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#1 ·
So with the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament concluded, I thought it'd be a good opportunity to ask what everyone thinks about NXT's tag teams. I'm not including makeshift teams that were used to fill up brackets or teams that don't have much exposure on the WWE Network, like house show teams. So, we have:

Blake & Murphy
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson(The Mechanics)
Jason Jordon & Chad Gable
The Vaudevillains
Hype Bros

Blake & Murphy: Individually, nothing's that impressive about either guy but they at least show fundamental competence when it comes to being a tag team. Still, as a team, there's no real hook to them or anything that makes me want to watch them outside of Bliss's antics. I'd have them the lowest on the totem pole. 5.5/10

Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady: It wouldn't be a stretch to call these two the most charismatic tag team the WWE has seen since Team Hell No but it's more impressive for them since they were built from the ground up. They're insanely over for a reason and while they can get it done on the mic, I think it's imperative that they compensate by making their collective in-ring work better. There are times where I feel like they aren't a cohesive unit, which is a shame since it could really make their matches feel more organic. But there's plenty of time for that. As they are now, I find very few better than these two. 8.5/10

The Mechanics: And speaking of being a cohesive unit, no team's a better well-oiled machine than Wilder and Dawson. The Brainbusters comparisons are more than warranted because of their fluidity in the ring, which is their main drawing point. It's more than enough to make them stand out on their own because of how believable their teamwork is. 7/10

Jason Jordon & Chad Gable: They're almost as good at teamwork as The Mechanics are but the difference between them is their characters, which are engaging enough both in and out of the ring to make them stand out. They're the most roster ready tag team in NXT right now because they have a great blend between character and wrestling to appeal to casual and smark demographics. For that reason, they slightly have an edge over the new E&C, who were the kings of the tag team division before these two paired up. 8.75/10

The Vaudevillains: As much as I like the Vaudevillains, I still think there needs to be work done with them. They're basically average all-around with just enough character and in-ring work to make them not completely worthless but they still have some ways to go. At least their characters are unique enough and mildly entertaining. 6.5/10

Hype Bros.: It's hard to really say what their overall worth is. They're a work in progress for me and I haven't seen enough of them to really judge how good they are as a team. But it gets bonus points from me for not throwing Mojo Rawley to the wayside.
 
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6. Hype Bros: Jobber tag team written all over them, and not just because there's Zack Ryder in it. They bring some good energy I suppose but everything else about them is so unremarkable. I don't think anyone's gonna watch a show and go "Hey you should totally check out the Hype Bros". They still have potential for improvement (Mojo Rawley, Ryder's peaked) but unless something unforeseen happens, I don't see them accomplishing much. Maybe they can fill the Los Matadores spot and fill in for multi team matches a few times.

4.5/10


5. Blake and Murphy w/ Alexa: Alexa's inclusion helps them a lot. They are two obnoxious and annoying dudes, with some really wacky entrance music, and they do show good teamwork in their matches. But without Bliss, there's nothing that really draws you in and makes you a fan. Murphy has some potential, I don't know if Wesley Blake can survive once the team splits. Not really good on the mic and their characters aren't really that well defined, but Bliss is a heat magnet atm and having her be the leader of sorts, bossing them around is the right call. She covers for their weaknesses on the mic too. Still, give them another year or two and they could become better.

6/10


4. The Vaudevillains: A solid team that can only get better. Aiden English and Simon Gotch have good chemistry and they are good with their character work. Good in the ring, good enough on the mic, some nice double team maneuvers. There's nothing they're really outstanding at though. And they can be underwhelming on some nights. I don't think they have that much of a crowd connection either, though compared to the former tag champs- BAM and Lucha Dragons, it's okay. The Ascension were super over towards the end, but The Vaudevillains are the better team imo. This is not a team I'll go out of my way to see, but more often than not, they do what's warranted of them and are serviceable in their roles.

6.5/10


3. The Mechanics (Dash & Dawson): These guys really impressed me at Takeover Respect. Amazing teamwork between both guys, a very gritty and old school vibe to them. They just carry themselves like tough guys that you wouldn't wanna mess with and their ring work complements that. They're also good at being heels with their wrestling style and that's always great to see in tag matches. They can flesh out their characters a bit more and while I haven't heard them speak a lot, Dawson seemed to be good enough on the mic. I'd like to see more of them definitely. Also, their double team finisher is SICK.

7.5/10


2. Enzo Amore and Big Cass: Most charismatic tag team in the E, great chemistry, massively over with the crowd, gold in backstage skits and vignettes, the only thing they can improve on is their ring work. It makes sense having Enzo take all the punishment and tag in Big Cass but they need more variation and should work on making their matches more exciting, unless they wanna end up in Too Cool territory. Wish they were booked better, but put them in the championship picture on Raw tomorrow, and their superb charisma and entertainment value will make it seem like they belong.

8.5/10


1. Chad Gable and JJ: Main roster ready, checks all the boxes, all rounders, could both be big solo stars even after the team splits. Great team chemistry, character work and they're magic in the ring. Seem like they've been doing this a long time when they actually haven't. Sky is the limit for them unless booking completely fucks them over. Given Chad's Olympic background and all round talent, and JJ's amateur background, athleticism and look, I think they'll be fine. Can work as both faces and heels honestly. Could be the best tag team WWE's had in a long time.

9/10
 
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BAMF: You know how I feel about these charisma vacuums, but they do have ring ability. I'll give them a 5.

Enzo and Big Cass: Their wrestling is average to below average, but their charisma and mic skills are off the charts. 8.

The Mechanics: They have shown more personality in recent weeks, they're good wrestlers, and they have the coolest tag team finisher. 7.5.

Jason Jordan and Chad Gable: Excellent wrestling ability, athleticism, charisma, and their backstage segments are hilarious. They're already 5x more entertaining than Haas and Benjamin. They may have surpassed Enzo and Cass as my favorite NXT tag team. 9.

The Vaudevillains: Their gimmick is destined to fail on the main roster, and I have no interest in them, but they're good wrestlers. 6.

The Hype Bros: They serve their purpose as the silly, energetic, low card jobber team with no future. 5.
 
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Hype Bros: Ring work 5 Mic skills 6 Overall 5

BAMF: Ring work 7.5 Mic Skills 4? Overall 6

Vaudevillains: Ring work 7 Mic skills 6.5 Overall 7

Mechanics: Ring work 8.5 Mic skills 5 Overall 7

Enzo and Cass: Ring work 5.5 Mic Skills 9 Overall 8

Jordan and Gable: Ring work 8 Mic skills 7 Overall 8.5

(Obviously not averages)
 
#11 ·
Enzo & Cass - You can't teach that. Sawft/10
The Vaudevillains - brilliant gimmick, which unfortunately requires a lot of work from creative team. Theyaregonnafuckthemsobadonmainroster/10
JJ & Gable - so great in-ring and outside of it. A sky is the limit for them. Ready.Willing.Gable/10
The Mechanics - GOAT old school heel team, they're a perfectly addition to any roster. Youcan'tcheerthem/10
BAMF - heel Usos with Alexa. Decent team with woat entrance, that's all. Thanksforseizurefuckers/10
Hype Bros - they're ok I guess. stayhypeandlowcard/10
 
#8 ·
Blake & Murphy
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson(The Mechanics)
Jason Jordon & Chad Gable
The Vaudevillains
Hype Bros

I'm not good with star ratings so I'll just give my thoughts on the teams.

Blake and Murphy: Without Alexa Bliss, they're an average tag team. Good in the ring, can do a promo. With her, they have themselves a pretty good heel faction.

Enzo & Cass: Have the most entertaining shtick on the show. I like the big guy/little guy dynamic they have where Cass constantly saves Enzo. They work off each well.

The Mechanics: From the little I've seen, I like them. They don't have the most special looks per say. But they do their best to come of as a complete unit and they work their matches well.

Gable and Jordan: Work very well off each other. I like the fact they built this team up for a few weeks establishing a story between the two. They're the odd couple. And in the ring, they compliment each other very well.

Vaudevillians: They're very quirky and fun and work much better as babyfaces than heels. Don't know how far their shtick will take them but I'm enjoying them for now.

Hype Bros.: As long as they're not challenging for the belts, I'm fine with this team. Ryder and Mojo both come off as over hyped Jersey boys so I guess it works.
 
#19 ·
Jordan and Gable seem to be the new hot thing right now. Everyone is jumping on that bandwaggon. I'm not fully on board yet I'm still waiting to see more from them. It's too early to tell but so far they have been having excellent matches. Jordan needs work on the mic. He still needs to develop some sort of character for himself. Gable beats him by a long shot in the personality department.
 
#27 ·
The NXT tag division has sure come a long way since the days of The Ascension.

And truth be told, I'd take Gable/Jordan, The Mechanics, Enzo/Cass and maybe even the Vaudevillains and BAMF over main roster teams like Los Matadores, Lucha Dragons, Ascension and PTP.

I don't care for the Usos either, but they're over and put on good matches so either of these teams against the Usos or New Day would be awesome.
 
#30 ·
The NXT tag division has sure come a long way since the days of The Ascension.

And truth be told, I'd take Gable/Jordan, The Mechanics, Enzo/Cass and maybe even the Vaudevillains and BAMF over main roster teams like Los Matadores, Lucha Dragons, Ascension and PTP.

I don't care for the Usos either, but they're over and put on good matches so either of these teams against the Usos or New Day would be awesome.
yep. I was trying to think just now as to what team(s) I really enjoy on the main roster and I said new day...and that's it.
 
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Sawyer Fulton + Angelo Dawkins 3/10 They're jobbers, but they sure know how to job.

Enzo and Big Cass 7/10 Largely saved by Enzo's mic work and because Cass can work. The double team moves are weak - especially the "assisted" frog splash where half the time Cass doesn't even touch Enzo than alone contribute to the speed/force of the move.

JJ and Chad Gable9/10 I'm biased as fuck here. I love this pairing. It's enzo and cass done right. Jordan is a big guy that can wrestle well and is ok on the mic. Gable is technical, fast, and has a ton of potential with his natural charisma + mic skills. He's not cutting long promos, but he reels the crowd in. He had the largest male pop at Takeover for a reason. Nevermind that both are legit athletes, which is icing on the cake. They're not sports-entertainers, theyre WRESTLERS. Grand Amplitude is an amazing finisher too. Gable pops up and catches guys midair with such precision that it's like a video game animation (ie. that even when it looks like he shouldn't be able to get in there, due to distance or movement, he's there anyway and nails it). I won't say 10/10 because I hate giving anyone a perfect rating - even the best need to improve.

The Mechanics 8/10 Great legit tag team. Their movesets, styles, body types, etc... are so similar. Their work has an oldschool feel, but their finisher is legitimately awesome and feels fresh. Two man codebreaker! That will be up there with the 3D someday. Slightly better than Grand Amplitude - because it can be hit on any body type. Their music, clothes, etc... tell enough of a story without a word as to who they are and what their characters are. The fact that they use words like Jamoke in their promos is also fitting (1940s military slang origin - again - old school WRESTLERS).

Hype Bros 6/10 Zack isn't that bad - he just needs a new gimmick. Mojo is cancer personified. The assisted Ruff Ryder isn't a bad team finisher and it minimizes the importance of Mojo.

Vaudevillians 7.5/10 They have their characters down and made it fit both heel and face slants. Their wrestling is solid, though the Whirling Dirvish is a ridiculous finisher. Both guys are well-rounded. They could up their wrestling game slightly and have a lot of room to grow in promos. If one of them could talk like Enzo or Gable, they'd be around a 9.

BAMF Between 6 an 7 . These guys can wrestle decently and have a team aesthetic...but they're also bland and boring. They know moves, but don't have any set routine memorable enough to call a proper 'moveset.' Alexa made them a MUCH more compelling team, but she seems to be heading in her own direction (as per spoilers). Not a fan of sequential team finishers, like theirs or Joe/Balor. For a legit 100% tag team, their finishing combo is like two solo stars trying to mesh by lining up solo finishers. Nevermind the random weird haircuts and other odd style choices. You never get a feel for who these guys are...but they know their stuff in the ring....it's just not memorable in the long run.
 
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Here's my shit. I've been touting virtually every tag team before this huge markdom over them. Sure, I marked for BAM and most people don't like them, but I also told you guys Jason Jordan was a good hand in a tag team when you were all shitting on him and Dillinger for whatever reason. Same deal with Vaudevillains being good in the ring. Some people are starting to agree with me that Mojo can actually be a decent fucking guy if he doesn't have such a shitty gimmick.

But you'll all still shit on me for noticing talent before you do. :cudi




#1: ENZO AMORE & BIG CASS. w/ a rating of... 8/10

Some wrestlers don't need to be great in the ring. No need for them to run technical hypothetical or literal circles around their opponents to be a good wrestler either.
Enzo & Cass aren't great, but Cass is definitely good and Enzo is certainly respectable. Both of them have limited things they do in matches. Enzo does a couple of punch combos, gets his ass whipped, then Cass gets a hot tag, throws some clotheslines, big boots, drops the 10 foot elbow, tags Enzo and loses. That's it.

It may be formulaic but my point is that they do exactly what they need to do in the ring pretty well. All Enzo does is throw a couple of punches and get absolutely decimated, so all he needs to do is flop around like a fish out of water and act dead. Then Cass has to hit a believable offence, which he does very well. Best BIG BOOT in the WWE right now btw, and I've said that for MONTHS.


#2: JASON JORDAN & CHAD GABLE. w/ a rating of... 7/10

Like some wrestlers don't need to be great in the ring, some wrestlers don't need to be great either in or out. Gable is a good enough wrestler already, clearly because of his amateur wrestling career, and world class professional-wrestling training in the PC, and he's infectious with his goofy ass gimmick outside of it. It's a good combination for him, and working with someone like Jordan, who seems like not just a good hand in the ring, but out of it, is a perfect combination.

There are a few things that they need to improve on though. Jordan needs to stop being so distant in matches. He's often confused in the ring, and most of the time does the exact same thing if he starts the match, to tag out. He done it with Dillinger and he does it now with Gable. It's not a good habit. Gable on the other hand needs a singles showing (IMO). He can still be a tag guy, but he needs to be able to, character-wise, prove he's worth his weight without Jordan helping him.


#3: BLAKE & MURPHY. w/ a rating of... 7/10

Fuck Alexa. She does nothing but be a female valet for two jock characters. Anyone could've done it, and it's not like Alexa herself brings anything to the table that any other female in NXT wouldn't have. Yea, because she is there they're better, but to say it's because of Alexa is a joke. It's because Alexa is a person, not because Alexa is Alexa. She still has no traits to set her apart.

Anyway for the ACTUAL TALENT, you've got two guys who together have both a good combination of talents and a good contrast to eachother. They're both really similar in the ring, but Murphy takes it more seriously whereas Blake has the braggadocio.

Everything about them seems so, very, very intentional. Just like that fake injury that Bayley was selling for weeks before her match with Sasha. NXT is working us, I'll admit I got worked with Bayley and up until I noticed THAT wasn't a real injury, I was worked with BAM too. Bookers and probably BAM themselves all know that NXT fans aren't going to dislike a talented group when they're good at being heels. So they have to be intentionally but subtly obnoxious and hateable, and they've done it really, really well, not just because of the entrance and the "gimmicklessness", but also especially because of Blake's antics.

Solid tag team. Made specifically to look bad to us.


#4: THE VAUDEVILLAINS. w/ a rating of... 6.5/10

Everything about these two works. English' gimmick before teaming was already set up FOR this team, and he's good at it. AFAIK, Gotch's gimmick was this for YEARS before even being in WWE, so he's good at it. They're the only tag team with a genuine, proper character and gimmick between them not only here but also on the main roster, that doesn't SUCK.

English is good enough in the ring to work without boring you, although sometimes it comes close because as a face he's just so... barren. But Gotch is entertaining as hell. Wacky as fuck strikes and amateur wrestling-esque rolls and shit. Really fun to watch. And neither are bad out of the ring. It sounds like I should be giving them a better rating, but I put them behind the other three because, despite being entertaining, they are very bland in the ring. The finishes don't look fantastic because one seems too orchestrated and the other is too irreversible; English is average at best at being a face so far; and Gotch can't be in the ring ALL the time.

Personally I don't have my doubts about them getting over on the main roster because I'm not that much of a pessimist and I believe they're good enough to get over based on talent and merit and not their wacky gimmick. Which by the way I don't think will fail inherently, but if it does, because it gets stripped and/or changed.


#5: DASH & DAWSON FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE MECHANICS. w/ a rating of... 6.5/10

I'd put them higher because Dawson is one of the better overall talents on NXT IMO, and does his character (and the work in this tag team) extremely well, but I'm still not really convinced on Dash Wilder, so it'd be unfair. If this was ranking the solo acts in each team, I think I'd happily put Dawson up in the top 3. Alas, it's for the tag team so I gotta put them lower.

Dash has done some interesting stuff, and I liked his input in the match at Respect (see my blog in my signature :)), but he hasn't done much else. He's out of the limelight when in a promo next to Dawson, and I can't hear him speak half the time. But in the ring he's definitely solid and is at least like Jordan was, a good hand in the ring, but not the better guy.
 
#26 ·
BAMF: 6.5 - They have virtually no gimmick (asides from the original underdog outta nowhere winners, which is gone since their heel turn), and therefore, not much of a chance to show off any personality. Alexa IS their personality pretty much (and she does a great job at it), but I can't count her on the rating. That being said, they are a very good team in the ring, be it as heels or as faces. But without actual characters, they're a team that I can't really get behind, even if I still do like them.

Enzo and Cass: 7.5 - The opposite case of BAMF, where their ring skills aren't anything spectacular (it has only starting to show some good traits a few months from now), but their characters are so damn likeable that you just can't not enjoy their work. They got charisma, they can talk, they can manipulate a crowd w/just a fingersnap. And, while their wrestling work is formulaic (Enzo is always FIP, Cass is always hot tag) and not GREAT, it works for me. These guys can very well be the Zayn/Bayley of the Tag Division, should they keep improving more and more.

Hype Bros.: 3 - I fucking despise Mojo Rawley. Or at least, I did. Haven't seen a singles match of his since he was out for injury, so he may be better. That being said, I don't like any of these guys, I don't care about any of them or their characters, and unless they transformed into the Shield all of suddenly, I'm completely apathetic to their work.

Ready, Willing and Gable: 8.5 - Arguably the most complete Tag Team in the entire company, let alone NXT. BOTH OF THEM (not just Gable, people) are quite good in the mic, in the charisma department, in the ring, in the crowd manipulation asthetics... they got it all checked. They can still get better, though, so I'm not giving them a 10 or even a 9 yet. But they got me good.

The Mechanics: 7.5 - It took about 2 weeks worth of actual exposure to prove me just how cool these guys are. Their in-ring work is fucking AWESOME, very reminiscent of the Brainbusters or the Dream Team. Old school way = my way. And they have pretty good mic skills too.... well, Dawson does. Wilder still needs work. That being said, their chemistry is really good, and they got a fan out of me for sure.

The Vaudevillains: 7.5 - I've always been an Aiden English fan, unashamed to say that. So I would always be a bit biased when it came to the Vaudevillains. But c'mon, how can you not enjoy them? Their gimmick is silly, but so is Breeze's, and so is Undertaker's. But w/the right performer(s), it can shine. And these guys shine. They're good crowd workers, they're GREAT character workers, they're pretty enjoyable on the ring (much more so as babyfaces tho, they're not very good heel workers I'll admit), their mic skills are solid too. They could improve, but I like them a good bit.

Safe to say that NXT's current Tag Division looks the most stacked possibly ever. Rooting for a 4-Way between the four best of these teams at London.
 
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Vaudevillains - I love the gimmick, i know it's doomed to fail on the main roster, but i'm enjoying it for what it's worth, there's no way they should ever have been heels, this is a face gimmick through and through, both guys can work, both can interact with the crowd, the only real complaint i have is the finisher, it's just a neckbreaker, and it needs someone who can bump well to make it look good (Murphy did a good job bumping for it at Takeover:Brooklyn). Aside from the crappy finisher (which has the best name in wrestling), they're a damn good team - 8/10

BAMF (without Alexa) - The definition of jobber team who fluked the big win, they have no characters, no personality beyond Blake's hair and no mic skills (to my knowledge). Surprised they haven't been given a gimmick, considering how long they held the belts, you'd think they'd do something with them? However, they can work, and i love the OTT entrance and tacky gear colours. Murphy's definitely the better of the two, Blake's just sort of "there" - 6/10 - With Alexa i'd give them a 7.25/10 because she actually gives them some character, the one thing they lack.

JJ and Gable - Probably WWE's best team (New Day is a stable). Both guys are excellent workers, Gable is looking like one of the best overall talents in the company, JJ has athletic big man nailed down, Gable's personality is infectious and JJ is the perfect straight man for him to bounce off of. Their finisher is awesome, their promos are fun, what's not to like? Only gripe is that they need better music, currently sounds a bit jobbery - 9/10

The Mechanics - Old school team, in the same vein as The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko). Scott Dawson is possibly NXT's best-kept secret. He can work, he can talk, he's got a cool throwback look. I'm not as sold on Wilder, he's still a solid hand though. I like their gear, their finisher looks brutal and has an awesome name (Shatter Machine). Not sure on the music, it's quite bland - 7/10

Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady - Enzo's the most charismatic person in WWE, Cass can hold his own on the mic too, Cass can wrestle, Enzo sort of can. NXT's most over act, not the most talented team in the ring, but they're scrappy and enthusiastic, and with them being so over it does add to their matches. The entrance can get grating though, i preferred it when Enzo would come out and cut a promo on who he's facing, but it gives the crowd a singalong so who am i to complain? - 6.5/10 - Marked down because of Enzo's iffy wrestling, if he can further improve i have no issues with giving them a 7.5/10

Hype Bros - Nothing against Ryder, but i fucking loathe Mojo Rawley, and there's no point continuing beyond that - 0/10
 
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Blake & Murphy: I like them more since Bliss joined them. They're annoying. I think they do a good job at being annoying, including the hair styles. pretry solid in the ring too. Without Bliss though they'd get a lower score. She adds something they were missing. 7

Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady: Love them. Their teamwork has improved in the ring. They're fun to watch. They know their characters. Good mic skills. Catch phrases the audience looks forward to is a plus too. I'm a sucker for big guy small guy dynamics. 9

The Mechanics: Growing on me. They feel like a legit no nonsense team. Great finisher too. 7

Jason Jordon & Chad Gable: As far as what i want from a tag team i feel like they deliver in every area. Team work, promo work, charisma, creative in-ring and they just so happen to be asthetically pleasing too. 9.5

The Vaudevillains: I dig the gimmick. It's different. They play it well. They're good workers. I'm not certain it'll work on the main roster but it has a shot 7.5

Hype Bros.: Not feeling it. Never was big on Ryder and the little I've seen of Mojo hasn't caught my attention quite yet. 5
 
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1. Blake & Murphy - 8.0 - Like that wasn't obvious, especially considering the competition
2. Vaudevillains - 7.0 - Great gimmick, good combination of indy vet and actor-turned-wrestler
3. JJ & Gable - 6.0 - Their average from JJ being and 8, Gable being a 4. JJ could make is big time
4. Enzo & Cass - 5.0 - They'd fit perfectly on the main roster, dumbed-down promos and short matches to hide their shittiness in-ring

Couldn't care less about the last 2, one does have Ryder... but also Rawley. Both teams are 3's.
 
#7 ·
Lel we got a rebel over here...

j/k I respect your different opinion, especially since you have BAMF and JJ rated highly. I love BAMF but I couldn't in good conscience give them a high score with their limited promo time. They haven't had enough opportunity for me to determine how good they may or may not be.
 
#17 ·
#1 Enzo & Cass - Self explanatory.
#2 BAMF - They're my favorites but I hate the direction they're going in
#3 The Vaudevillains - Theyre over with the crowd but i'm not sure if their gimmick will be successful on the main roster.
#4 The Mechanics - Future tag team champions with their old school style
#5 JJ & Gable - They only reason they get cheered is because of Gable
#6 Hype Bros - Absolute Garbage
 
#20 ·
The NXT tag division might be the most competitive it has ever been right now. Not going to rank the teams because assigning them numbers seems arbitrary. Hype Bros are the worst, but if you take Bliss away from BAMF they imo. would be the worst of said listed teams. If I were picking a team to fast track right currently it would be Vaudevillians, but if they aren't sending one team up before Mania it would be Jordan/Gable. It just seems they are improving this quickly. (disclaimer* it all changes if James Storm signs and gets teamed with the Mechanics, if he were to be added he would bring the "it" factor they need to push them to being in contention/ #1 .
 
#21 ·
Blake & Murphy
In-Ring: Solid in-ring work when they turn it up. Not always the best, but I've never been dead-bored with a match for theirs.
Promos/Character: I don't "get" them. Their promos suck alone, and Alexa Bliss isn't adding much to that IMO.
Rating: 5/10 - good team, good in-ring skills, but lack of promo/character makes them boring to me.

Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady
In-Ring: Colin has got it down, but Enzo needs some work. He's WAAAAY better than he was, but it takes a lot of guiding for him to put on a good match.
Promos/Character: These guys KILL it on the mic and their promo-work. Their vignettes were some of the most entertaining in the last 5 years - I have no idea why NXT doesn't let these guys have more TV time with vignettes.
Rating: 8/10 - Always entertaining, fun to watch, definitely work well together. Adding Carmella hurt them a bit, I feel (why add anything to something not broken?) and Enzo's ring work needs a bit more polish - but the dude's getting there quicker than I thought he would.

Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson(The Mechanics)
In-Ring: These guys are awesome. As a team, they work well - VERY well. They constantly cut-off the ring, work a really technical beat-em-up game.
Promos/Character: Ugh, this is where I feel they suffer. Promos - wow, guys, get with it. Character IN-RING is fantastic though, so they definitely have charisma in their work - just not on the mic.
Rating: 8/10 - Basically, what they lack - Enzo/Cass have. What Enzo/Cass lack - the Mechanics have.

Jason Jordon & Chad Gable
In-Ring: I think these guys are very good wrestlers...but a tag team? Eh. They don't really do many tag team-like stuff. They seem like two midcard wrestlers who work really well in-ring, but are just kinda put together for a tag team. Outside of their unique finisher - I don't see them doing much that tag teams would do.
Promos/Character: Gable is "okay" - cute tagline he's got. Jordan...wow, he sucks. He and Gable look so weird on the mic together. It just seems unnatural. Gable, alone, looks like he will get better over time.
Rating: 7/10

The Vaudevillains
In-Ring: These guys definitely work well as a team in-ring.
Promos/Character: I think this face-turn of theres was a BAD move. Their character REEKS of heel - but they are faces? It was a random face-turn too, it seemed off-putting. Now they are the champs, and I'm not really interested in a face VaudeVILLAINS (ahem). I felt Aiden English was way stronger as a singles heel.
Rating: 6/10

Hype Bros
In-Ring: Zack definitely is helping Mojo along - they aren't bad as a team and do incorporate alot of double team maneuvers to really sell that they are a team.
Promos/Characters: Woof - bad news bear here. Mojo's never been great at promos, and Zack...he was at one point, now? He's just corny.
Rating: 3/10.
 
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jordan/gable: 9/10. had heard a lot of hype on gable before he debuted so was very much looking forward to seeing him and he has practically exceeded my expectations. jordan, didn't quite know what to think of him when he was with dillinger. he's impressed me almost just as much as gable and has certainly come along way since first time I saw him. I truthfully think that BOTH guys could be future singles stars in a few years.

cass/enzo: 8.5/10. you can pretty much print money with these guys for as big as they should one day be on the main roster. both of their ring work has improved greatly (IMO) and should be a part of the tag scene for many years. I can even see potential (if...when they decide to break them up in the very distant future) in big cass having a decent low to mid-card run with maybe an ic or us title run. enzo also would make a great manager/advocate/hype guy that occasionally wrestles (a'la xavier woods)

mechanics: 8/10. probably destined to be together for the duration of their careers. great old school heel tag team. would make a great addition as members of a heel faction or stable, too.

vaudevillains: 8/10. I love these guys, it's just unfortunate they probably will fail on the main roster. I don't really know who the "better" of the two is. I do think that just like some of the other teams, they're better as a duo rather than as individuals.

bamf: 7/10. separate = kind of meh. together = pretty good. together w/ bliss = pretty good combination of talent that I could see with maybe one tag title reign on the main roster. (see: prime time players)

hype bros: 5/10. I feel bad 'cause I dig ryder, but can't stand mojo, which sucks because it really seems like he is trying.

gable/jordan, mechanics and vaudevillains are my personal favorites of the teams.
 
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