WWE History Vol. 24 - Great Tag Team Rivalries

#4. The Hart Foundation vs. the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers.

Jacques and Raymond, the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, were a thorn in the Hart Foundation's side for some time

So far, the rivalries on our list have all revolved around the WWE Tag Team Championships. But the tag team division was so hot in the WWE during the 1980s that some rivalries eschewed championship belts entirely.

One such feud happened between the Hart Foundation and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers. The Foundation's manager, Jimmy Hart, had begun to rankle on Hart and Neidhart. They tired of his constant cheating and interference in their matches and wanted to break away.

But Jimmy Hart owned 25% of the Hart Foundation's contracts. Hart may not have come out to the ring with them, but he was still technically their manager. In order to punish the Hart Foundation for leaving him, Jimmy enlisted Jacques and Raymond to help.

The feud revolved around the fact that Hart 'gave' the Rougeau brothers the Hart Foundation's contracts. They engaged in a long war, punctuated by hilarious interview segments with Jacques and Raymond. (When the Hart Foundation called them wimps, the Rougeau brothers responded by saying 'sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will never hurt us' as if they were on an elementary school playground.

Eventually, the Hart Foundation emerged triumphant and became babyfaces in the process. Bret went on to become a Grand Slam Champion, while Neidhart went on to become Who. Someone had to be the Janetty, one supposes.