5 dream tag-team pairings fans never got to see in WWE

#5 Stone Cold Steve Austin and CM Punk

Possible team name: Stone Cold Sober

Another tactic the WWE has employed to get tag-teams over with the fans is to create an 'odd-couple'. Putting two guys together with very different tastes and lifestyle choices can work wonders, just ask Kane and Daniel Bryan, or The Rock and Mankind.

Two former WWE legends with different approaches to life are Stone Cold Steve Austin and CM Punk. One is a beer-swigging redneck, the other a straight edge martial arts enthusiast. One claims to be from blue collar America, the other likes to think of himself as a self-made role model for hard work paying off.

Over recent years, many fans have been hoping for Austin and Punk to meet in the ring as rivals. WWE even teased this a few years ago in a promo video for the latest 2k video game. Sadly, however, the match up never came to pass and is unlikely to ever happen in the future.

We did get another glimpse of the kind of chemistry the two would have had together back when Stone Cold was the guest GM of RAW. Punk came to Austin's office to talk about his match with John Cena and the pair put together a highly amusing segment with Austin offering Punk a beer and a shot of whiskey.

The team would mainly consist of the two them butting heads with each other back stage, but having each other's backs in the ring out of a mutual respect. Punk has talked about Stone Cold as being one of his idols and Austin, in turn, has always been quick to defend Punk, especially when he left the company back in 2014.

There's no denying this would be one of the most popular pairings in WWE history. Austin stood as everything that was right about the company back in the late 90s and early 00s, whereas Punk has been seen as a glimmer of hope in the less than impressive PG era. Seeing these two side by side in the ring would be almost as great as seeing them go head to head.