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The WWE’s history of tag teams has had its ups and downs, but when experiencing its ups, the tag team division in the WWE has been outstanding.
The current landscape of tag teams in the WWE is in a better place than it has been in previous years on both Raw and SmackDown, with both shows offering quality tag team wrestling. While it’s not quite on the level tag team wrestling was in the Attitude Era, the current tag team division in the WWE is getting better and better.
But just which tag teams lead the way in the WWE? There are several standout teams that leave a big impact on their respective brands. Let’s take a look at the five best tag teams in the WWE right now.
5. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
Checking in at number five on the list is one of the most talented tag teams in the world, but also one of the most underutilized as well. The team of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson set the wrestling world on fire during their time in Japan and developed into one of the best tag teams in the world.
After making their debut on Raw in 2016, many felt they would change the game on Raw and help reinvigorate a tag team division. And while they have had success, they haven’t seen nearly as much as they should have. Maybe it’s just bad luck, but Gallows and Anderson haven’t had a prominent role on Raw in months.
The Club has one Raw Tag Team Championship reign under its belt, but the reign came to an end at WrestleMania 33 at the hands of the returning Hardy Boyz in a multi-team ladder match. Gallows and Anderson haven’t had a legit shot at tag team gold since and seem to just be a filler team on Raw anymore.
As Raw’s tag team division progresses, Gallows and Anderson stay at the same level they have been. A change of scenery to SmackDown could do wonders for their career and the WWE should make that move in the future at some point.
Their talent as a team is as strong as most any tag team in the WWE today, but due to their lack of direction on Raw, Gallows and Anderson occupy the number five spot in the top five tag teams in the WWE.
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4. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose
The reigning and defending Raw Tag Team Champions find their way at number four on the list of the top five tag teams in the WWE right now. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose have both had outstanding WWE careers since debuting as two-thirds of The Shield and they both have recently found tag team success.
After a long time of feuding with and against each other, Rollins and Ambrose finally got back together a couple months ago and challenged then Raw Tag Team Champions Sheamus and Cesaro for the gold at SummerSlam. Rollins and Ambrose got the big win and won the Raw Tag Team Championship.
The rematch at No Mercy was even better and both teams put on a tag team clinic with Rollins and Ambrose retaining their gold. Since No Mercy, the champs have reunited with Roman Reigns and reformed The Shield. And while this will be a move just in the near future, it’s a welcomed one that fans have wanted.
Rollins and Ambrose will get back to their regular tag team scene soon enough and will look to further their reputation as a great tag team on Raw. After all, in just a short amount of time, they have already greatly impressed.
The reunited Rollins and Ambrose occupy tag team gold on Raw and check in at number four on the list of best tag teams in the WWE.
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3. Sheamus and Cesaro
One of the most unexpected successes the WWE has seen over the past year has been the development of the tag team of Sheamus and Cesaro. The Bar, as they have coined themselves, has been a consistent force in the Raw tag team division over the past year or so and has laid its claim as one of the elite tag teams in the WWE today.
Sheamus and Cesaro’s team began in the ashes of a singles battle between the two that spanned over the course of several episodes of Raw. Then-Raw GM Mick Foley decided they could make a great team and they were off and running from there.
The Bar has been a consistent factor in the Raw Tag Team Championship picture ever since and has produced some of the better tag team matches and feuds in the WWE. Sheamus and Cesaro have had memorable feuds with The Hardy Boyz, The New Day, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and others since becoming a tag team.
The Bar’s momentum has been cooled off slightly as of late, but it won’t be long until it is back in the Raw Tag Team Championship picture once again. But in the meantime, Sheamus and Cesaro will be in the main event of the TLC pay-per-view at the end of the month alongside The Miz and Braun Strowman to battle The Shield.
Sheamus and Cesaro, they are The Bar and they hold the number three position on the list of the best tag teams in the WWE right now.
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2. The New Day
The trio of Kofi Kingston, Big E, and Xavier Woods has been a prominent force on WWE television for several years now. The New Day has had a storied WWE career up to this point since debuting in 2014 and is one of the best tag teams in recent memory.
Regardless of which two members of The New Day go to battle, the high-quality tag team wrestling never waivers and outside of being great in the ring, The New Day is one of the most entertaining entities in the WWE and has been for years.
The trio has found great success as both babyface and heel while owning several tag team title reigns. The New Day became the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all-time before last summer’s initial brand split and held the newly-formed Raw Tag Team Championship before anybody else. The New Day has had many memorable moments and feuds over time, but the trio’s defining feud came after they moved to SmackDown earlier this year.
The feud between The New Day and The Usos has raised the bar among the WWE’s tag team divisions and it led to a series of matches that tag teams haven’t produced in the WWE in a long time. And while The New Day is out of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture at the moment, it will certainly find a new feud and create more entertaining moments for the WWE universe.
They make sure the tag team division ain’t booty and The New Day holds steady as the second best tag team in the WWE.
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1. The Usos
The best tag team in the WWE has been a mainstay in the tag team division for several years. The Usos have been the most consistent tag team in the WWE since debuting on the main roster in 2010 and has had numerous tag team title reigns in the process.
Trained by their father and WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, Jimmy and Jey have laid a claim as arguably the best tag team of the modern era of WWE. They have continued the success of their Samoan heritage, and whether they have been a babyface or heel tag team, they have shined.
Since becoming members of SmackDown in last summer’s initial brand split, Jimmy and Jey have led the pack among the blue brand’s tag team division and have found the best success of their career as a heel team. That success led The Usos to a memorable feud with The New Day that led to some of the best tag team matches the WWE has seen in a long time.
The feud came to a memorable end inside Hell in a Cell and The Usos won back the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. With their next challengers of Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin on the horizon, fans can expect more high-quality tag team work.
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Simply put, The Usos are the class of the WWE tag team division and control the top spot among the best tag teams in the WWE right now.