10 Best WCW Tag Teams Ever

From The Hollywood Blonds and the Outsiders to Doom and Harlem Heat, these are the 10 Best WCW Tag Teams Ever.
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[@Captain_Pudding]

"Sitting somewhere between Bulk & Skull and Bebop & Rocksteady" is the greatest description of The Nasty Boys I've ever heard

[@rogregg29445]

That’s a incredible description

[@TheTommy1411]

Whoever came up with that is a god among men

[@bruceaskew2107]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, thats fuckin brilliant

[@adamhovey407]

@@rogregg29445 That hit me right in the 90s

[@ryanporter2584]

That’s what I came here to say. And that’s why I keep watching Cultaholic! Well done, lads!

[@USSOBRIEN]

Mann, WCW used to have some real tag teams. When I was 10, I would go to the corner store and get me and my godfather some snacks and we'd watch WCW and the Atlanta Braves on TBS. The days. RIP Mr. C.

[@coachjack2244]

That was a Saturday Menu on TBS

[@russsnyder2026]

Braves games. WCW Saturday night, and Arnold movies all day Sunday. TBS used to be the shit

[@HeIsHim00]

Lol same here

[@USSOBRIEN]

@@russsnyder2026 totally!!

[@USSOBRIEN]

Butch Reed & Ron Simmons in their primes was intimidating looking as hell!!

[@kagemaru259]

Total bullshit how Vince first brought in Ron Simmons in that stupid ass gladiator gimmick

[@UltimoDragon83]

Butch Reed looked like a kmart koko b ware which was dodgy enough

[@USSOBRIEN]

@@kagemaru259 hell yeah! funny how you think of it though. That's just Vince playing pranks on talent that don't treat WWE as the be all and end all of wrestling promotions. He did it to Dusty with the poka dots when he first came. Sting first match was in the company was a job to Triple H. Vinny Mac is very vindictive. For right now at least. Time isn't on his side.

[@kagemaru259]

@@USSOBRIEN Yeah "Let's treat the first black world champion and stand out in football from Florida State like he's a big NOBODY. " He wanted to do the same to Vader and just call him the "Mastodon". Jim Cornette convinced him that's a terrible idea because EVERYONE knows who he is. If he didn't make you, you were nothing to him unless you were Ric Flair. I think him bringing Sting in just to job to Triple H was him putting the final patch of dirt on the grave of WCW all these years later. Just shows how absolutely petty Vince McMahon is.

[@VoyageLoans]

They were super cool intimidating and my favorite tag team of all time!

[@jamielynch8267]

Always liked the enforcers Arn Anderson and Larry Zybysco in the dangerous alliance

[@countyredneck4170]

That was a dangerous team

[@Kudeghraw]

The Brain Busters weren't bad either. Arn and Tully.

[@henrydycha9379]

The best faction of eighties beside horseman

[@mjolden]

I always thought Nasty Boys looked like Beebop & Rocksteady 😂😂

[@FonkedUpProductions]

Ok so I'm not the only one lol

[@JustAnotherScratcher]

💯

[@brandonbuckley]

Me too lol

[@utot_mo_uy8985]

Me also

[@bmtangle]

Shout out to Doom! One of my favorite tag teams of all time

[@michaelsands442]

I swear to Christ this is the 1st time I've ever seen the Hollywood Blondes on any list of substance ever.

[@MCLogikILL]

The major knock on them is lack of longevity

[@grunt-sw8si]

Substance?! But, yeah, nice to see them on a list.

[@jamesdiana8976]

Road warriors anyone remember them. Even when heels they had crowds eating it up

[@robertclark2253]

Road Warriors were in NWA before the change to WCW but most of their success was in NWA before 1990 .

[@steveburtonomaha]

Except they were in the nwa. Not really the same. It was Jim Crockett promotions.

[@robertclark2253]

@@steveburtonomaha I already said that but thanks for the confirmation have a like .

[@camcroney7965]

@@robertclark2253 Right cuz think of all those tag teams from NWA era; better than half this list.

[@commanderstargazer8895]

It's always been world championship wrestling, it was just under the NWA banner. When Ted Tuner bought WCW in 1988 that kept using the NWA banner until 1990, but it's always been World Championship Wrestling

[@ThePeaterBeater]

Vince's greatest success in his crusade against tag wrestling is just letting the world totally forget about the WCW Tag Division

[@adamkrasneski3679]

I dont know man. I feel like the wwe actually has more good tag teams. I guess theyve been around alot longer tho so maybe thats a moot point. I do agree that wwes teams have been great IN SPITE OF wwe's handling of the division.

[@adamhovey407]

That comment is surprisingly deep.

[@Devypocalypse]

Steiner Brothers were the BOMB! Absolute wrecking machines.

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

Congrats to the Steiner brothers for their induction into the WWE HALL OF FAME! Well deserved and about freaking time! Holla if you hear me!

[@zanethind]

👍

[@joemixon834]

The Steiners are the best tag team ever. Look at their work from 1989-1996 they were incredible.

[@joemixon834]

@Darren Cole im not going to argue with you no doubt the Warriors are the best drawing team ever. But this is my opinion and at far as in ring work goes the Steiners are far superior to the Road Warriors. Promo wise I would give the advantage to Hawk. But athletic wise the steiners no contest. In fact if the steiners came around today they wouldnt even be wrestlers but UFC combatants and Scott steiner probably would be a champion because early 90s Scott steiner may be the most athletically gifted person ever in wrestling. Look up some of his early stuff and you'll be entertained.

[@michaelsands442]

You get NO argument from me... At all. No reason a guy scott's size should be able to do a frankensteiner without a running start. Like 6' 2-3" 260lbs. So athletic and rick was tough as hell and very believable. Splitting them up and turning scott into big poppa pump was a travesty

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Rock n Roll and Midnight Express deserve that title also

[@Thor-Orion]

@@joemixon834 i would argue that The Outsiders are the best drawing Tag Team ever.

[@ivanburden4658]

I would like to write in vote Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham.

[@flch95]

They should have given them a long enough run together but never happened. They were good while together though.

[@LeonDelaRosa]

Probably the longest lasting WCW memory I have is them two, standing back to back in the middle of the ring with their fists up while the commentator screamed "they're watching each other's back!"

[@georgechambers4617]

Rhodes and Windham .. my first ever fav Wrestlers...

[@robertchamblissjr570]

I would like to put in a vote for Curt Hennig and Barry Windham.

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

12:16 Kane and Michael Cole as a Tag Team would be HILARIOUS! "We have two words for you-" "OOOHHHHHH MMYYYYYYYYY!" Wait, wrong team.

[@HioshimaFried]

Can they have George Takei as manager??

[@julianjohnson4844]

"HERE COMES THE BIG DOG!!" LOL

[@TheShockninja]

Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire were definitely underrated as a team.

[@adamkrasneski3679]

I alsi enjoyed them as a team. They had such a short stint together tho. I was so confused when it became palumbo and ohare. They were def a team that didnt get the chance to meet their potential. Real shame.

[@shavoris29able]

They would probably be up there if WCW have stay a little longer.

[@dbone3356]

I was a fan of The Natural Born Thrillers as a whole.

[@pistolgang6219]

Hell yea they was Hogan an Nash writing killed a lot of gr8 career's before they got started would say hall but he was smart enuff to put Jericho over instead of Killin a true talent

[@wolfieform9514]

I agree jindrak & o'haire where one helluvva team 👍😎👍

[@Captain_Pudding]

6:35 Says WCW hardcore division was "rubbish" shows Screamin' Norman Smiley. You debunked yourself, Adam

[@justinrussomusic661]

Seriously! Smiley was the best part!! Amazing!! One of my favorites of WCW!

[@enlightenme3673]

Their run was brief, but I absolutely loved Dr. Death Steve Williams and Terry Gordy. Their feud with the Steiners was memorable.

[@michaelscriver5395]

Harlem heat was my brother's absolute favorite wcw tag team ,Rick and Scott are the bar

[@chrisconrad3386]

2 Cold Scorpio and Buff Bagwell had a good run. I enjoyed watching them together

[@metalanarchy5186]

Yeah 2 cold was awesome a real inavader

[@michaeljones1820]

Hell yea bruh 😎

[@philpennington826]

It's an absolute travesty that the Road Warriors aren't on this list

[@gmoney4980]

The Hollywood Blondes & Doom were my jam back then!

[@mcj88]

The Freebirds' -6 day tag title reign is one of my favourite "wrestling is weird" stories ever and I'm so glad y'all gave it more attention than it typically gets

[@vtmiller63]

A: Nice “Lick it Up” reference. I would’ve also accepted “Heaven’s on Fire-era KISS.” B: Props for recognizing DOOM. I remember thinking as a teen that they were the only team that could possibly stand toe-to-toe with the Road Warriors.

[@BrokenSaintRW]

And Doom DID stand toe-to-toe with the Road Warriors right before the tag title run. Kind of wish they had a solid run as babyfaces, because there was money in that.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma)

[@TheNotbadphonedaddy]

LOVED this tag team. One of my favorites. Roma got the push he deserved and Orndorff got to end his career on a high note

[@chadcarroll5255]

Counting from '85 instead of '90 would've given us Rock'n'Roll Express, Midnight Express, Road Warriors, Powers of Pain, Skyscrapers, R&R Express, Superpowers, Dusty and Magnum, Minnesota Wrecking Crew... just to name a few.

[@Tom-ep5ql]

"Somewhere between Bulk & Skull and Beebop & Rocksteadt" is my favorite description ever of the Nasty Boys. I literally laughed out loud hahaha.

[@tractorfan7655]

Would have put Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes ahead of The Blue Bloods. They were insanely over when they were the tag champs.

[@ghostfac3182]

When Sting became NWO Wolfpac WCW messed up having him choose Nash over Luger to be his tag champions partner after beating giant for them at great American Bash

[@wayneking2652]

Did High Voltage make it? Rage&Kaos!!! My favorite!

[@allencollins5666]

Powerful. WCW Had Tag Teams The Better Than WWE. High Voltage Mark Jindrak/Shawn Stasiak/ Sean O'Haire/Chuck Palumbo (Both) Doom Sting & Lex Luger Outsiders Road Warriors Steiner Kronik Harlem Heat Fire And Ice WWE: Edge & Christian The Hardy Boyz The Dudley Boyz The Usos The New Day Demolition 2Hart Foundation APA

[@lightningspartan1021]

You must have forgotten the team with the greates entrance theme in history: American Males!

[@jreed7125]

Nah mate, American Males will never beat the All American Boys, The Fabulous Rougeaus

[@max__p1765]

@@jreed7125 🎹🎸🎤 "From Montral to Memphis - Parlez-vous Francais? " 🤣 - Written by the same man, who also wrote many WCW-Themes: "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart.

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

If they talk to you you better pay attention... you might Wind up in critical condition..... ohhhhh American males

[@dustindale8728]

Most annoying ranks right up there with the Macarana lol

[@TheThird1977]

Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne FTW!!!!!

[@billycain9890]

It's the Road Warriors the most dominant tag team ever and then The Steiner Brothers the best wrestling tag team ever and then the argument starts for who comes after that

[@judgewilson2410]

Imma call it road warriors Harlem heat then Steiners

[@heatherwright3981]

The Freebirds vs. the Von Erichs= one of the greatest rivalries ever!

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Awesome list💛 My Fave is Harlem Heat,but agree with U on the rest of Ur list. Hope Everyone's doin ok❤😉

[@Slagomancer]

Sting and Luger as a Face and Heel, but best friends, tag team was some of the best stuff I'm glad I got to watch. Seeing Lex of all people have some level of nuance and character was a delight.

[@tomwigal8856]

Agree

[@kyledamron]

I hope Harlem Heat 2000 make the list Big T > Booker T. Just kidding that was a horrible team

[@traviskoontz4796]

Great picks for this list love your stuff

[@FrostyBalls01]

Dude the Harlem Heat. I totally forgot about them. Man it would be nice to see them again.

[@superrobz]

I hope Kronik make this list, they were honestly so underrated

[@KastleKrossface]

KroniK was dope! 😎

[@cchisolm92cc]

And they wore dope sun glasses too 😎

[@ryanjohansson8950]

Bryan Clark was decent but Adams was terrible.

[@LuckyDT]

I thought they were pretty awful to be honest.

[@metalanarchy5186]

They were cool I was thought wwf should have done more with Adambomb they at least tried with crush and bomb was better perfomer hell wow could have done more with those big guys to

[@joshculver4381]

Honorable Mention: Faces of Fear. Never had great success but Haku is wrestling's greatest badass

[@TheGlitchyBit]

I found out recently that Kenny Kaos went to the college in my hometown. Imagine Kaos being the most famous graduate from your school.

[@thatguyfromak5190]

Imagine Kenny Kaos being the only wrestler of consequence to come from or at least be billed from your entire state...

[@DJVexillum]

@@thatguyfromak5190 Where the hell? *googles it* Oh, Alaska? Makes sense...

[@kernalthahun]

Cool list. I always thought 'Vicious and Delicious' were a cool tag (Norton/Bagwell). They were behind Hall and Nash, however the dynamic of the duo seemed awesome for the time.

[@marvintnt1820]

Hey where are the Faces of Fear?

[@TheBobSacamano]

Thank you. Those Faces of Fear vs Steiner Brothers SLOBBERKNOCKERS, are whats missing in modern wrestling.

[@TheNotbadphonedaddy]

Definitely agree. Had I made the list Faces of Fear would have been on it. I consider them to be the best WCW tag team that never held the titles.

[@kagemaru259]

And they were probably the two most legit tough guys.

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

YES!

[@tomtomthebear]

Loved the wcw cruiser weights as well..!!! Some amazing talent

[@mringram]

The Steiner Brothers were my favorite team!!!!!

[@mikeddh2018]

Harlem Heat should be #1 & not The Steiners. Doom is one of the most underrated tag teams ever & easily in my top ten tag teams of all time.

[@philbarlow9041]

Stieners was 💯 better then Harlem ,heat was just booker really now doom should be higher

[@TheOlympicHero1]

Glad to see Benoit and Malenko make the list.

[@dorksanddragons]

This video probably has the chillest backing track of any Cultaholic video.

[@524rey]

last time i was this early jack couldn't grow a beard. oh wait..

[@obadiahvondeath8048]

Doc and Gordy should be on there! They were killers !

[@coachjack2244]

The Road Warriors, Rock n Roll Express, Midnight Express.. Three Of the Best Tag Teams in Wrestling.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

yup . The Stiener bros may be my favorite tag team of all time ! LOVED their stuff in Japan ! Midnight Express , Road Warriors , Miracle Violence Connection , Brody and Hansen and Rock n Roll Express honorable mention . Bulldogs were great but not around too long . Kroffat and Furnas i loved too

[@ryanjohansson8950]

Stunning Steve in WCW doesn’t get enough respect because people only remember Stone Cold. He had far and away the best matches in the company while he was there and should have been a WCW World Champion if they weren’t so incompetent and hellbent on pleasing Hogan.

[@fiveoh3732]

The blondes knee clip was under appreciated. As was doom’s intro “the tag team of doom”

[@burnthetrolls5971]

Now it makes sense why Regal and Triple H worked together in WWE for a while and why Regal is "in charge" of NXT

[@gothamspain6903]

Sting n Luger were awedome

[@ChrisFactor]

Steiners vs Doom fued was when I started watching WCW

[@zero5car667]

Good list. I can't argue with it.

[@undriftedpop788]

The best KZbin channel every

[@adamkrasneski3679]

Coincidental this came up. Me. And my buddy were talking about a hypothetical top 5 list of tag teams. Some of these teams came up in that conversation. Nice to see the blondes get some cred

[@Farley198033]

How tf did Hawk and Animal get left off of this list???? Truly criminal!!

[@fastandgoodmoversllc352]

They said at the start it was wcw not nwa so no rock n roll express or road warriors.

[@Bignash83]

I 100% agree with you guys on this list

[@kca49]

That was back when Jimmy Jam Garvin was trying to work like a main event bad ass.

[@durt9872]

Sting was also in the 4 Horsemen at one point

[@sethworkman1965]

Yes he was only for a short time

[@metalanarchy5186]

Kinda of it was all a swerve and rich flair was setting him up and they revised that same storyline later on

[@cra0422]

The 10 best tag teams of NWA (i.e. Jim Crockett Promotions) deserve their own video

[@gqsmoove87]

Absofuckinglutely

[@nickbrooks2408]

Thank you for giving Doom some recognition.

[@admstoker]

So happy you had Sting & Luger.

[@LordBarros]

I wanted to give this a like, but you left out the Boogie Knights (aka the Dancing Fools). Disqo and Alex Wright.

[@rriggs6547]

They weren't very good, but they were entertaining.

[@jfryza]

@@rriggs6547 They were pretty entertaining, no mention of 3 Count.

[@SudaRay09]

Anyone remember playing games such as WCW/NWO thunder and other WCW PS1 games? I do

[@4fortune1984]

There is no dissing Stings Goatee!! It was AWESOME!!

[@JERRYC3539]

I think Wrath & Mortis, along with Meng and The Barbarian would be on this list if they would not have been broken up too soon.

[@raymondrivas7673]

You've earned my respect when you put the Steiners at the top of this list. 😎👍

[@johnbarton41]

The Hollywood Blonds were so great. I was able to say I was able to go to a Brush with Greatness tour.

[@ianvincent5069]

I think the filthy animals were amazing they had a couple of great feuds with kronik and the misfits in action who both played their parts rather well too

[@MentalLiberation]

I have to give an honorable mention to Meng and the Barbarian, the Faces of Fear. Not only were they one of the only bright spots to the Dungeon of Doom, but they were tough enough to literally eat any of the teams on the list. However, I can see why they are often overlooked as these other teams are successful in winning gold either before the FoF were there, during, or after. Also, perhaps they were just very one dimensional as a team in an ever-changing wrestling world

[@marvelghost]

Love this list

[@SheriffOutlaw]

And I love how The Blue Bloods had a reunion probably everyone forgot about

[@fletcherraymond4498]

Can we please have every WCW Cruiserweight champion from worst to best??

[@matthillegas3099]

I lost it laughing when you described the Steiners. "Amateur powerhouse Rick, and certified lunatic Scott..."

[@JM-Ju]

Ok, how can you miss one of the best teams wrestling has ever seen - the **Roadwarriors** aka Legion of Doom - they were faaar better than any of the teams with the only exception maybe being the Steiners

[@alanguages]

Rick Steiner also shared the WCW tag team championship with Judy Bagwell.

[@nickbrooks2408]

Okay. Decent list. Especially mentioning Doom because you never hear about them. But where in the hell are the Road Warriors????

[@Goodzilla1954]

"Not a wrestling shoot actual shoot with a gun" My reaction: 😂😂😂

[@Yabucoa0777]

No Midnight Express, The Road Warriors.

[@davidjackson8522]

Or the Rock N Roll Express.

[@resol1992]

Not 90s teams

[@JHenkel24]

What exactly did they do in wcw after 1990?

[@gurudeloinusual]

Steinerizing people was their business... and business was good. Harlem Heat had some real fantastic moments. And The Hollywood Blondes was the capsule for two of the architects for the new era of wrestling history.

[@Paducahrus]

I appreciate the clarification of the 1990 start date. As a fan who preferred NWA I have always considered the "TBS NWA" and WCW to be the same promotion. Primarily because the pillars of the show didn't suddenly change when WCW withdrew from the NWA. To complete the thought, a lot of the 80s teams would dominate this list.

[@codykendera11]

My dad and uncle were pretty close. My dad’s name is Steve and my uncle’s was Brian. They always jokingly called each other Stunning Steve and Flyin’ Brian. Sad part is, my uncle Brian died in 1997 of a heart attack. Same as Brian Pillman

[@robertnolan623]

Ty for mentioning Benoit. As deplorable as his final actions were, he was one of the best of all time.

[@johnbush5347]

I remember seeing Harlem heat in indie wrestling when I was a little kid before they got signed by wcw

[@Robbiesroadcrew]

I guess I was always a NWA fan and not a WCW fan. Never realized it till now, So many tag teams missed in this video!

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

Rather good ranking: I liked The Blue Bloods, the Horsemen are superior, Outsiders well placed and my favourite team is Harlem Heat. But: Place 2: Skyscraper (They were in NWA, but I think in WCW too!), Place 3: The Faces of Fear!

[@guywilliams6569]

My dog was drinking while you said that part...

[@Gmo-uo8gi]

Vince’s characterizing WCW as “crap” actually diminishes his “accomplishment” in defeating them. It’s easy to defeat crap. It’s hard to defeat quality. He’s making his own victory look less impressive in terms of his own narrative.

[@adamhovey407]

I don't know, you ever tried to get over constipation or diarrhea? I think it's pretty hard to beat crap

[@paullindstrom7635]

The Bluebloods were great and would've been fantastic back in the days of the territories. the original Hollywood Blondes were Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown in the old Los Angeles territory in the 70s. They had a young Oliver Humperdink as their manager and feuded with Gordman and Goliath and The Infernos they could really work a good match.

[@kingofdetroit358]

Sunny used to get tag teamed (DP) by a couple of tag teams in the 90s

[@frankfowler3270]

Good list, but I would swap out Blue bloods for Williams and Gordy. And I guess Road warriors , midnight express, rock n roll express, and skyscrapers are considered more NWA timeframe?

[@williamhelus3522]

Road Warriors won The First Crockett Cup Tournament. R.I.P. Mike. BullyBilly.

[@manchuriancandybar864]

What about the Boogie Knights (Disco Inferno & Berlynn) ? They were tag team champions once . And boy , were they great ; dancing in the ring , have Tokyo Magnum as their dancing partner , the list goes on . They should be seriously considered to be on this video.

[@bonusbaby801]

Undeniably, Booker T & Kevin Nash are my 2 fave wrestlers of all time. While Harlem Heat is high on my list (#2 or 3 depending on the day), Jake "The Snake" Roberts & The Barbarian in the old Mid-South promotion is my fave tag team of all time. I wish I could find the video that Mid-South did about them to Ratt's "Lay It Down". The Steiners, The Outsiders & Harlem Heat at 1, 2 & 3 I can live with...But I think the real #1 WCW Tag Team of all time was The Hollywood Blondes. Hard to believe they were only a thing for 10 months. It seemed like they were around for years. Damn good list, though.

[@lron6617]

Harlem Heat number 2? That's messed up.

[@ihateflatbunz]

i dont get it myself

[@justme-ti1rh]

They should have been lower

[@rriggs6547]

Though I loved Harlem Heat, the Steiners were just better wrestlers and putting on better matches. I think I would have put Heat at 3 with the Outsiders being #2.