WWE: The 15 Pairs of Wrestlers Who Had the Best Chemistry Ever in the Company

One of the most important aspects of pro wrestling is chemistry, and I'm not talking about that dumb class you take in high school.

I'm talking, of course, about the way two wrestlers gel, how they click and simply seem like they go together. 

This happens a lot of different ways, but most wrestlers who have what we like to call chemistry do so because they feud against one another, work together in a tag team or, in some cases, do both.

You can have chemistry in the ring with the way you know your opponent's every move, or you can have chemistry with your buddy who just so happens to be your tag team partner.

We've seen tons of duos throughout WWE history who have entertained us for years because of that one little word, but it's hard to pinpoint just which pairs did it the best.

But I'm going to try to do that, with my look at the 15 pairs of wrestlers who had the best chemistry ever in the WWE. I know I will leave some out, though, so be sure to talk about your favorite duos in the comments section.

15. The Road Warriors

Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011, the Road Warriors (a.k.a. Legion of Doom) are widely recognized as one of the best tag teams ever.

Hawk and Animal competed all over the world, sometimes with different incarnations of their tag team, and they won several tag team titles while working for WCW and WWF. Along the way, they became one of the most popular tag teams in wrestling, thanks in large part to their face paint and powerful move set.

Perhaps what the Road Warriors are most famous for is their Doomsday Device finisher, which tag teams across the country have try to imitate for years now. Hawk and Animal also managed to become one of the greatest duos ever because they withstood the test of time.

Whereas most of the great tag teams didn't last too long, the Legion of Doom spent most of their careers together, even if there were several breaks in between.

14. The New Age Outlaws

The New Age Outlaws are often forgotten when debating the best tag teams in WWE history, but the success they had in the company during the Attitude Era is undeniable.

"Road Dogg" Jesse James and Billy Gunn thrived off each other, especially during their goofy promos and ring entrance, and they became arguably the most hated heel tag team in the WWF in the late 1990s. They went from hated to beloved, however, after joining Triple H and Shawn Michaels in the newly re-formed D-Generation X stable.

Although they were still heels in wrestling terms, the Outlaws' incredible popularity as part of DX essentially forced them to slip into that tweener role, where they continued to win fans over as soon as James uttered those words: "Oh, you didn't know..."

Although Gunn and James only lasted a couple of years as a team, the Outlaws were sort of a "hit and run" team: They were short-lived, but they made a major impact. 

13. Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero

The career paths of Rey Mysterio and his uncle, Eddie Guerrero, crossed numerous times, and what resulted was almost always something magical.

They thrived in WCW's Cruiserweight division in the mid-to-late 1990s, where they put on what was arguably the greatest match in company history at Halloween Havoc in 1997 (seen above). But 2005 was the year of Mysterio and Guerrero.

After the two won the WWE Tag Team Championship at No Way Out, they faced each other (while still tag champs) at WrestleMania 21 simply to give the fans a great match. This, however, would lead to tension between the two and some growing animosity on Guerrero's part, ultimately leading to one hell of a rivalry that spanned throughout 2005.

Mysterio and Guerrero put on a number of memorable matches that year, capped off by a ladder match for custody of Mysterio's son, Dominick, at SummerSlam, which was won by Mysterio.

Both the feud and the wrestling between these two were absolutely unbelievable, and 2005 was undoubtedly the year when they proved that—no matter how good they were on their own—they were even better together.

12. The Dudley Boyz

One of the best tags teams in pro wrestling history. Bar none.

The Dudley Boyz were one of three main teams (along with the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian) who helped revitalize the WWE's tag team division in the late 1990s and early 2000s, putting on a number of show-stopping bouts and getting over with the fans in a major way.

We'll always remember D-Von and Bubba Ray for their ridiculous catchphrases they in the ring: "D-Von! Get the tables!" or "Whaaattt's up!?!?" (sorry, I can't really mimic the way D-Von says it here). And, of course, they helped popularize the TLC match to make it what it's become today.

The triangle ladder match at WrestleMania 2000 and the TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven were both named PWI's "Match of the Year" and are among the greatest tag team bouts anyone has ever seen, and they couldn't have happened without D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley.

11. The Hardy Boyz

As mentioned in the last slide, the Hardy Boyz can lay claim to being one of the greatest tag teams this business has ever seen.

If the fact that they put on some unbelievably great tag team matches throughout their WWE careers isn't enough to convince you, then just look at what they accomplished together: six WWE World Tag Team Championships.

Though Matt and Jeff (and Jeff in particular) would experience a ton of success in singles competition, they were never better than they were together. They weren't just a tag team—they were brothers, and that would shine through in their matches.

They knew each other like the backs of their hands, worked ridiculously well together and weren't afraid to take some major risks simply for the entertainment of the fans.

The Hardy Boyz were great apart, great together and even great when at one another's throats. The bottom line is that, no matter what's happened to them outside of the ring, the Hardys, well, were great.

10. Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage

In what was arguably the most star-sudded tag team ever, Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage joined forces in 1987 and became known as the "Mega Powers." And that's exactly what they were.

There is no duo that can match the sheer drawing power that Hogan and Savage had, as they were two of the biggest names in the business and former bitter rivals turned friends.

Not long after Savage and Hogan had feuded, they officially formed the "Mega Powers" at WrestleMania IV when Hogan helped Savage become the WWE Champion. They would dominate the wrestling world for the next year before splitting as Hogan became overprotective of Miss Elizabeth and the two faced off at WrestleMania V.

Though Hogan and Savage may not have put on show-stealing bouts, they were perhaps the most charismatic duo ever, working extremely well together as two great individuals who combined to form one great team.

9. Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle

Purely from a wrestling standpoint, it doesn't get much better than Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar.

The two began feuding in early 2003 after Lesnar won the Royal Rumble match. What resulted was a number of phenomenal matches: Angle vs. Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XIX, Angle vs. Lesnar in a 60-Minute Ironman match on Smackdown, Angle vs. Lesnar vs. Big Show at Vengeance, Lesnar vs. Angle at SummerSlam, etc.

Seriously, these matches were unbelievably good, especially when you consider that Lesnar hadn't been around that long.

Something about Angle/Lesnar just clicked, and these two men had one of the best series of matches in WWE history, minus that whole botched shooting star press debacle.

8. Bret Hart and Owen Hart

Although they were brothers, Bret and Owen Hart didn't make themselves famous by working together. They did so by working against one another.

From 1993 to 1995, the Harts engaged in a bitter sibling rivalry, one fueled by two brothers looking to prove that they were better than one another. It is perhaps the simplest story ever told, but one that resulted in one of the greatest feuds ever.

Owen turned heel on Bret at the Royal Rumble in 1994, admitted it felt good to do so and then the two faced off in the best show-opening WrestleMania match in WWE history at WrestleMania X, when Owen pinned Bret clean. Although the two would meet in a number of matches throughout the year, it was the epic Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam (a 5-star bout, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter) that truly embodied what Bret vs. Owen was all about.

This rivalry had it all: a fantastic story, and even better matches.

7. The Rock 'N' Sock Connection

Yet another story of bitter rivals turned friends.

Although The Rock and Mankind had faced each other several times for the WWF Championship during their feud in 1998, they put their differences aside, joined forces and became known as "The Rock 'n' Sock Connection."

Despite winning the tag team titles three times together, The Rock and Mankind were perhaps best known for combining their mic and comedic skills to become one of the most entertaining duos we've seen, one that cut countless wacky promos that earned them a ton of support from the crowd.

While The Rock and Mankind put on several memorable matches both together and against one another, they'll be remembered for being so fun to watch and for having one of the highest-rated segments in Raw history ("This is Your Life") in 1999.

Few tag teams, if any, provided us with the amount of entertainment that The Rock 'n' Sock connection did.

6. Edge and Christian

Talk about longevity. Edge and Christian actually started teaming together on the indy circuit in 1990 before making it to the big-time in the WWE in 1998.

Together, they put on two PWI "Match of the Year" award winners, won the WWE Tag Team Championship a whopping seven times and became famous for their five-second poses that were utterly ridiculous, yet hilarious.

Apart, they both went on to win a number of singles titles and World Championships, and they even faced off in a great ladder match at No Mercy in 2001.

Of all the tag teams that have come and gone from the WWE, Edge and Christian were perhaps the most successful, legitimate tag team in terms of what they accomplished both when they were together and when they were apart.

While the one complaint I have is that I would have liked to see them feud more often (especially in recent years), it's hard to argue against all they did as a tag team from 1998 to 2001.

5. The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels

The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels had what is arguably the best series of matches ever. Yes, ever.

In 1997, the two legendary performers faced off in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match, a bout that is still, to this day, the best HIAC bout in history. But more than a decade later, Taker and HBK (now both in their 40s) managed to top that not once, but twice.

At WrestleMania 25, they wrestled a 5-star classic, a match that many are calling the best in WrestleMania history. They followed that up with another epic battle at WrestleMania 26 that some (although not a lot) think was even better than their previous 'Mania match.

Now almost two years later, the two are still involved in the same feud on TV, and HBK is going to be the special guest ref for Taker's WrestleMania 28 match.

These two can't seem to stay away from each other, but I'm not complaining about arguably the two best in-ring performers in WWE history going at it.

4. The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

What do you get when you put the top two stars of the Attitude Era in the ring together? Something pretty damn good, I'd say.

Although The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin often wound up working together (like during The Rock's feud with the Corporate Ministry), at the heart of the rivalry between these two was a desire to see who truly was the best in the business.

This would ultimately lead to a number of encounters between Austin and The Rock, the most important of which were their three epic matches at WrestleMania: WrestleMania XV and X-Seven (both No Disqualification matches for the WWE Championship), and WrestleMania XIX.

Obviously, these were monumental clashes between two of the three biggest names (along with Hulk Hogan) in wrestling history, and it's hard to put into words just what type of an impact bouts of this proportion had on the business.

3. Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart

It's hard to believe that two guys who hated each other so much could work so well together.

But Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels somehow used their real-life animosity to put on one of the best feuds in WWE history, to go along with some unforgettable matches.

These two faced off in the first-ever WWE ladder match way back in 1992, the main event of Survivor Series for the WWE Championship the same year, that epic 60-Minute Ironman Match at WrestleMania XII and the controversial "Montreal Screwjob" match at Survivor Series in 1997.

Although there was clearly some genuine hatred between the two, HBK and "The Hitman" were able to use that as fuel for a phenomenal feud and matches, two of which rank among the best we've ever seen.

While Michaels and Hart may not have liked each other, they certainly benefited from working together in the ring.

2. Triple H and Shawn Michaels

Are any two wrestlers more inseparable than Triple H and Shawn Michaels? I sure don't think so.

They first started working together way back in 1996, eventually forming one of the most influential tag teams/stables in WWE history, D-Generation X, where they helped revolutionize the business during the Attitude Era. Triple H and Michaels would eventually split, though, and they faced each other on a number of occasions.

Their bouts at SummerSlam in 2002, as well as Royal Rumble and Bad Blood in 2004, stick out in my mind, but you can't really break down the relationship between HHH and HBK in terms of matches.

Michaels and Triple H impacted the business in several major ways, from using DX to inspire the creation of other stables, to pushing the envelope on national TV, to becoming arguably the most successful duo the business has ever seen.

Heck, even to this day, Triple H and HBK are going strong as two of the focal points of the WrestleMania buildup. And they deserve it.

They're two of the all-time greats, who were so good together that people still pop huge for them on WWE TV today, 16 years after they first started teaming with each other.

1. Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat

Remember what I said about HBK and Undertaker earlier? Yeah, well that distinction might actually go to Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat.

Never in the history of professional wrestling have two wrestlers worked together so many times and performed well when they did so.

You could go on all day about the classic Flair/Steamboat matches, such as the their bout at the Chi-Town Rumble in 1989, or their encounter that very same year at WrestleWar. But truthfully, there are just too many of their bouts to talk about them all.

Even in the 1990s, Steamboat and Flair put on some fantastic matches in WCW that put the majority of the company's roster to shame, and extending way back to the late 1970s, their rivalry spanned across three decades.

And it was one that quite possibly featured the best display of wrestling that anyone has ever seen.

Drake Oz is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter and ask him any wrestling-related questions on Formspring.