WWE: 10 Reasons the Tag Team Division Will Have a Revival

There are plenty of things we miss about pro wrestling.

I wish the WWE had more stables, gave more TV time to the Divas and put more of an emphasis on its midcard titles. 

You know what I else I keep wishing for? A revival of the tag-team division.

Like many fans, I've been begging to see the WWE turn the tag division from an afterthought into a priority and make it a crucial part of both Raw and SmackDown.

And I actually think that could be happening as we speak.

No, the tag team division certainly isn't perfect. But it appears to be back on its way up.

Here are 10 reasons why the tag-team division will have a revival.

10. The Only Way to Go Is Up

Let's think about it this way: Can the tag team division really get any worse than it's been in recent years?

I sure don't think so.

Tag-team wrestling in the WWE has hit an all-time low in the last couple of years, like the nearly one-year period from September 2010 to August 2011 when a whopping eight teams held the WWE Tag Team Championship, but none held the titles for more than three months.

Not to mention that many of the teams during that period stayed together for barely more than a blink of the eye (Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre or Kane and Big Show), while some were forced to pair up for only a night or so (John Cena and David Otunga or Cena and The Miz).

When you look back to just how bad the tag team division was a year or two ago, things don't really seem so bad right now.

With tag team wrestling becoming an absolute joke in 2010 and stayed that way when a team like Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov won the tag team titles, there truly is only one way for the tag team division to go: Up.

9. The Ascension

One tag team can't make the tag team division, but it can certainly help.

That's what many think "The Ascension" will do.

Consisting of Kenneth Cameron and Conor O'Brian, the WWE developmental tag team has made a huge splash recently and has suddenly become a duo that has a lot of people talking.

We fans in the United States don't get to see The Ascension on NXT because it doesn't air on TV, but Cameron and O'Brian have been getting rave reviews as one of the most must-see acts in the newly rebranded NXT.

By all accounts, they appear to be a tag team to watch, one that could make its way to the main roster sooner rather than later and become big-time players in the tag team division from the get-go.

Now, no one can really be sure what the future holds for The Ascension or when they'll even make it to Raw or SmackDown.

But if and when they do, it looks like they could be just what the tag team division needs to take that next step and make it matter more than it has been recently.

8. Raw's Three-Hour Format

Before Raw switched to three hours, I had a "wish list" of sorts regarding what changes I wanted to see made to the show.

One was that a substantial part of the extra hour each week would be set aside for the tag team division.

While that hasn't been true for every episode so far, I do think that it's pretty clear that the three-hour Raw format has done more good for tag team wrestling than harm.

Though it hasn't been even a month and a half under the new format, we've seen the tag team division get a much bigger spotlight recently, with the likes of Epico and Primo, the Primetime Players and Kofi Kingston and R-Truth appearing pretty regularly on the show.

That's a great sign for the tag team division.

With an additional 60 minutes (more like 40 with commercials) every Monday, tag team wrestling is reaping the benefits, and that should continue as long as Raw is three hours.

7. The Fans Have Asked for It

As fans, we tend to think that the WWE couldn't care less what we want to see on TV.

But come on, guys and girls. That clearly isn't true.

Contrary to popular belief, the WWE does pay attention to the Internet, and sometimes, it does things that Internet wrestling fans want to see.

We begged and pleaded for a push for Daniel Bryan, right? Well, look what's happened.

We wanted CM Punk to become the WWE Champion and have a lengthy title run, and he's nearing a year with the most prestigious title in the company.

We also wanted Punk vs. Chris Jericho, a push for Dolph Ziggler, the return of Brock Lesnar and a bunch of other things to happen that the WWE has actually delivered on.

If the fans ask for it enough and the timing and the situation are right, there's a good chance that the WWE will give us what we want.

We've wished for a better tag team division for years now, and it appears as if the WWE is finally going to listen to us.

6. The Amount of TV Time the Division Has Received Recently

The tag team division is getting considerably more TV time on Raw recently, but that's also extending over to Friday nights.

We've seen tag team wrestling become a bigger priority on SmackDown as well, with the battle between Epico/Primo, Kingston Truth and the Prime Time Players over the WWE Tag Team Championship spilling over to the blue brand.

Heck, even the duos of Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel and the Usos have gotten on TV more often recently and thrown themselves into the tag team title mix.

When's the last time that this many tag teams got this much TV time?

I honestly can't recall.

It's been at least a few years since we've seen a handful of legitimate tag teams get substantial TV time on both Raw and SmackDown on a consistent basis.

If that continues, the fans will start getting more familiar with the WWE's tag team wrestlers, and in turn, start caring more about it.

5. Teams Are Starting to Stick Together Longer

It wasn't very long ago that tag teams were randomly thrown together, only to split up a couple of weeks later.

But look at the WWE's current tag team division, and you'll see that all of these duos have actually stuck together for quite a while.

The Usos have stayed together since debuting in May 2010. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth have been side-by-side since February. Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd got together before WrestleMania 28. Epico and Primo have been teaming up since November 2011, and the Prime Time Players formed way back during the days of NXT: Redemption.

Of course, we also saw teams like Air Boom (Kingston and Evan Bourne), Awesome Truth (Truth and The Miz) and All-American Perfection (Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger) get extended runs as duos last year.

That's a far cry from the short-term pairings like Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes or Kane and Big Show, when two guys were put together because they simply had nothing better to do.

Yeah, the current tag team division is far from perfect. But I'll take the fact that teams are sticking together for the long term to be a good sign about where the division is headed.

4. It's Tendency to Matter Every Few Years

You always hear that wrestling is cyclical, and that's very true when it comes to the tag team division.

Although tag team wrestling may not matter much at every point of every year, it's pretty much inevitable that it will peak every two years or so when someone in the WWE decides to make it matter again.

We saw this back in 2009 and 2010, when the WWE put together star-studded duos like Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show), DX (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) and ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz) that made the tag team division seem more important.

Similarly, we've seen other quality tag teams form in an effort to revitalize the tag team division, such as Primo and Carlito in 2008-2009 (280 days as champions) or John Morrison and The Miz in 2007-2008 (250 days as champions).

This, of course, doesn't guarantee that the WWE's tag team division will be revived. But if history is any indication, it seems very likely that the company is due for a major tag team revival.

When you combine all of the other factors on this list, too, the odds of it happening only seem to get better.

3. It Has More Quality Teams Now Than at Any Point in Recent Memory

The WWE currently has five legitimate tag teams that have all been together for a significant amount of time.

When's the last time that happened? Three or four years ago? Maybe more?

The number of tag teams doesn't matter. It's the number of quality tag teams that really counts, and the WWE has five.

I honestly can't remember the last time I could say to myself, "Damn. The tag team division actually has more than two or three teams."

After all, that's typically been the case over the last several years, like for the majority of 2011 when it was Air Boom, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger and the Usos, who hardly ever even got on TV.

I'm not saying that the tag team division has to have 10 full-time tag teams at all times, but it needs more than two or three if it's ever going to legitimately matter.

Thankfully, though, it now has five quality duos who've worked with each other enough to put on good matches on a consistent basis.

2. The Talent in the Division

The WWE tag team division is extremely talented.

The WWE Tag Team Champions, R-Truth and Kofi Kingston, are seasoned veterans who have been around the block a few times. Truth is an accomplished midcard talent, while Kingston is one of the best and most constant performers in the entire company.

Then, you've got Epico and Primo, a cousin duo that has had a natural connection since Day 1 and is one of the most skilled pairings in the WWE.

Of course, there is also the Usos, who have been together for two years now, have drastically improved since their WWE debut and are among the most underrated workers in the company.

We can't forget about Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel, either. These guys are ridiculously talented, and though often overlooked, are undoubtedly two of the WWE's most exciting high-flyers.

I'm not crazy about the Prime Time Players, but they've also improved tremendously in a short stint on the main roster and have a ton of long-term potential.

Yeah, these five teams may not make up the greatest tag team division ever. But you're kidding yourself if you don't see all the talent that these 10 superstars possess.

They've got plenty of skills, and it's only a matter of time before the WWE recognizes that and pushes the tag team division accordingly.

1. Triple H

We all know that Triple H is slowly but surely taking over Vince McMahon's responsibilities of running the WWE.

That, of course, means that what Triple H wants Triple H will likely get, and Triple H apparently wants to see an improved tag team division.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via PWMania.com),

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Some people who have worked closely with Triple H believe that when he gets more power in WWE, we will see more focus on the tag team division, putting the Divas division on the back-burner even more.

"

I'd argue that we've already seen "more focus" on tag team wrestling.

We've gotten more tag teams, better rivalries and more TV time for those teams, which all indicate that Triple H's reported love for tag team wrestling is beginning to affect the WWE in a good way.

Triple H appears to be committed to making tag team wrestling a priority once again, and as long as that remains true, the tag team division should be headed in the right direction.

Drake Oz is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter!