Just gonna do this all here because I know people seem to love my rants when I watch classic wrestling, so let's do the thing, and have a grand old discussion about some random thoughts I have when watching wrestling.
Well, first things first, this may come off as an unpopular opinion, but I really enjoy Billy, Chuck, & Rico as a group. They clearly got chemistry, are having fun, and tbh they were a *really* good tag team. The way it ended left a super bad taste in my mouth. I mean, you didn't have to completely portray them as gay if you weren't gonna go all the way; could have just left them as intentionally ho-yay for the heel heat. I dunno.
I don't think Flair could have picked both tho, I remember only the nWo were allowed to be picked together bc they decided to go all in on breaking up tag teams, APA was another one and the weeks prior they were talking about how it was the last time we could see some tag teams together
Non-kayfabe it was dumb especially with hindsight but I also think both could have done better with their singles runs and WWE dropped the ball hard before teaming them back up
It doesn't make sense to me especially considering Billy & Chuck were taken together; although you could fairly argue they were the champions. I think it was an awful decision overall and really hampered their WWE run in the end.
Man Scott Hall in 2002 is so sad but also really entertaining. He clearly knows he's gonna be fired, but he's still so fucking good at just everything. Wrestling, selling, facial expressions... If Scott Hall was clean I have no doubt he'd have been so much better then. Still on April 22, 2002, and it's Hall & X-Pac vs. Austin & Big Show, and just the way Scott Hall moves, he's so graceful, so elegant, and he just clearly loves wrestling so much despite his demons.
Billy, Chuck and Rico were an amazing group. And lowkey, Charlie Haas and Rico were a favorite team of mine as well when they were around.