WWE Must Continue to Make Tag Team Division More Relevant

WWE's tag team division is finally getting interesting again, but we have been here before. The company will put some effort into making the division more relevant, only to drop the ball after a few months. This cannot and should not happen again.

It's no secret that tag team wrestling is nowhere near as important to WWE officials as it used to be, but it's still important to many fans. That is reason enough for WWE to put even minimal effort into building new teams and using existing duos to their fullest potential.

Some of the most exciting matches in WWE history were between two or more talented tag teams. The '80s and '90s were especially good for the division.

Unlike singles wrestling, there is only one championship for tag teams to compete for, and that means it's easy to keep the number of teams low. However, that leads to the same few pairings fighting over and over. 

With the emergence of some new teams over the past year and the reformation of a couple that were already over with the crowd, WWE has a rare opportunity to make the division as exciting as it once was.

With only one title to worry about, some of the other teams can rely more on personal animosity and unique storylines as a way to feature the best and brightest.

When it comes to singles wrestling, it seems like the majority of the storylines revolve around championships. While it's great to have a title to fight over, the tag team division benefits from having more freedom to explore other sources of conflict.

There have been multiple periods where it seemed like there was only two or three main tag teams, but that is no longer the case.

Just look at the current lineup to see how much talent is available: The New Day, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, The Prime Time Players, Los Matadores, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, The Usos, The Ascension and The Lucha Dragons are all active, with The Usos being the only pair taking time off because of an injury.

On top of these eight teams, you also have casual partnerships like Sheamus and King Barrett, Dolph Ziggler and Neville, Curtis Axel and Damien Sandow and even Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to a lesser extent.

With eight established teams and several other duos who could be inserted into a feud at any time, the tag scene is more dense than it has been in years.

The problem is that WWE doesn't utilize these teams the way it should.

Some of them are used sparingly, and others are all but ignored for long periods of time for virtually no reason. Just look at how long it took The Ascension to get back on television.

The good news is that it looks like management may finally see the light. Payback has two different tag team matches scheduled to take place with the men and one with the Divas.

Axel & Mandow might be a temporary union, but if they get over with their ridiculous gimmicks, they could end up becoming a permanent pairing.

Even if they don't stay together past Payback, there is more than enough great talent in the division to have multiple storylines running at the same time while cycling different teams into the title picture.

The great thing about the current set of teams is that each one brings something completely different to the table.

The New Day have become so much better as a heel faction than they ever were as good guys. All three men were drowning in the midcard scene, and now, they are holding the titles.

Kidd and Cesaro are two of the most technically gifted wrestlers in the entire company, but they aren't the same kind of technicians. Kidd will use more high-flying moves, while Cesaro's strength sets him apart from every other wrestler his size.

The Lucha Dragons and Los Matadores are capable of performing some very exciting moves and keeping up a fast pace, while Harper, Rowan and The Ascension are powerhouses and brawlers who can turn up the intensity.

The Usos can do just about anything, and The Prime Time Players are both charismatic and humorous.

All eight of the standard tag teams have different skills, and that is why the division feels so much more diverse than it has in years past.

WWE officials would be stupid not to take this wealth of talent and build the tag team scene back up to its past glory. All it would take is a little effort on their part to come up with some creative booking decisions.

We might never get back to the level of excitement we saw during the late '90s with teams like the Hardys, Edge and Christian and The Dudley Boyz, but it's WWE's job to try.

What do you think? Is it possible to rebuild the division into something great with the available talent? Which teams do you think need to be utilized more effectively?

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