Tonight on SmackDown, RAW Tag Champs RKBro, and Smackdown Tag Champs, The Usos, will face off to unify WWE’s major tag team wrestling belts.
1️⃣ more day until #RKBro meets The @WWEUsos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship on #SmackDown! @RandyOrton @SuperKingofBros pic.twitter.com/M097iI3drp
— WWE (@WWE) May 19, 2022
And while I know this will be an absolute banger of a match that will tear the house down, I can’t help but feel that combining the titles is a poor idea. It does appear that WWE is getting rid of the hard brand split, but I still think there is room for two tag titles.
Winners take all tomorrow night on #SmackDown! @RandyOrton @SuperKingofBros @WWEUsos @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/lw8AYKqsnF
— WWE (@WWE) May 20, 2022
Shrinks The Tag Pool
The first problem is that it makes it harder for teams to compete for the belt. Teams like the Street Profits and Alpha Academy will not have as direct a path to the tag titles as they would if one title were dedicated to each show.
With the belts floating from show to show, will that mean the entire tag division is brandless?
Now What?
Another issue is once you unify the belts, what will be the plan for them moving forward? Will each time have to carry four straps around like they’re Ultimo Dragon?
Overall, I think this is a poorly thought-out exercise. You have the two best tag teams going right now, and it makes sense that you would want them to compete against one another. But why not wait until Survivor Series? Does this match-up need the added stakes of a title match to be successful? I don’t think so.
Both RKBro and the Usos are strong enough to carry the belts independently, so that isn’t much of a concern. And while it will be nice to see actual tag team wrestling featured in the main event, this unification does leave a lot more questions than answers.
Predictions?
I think RKBro wins, but anything is possible.
I think the Usos are winning tonight and becoming the new unified tag champs
RKBRO will get their rematch at HIAC
— SFNR (@SFNR11) May 20, 2022
tomorrow we’ll get the usos as unified tag champs, rkbro will split up, and solo randy is back
— pau ❀ (@316REIGNS) May 19, 2022
I’m going with the usos to become to the new undisputed wwe tag team champions tonight on #Smackdown when they defeat RkBro
— (XShadowOrtonX1) (Head of The Table) (@collazo_nick) May 20, 2022
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