8 Teams that should compete in a tournament to crown the first ever AEW Tag Team Champions

All Elite Wrestling has just finished their debut show, and while some will always have criticisms, it's safe to say that it's one of the greatest wrestling shows of the past decade, and sets them up for a positive beginning to TNT later in the year. We've seen the unveiling of the AEW World Championship (one of the best looking titles in wrestling today), but now it's time for AEW to lift the lid on their other titles. The best way to crown a new Champion? A Tournament.

Despite being early in the life of All Elite Wrestling, the tag team division has already become as stacked as any in the world, and after the classic between Best Friends/Angelico & Jack Evans and The Young Bucks/Lucha Bros, it's going to be hotly contested. But the division extends beyond those 4 teams, and today we are going to look at the 8 teams that should contest a single elimination tournament in order to crown the first ever AEW Tag Team Champions (likely at All Out in August).

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#8 Private Party

Private Party

Private Party is the most unknown tag team within AEW, and while we are yet to see them compete in a tag team match for AEW, a quick YouTube search of their highlights reveals incredible young performers. They've yet to see the big stage, but when they do, you'll notice quite a lot of similarities to The Young Bucks; colourful, energetic and plenty of innovative tag team offence.

They're unlikely to succeed early on in All Elite Wrestling, but the talent is there, and if they can continue to go toe to toe with some of the best tag teams in the entire industry, the future is very bright. Marq Quen and Isaiah Kassidy aren't two names that many people would expect to be superstars, but AEW is clearly building for the present and for the future, and these two represent a very promising future for this stacked tag team division.

#7 SSB

Super Smash Bros

After Angelico & Jack Evans had a great bout with Best Friends (Chuckie T and Trent Barreta) in Vegas, the Super Smash Bros arrived, and while the reaction wasn't what AEW desired, they looked incredible in their post-match beatdown. There may be a reason for the lack of response to Stupefied and Evil Uno, as they haven't been allowed in the States for the past few years due to passport issues, and when people did see them last, they were video game inspired babyfaces.

A lot has changed since then, and with a bunch of minions at their control, it seems only a matter of time until the Super Smash Bros are big stars in All Elite Wrestling. Obviously, their name is likely to change now that they are on the big stage for Copyright reasons, but the talent is still there, and if AEW can work out a great gimmick with them (the attack and human throne was a great start), they will be serious players going forward.

#6 Cody & Dustin Rhodes

Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes

As you can see above if you haven't seen Double or Nothing, Cody and Dustin went to war in Las Vegas, but after the bout, they shared an emotional embrace after Dustin agreed to partner with Cody to challenge The Young Bucks. Many expected Double or Nothing to be the last bout in Dustin's career, but now that they've agreed to compete as a tag team down in Jacksonville, they could have one final run as a tag team together.

There's always the possibility that this is just a way to get Cody to be the biggest heel in the company but to fill out 8 tag teams in this tournament to crown the first Champions, they make complete sense. AEW shouldn't sign any new tag teams going forward, as the division is already incredibly stacked, so bringing these two together would be fantastic for nostalgia, but ultimately, they're unlikely to hold gold in AEW together.

#5 Angelico & Jack Evans

Angelico and Jack Evans

Angelico and Jack Evans were highly surprising signings to AEW, as they are relatively unknown in the states compared to the rest of the teams on this list, but at Double or Nothing, they flashed greatness. They've been a team for quite some time, but this was their first match together in years, so to see the chemistry return so quickly is very promising for their AEW careers.

There's still a lot of uncertainty regarding AEW and how everything will work going forward, but these guys are amazing talents, and if they can grow as characters and flesh that out, AEW has found themselves a fantastic team. In Mexico, these guys were known as the White Boys from Heaven (Los Gueros del Cielo), and while that heel act is a lot harder to pull off in America, this is a brand new audience for them, and they'll thrive around so many other great teams.

#4 SCU

SCU

SCU is one of the most popular acts in AEW, especially when you see the reaction to them at Double or Nothing, and given the experience and popularity of the three men involved, them holding gold early makes complete sense. We've yet to see how the 'wins mean something' plays out in AEW, but they came out victorious over Strong Hearts at Double or Nothing, and that should put them straight in the hunt to become the first ever AEW Tag Team Champions.

All 3 men have potential as singles performers too (and they've eluded to that in interviews), but they're best when together, and their chemistry and charisma come through the screen quite well. Frankie Kazarian and Christopher Daniels are both over 20 years into their careers, and while they look fantastic for their age, they can't be around for too much longer (5-10 years at the most), so getting them to the top early makes complete sense, and they'd be great candidates to go deep in this tournament.

#3 Best Friends

Best Friends

The Best Friends have been together for quite some time, but they've not had a sustained run in any company for a while, so to see them together in AEW and to pick up the win at Double or Nothing was huge. Chuckie T and Trent Barreta are masters of comedy wrestling, but their match against Angelico and Jack Evans proved they can really go in the ring, making them one of the more diverse and entertaining teams on the roster.

It's going to be fun to see which side of Best Friends we get to see in the early day's of AEW because there's certainly a story arc to be told with both sides of their game, but they looked just incredible at Double or Nothing. The Super Smash Bros debuted following their match, so they seem to have a ready-made rivalry for the near future, but if AEW can get that balance right, they'd be a great team to carry the titles right off the bat.

#2 The Lucha Bros

The Lucha Bros

Heading into Double or Nothing, it seemed that many wrestling fans considered Fenix and Pentagon as the best tag team in the world, and while they came up short, there's no debating now that they are #2. That's still nothing to scoff at, and with all their physicality and athleticism, they're a clear favourite to become AEW's first ever Tag Team Champions.

After the war that they had with The Bucks, they've reached plenty of new fans around the world, and with all the quality opponents for them in AEW, they'll continue to rise through the ranks. Ultimately, these are two guys that could go on big singles runs in the future for AEW, but for now, The Lucha Bros are the hottest tag team in the world, and to see them chasing the first ever Tag belts would be a fun story to tell in 2019.

#1 The Young Bucks

The Young Bucks

After their fantastic victory over The Lucha Bros in the co-main event of Double or Nothing, it's become clear that The Young Bucks are first in line for AEW Tag Team Championships, but a tournament is a great way to make them earn it. With all the incredible talents in the tag team division, The Young Bucks would have a tough task getting through, despite being considered the best tag team in the world today, but it would be quite a fun one.

It could also be used as a way to humble the characters, Matt and Nick Jackson, as they could continually come up short before finally reaching the top of the mountain in their own company. Ultimately, we know The Young Bucks are responsible for AEW having such a great tag team division, and whether it's straight off the bat or later down the road, it's only a matter of time until they're All Elite Wrestling Tag Team Champions.

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