To bring a hardcore edge to this list of tag team finishers, please consider the case of The Eliminators. The early 2000s came to be known as the Ruthless Aggression Era in the WWE. A foot to the jaw is bad enough, but getting pulled down by your arm before being jolted to a stop with your jaw firmly placed on Gail Kim's right boot is not the way you would want to end the night. Shortly afterward, Devine returned to competing for the X-Division Title, his association with Team 3D being quietly phased out for a time, though it would soon return. When Animal hoisted an opponent atop his shoulder, and Hawk climbed the top rope to hit his flying clothesline, the opponent just didn't get back up. your data confidential. BWA are looking to bring teams into an upcoming Tag Team Open. They are famously known for using tables in their matches, usually beginning with Bubba Ray asking D-von to "get the tables". It was at Heat Wave in 1999 that Spike and Mahoney beat the Dudleys for the gold. Lame. They are the only tag team to hold WWE's original Tag Team Championship, the WWE, ECW, WCW, NWA, TNA and IWGP Tag Team Championships, as well as to win the All Japan Pro Wrestling's World's Strongest Tag Determination League (although they never won the AJPW World Tag Team Championship). They are also well known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - now known as Impact Wrestling)[2] for their success as a tag team, being highly touted as the greatest and most decorated tag team in professional wrestling history. Carlito could hit the Backstabber from a number of different places in a number of different scenarios. On January 4, 2010, at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome Team 3D lost the IWGP Tag Team Title to No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro) in a three-way hardcore match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson). Bubba is typically the one with a more controversial reputation, while D-Von’s professionalism landed him a top backstage role as a producer in WWE. [71][72] However, Bully Ray was pulled out of both events by TNA President Dixie Carter, turning the on-screen feud between Bully and Carter in TNA into a crossover storyline involving talent associated with both promotions. So a regular wrestling finisher is just one person doing something to somebody. The powerbomb's origin is still up for debate, some swear Lou Thesz pulled out the move once while others argue it was a botched suplex. It's like, what's do you want to do? places we deem appropriate, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, While still referred to by most as Johnny, Ray and Devon called Devine "Brother Devine" and treated him as a member of Team 3D, though he did not share the half brother backstory. Afterwards the duo were interrupted by the debuting Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who proceeded to insult them and ignite a new feud. Learn something everyday, I guess. Before the new championship was unveiled, Team 3D successfully defended their champion status at TNA's May pay-per-view Sacrifice in a standard tag team match involving three teams known as a 3-Way Dance, which also including the teams of Tomko (Travis Tomko) and Scott Steiner (Scott Rechsteiner) and LAX. Finisher Wrestler; Side Slam/Uranage: Front Facelock followed by 3/4 Facelock Cutter: Tiger Feint followed by Hurricanrana/Seated Senton/Frog Slash: Gogoplata: Cobra Clutch Slam: Belly to Belly Kneeling Piledriver: Double Underhook Facebuster: Double Knee Facebreaker After the match Ray and Devon were assaulted by the Gangstas. D-Von had the strangest situation of making his name in a match stipulation that essentially made him face his fears every time. Because few wrestlers in WWE were allowed to use dangerous moves that dropped the opponent on his or her head, Helms wasn't allowed to use the Vertebreaker long. In 2008, they won a hardcore match against Togi Makabe and Toru Yano. Ahh, the moonsualt. The team was also joined by various Dudley family members, notably Spike Dudley. Meanwhile, Bubba Ray is working for Ring of Honor, and D-Von is enjoying his job working as an agent backstage for WWE. When you talk about the most famous tag teams of all time, the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors must be in the conversation. Their move caught the attention of Bubba Ray Dudley, who expressed his views regarding the move on Twitter. Analytics and performance cookies: these cookies help us collect statistical and analytical usage to help up analyze website usage. Infamously, Bubba had a short fuse and often did things to other wrestlers that would clearly get him fired in today’s locker room.