5 Worst tag team combinations of all time

Not every tag team combination works out, which can be attributed to bad timing, bad rhythm, and bad chemistry. There is something about tag teams that has to be spot on. Some have it, some don’t. And unless you are brothers in real life, you need to develop that skill over time and these tag teams just didn’t have it. WWE and professional wrestling may get it right when they pick a big, chiseled wrestler to become a world champion, but at times, putting two forces together can lead to a disaster.

There are plenty of tag teams that could have made this list – most recently anyone who got in the ring with Santino Marella – but they were not included. Here is a look at five of the worst tag teams in WWE history.

1- The Spirit Squad

At least Dolph Ziggler came out of the Spirit Squad, but not much more

The idea of the Spirit Squad wasn’t a total loss. Fans did get to finally see what Dolph Ziggler could do in a wrestling ring. Other than that, was there a more trendy and awful group from the Ruthless Aggression Era? This was a group that at one point, did claim the world tag titles under the “Freebird” Rule, but no one ever took them seriously.

Finally, after they had a short run with the company, they were sent back to Ohio Valley Wrestling to work on their gimmick. Ziggler – rather Nicky – stuck around and we all know how that worked out.

2- Koko B. Ware and Owen Hart

Two great competitors, Koko B. Ware and Owen Hart were a bad tag team

I never knew this was a tag team until I did some research. Koko B. Ware was a solid performer in World Class Championship Wrestling and later in the WWF with his faithful friend Frankie by his side – or on his shoulder.

Hart, as we all know, was one of the better singles stars of his generation and during his time in WWF. Who had the bright idea to put them together with the gimmick of them wearing bright, baggy pants with checkered suspenders? It was certainly a low point in both their careers.

3- Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie

Chainsaw Charlie and Cactus Jack were a dangerous pairing

For everything Terry Funk has done in his career – which includes two runs as the NWA World Champion, his Chainsaw Charlie routine is lost on me. Add Cactus Jack to the mix and there is plenty of mayhem to be had in the ring. Leave it to these two extreme wrestlers to combine to make one interesting tag team.

Although the team was only in the ring together a few times – in a feud with the New Age Outlaws – that was enough time to make this list. They were an item until Funk decided he needed to retire from the business, which he did only a few hundred times.

4- Eugene and Steven Regal

Eugene and Steven Regal were about as odd a team that every wrestled together

As Nick Dinsmore was part of OVW, he was a multiple singles champion. As Eugene, he portrayed a slow wrestler who could work well in the ring with his “mentor” Regal by his side. The two had a solid run until Regal turned on him – as is the case in all wrestling programs like this one.

Eugene became a fan favorite, but never amounted to anything more than a mid-card star. Regal is one of the best workers in WWE and now is involved in NXT’s development.

5- Paul Roma and Jim Powers

Paul Roma and Jim Powers looked good, but they never got over as a WWF tag team

Were there two wrestlers who looked like they were cut out of a gymnasium more than Powers and Roma. They were good looking jobbers who never got their feet off the ground as a good tag team. Even in singles competition, they were used to help the better talent get over.

Roma and his claim to fame had a short run with Arn Anderson in the Four Horsemen in WCW, but if you look at that tag team, it could be added to this list. Roma will always be known as the worst member of the most elite stable in wrestling history.