An eventful episode of WWE Smackdown went down this week from the RESCH Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin that took up one step closer to the Royal Rumble PPV. Multiple entries into the Men’s and Women’s Rumble Matches were declared on the night alongside the indications that WWE is finally splitting up the tag team titles.
In a backstage segment, WWE Official Adam Pearce was trying to discuss something with Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, who are now acting in a Tag Team. The two were seemingly gearing up for a new tournament that Pearce informed them as well as the audience. It will determine the new number-one contenders for WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
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It was specifically stated by Pearce that the tournament starting on WWE Smackdown will specifically be hosted for the blue brand tag team titles, suggesting that the Raw and SmackDown Titles will be split in due course as the winner of the tournament will face The Usos for the Titles. The time and place of the title match alongside the participants in the tournament are yet to be declared.
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The Usos made history as WWE Smackdown tag champs
The Usos have been the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions for over 540 days, smashing WWE’s earlier record of The New Day to become the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time. Jimmy and Jey Uso captured these straps from Rey and Dominik Mysterio at Money In The Bank in July 2021.
Moving on, they also won the Raw Tag Team Championships from Randy Orton and Matt Riddle in May 2022 and after this win, they have been referred to as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. With Wrestlemania season coming up, the champions seemingly have to be focused on defending their separate title belts.
This comes after a tag team turmoil match on the 9th of January edition of Monday Night Raw the number-one contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championships were determined. The Judgment Day members, Finn Balor and Damian Priest defeated The OC pair of Gallows and Anderson, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander, Alpha Academy, and The Street Profits to emerge the winners. Now the heel faction will only get a shot at the red brand tag team titles.
