Watch WWE Tag Team Title Team Hell No vs. Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston - Wrestlemania 29 Online

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Why Team Hell No Must Retain Tag Team Championships | WrestleMania 29

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Ever since they won the Tag Team Championships at Night of Champions, Kane and Daniel Bryan have been a dysfunctional unit on the brink of self-destruction. Team Hell No has somehow persevered and enters WrestleMania XXIX with the tag titles in tow, but that shouldn't be the end of the line for the WWE's top tag team.

It initially felt like Kane and Bryan's partnership was a short-term thing to give both of them something to do, but it has turned into a fairly lengthy storyline. The end appeared to be near on several occasions with Team Rhodes Scholars pursuing the straps and Bryan eliminating Kane from the Royal Rumble, however, Team Hell No remains intact and will defend the titles against the team of Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston at WrestleMania.

Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler Raw, March 18, 2013

As much as I believe that Kane and Bryan can do some great things as individuals moving forward and as much as I enjoy Ziggler, having Ziggler and Langston win the belts wouldn't be a smart move on the WWE's part. Langston has been Ziggler's insurance policy for a few months, but they aren't a true tag team, so putting the Tag Team Championships on them would devalue the titles.

Kane and Bryan admittedly started as a makeshift team, but they quickly became beloved by the fans and are the flag bearers of the tag division currently. The WWE actually has quite a few teams, but none of them have achieved a level of success that rivals Team Hell No. Ziggler and Langston clearly haven't as they have yet to even wrestle as a team yet.

There probably aren't many fans out there who thought that Team Hell No would hold the titles past WrestleMania, but there is no doubt that the WWE has to go that route at this point. Kane and Bryan will likely be successful whether they're together or apart, however, there isn't much incentive to break them up right now. They would both be midcarders and the WWE's tag division would be left without a dominant team to carry the load.

Bryan is unquestionably a main event-level performer, so he shouldn't be thrust back into the singles scene until there is an open path for him. He won't be able to go after the WWE Championship as John Cena is slated to win it at WrestleMania and the World Heavyweight Championship isn't really an option either. If Alberto Del Rio doesn't retain it then he'll carry on his feud with Jack Swagger anyway. Ziggler is also in the mix due to his status as Mr. Money in the Bank.

The only true openings for Bryan reside in the midcard, but we've already seen what the midcard can do to a seemingly red-hot face. The Miz seemed to be on the verge of something big when he turned face, but he has been unable to take the next step. Instead he has traded wins and losses with various midcard heels and may be relegated to the WrestleMania pre-show despite his status as a former main eventer.

Feuding over the Intercontinental or United States Championship is basically a death sentence in the WWE right now, so it would be irresponsible to throw Bryan into the fray. Perhaps he and Kane have done all they can do as Tag Team Champions, but keeping Team Hell No together for now is the best thing that the WWE can possibly do.

If winning the Tag Team Championships could somehow help Ziggler en route to the World Heavyweight Championship, then I could see the WWE going in that direction. All the tag titles would do is hold Ziggler back, though. Most fans would probably agree that Ziggler has been held back plenty since securing the Money in the Bank briefcase, so there's really no sense in forcing him to remain in the tag team scene.

Ziggler still has a couple months before he has to cash in his contract, so it can be argued that he should team with Langston in the meantime, but what he really should be doing is competing as a singles wrestler and winning all of his matches. The WWE has been unbelievably inconsistent in its booking of Ziggler as he goes through hot and cold stretches. He needs to look very strong heading into his cash in and making him a tag team wrestler isn't the way to do that.

In fact, Ziggler and Langston losing could pay immediate dividends. It can be argued that Langston has made Ziggler more of a threat, but Dolph simply doesn't need him. I would much prefer Ziggler either alone or with just A.J. Lee by his side. I can envision a scenario in which Ziggler and Langston lose to Team Hell No, leading Ziggler to slap Langston across the face following the match.

This would allow them to part ways and it would also allow Ziggler to remain heel. With so few main event heels in the company right now, Ziggler needs to remain in that role. Winning the tag titles along Big E would only further the partnership and prolong Ziggler's ascent to the main event, so there is truly no point in making that happen.

Maybe Kane and Bryan have run their course as a tag team, but they are the WWE's best bet until some other teams are built up. Ziggler and Langston obviously haven't been built to look like a legitimate threat and nobody would benefit from them winning the titles at WrestleMania XXIX.

As boring as it may sound, the WWE needs to stick with the status quo when it comes to the Tag Team Championships.

source: bleacherreport.com

The Danger of Ending Team Hell No in WWE

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Team Hell No was undoubtedly the WWE’s top tag team in 2012, but in 2013, the duo is bound to split up.

With very few tag teams sticking together for the long haul these days and Daniel Bryan ready for another singles run, it’s almost inevitable that Bryan and Kane will go their separate ways in the near future.

On paper, that seems like the best decision.

After all, no tag teams last forever, and it’s become quite apparent that Bryan is more than ready to get back into the World title and main event mix.

Of course, many fans can also see that Team Hell No’s best days are behind them, and it’s going to be hard for the duo to remain a tag team if it can’t recreate the magic that it found last year.

When you consider all those factors, the end of Team Hell No appears to be a good idea that would actually be best for the WWE in the long haul.

But just because it appears that way, it doesn’t mean it’s true.

There are indeed some very real dangers that would accompany the WWE splitting up Team Hell No and having Bryan and Kane go their separate ways.

First and foremost, Team Hell No has been the WWE’s top tag team for the better part of six months now and can’t easily be replaced.

Kane and Bryan have given the tag team division the star power it’s so desperately needed over the last several years, so once the duo leaves the division, it’s also going to leave a big absence of star power there.

No other duo has the star power that Team Hell No is, which makes the entire division better. Bryan and Kane improve the quality of matches, generate more interest in tag team wrestling and elevate any guys that they face.

Without them, the tag division suddenly becomes a little less important, with Team Rhodes Scholars and the duo of Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara (assuming they’re still teaming together) as the only duos that WWE seems to be interested in pushing for the long haul.

Therefore, splitting up Team Hell No might not be the best route to go if the WWE wants to remain committed to building an interesting tag team division that features some of its top stars.

Daniel Bryan receives anger management , Aug. 27, 2012


That’s not the only problem that the end of Team Hell No would create, though.

There’s also the issue of how to make the breakup benefit both Kane and Bryan, which is obviously easier said than done. Kane and Bryan have been doing arguably the best work of their careers together, so it’s safe to say that one or both guys might not be guaranteed success post-split.

Assuming they do split, a feud between the two seems likely, unless the WWE decides to go the Kofi Kingston/R-Truth route and just have them go their separate ways.

But can a Kane/Bryan feud work if both are babyfaces? Should either guy turn heel?

At this point, it wouldn’t seem to benefit either guy to go bad. Kane has been leaps and bounds better in his current face run than any of his recent heel runs (especially the last one) while Bryan has gotten so over that he almost has to be a face going forward.

There doesn’t seem to be any logic behind having these two guys feud with another when they are undoubtedly two of the WWE’s top babyfaces and are performing extremely well in those roles.

Although a Team Hell No split doesn’t have to end with a heel turn from either guy, you have to think that just having them go their separate ways is unlikely after all they’ve been through together

Still, Kane and Bryan should remain babyfaces, and having to turn one of them heel is an issue the WWE will undoubtedly encounter should it decide to pull the plug on Team Hell No.

Another issue that splitting Kane and Bryan up would create is having one or perhaps even both guys get lost in the shuffle in the singles scene.

While Bryan is widely considered to be one of the WWE’s top performers now, there’s certainly no guarantee that he will have the type of success as a singles star that he did in early 2012.

There’s a lot of talent in the WWE’s main event and upper midcard scenes, and even though Bryan is arguably the most talented superstar on the roster, that doesn’t ensure singles success once Team Hell No ends.

Meanwhile, Kane is past the point in his career where he can be a legitimate main event singles star. He’s much better suited in his current role as an upper midcard tag team performer.

The big problem that the end of Team Hell No would likely create for Kane is knocking him down the card, which would be a shame to see after the way he’s performed over the last year or so.

Thus, the WWE finds itself in quite the pickle here when it comes to Team Hell No: Does it break up the duo and elevate Bryan at the expense of Kane?

It will be very interesting to see what the WWE decides to do, and though Team Hell No is certainly going to split up at some point, the creative team has to make sure that the split happens at the right time in the right way.

After all the success that Kane and Bryan have had over the last six-plus months, they deserve to break up in a way that benefits both men, if that’s even possible.

While some would argue that Team Hell No has run its course and that it’s time for them to drop the tag team titles, ending the duo under the wrong circumstances could be a big mistake.

It’ll be up to the creative team to prevent that from happening.

source: bleacherreport.com