Fans may remember seeing The Rockers win the WWE Tag Team Championships. However, others may claim that the history books never have them down as champions.
Both are correct. It’s very confusing. But first, let’s look at exactly who The Rockers were in the WWE.
The Rockers were a tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The team consisted of two young and talented wrestlers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. They were known for their high-flying and fast-paced in-ring style, which made them fan favourites.
The Rockers’ matches were always exciting and unpredictable, as they often utilized double-team moves and high-risk maneuvers to wow the crowd. Their signature move was the “Rockers’ Dropkick,” where they would simultaneously dropkick their opponent from opposite corners of the ring.
They have become infamous for the contrast of the two men. In the years following their famous breakup (where Michaels threw Jannetty through a barbershop window), Shawn Michaels went on to great success, while Jannetty floundered.
The Rockers’ Never Won The WWE Tag Team Championships
The Rockers won the tag team championships in 1990, in a match against the Hart Foundation. Bret Hart later said that it was one of the most hotly anticipated tag match in WWE for years, and the two teams were ready to put it all on the line.
While The Rockers won the tag team titles, they never got to be the champions.
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This one is one story that you would not believe. I certainly didn’t when I read it. Despite being one of the best tag teams of the 1980s and 1990s in WWE, the Rockers never had a run with the WWE Tag Team Championships.
Their fast-paced matches and impressive double team moves wowed fans, who had never seen workers like Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels.
However, the Rockers never officially won the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The key word here being OFFICIALLY.
In 1990, the Rockers took on the Hart Foundation in a championship match for the WWE Tag Team Champion. The Rockers defeated the team of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart on Saturday Nights Main Event, and won the WWE Tag Team Championship.
However, the top rope snapped before the first fall in this “Best 2 out of 3 falls matches. The four men did their best to work around it, and produced a fine match by all accounts.
However, due to the breaking rope, Vince McMahon decided the match was not fit to air on TV. Vince didn’t want the lasting memory of the Rockers title win to be that of a snapped top rope ruining the show.
Thus, he reversed the decision, cancelled the match and decided to give them the belts some time later.
Sadly, that time never came. A year later, Shawn Michaels would turn on Marty Jannetty, throwing him headfirst through a barbershop window and turning heel. Michaels would go on to be WWE Champion and in the Hall of fame, whilst Jannetty would not amount to much in the WWE.
Despite the phantom title win, the Rockers remain the best of the teams that never won the tag team championships.
Teams that never won the Tag Team Championships
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Hamish is a writer and podcaster and wrestling fan who is a key part of the Atletifo team.
After playing countless hours of WrestleMania X8 on the Gamecube, he discovered Rey Mysterio getting his head crushed by The Great Khali, and thus a love for professional wrestling was born.
He is also a Media Graduate, as well as writing for multiple sites about Premier League football and the culture of Wales – his home country.
