Natalya and Tamina Snuka have become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions during this week’s SmackDown. The WrestleMania Backlash go-home edition on FOX saw the challengers defeat the champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler in the opening contest to capture the titles. This is the first title reign, together for these two superstars.
The finish of the match witnessed Natalya neutralizing Shayna Baszler by hitting a German Suplex into the barrier, outside the ring. Back in the ring, Jax caught her with a big Samoan Drop but she didn’t realize that Tamina was waiting with her pendant Superfly Splash off the top rope that decided the pinfall win, allowing the straps to change hands.
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As mentioned, this is the first title reign for Natalya and Snuka together, their first also, separately. Snuka has also earned her first-ever major title win in WWE if we exclude the 24/7 Title win. Nattie has also become a female wrestler in the WWE who has reigns with WWE Divas Championship, SmackDown Women’s Championship, and Women’s Tag Team Championships.
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Jax and Baszler won the titles during the Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show back on January 31, by defeating Asuka and Charlotte Flair. It was their second title reign that came to an end. Meanwhile, this match has been hyped up even before SmackDown has aired on FOX, as a potential plug-in for the title win for Natalya and Tamina Snuka.
Natalya received major praise from The Hitman
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart took to Twitter in the afternoon to wish her niece Natalya and her tag partner Snuka to wish them good luck as they were set to compete in the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles Match. The Hitman had a ton of praise for them as he wrote the following,
“I want to wish my niece @natbynatureand her tag team partner @TaminaSnuka the best of luck tonight in their championship match on #SmackDown. They won’t need luck though, because talent can’t be stopped.”
Natalya responded saying, “Means the world. [red hearts emoji] [black heart emoji]”
Means the world. ?? https://t.co/DUbBOvMZgb
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) May 14, 2021
The Queen of Harts also tweeted her own statement going into the title match,
“To anyone who’s felt like their time would never come, and their work wasn’t enough…We are proof that it’s never too late to chase your dreams as hard as you can. Tonight, we will prove all of this to everyone. #SmackDown #WomensTagTeamChampionship @TaminaSnuka.”
To anyone who’s felt like their time would never come, and their work wasn’t enough…We are proof that it’s never too late to chase your dreams as hard as you can. Tonight, we will prove all of this to everyone. #SmackDown #WomensTagTeamChampionship @TaminaSnuka pic.twitter.com/XsXS5o1CMD
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) May 14, 2021
WWE also tweeted some photos of Natalya and Snuka arriving at the Yuengling Center for SmackDown in a Ferrari to hype up the match that ultimately witnessed a title altercation.
.@NatbyNature & @TaminaSnuka have arrived in style with a chance to capture the #WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/E3z2eNguuY
— WWE (@WWE) May 14, 2021
