Top 100 Tag Teams Of All Time: 60-41

With the success of our Top 100 Wrestlers Of All Time list, we’ve decided to go even bigger and bolder. We’re going to rank the 100 greatest tag teams of all time!

Our ranking differs from the PWI 500 because we use math. Well, at least we try to. Just as we did before, we all submitted our own list of the top 100 wrestlers of all time, and each ranking represents points. For example, #1 = 100 points, #2 = 99 points, etc. At the end, we’d calculate who had the most points and assign ranking from there.

How do you judge what makes a great tag team? Well, we all have different criteria. Some rely on in-ring ability (which of course, is subjective) and others rely on box-office appeal. In a future episode of The Wrestling Estate Podcast, we’ll all break down the criteria we used in crafting our own lists. We’ll also bust each other’s balls for the names lacking and their absurdly low or ridiculously high rankings.

Here are 100-81.

Here are 80-61.

Without further ado, here are 60-41:

60. Triple X (199 points)

TNA had a huge focus on tag team wrestling, yet Elix Skipper, Low Ki and Christopher Daniels were the team you needed to see. Innovative offence combined with a historic feud against AMW made Triple X staple parts of the TNA roster. Plus, you will never see a moment in wrestling more amazing than Elix’s walk across the cage! – Steven Jackson

59. DIY (200 points)

People couldn’t help but get invested in Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa. Underdogs from the indies who went on to rule the tag team division of NXT. DIY became huge draws for the brand and their breakup elevated the developmental brand to new heights. – Steven Jackson

58. Booker T & Goldust (203 points)

The best example of an odd couple partnership that worked. Booker T and Goldust doesn’t seem like something that would work on paper, but the two played off each other so well and created many classic backstage segments on their way to becoming Tag Team Champions. – Chad Gelfand

57. Nasty Boys (205 points)

Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs traveled the wrestling landscape from the late ‘80s into 2010, making stops at WWF, WCW and TNA. Managed by Jimmy Hart, they found their way to the gold three times in their WWF run. – Matthew Smith

56. The Valiants (207 points)

“Handsome” Jimmy and “Luscious” Johnny revived tag team wrestling in the Northeast in the ‘70s. With their blonde locks, loquacious demeanor and penchant for bleeding, the flashy duo became the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions until Demolition. Contrary to popular belief, the duo was successful across the country, too, winning gold in Indianapolis, San Francisco, Georgia and Florida. – John Corrigan

55. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens (210 points)

In the eyes of their peers, Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens were regarded as two of the greatest wrestlers of their era, if not ever. To Bay Area wrestling fans, they were alternately tough guy heartthrobs and despicable villains who defined the Big Time Wrestling territory more than any others. While both are better known for their singles accomplishments, their partnership was a true highlight of both careers. – David Gibb

54. Gangstas (222 points) / Eliminators (222 points)

Innovation is the key to having a successful career. Mustafa Saed and New Jack couldn’t have been more innovative! The most authentic gimmick ever created, the Gangstas blurred the lines every time they stepped into a ring or picked up a mic. Staples of ECW and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the Gangstas had memorable feuds, controversial matches and a style completely of their own. – Steven Jackson

The Eliminators don’t quite get the credit they deserve for their contributions to ECW. But the reality is if you don’t think the best tag team residing on Ritner and Swanson was RVD & Sabu, it has to be the team of Perry Saturn and John Kronus. The Dudley Boyz, while present in ECW and a major factor, did not come into their own until the turn of the century. But Saturn and Kronus were a ton of fun to watch. It might be a hot take, but Perry Saturn never looked better than he did while teaming with Kronus. He was the “worker” of the team; the Matt Hardy of the equation. He was safe, but could make his stuff look completely legitimate. Kronus never got his due in wrestling, but is someone I consider to be the sizzle of this team. He had the look and size of a top star AND had a moveset that was something akin to RVD-lite. He could be a bit of a wild card in the ring (and outside the ring) for that reason, but was an excellent complement to Saturn, his mentor. And their finisher – Total Elimination? Well, let’s just say it was well worth the price of admission, especially given Joey Styles’ incredible call of the move. – Jack Goodwillie

53. The Rougeau Brothers (225 points)

The Rougeaus were a key piece of the WWF’s late ‘80s/early ‘90s tag team magic. Their blend of smooth acrobatics and believable wrestling made them tremendous dance partners for the Hart Foundation, Killer Bees, British Bulldogs and beyond. Of course, the most memorable run-in with the Bulldogs happened backstage, throwing something of a pall over both teams’ WWF runs and legacies. – David Gibb

52. Fantastics (230 points)

There was only one Rock n’ Roll Express, but if there were two Rock n’ Roll Expresses, the other Rock n’ Roll Express was the Fantastics. Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers could fly, sell and execute tandem offense as well as any other team of the ‘80s. Their matches against the Midnight Express and the Sheepherders at the first two Clash of the Champions shows still stand up to anything from today’s performers. – David Gibb

51. Daniels & Kazarian (231 points)

Whether they were Bad Influence, The Addiction or SCU, Daniels and Kazarian have always put up a fight. Their success has spanned across TNA, Ring of Honor and AEW. – Juan Bautista

50. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen (234 points)

No team better embodies the ethos of the gigantic, scary foreigner in Japanese wrestling than Hansen & Brody. Their wild in-ring matches, half-riot entrances to the arena and propensity for beating just about everybody strengthened both men’s reputations as once-in-a-lifetime stars and made them the stuff of legend to fans on both sides of the Pacific. – David Gibb

49. Fabulous Kangaroos (240 points)

Roy Heffernan and Al Castello didn’t invent tag team wrestling, but they certainly popularized it. Accompanied by motormouth “Wild” Red Berry, they threw cardboard boomerangs to the crowd during their entrance while carrying an Australian flag banner. They held gold, headlined events and incited riots across the globe. When Don Kent replaced Heffernan, the team continued its dominance until 1974, almost 20 years after the Fabulous Kangaroos first hopped into the hearts of wrestling fans. – John Corrigan

48. Doom (248 points)

In the WWE telling of WCW history, Doom was what Ron Simmons did before he became the first Black World Heavyweight Champion. In actual WCW history, Doom had real heat and was a big part of the peak late-Crockett/early-WCW roster. While the “if you can’t see their faces, they look just alike” and the nudge-wink pairing with Nancy Sullivan both read as cheap-heat race baiting in 2020, the storyline made Doom an absolute threat to all of WCW’s established tag teams and the best-positioned Black wrestlers of their era. – David Gibb

47. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (249 points)

Thanks to his classics with Randy Savage and Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat’s tag team days are often forgotten. But his five-year run with Jay Youngblood (who suffered a fatal heart attack at just 30 years old) lit the Mid-Atlantic territory on fire. The young, good-looking babyface team won the World Tag Team Titles five times and the Mid-Atlantic version once. Their peak came during their red-hot feud with Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle between 1982 and 1983. – John Corrigan

46. Bruiser & Crusher (250 points)

They broke the mold with these brawlers. For about 20 years, Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher wreaked havoc and won 11 titles together. – Juan Bautista

45. Sheepherders/Bushwhackers (257 points)

The Bushwhackers licked kids and put smiles on faces, but the Sheepherders were heavy-menace killers whose threatening, sometimes incoherent promos and blood-and-guts matches put legitimate fear in the hearts of fans – and sometimes their opponents. If you don’t believe they were ever more than what you saw in the WWF, fire up the Network and watch Clash of the Champions 2. In a business where so many wrestlers are complimented for constant career evolution, the Sheepherders/Bushwhackers are a unique case who basically pulled a 180 on what they were doing and came away much richer for having done it. – David Gibb

44. Brothers of Destruction (268 points)

Undertaker and Kane teaming up could be likened to two 50 home run hitters being in the same lineup. The power and intimidation factor that the two almost seven footers had together made for an entertaining team. Their battles with The Two-Man Power Trip helped to carry two PPVs in the time between WrestleMania X-7 and the Invasion angle. – Chad Gelfand

43. Public Enemy (280 points)

Woven into the fabric of ECW, “Flyboy” Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge were arguably mad scientist Paul Heyman’s greatest experiment. The bloodthirsty brawlers brought comedy to the war zone, becoming the most popular team in the company between 1994 and 1995. Unfortunately, their WCW run paled in comparison and their WWE run was quicker than a hiccup. – John Corrigan

42. American Wolves (286 points)

Coming out of the shadows of Sweet and Sour Inc., Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards quickly established themselves as the best tag team in the world. Winning the ROH titles on HDNet, their rivalries against Steen and Generico, the Briscoe Brothers, The Young Bucks and later reDragon allowed them to showcase their fantastic technical ability and intensity. Joining Impact Wrestling allowed the Wolves to face even more great teams, and their matches with the Hardyz and Team 3D, harkened back to those TLC matches we all know and love. – Steven Jackson

41. Rock & Sock Connection (297 points)

“This Is Your Life” (not the Bayley one) is still one of the most viewed segments in Raw history. Perhaps the unlikeliest team in WWE history, Mankind and The Rock had nothing in common and had just finished a brutal feud a few months prior. Yet, opposites attract and the Rock & Sock Connection went on to be WWE Tag Team Champions multiple times, and even reunited at WrestleMania XX albeit in unsuccessful fashion against Evolution. – Matthew Smith