One of the most important staples of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling, and the WWE is no exception. Tag team competition is distinguished from singles competition as a concept under two-on-two rules. Two opponents start the match and whenever one party gets exhausted, they can tag in their partner to pick up where they left off, until the match reaches a pinfall or submission victory.

Next to a basic one-on-one wrestling contest, tag team competition is the simplest concept of the wrestling industry, but wrestlers have found ways to entertain and innovate the concept over the years. Although most main events are reserved for singles matches, usually for the World Heavyweight Championship, tag team matches often steal the show as the best match on the card due to their high-speed action. That's largely thanks to tag teams who have paved the way for the concept and deservedly hold a place among the best in history.

The Rockers are an honorable mention, since their influence on tag team wrestling can’t be denied. They just lose points for never winning titles under the WWE brand together (at least not officially, their unaired Saturday Night's Main Event controversy doesn’t count). Plus, their tag team run nowadays is more defined by their breakup than their actual run. Still, they remain important pioneers of tag team wrestling that introduced a new style to the division.