Favorite Tag Team Match Ever
Like I said I’m going to try to do some basic topics like this on days where there isn’t anything significant going on. They’ll probably be simple like this unless something interesting hits me.
My pick:Demolition vs. Hart Foundation – Summerslam 90.
This was 2/3 falls for the tag titles, held by the now heel Demolition. They had turned over the summer and were unstoppable monsters. They had recently added Crush who was going to be the long term replacement for Ax who was suffering from health problems. The Harts were total underdogs who on paper were going to be crushed. Oh I made a funny.
Anyway, the LOD are kind of lurking somewhere, promising that they’re next for Demolition no matter what. The champs cheated through the first fall and went up 1-0, then got caught cheating to get it tied up. The Harts were more or less dead when Ax came out (Demolition was using the Freebird Rule at the time) and hid under the ring. He came in because “Ax and Smash look totally alike” (according to Vince at least).
The flaw with this was simple: Ax and Smash aren’t identical. They’re really not close to being identical. Smash was taller and a bit slimmer and had a bigger head. You could easily tell them apart but Vince insisted you couldn’t. Anyway after some heel shenanigans, the LOD came out and pulled the third man from under the ring and beat him down, allowing Neidhart to hit a slingshot shoulder block to give the Harts the upset of the year. Vince’s reaction and the pop are great and it’s just a fun moment. It was also the Harts’ last run with glory as they would drop the belts at Mania and quietly split soon after.
Anyway, what’s your pick? It can be any form of tag match ever and this is really just for fun.