# Duos where only one goes on to superstardom and...

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**Created:** [April 14, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duos-where-only-one-goes-on-to-superstardom-and/536031 "2010-04-14T04:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duos-where-only-one-goes-on-to-superstardom-and/536031/101 "2010-04-17T23:44:53Z")

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> [@GoodOmens](#):
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> If I can sully the conversation with pro wrestling, The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannety) instantly come to mind. They were marginally successful in the 80’s. Then the infamous interview where they broke up.
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> Shawn then went on to capture every title in the company, brought the ladder match and ironman match into the American market, created one of the most popular factions in wrestling history (Degeneration X), and is widely regarded as among the very best performers in wrestling history
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> Marty got kicked through a window.

That’s the one I came to post.

It’s such a good example. Often when a team breaks up, the wrestling boards will be full of posts asking which one’s the Jannety.

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