5 times singles wrestlers formed great tag teams

Kane and Daniel Bryan joined forces for Team Hell No!Over the years, there have been plenty of legendary tag teams that have specialized in that form of wrestling – the Steiner Brothers, the Wild Samoans, the Fabulous Freebirds and the New Age Outlaws to name few. But other teams have come together after making a name for themselves as individuals, and those teams can be just as exciting.Creatively, this gives writers some options. How does the team grow as a unit? Why are they together? Will their breakup be volatile and create a feud or will they simply go separate directions?Here are a few of the best such teams.

#1 Hollywood Blondes

Steve Austin and Brian Pillman teamed as heels for the Hollywood Blondes.

Steve Austin and Brian Pillman had already held lower titles in the NWA and WCW when they joined forces as a heel team known as the Hollywood Blondes in the early 1990s. They feuded with legends like Ricky Steamboat and the Four Horsemen as part of a run all the way to the tag titles.

The two men later became among the most volatile in pro wrestling, and they crossed paths in a crazy WWF storyline several years down the road. The feud included Austin, known as Stone Cold by then, going to PIllman’s house, which led to a kayfabe shooting incident.

#2 The Outsiders

Scott Hall and Kevin Nash won tag team titles in WCW as part of the NWO invasion angle.

Before they chased lucrative contracts in WCW, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were established individually in the WWF. Hall was an Intercontinental champion, a title he successfully defended against Shawn Michaels in one of the greatest Wrestlemania matches ever, and Nash also battled Hall for that title before becoming WWF champion.

When the duo crossed over to WCW and formed the NWO as The Outsiders, they became a dominant tag team in that promotion. They won the WCW tag titles six times and were a dominant force in the Monday Night War.

#3 Rock and Sock Connection

The Rock and Mankind formed an unlikely but successful duo.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mick Foley as Mankind couldn’t have been more opposite characters. The Rock was a cocky, narcissistic athletic star, while Mankind was a self-loathing hardcore brawler most known for his elevated tolerance for pain.

What the two had in common was comic prowess, and because of that, they became an extremely entertaining team that could hold their own in competition and with the microphones. As a result, they became tag champions three times over the course of a few months in 1999 and were easy fan favorites in the process.

#4 Brothers of Destruction

Undertaker and Kane formed a very formidable team.

From the moment Kane set foot in WWE programming, he was linked to the Undertaker as the Phenom’s half-brother. Initially, they were mortal enemies based on childhood issues, but it didn’t take long for the two to be paired up as a team.

The draw is easy to understand. With both men standing over 6-foot-10 and carrying highly intimidating personas, they have been absolutely terrifying as a team. This resulted in multiple tag championships and several other meaningful feuds, including a recent bout with the Wyatt Family that saw the Brothers win at Survivor Series.

#5 Cesaro and Tyson Kidd

Cesaro and Tyson Kidd are two of the most talented wrestlers in the business today.

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro are both known as incredibly talented in-ring performers. Kidd came up through the Hart wrestling organization, and Cesaro is a former United States champion. Still, the two men found themselves treading water in early 2015 without any clear creative direction.

They joined up as a team and took off, gaining popularity with fans despite performing as heels. They eventually won the tag titles and turned face during a title feud with New Day, but Kidd suffered a severe neck injury that ended the run.