Looking At FTR's Case For Being The Best Tag Team Ever
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As FTR continue to enjoy one of the best runs they've ever had in wrestling, there's a serious case to be made for them being the greatest tag team of all time.
The pair just personify everything that's great about professional wrestling and manage to be an incredible throwback to the golden era of the industry, while also demonstrating their greatness among the best duos today.
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The pair have won titles in numerous promotions, and have gone from strength to strength following their WWE departure in 2020, and it's safe to say they're one of the best teams in the world right now, if not of all time.
Their Resume Speaks For Itself
During their disappointing tenure on WWE's main roster, fans constantly called for the pair to leave the promotion, claiming they were being held back by Vince McMahon and co, and the body of work they've put together since their release in 2020 has proven that to be 100% true.
In the two years since they left WWE, the pair have really embraced their freedom to wrestle whoever they want, and have had some incredible matches with some incredible tag teams in the process. Winning titles in AEW, Ring of Honor and AAA, Cash Wheel and Dax Harwood have left no stone unturned as they continue to dominate the entire tag team scene.
This is all without acknowledging their time in WWE, where the pair also won an impressive five tag team championships, winning the NXT titles and the Raw titles twice apiece, as well as a single run with the Smackdown gold. Their run in AEW didn't get off to the best of starts, and the pair floundered for a while after losing their AEW Tag Team Championships to the Young Bucks, but 2022 is looking like a career year in what will likely be an all-time great career when all is said and done for both men.
Currently, holding both the ROH and the AAA tag team championships, the pair currently look unstoppable, and will likely add a bucket load of more impressive accolades to their career accomplishments by the time all is said and done. There aren't many tag teams around right now who can match the pair's outstanding resume.
They Can Put On Great Matches With Anyone
No matter who they face off with, one thing is always certain, FTR is going to have a great match. It's their ability to put on clinics with just about any other tag team in the world that has really helped solidify the pair as one of the greatest duos of all time and ensured they have become a fan favorite despite spending the majority of their tenure together as villains.
Their excellent chemistry with Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa gave fans some unbelievable wrestling matches when The Revival met D.I.Y in NXT, with their contest at NXT Takeover Toronto touted as one of the best tag team matches of all time. Their release from WWE only gave them the opportunity to put on fantastic bouts with a whole new range of exciting teams such as their wars with the Young Bucks and Lucha Bros in AEW.
In one of the most hyped tag team matches in years, FTR finally faced off with the Bucks at AEW's 2020 Full Gear PPV, and it certainly lived up to expectations. Not only that, but their rematch a year and a half later even managed to surpass that, with the two tandems putting on an all-time level classic.
With Tony Khan recently purchasing Ring of Honor, another long thought about dream match finally came into fruition as FTR faces the Briscoes in one of the most hyped-up tag team bouts in quite some time. Again, the contest managed to live up to, and even exceed, the lofty expectations fans had set for it, adding another tag team to the list of opponents that FTR can work incredibly well with.
They're Superb Outside Of The Ring As Well
While their work inside the ring is rightfully what makes FTR one of the best, if not the best, tag team in history, the added bonus of their incredible work outside of the squared circle is enough to solidify their spot at the top.
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Whether it's the entertaining work they've produced as heels or the genuine and impressive promos they've cut as babyfaces, the pair have shown they aren't just one-trick ponies, and they have the ability to be one of the most entertaining aspects of any wrestling show they're on, regardless of whether they're wrestling or not.
