the times have certainly changed and no longer is NXT viewed as WWE's baby brother. In fact, NXT currently rivals the main roster in many aspects, which is a tribute to the incredible talent on the Yellow Squad's roster. At the very top, you'll find Adam Cole and The Undisputed Era.

Prior to signing with the company, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish were known collectively as the powerhouse tag team "reDRagon." Now with Fish sidelined with an injury, fellow indie darling Roderick Strong has partnered with O'Reilly and together, they are good...they are great.

The Undisputed Era is above and beyond better than anything else in NXT at the moment. Full Sail fans shouldn't get too comfortable with the current NXT Tag Team Champions, though. The main roster has plenty of room ready and patiently awaiting these guys and it will definitely not be long before The Undisputed Era moves on.

#4 Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre

At first glance, one might wonder if someone from WWE's creative team was under the influence when they put this unlikely tandem together. But then if you take a step back and really evaluate this duo, you'll begin to understand that there is a bigger picture here, a much bigger picture. It has become obvious that Drew McIntyre is serving as the workhorse for this team...the muscle, so-to-speak. Meanwhile, Ziggler has laid low and allowed Drew to do the majority of the work, but has enjoyed the benefits right alongside his partner.

Personally, I believe that Drew and Ziggler will have a relatively short tile run. The reason why I say that is because there will likely be a huge fallout between these two, which will result in one of these guys making a babyface turn, which will likely be Drew, in order to set up for a future singles title run. But in the meantime, just enjoy the ride for what it is. It's rare to see Ziggler or McIntyre involved in tag team action. Both have complimented one another perfectly and seem to have great chemistry. It's an unlikely, yet highly effective partnership that has been fun to watch thus far.

#3 The Briscoe Brothers

If you are looking for a typical, pretty-boy, cookie-cutter tandem...keep looking. Mark and Jay Briscoe are as real and raw as it gets. When they're not competing in the ring, you can find them at home, on their Deleware farm.

The Briscoe Brothers have enjoyed an entire career full of big-time success from the States, to Japan and abroad. Together, Mark and Jay have held the Ring of Honor Tag Titles, which includes the current reign they are enjoying right now. They have also won titles in Japan, including the IWGP Tag Team Championships.

The Briscoe's have been competing in the squared-circle for roughly 18-years, but considering the fact that they are both still relatively young, they likely have several great years ahead of them. As a long time fan of The Briscoe's, I feel like it's really a shame that WWE officials opted against signing them following multiple tryouts. In fact, they were told by WWE talent scouts that they were "not cosmetically pleasing" enough to be WWE Superstars. Let that one sink in next time you see guys like Braun Strowman, or maybe someone like Erick Rowan make their way to the ring.

#2 New Day

It was just a few years ago when three WWE Superstars had reached a stale point in their respective careers and for whatever reason, things were just not going too well for Kofi, Xavier and Big E. Somewhere along the way, someone amongst WWE's creative brain decided to put the three stars together and give them a super-hokey babyface run. While the idea may have seemed provocative and risky at first, somehow it worked and before you knew it, the entire WWE Universe got behind the stable and then, they reintroduced the infamous "Freebird Rule" after winning the WWE Tag Team Championships at the 2015 Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

The New Day quickly became the hottest tag team in all of professional wrestling. What started out as an experiment had now become a potential dynasty and I, for one, firmly believe that one day, when the history books are re-written, we will read about The New Day alongside the likes of The Freebirds and other great 3-man stables.

#1 The Young Bucks

And then there was one...number one that is. We have now come to the best tag team on the planet, or at least from my perspective. Matt and Nick Jackson have been globetrotting the wrestling world, taking on all viable tag teams in hopes of adding to their legacy as one of the all-time great tag teams.

If you have never witnessed The Young Bucks in action live, you should really add that to your wrestling fans bucket list of things-to-do before you die. Whether it's inside a bingo hall in rural America, or in front of thousands at The Tokyo Dome, you are guaranteed to leave feeling fulfilled and eagerly anticipating the next opportunity to witness the Superkick Party once again.

What makes the Bucks so great is that they are appealing to all audiences within the wrestling community. Older fans can respect the heart that these guys have and how much they give of themselves each night out. Meanwhile, younger fans absolutely love the Young Bucks because it's simply cool to like them. Plus they are full of energy from bell-to-bell, never letting their foot off of the accelerator. Simply, The Young Bucks are just too good and regardless if die-hard WWE fans want to accept this or not, there's no one on their level right now and personally, I see no one coming close anytime soon.

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Edited by Vikshith R