Best Puroresu Tag Teams

[Guest RickyChosyu]

Since there doesn't seem to be much else going on, simply state:

 

Your favorite puroresu tag team(s) to watch and why. Be as lengthy or brief as you like. You can do a top three, top five, whatever suites you.

 

I'll put my thoughts in later.

[Guest wolverine]

Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama from 1996 was the best tag team I have ever seen - combining the elements of fabulous storytelling and work as seamlessly as possible. The theme of Misawa saving Akiyama from destruction all year long, until December 6th, when it was Misawa that needed the help, yet Akiyama was nowhere in sight, is about as rich a story as you'll see in pro wrestling. The look on Misawa's face at that moment can be described in one word. Priceless.

[Guest Jubuki]

Misawa/Kobashi

Misawa/Akiyama

Kawada/Taue

Kobashi/Kikuchi

Toyota/Yamada

Gordy/Doc

Mutoh/Hase

Hokuto/Minami

Kansai/Ozaki

Jumbo/Tenryu

Choshu/Yatsu

 

That's about all I can think of as 'great'. I don't know if I've ever seen a Hansen/Brody or Funks match that I gave a shit about, despite having a lot of talent there. I haven't seen nearly enough good, safe Steiners matches to say much for them, either.

[Guest tigerdrivah91]

I Always liked

 

Akiyama/Misawa

Doc/Gordy

Ten-Koji

Kaientai DLX

Ohtani/Kanemoto

Wagner/Kanemoto

Steiners

Kawada/Kobiashi

Yamakawa/Honma

Busa/Shinzaki

Togo/Hidaka

[Guest Coffin Surfer]

O.K. here's one that hasn't been said, Black Tiger and The Great Sasuke. I remember one of their matches with Ohanti and Beniot where they were just murdering Sasuke, but Black Tiger kept breaking up the pin over and over again. At one point he slapped Sasuke in the face like "what the hell's matter with you?". Great odd couple type team.

[Guest Daddy X]

TenKoji!!!!! No Doubt they are one of the all time greatest tag teams... Can't wait to see their reformation in the Dome. Even though Tanahashi is working to spoil it... That young lion bastard!

[Guest Black Tiger]

I'm going to divide this into 3 sections.

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS:

 

MISAWA/KAWADA

MISAWA/KOBASHI

MISAWA/AKIYAMA

THE BURNING

TENKOJI

HOLY DEMON ARMY

KOBASHI/KIKUCHI

HASE/MUTOH

HASE/SASAKI

CHONO/TENZAN

 

JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

 

OHTANI/TAKAIWA

KANEMOTO/TANAKA

LYGER/SASUKE

PEGASUS/MALENKO

PEGASUS/OHTANI

BLACK TIGER/SASUKE

KAIENTAI

KANEMARU/KIKUCHI

LYGER/TM4

HAYABUSA/SHINZAKI

 

GAIJAN:

 

GORDY/WILLIAMS

THE STEINERS

ROAD WARRIORS

BRODY/SNUKA

BRODY/HANSEN

STING/MUTA

[EL DANDY~! 0]

Out of the Japanese Tags I've seen, Tenkoji, Kaientai DX, and The MVC are the best, but see, I haven't seen much, so I don't really get to see the better matches.

[Guest RickyChosyu]

From what I've seen so far, Toyota/Yamada and Kawada/Taue stand out as my two favorites. They churned out some of the best performances I've seen, and were able to give off an aura of being "The Team To Beat" in their promotions. I don't think I've seen a team capable of pulling that off in a long while, and it's deffinately refreshing to see two teams who could do it so well.