I think The Dudley Boyz have surpassed The Legion of Doom, they're by far the most accomplished tag team in wrestling history and although they might not be as popular as LOD but they had a hell of a career.
It's all objective. If we talk about accomplishments, it's Team 3D. They have won world titles in every major wrestling company, all across the world.
But........they were never main eventers. Not many tag teams actually were. But LoD was a main eventer tag team, and they actually became known even outside the pro wrestling world.
TNA and ECW are frankly small time with both really not having a long established history.
The Road Warriors at one time or another were champions of the NWA, WWE and AWA. All three promotions with established decades of tradition and history.
Lastly, kayfabe wise the Road Warriors fought better quality tag teams and kayfabe wise would have easily defeated the Dudley Boyz if booking is true to history.
Also, in terms of having great matches, The Dudley Boyz were just involved in more great matches:
-WrestleMania 2000 Triple-Threat tag team ladder
-Summerslam 2000 Triple-Threat Tag TLC
-WrestleMania 17 Triple-Threat Tag TLC
-2001 SD Four Way Tag TLC
-2002 RAW Four Way Tag TLC
Those 5 matches were definitely one of the best ever.
im going with Dudleys, i hated those guys as a teen... but now knowing why i hated them shows how good they really were... but i still have love for LOD...
of course, either Hawk or Animal would prolly have to eat 2 3D's to end the match, but im sure 2 blade jobbed Dudleys wouldnt care to deliver
fuck... now i got myself all excited to see this match
The Road Warriors were so popular WWF tried to copy them with Demolition. In terms of popularity it's not even close. Yeah the Dudleys have won belts all over but 80's icons are just bigger.
LOD dwarf them in sheer superstar status. if you weren't alive in the 80's, it is hard to appreciate just how huge they were They were so damn over too. Man, I absolutely loved that team. Pure, unadulterated, unapologetic badassery... then Vince gave them a puppet and fake spikes. fpalm
The LOD were massive anywhere they went in the 80s (even Japan). They put butts in the seats and were THE attraction on a lot of shows during the territory days instead of PART of the attraction (like todays WWE brand). The 80s were just different.
Like LOD and The Dudleyz, they dominated Japan & North America and won titles everywhere they went but they were 10 times the wrestlers they were and put on much better matches.
You really went and created a "Best Tag Team Ever?" Thread without including the Midnight Express? GTFO.
Midnight Express have better matches with the Dudley's and sold out damn near as many if not more arenas than LOD. Shit, Midnight Express were main eventing down in Mid-South against the Rock n Roll express before the Road Warriors ever came to AWA and started becoming the big time draws they would become. And Midnight Express were still main eventing against the Rock n Roll Express through the early 1990's, after Hawk and Animal had broken up.
Eaton = GOAT tag team wrestler (with Arn Anderson a close second)
Cornette = top 5 manager ever
Lane/Condrey = amazing in their own right and brought totally different things to the table.
Kids, go pop in Great American Bash 1990, watch the Midnight Express vs the Southern Boys, then come back and try to tell me with a straight face you've seen a tag match from either the Dudleys or LOD that is even in the same league as that tag.
You can't do it.
Not to mention their all time classics with the Fantastics and Rock n Roll Express.
So, I'm not saying you are wrong for thinking any other team is better than a Midnight were, but you are wrong for not even including them in the discussion for best team ever.
Tully and Arn deserve a mention as well while you are at it.
I like your passion for the Midnights, for me though along with the ROck N Roll Express, I just never really got the big deal with them. They just seemed a bit bush league and below par. THey just didn't excite me like the likes of the LOD, Hart Foundation, Rockers, even Arn n Tully.
Anyway for this thread it's herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhh WHAT A RUSH!
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