Last night’s WWE Royal Rumble go-home edition of WWE RAW witnessed a massive title change on the card. Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy defeated The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) to become the new WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, all of a sudden.
The show took place at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas had this two-on-two traditional tag match on the card as one of the main events of the night.
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Despite dominations for the better part of the match, the heel team prevails showing smartness. Murphy was down after receiving a powerbomb from Erik who directed traffic to his partner.
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Ivar was then going for a top rope move which was cut short by Seth Rollins. This interruption caused Ivar to land on the floor where Buddy Murphy took advantage of the distraction by landing a huge knee to the face of Erick.
Are we looking at the next #RAW #TagTeamChampions in @WWERollins and @WWE_Murphy? pic.twitter.com/mneGed5oFE
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2020
The referee was distracted while checking on Ivar as Seth Rollins downed Erik with a Stomp. Murphy then covered Erick to earn the pinfall win. Thus, the duo teamed up for the first time on WWE Raw to become new champions. This is the first time that Murphy has won a title on the main roster. As for Rollins, he is now a six-time tag team champion in the WWE after last night.
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We have NEW #RAW #TagTeamChampions, and their names are @WWERollins & @WWE_Murphy! pic.twitter.com/009O2qWNAO
— WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2020
As for Erik and Ivar, their title reign did not feel effective enough as they could barely defend the title on a regular basis. They won the titles back on the October 14 RAW, by defeating Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler. After last night, the painful run ended despite Erick and Ivar being favorites of the WWE Universe.
The #MondayNightMessiah just worked a miracle.#RAW @WWERollins @WWE_Murphy @Akam_WWE @Rezar_WWE pic.twitter.com/NPlIkPUIGp
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 21, 2020
Sarah Schreiber was later seen on WWE Raw in the back with Seth Rollins, Buddy Murphy, and AOP after the big title win. Rollins said this is a new beginning for his band like he’s always said. He said Buddy was just fighting Aleister Black until last week and now he’s become a new champion.
The Architect continued saying they will cement their dominance on Sunday when he wins the Royal Rumble Match for the second year in a row. Thus he confirmed his Royal Rumble appearance before walking off the show.
