Top 10 Tag Teams of the Year 2018

WWE's tag team division has not had a great year in 2018. Several talented tag teams including the Authors of Pain, the Revival, SAnitY, and Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson were buried throughout the year. Meanwhile, there has only been one truly good tag team title match throughout the year. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre was the best tag team match on the main roster throughout the year and that match was made up of 4 singles superstars.

Thankfully, NXT has picked up the slack with the likes of Undisputed Era, Moustache Mountain, the War Raiders, and Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch wrestling in several matches of the year contenders. While WWE's tag team division is not being utilized as well as it could be, some of WWE's tag teams did all that they could do and deserve some recognition for that.

#10 The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)

Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel started off the year as punching bags for The Miz's opponents. They were defeated by Roman Reigns in a handicap match on an episode of Monday Night Raw and were defeated by Gallows & Anderson on the Elimination Chamber kickoff show. After they were separated from The Miz due to the Superstar Shakeup, they were defeated by Seth Rollins and Finn Balor multiple times before becoming the B-Team.

They then defeated Breezango multiple times before becoming number one contenders by winning a tag team battle royal. After picking up several singles victories over both Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy, the two superstars scored the biggest win of their careers. The B-Team shockingly managed to defeat Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy to win the Raw Tag Team Titles in the opening match of Extreme Rules.

They then managed to retain the Raw Tag Team Titles against Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy, both Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy and the Revival, and the Revival. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre would finally defeat them for the Raw Tag Team Championships on an episode of Monday Night Raw. Since then they have not done much but they have been seen by WWE as a tag team that they could use if needed.

#9 The Deleters of Worlds

This tag team did not last long.

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy started the year off as rivals. After Bray Wyatt was defeated by Matt Hardy in a Final Deletion match, the New Face of Fear helped Matt Hardy win the Andre the Giant battle royal at WrestleMania and won the Raw Tag Team Titles in a tournament (sorry tag team eliminator) by defeating Titus Worldwide, the Revival, and the Bar.

The Deleters of the World then defeated the likes of Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel, the Ascension, and Heath Slater & Rhyno. The duo would then finally lose the Raw Tag Team Titles when they were defeated by the B-Team at Extreme Rules.

They then suffered a losing streak when they were defeated by the B-Team in their Raw Tag Team Title rematch, the Revival, and the B-Team in a triple threat tag team match that also involved the Revival. That match would end up being the last televised match of the Deleters of Worlds due to an injury suffered by Matt Hardy. With Matt Hardy seemingly retired, Bray Wyatt seems set to return to WWE soon as a singles star.

#8 The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan)

The Bludgeon Brothers did a little bit better than their former master.

The Bludgeon Brothers started off the year as a dominant force to be reckoned with as they defeated the likes of Breezango and the Ascension. They then interrupted a SmackDown Tag Team Title between the New Day and the Usos at Fastlane before winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championships from the Usos in a triple threat tag team match that also involved the New Day at WrestleMania 34.

The Bludgeon Brothers then successfully retained the SmackDown Tag Team Championships against the Usos in their mandatory rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble. They then successfully defended the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against Gallows & Anderson at Money in the Bank and on an episode of SmackDown Live before entering a feud with Team Hell No.

Team Hell No faced off with the Bludgeon Brothers in a match where the Bludgeon Brothers scored the biggest victory of their careers when Harper pinned Daniel Bryan. The New Day then defeated the Bludgeon Brothers by disqualification at Summerslam before the New Day won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships from them on the SmackDown Live after SummerSlam. The Bludgeon Brothers have not been seen since then because both men are recovering from injuries.

#7 The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson)

The Revival started off the year in the worst way possible when they were crushed by Gallows & Anderson and then destroyed by D-Generation X on Raw 25. They then slowly began to rebound with victories over Gallows & Anderson on the Royal Rumble kickoff show and on an episode of Monday Night Raw. They then eliminated a few people in the Andre the Giant battle royal before doing nothing in the spring (except for losing matches to the Deleters of Worlds).

The two then got a big upset victory over Bobby Lashley & Roman Reigns (Dash Wilder pinned Roman Reigns) and defeated former Raw Tag Team Champions the Deleters of Worlds. The Best Tag Team in the World would lose in multiple Raw Tag Team Championship matches after that. The B-Team defeated both the Revival & the Deleters of Worlds in a triple threat tag team match on an episode of Raw and defeated the Revival on the Summerslam kickoff show.

They had a great match with Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre for the Raw Tag Team Titles on an episode of Raw and had a great performance at Survivor Series. They eliminated both the Colons and the New Days before finally being eliminated by the Usos (they were the last team eliminated). The Revival recently lost a tag team title match to Bobby Roode & Chad Gable but are set to receive another shot soon.

#6 AOP (Akam & Rezar)

AOP started off the year on NXT where they battled Undisputed Era and the unique pairing of Pete Dunne and Roderick Strong for the NXT Tag Team Championships. They then made their Raw debuts by defeating Heath Slater & Rhyno. After destroying several teams, they disappeared from Monday Night Raw for several months. The 2 then made their return and had a month-long feud with Titus Worldwide.

The Authors of Pain would eventually win that feud. Shortly after that, Drake Maverick would become their new manager. They would then gain dominant victories over several jobbers and also became aligned with Baron Corbin for a brief period of time. During that period of time, AOP took the Shield to the limit in a 6 man tag team match that also involved Baron Corbin. After that, the AOP would defeat Seth Rollins in a handicap match to win the Raw Tag Team Titles.

Things went downhill from there. They defeated The Bar because Drake Maverick distracted the Bar by peeing himself (seriously). AOP then successfully retained the Raw Tag Team Titles against Bobby Roode & Chad Gable because Drake Maverick peed on Bobby Roode's robe. They then lost the Raw Tag Team Titles to Bobby Roode & Chad Gable because of Drake Maverick and have not done anything since then.

#5 The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso)

The Usos started off the year as SmackDown Tag Team Champions and retained the tag team titles against Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin in a 2 out of 3 falls match at Royal Rumble. They then lost the SmackDown Tag Team Titles to the Bludgeon Brothers at WrestleMania and lost in their rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

They then had a pretty uneventful summer as they lost several matches to Gallows & Anderson and the Bar. However, the brothers then became captains for Team SmackDown Live at Survivor Series by defeating the New Day. The Usos then successfully led Team SmackDown Live's tag teams to a victory over Team Raw's tag teams by being the sole survivors for Team SmackDown Live.

After that, they unsuccessfully challenged the Bar for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles in a triple threat tag team match at TLC by pinning the New Day. The duo seems to be heading back into the background as Gallows & Anderson and SAnitY both get opportunities.

#4 The Bar (Cesaro & Sheamus)

The Bar started off the year by defeating Jason Jordan & Seth Rollins for the Raw Tag Team Championships at Royal Rumble. They would hold the titles until Braun Strowman and a child named Nicholas defeated them for the Raw Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania. They then lost a rematch to the Deleters of Worlds and moved to SmackDown Live.

They were involved in a feud with the New Day that ended with the New Day defeating them to gain an entrance in the Money in the Bank ladder match. The Bar would then lose in the finals of a tournament that would decide who would become the number one contenders to the SmackDown Tag Team Titles as the New Day defeated them in one of the best TV matches of the year.

They would finally become SmackDown Tag Team Titles by defeating the New Day (they would become the first team to win the Raw Tag Team Titles and the SmackDown Tag Team Titles) on SmackDown 1000 with help from the Big Show. The Bar has retained the SmackDown Tag Team Titles against the New Day at Crown Jewel and against both the New Day & the Usos at TLC. The 2 will likely feud with Gallows & Anderson in the future.

#3 New Day

The New Day started off the year by entering the Royal Rumble match and by challenging the Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at Fastlane. The Bludgeon Brothers would then defeat both the New Day & the Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at Wrestlemania.

After that, Kofi Kingston was a part of the men's money in the bank ladder match. The trio then came up on top in a feud with SAnitY before defeating the Bar in the finals of a tournament that determined the number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

They would defeat the Bludgeon Brothers by disqualification at SummerSlam before defeating them in a no disqualification tag team match on the next episode of SmackDown Live. The New Day would then retain their titles against Rusev Day & the Bar before losing the titles to the Bar.

They would lose their rematch and then help Team SmackDown Live win the tag team elimination match at Survivor Series before losing another tag team title match at TLC. They are set to enter the Royal Rumble match.

#2 The Shield

The Shield made their return when Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins stopped Braun Strowman from cashing in on Roman Reigns. They were dominant with Seth Rollins as Intercontinental Champion and Roman Reigns as Universal Champion. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose would challenge for the Raw Tag Team Titles but lose to the champions Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre at Hell in a Cell.

The Shield would then defeat Baron Corbin and AOP on an episode of Monday Night Raw and Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre at WWE Super Showdown before losing their first 6-man tag team match to Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre. The Shield would win their third match with Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, & Drew McIntyre on another episode of Monday Night Raw.

The Shield was abruptly ended when Roman Reigns announced that he has leukaemia. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose would win the Raw Tag Team Titles from Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre but Dean Ambrose shockingly turned on Seth Rollins after the match. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose are set to have a good 2019 and Roman Reigns will clearly be a star when he returns.

#1 Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre

These 2 made quite the impression when they arrived on Raw.

Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre arrived on Monday Night Raw together and were dominant. They completely destroyed Titus Worldwide, Heath Slater, & Rhyno before Money in the Bank. After Money in the Bank, they became true top stars when Drew McIntyre helped Dolph Ziggler defeat Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship.

Drew McIntyre was then able to defeat Seth Rollins with help from the Intercontinental Champion at the team. Shortly after Seth Rollins won the Intercontinental Title back from Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam, the two got involved in Monday Night Raw's top rivalry with the Shield. Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre would win the Raw Tag Team Titles from the B-Team and then defended the titles against Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose in one of the best matches of the year.

They were also able to defend their titles against the Revival. They then broke up afterwards and have traded wins with each other. Drew McIntyre looks like he is set to become one of the true stars of the company and is one of the favourites to win the Royal Rumble this year while Dolph Ziggler will likely become a true face at some point in the future.