Alright, so I decided to go down a bit of a rabbit hole the other day. Was just fiddling around, you know, thinking about stuff, and the topic of WWE tag team champions popped into my head. It wasn’t like I planned a deep dive, it just sort of… happened.
Started off just trying to remember who the champs were when I first got into watching wrestling. That was a task in itself, my memory ain’t what it used to be. Had to really dig deep. Pretty sure Demolition was stomping around back then, maybe The Hart Foundation? It gets fuzzy. Point is, I started just listing teams I recalled holding the gold.
Getting into the Weeds
So, I grabbed a notepad, old school style. Started jotting down names. Legion of Doom, obviously. The Rockers, though I mainly remember their energy, not sure how long they actually held the belts, if at all prominently in WWE itself, things blend together. It’s funny how your mind works, linking one team to another.
Then I got thinking about the different eras. Like, okay, you had the powerhouses, the high-flyers, the technical guys. It wasn’t just about having two dudes together; the belts meant something. It felt like a real achievement, a separate division that mattered.
- Early Days Feel: Teams felt like real units, dressed alike, same gimmick. Like proper gangs.
- Attitude Era Shift: More thrown-together teams, big singles stars pairing up. Still cool, but different vibe. The New Age Outlaws, Edge & Christian, The Hardys, The Dudleys – man, that was a wild time for tag matches.
- Modern Stuff: Now you got teams like The Usos, The New Day holding it down for ages. Good stuff, but sometimes feels like the division isn’t as deep as it used to be.
The Process of Remembering
Honestly, the main part of this “practice” was just letting my mind wander back. Didn’t use the internet much at first. Just pure brainpower. Tried visualizing the matches, the entrances, the title wins. I remembered the feeling of watching Money Inc. being slimy heels, or the Steiner Brothers throwing guys around like ragdolls. It’s the feeling you remember more than the dates or reign lengths.
After exhausting my own memory, I did eventually look up some lists just to fill the gaps. And yeah, saw some names I’d completely forgotten. Air Boom? Remember them? Barely. It showed me how many teams actually reached the top, even if briefly.
It wasn’t about creating some definitive history or anything. It was just a personal exercise. A way to spend an afternoon, thinking back on something I enjoyed. Seeing how the concept of a “tag team champion” evolved in just one company over decades. It’s kinda like watching anything else change over time, I guess. You see the trends, the shifts in focus. Kinda makes you reflect on other stuff too, how things you knew change without you always noticing day-to-day.
So yeah, that was my little project. Just me, a notepad, and a bunch of wrestling memories. Ended up being more interesting than I thought it would be when I started. Just goes to show, sometimes you just gotta follow those random thoughts. Good times.
