Rick Boogs and Elias as a Tag Team (and Other Ideas)
Rick Boogs is back, and the minute WWE revealed him backstage along with Elias, my mind instantly asked the concern: “Are they going to fight or end up being a tag group?”
Boogs plays the air guitar now, however he’s more than showcased his real abilities playing Shinsuke Nakamura to the ring for months. That likewise revealed he works well as half of a tag group, even if the pairing does not appear like it makes good sense at stated value.
Elias, naturally, has a trick that revolves totally around playing the guitar. That indicates they’re either going to clash in a “there’s insufficient space for the both people” method, or utilize that commonness to create a bond.
In my mind, you can do both. It is much more difficult to form the tag group after the fight than the other method around, teaming them up and having them ultimately divided.
This got me believing. How would this work? And what other tag groups should WWE create with the present lineup?
We’ve seen Fallon Henley with Kiana James, Braun Strowman with Ricochet, a possible reunion of The Hurt Business, and more.
Let’s check out some other concepts.
Elias and Rick Boogs
As pointed out, I believe this need to be a tag group, for sure. Shinsuke Nakamura is on the opposite brand name and works much better as a songs star, in my viewpoint.
Credit to this Reddit thread from 8 months earlier, in which individuals were throwing out group name concepts for this possible duo.
Amongst my favorites are:
- Two Man Power Cord
- No Strings Attached
- Heavy Metal
- Power Rock
- 6 String Salvation
- Rhythm and Boogs (most likely my preferred, considering that it is so ridiculous)
I do not believe they might be the sole tag group champs in WWE, however if they capture on sufficient and if WWE divides the tag titles after WrestleMania like I believe they’re going to do, I might picture them holding the ones that aren’t on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (presuming they beat The Usos).
Dana Brooke and Emma
For a short minute in the Royal Rumble, Dana Brooke conserved Emma. She stated that she had her back since of their previous alliance.
Naturally, a minute later on, both were gotten rid of. Womp womp.
I still believe the finest course of action is to revive that group, if not for any factor other than grace.
Brooke could not even get a much better included function on the lineup as 24/7 champ. That things was horrendous and as quickly as Triple H took charge, he sidelined it and ultimately tossed it in the trash (or, Cross stopped working to do so, however all of us understand who pulled that trigger). Emma, on the other hand, hasn’t done jack because returning to WWE and is rapidly fading into obscurity.
The ladies’s tag group department requires more sets, and not all of them can be winners. A few of them need to be the duo that loses to put the other groups over.
While Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler can ruin anybody who comes their method, Emma and Dana Brooke would be a completely great set to head out there on home programs and lose on Raw and SmackDown.
It’s much better to do that than to do absolutely nothing, right?
Natalya and Raquel Rodriguez (briefly)
I’m getting a slipping suspicion we’re having another multi-woman tag group chaos match at WrestleMania with Damage CTRL, Rousey/Baszler possibly, Becky Lynch and somebody, and so on.
If that’s the case, instead of a ladies’s fight royal, I believe we’re taking a look at a prospective circumstance where Raquel Rodriguez has no area on the card.
Honestly, I do not desire that to take place. I ‘d like to see her continue to be developed and not lose out on a Mania minute.
When it comes to discovering her a tag group partner after she’s currently gone through so lots of in such a brief time (Dakota Kai, Aliyah, Shotzi and more), I state set her with Natalya, at least for WrestleMania season.
There’s a connection there because they are both second-generation Superstars. Raquel’s daddy isn’t also understood to the WWE Universe as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, however Ricky “Desperado” Gonzalez was certainly a wrestler.
It does not require to last permanently. It should not. Once she ideally beats Charlotte Flair, Raquel ought to be somebody developed up to challenge Rhea Ripley. In the meantime, there isn’t a females’s midcard champion to offer to her, so let’s put her with Nattie and have them compete for the tag titles rather.
Dolph Ziggler and Mustafa Ali
These 2 are quarreling backward and forward (or, more so, Mustafa Ali keeps attempting to choose a battle with Dolph Ziggler), and it’s turning into one of those “are you going to punch each other or kiss?” type scenarios.
Thinking about how little bit a fight in between the 2 would indicate today throughout the most crucial stretch of the year when the business will be concentrated on people like Brock Lesnar, Logan Paul, and more, a tag group would be a much better path.
Ziggler works well in almost every tag group he’s become part of. He’s simply a fantastic wrestler all around. When he’s a songs department act, Ali has a hard time to preserve relevance. Approved, he’s not had much success in a tag group, either, however a minimum of he can divide the distinction.
They can still do that while likewise being in the tag group department if the 2 people are going to be filler Superstars in songs match. Double-dip. No one loses.
#DIY Reunion with Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa
The minute Tommaso Ciampa is recovered up and prepared to go, he requires to come back as the tag group partner for Johnny Gargano; not The Miz.
It was off to a rough start, however I comprehend what they were finishing with Ciampa and The Miz. A minimum of, I get what their objective was. They wished to combine Ciampa up with somebody who is a fantastic talker, a versatile act who can lose or win and bring fights, and to offer him some spotlight beyond simply “this NXT man is an excellent wrestler and you ought to like him for that.”
That time has actually long passed by. If he continues being The Miz’s lackey, it will be a waste.
We understand how incredible #DIY was. Gargano and Ciampa are a remarkable group– more so than Gargano and Dexter Lumis– and they might have an excellent run as champs versus any other group out there.
Provide me Ciampa and Gargano versus The Usos. Versus Zayn and Owens. The Viking Raiders. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. All the groups!
Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell
Yes, simply reform The Way, despite the fact that Austin Theory isn’t going to belong to it and he was perhaps the very best part.
Indi Hartwell isn’t going throughout NXT. She’s reached a point where I believe she’s found out all that she can find out, and I extremely question they’re going to consider her for an NXT Women’s Championship run whenever quickly.
Call her as much as the primary lineup. Put her with Candice so she has something to do.
Technically, Candice might simply coordinate with Michin some more, or begin something with Tegan Nox or Shotzi or Liv Morgan, however Hartwell will get lost in the shuffle on her own.
With that being stated…
… Asuka/ Liv Morgan/ Nikki Cross/ Shotzi/ Tegan Nox All 5 of these Superstars might fairly develop into a tag group, for the many part, and I would not bat an eye. It just takes a little tweaking to get them in the very same design ring equipment and you’re excellent to go.
Asuka is the most significant outlier. We’ve seen her teaming with Bianca Belair and Alexa Bliss, so complete stranger things have actually occurred. Honestly, I like her much better on her own, however I would not be opposed to her teaming with among the others.
My perfect circumstance would be that we get Nikki teaming with Shotzi. Both have more manic energy that would match each other the very best, I feel. Plus, Liv and Tegan have actually currently had some minutes teaming together, so we may also protect a few of that. I wasn’t as huge of a fan of the Tegan and Shotzi matching total and would rather do something various than to return to that, however even that would still provide something to do.
Axiom and Scrypts
Scrypts is beyond foolish in lots of methods. The attire looks outrageous. His trick is lame. Reggie is on the smaller sized side and does great deals of cool turns, so why is he a heel you’re expected to boo? I’m not going to take him seriously as a hazard when he takes on somebody like Bron Breakker.
If you’re not going to put a mask on Nathan Frazer to trick him up as a superhero, turn Scrypts babyface and let him do the flippy things as half of a jobber group with Axiom.
Speed Round of Other Ideas
- Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn are undoubtedly heading in this instructions. I believe it’s the ideal choice and they’ll be the next NXT females’s tag group champs.
- Elektra Lopez is attempting to hire Valentina Feroz. Do it. I wasn’t digging the Feroz and Yulisa Leon tag group. If not, set Lopez up with Lola Vice.
- Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson might work.
- Perhaps Cora Jade and Blair Davenport?
- Include Luca Crusifino to Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo. Make him an assistant.
- I type of wish to see what Apollo Crews and Oro Mensah can do together.
- Perhaps Damon Kemp would be a great colleague for Charlie Dempsey or Drew Gulak, if he dumps Hank Walker?
What concepts for tag groups do you have? Who do you believe WWE should pair? Drop your ideas in the remarks listed below!
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