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Tag Team title unification match set for next week’s WWE SmackDown

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A title unification match for both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team titles has been set for next week’s SmackDown.

The end of tonight’s show saw The Usos accept the demand from RKO that they accept a title unification match. The show closed with Riddle striking Roman Reigns with a knee to the face, then retreating to the back.

The two teams were originally set to unify the titles at WWE WrestleMania Backlash on Sunday. However, during the contract signing, Roman Reigns came out and destroyed the contract, helping the Usos in beating down RK-Bro. Drew McIntyre made the save, setting up a six-man match in place of the title unification match. Reigns defeated Riddle to pick up the win for the Bloodline.

On Raw the following Monday, RK-Bro said they would be at SmackDown on Friday. When they arrived to the show tonight, Sami Zayn came out and told them to go back to Raw. Eventually, a match between Zayn and Riddle was made, with Riddle picking up the win.

The Usos challenge RK-Bro to Tag Team title unification match on WWE Raw

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The Usos challenged RK-Bro to a tag team title unification match on tonight’s Raw.

After RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) defeated Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis), The Usos arrived in the arena and went to confront RK-Bro. They officially challenged RK-Bro to a title unification match. Before RK-Bro could give a definitive answer, The Street Profits came out and said the Usos were trying to jump the line. Randy Orton interrupted the arguing between the two teams, saying he would rather like to see them fight than talk. A match between The Usos and the Street Profits then took place, with The Usos scoring the win.

Following the match, the two teams posed with their titles. The Usos exited, and as RK-Bro watched them go up the ramp, The Street Profits attacked RK-Bro. The distraction allowed The Usos to come back into the ring and superkick RK-Bro, the show closing with them holding both sets of titles.

On Friday’s SmackDown, Roman Reigns told The Usos that he wanted them to be on Raw this coming Monday to challenge RK-Bro. He said that the next goal would be to unify both sets to titles to create the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.

WWE teases Raw and SmackDown Tag Team title unification

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WWE ended tonight’s SmackDown teasing that the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team titles could end up being unified.

At the end of tonight’s show, Roman Reigns and The Usos came out. Roman said that he has taken over Raw and SmackDown now that he has the WWE Championship, and next on the list was The Usos having both sets of tag team titles. He ordered The Usos to go to Raw and unify the SmackDown titles with the Raw titles, which are currently held by RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle).

Shinsuke Nakamura then came out and confronted Reigns. Reigns told Nakamura that he understood how Nakamura was upset that his tag team partner Rick Boogz was out injured, as he lost Jimmy Uso to a knee injury for more than a year. Reigns offered, then gave Nakamura a hug. Amid the confusion, The Usos came in and superkicked Nakamura, leaving him lying on the floor as the show closed.

Announced for this Monday’s Raw:

  • Cody Rhodes vs. The Miz
  • AJ Styles vs. Damian Priest
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Naomi defend against Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
  • Rey Mysterio vs. Veer Mahaan
  • The VIP Lounge with Omos

The Street Profits challenge RK-Bro to Raw Tag Team title match at WWE WrestleMania 38

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RK-Bro agreed to a Raw Tag Team title match against The Street Profits at WrestleMania 38 tonight on Raw.

During the show, RK-Bro held a celebration in honor of them winning the Raw Tag Team titles on last week’s Raw, defeating former champions Alpha Academy and the team of Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins in a three-way match. During the celebration, The Street Profits came out and challenged RK-Bro to a title match at WrestleMania. Orton declined the match initally, but Riddle agreed, saying they needed to face someone at WrestleMania.

An altercation between Montez Ford and Riddle turned into a match. However, the match ended when Alpha Academy came in and took out both teams. WWE has yet to officially confirm the match for WrestleMania.

Here are the current lineups for both WrestleMania cards:

Night one (Saturday, April 2) —

  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
  • Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
  • The KO Show with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
  • SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend against Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs

Night two (Sunday, April 3) —

  • Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns
  • Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
  • Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville
  • AJ Styles vs. Edge
  • WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Queen Zelina & Carmella defend against Sasha Banks & Naomi and Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan in a triple threat match

RK-Bro win Tag Team titles on WWE Raw

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RK-Bro are Raw Tag Team Champions for a second time.

Randy Orton and Riddle regained the Raw Tag Team titles for a second time as a team tonight on Raw, defeating former champions Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) and Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins. The finish had Gable going for a moonsault, but Orton countered with an RKO. Orton was taken out of the ring as Rollins hit a curb stomp and Owens connected with a powerbomb. However, Riddle came in, threw Owens out of the ring and pinned Gable to win the titles.

After the match, the cameras focused on Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens, with announcers noting that their path to WrestleMania was now in question after failing to win the titles.

Alpha Academy won the titles back on the January 10 edition of Raw, defeating RK-Bro. Alpha Academy then started an Academic Challenge where if RK-Bro won, they would get a future title match. RK-Bro in fact won, defeating Alpha Academy in a quiz bowl and a spelling contest, while Alpha Academy won a scooter race. Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins were later added to the title match after they defeated Alpha Academy in a match on the February 28 edition of Raw.

Triple threat match for Tag Team titles set for March 7 WWE Raw

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A triple threat match for the Raw Tag Team titles is now set for the March 7 edition of Raw.

Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) will now defend the titles against both RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) and Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens after Rollins & Owens defeated RK-Bro in the main event of tonight’s Raw. It had been previously announced that RK-Bro would get a title match against Alpha Academy on the February 28 edition of Raw.

Earlier on tonight’s show, Rollins and Owens were interviewed. Owens, attempting to get himself on the WrestleMania card, said he petitioned to the WWE and was successful in getting a match against RK-Bro where if they won, they would be added to the match that would take place in two weeks. Rollins and Owens were successful, with Owens pinning Riddle with a stunner to win the match.

RK-Bro earned a title match after defeating Alpha Academy in an Academic Challenge. While Gable defeated Riddle in a scooter race, RK-Bro won a spelling contest and a quiz competition, earning themselves a rematch after losing the titles on the January 10 edition of Raw.

Tag Team titles change hands on WWE Raw

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Chad Gable and Otis are the new Raw Tag Team Champions.

The Alpha Academy defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) to win the titles tonight on Raw. The finish had Orton dodging a charge from Gable, who in the process was able to tag in Otis. Gable blocked an RKO attempt and shoved Orton into Otis, who then pinned Orton with a forward slam to win the match and the titles for his team.

Orton and Riddle had held the Raw Tag Team titles for over 140 days, defeating AJ Styles and Omos at SummerSlam back on August 21 of last year. The two had just successfully defended the titles at Day 1 back on January 1, defeating The Street Profits.

Alpha Academy on last week’s Raw defeated RK-Bro in a non-title match. In that match, Otis pinned Riddle after Riddle had attempted an RKO. The story prior to tonight’s match was Orton telling Riddle to tag him in when he was in trouble, going as far as scribbling it down on Riddle’s hands.

New Day, Street Profits swap WWE Raw & SmackDown Tag Team titles

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The men’s WWE Tag Team title situation regarding both sets of champions was made clear in a segment tonight on Raw.

During tonight’s show, WWE official Adam Pearce met with Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods, the SmackDown Tag Team champions who were drafted to Raw, and The Street Profits, Raw Tag Team champions who were drafted to SmackDown. Pearce said he cleared it with WWE and the solution to the problem was to exchange titles — The Street Profits would be recognized as the SmackDown Tag Team champions and vice versa. The two teams agreed, and the switch was made.

The New Day were drafted during the first night of the draft on SmackDown this past Friday. Both Kingston and Woods returned that night, defeating Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro to win the SmackDown Tag team titles. However, it was announced immediately after that title match that Kingston and Woods were being drafted to Raw, while Big E would stay SmackDown, splitting the trio apart for the first time since 2014.

Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy win WWE Raw Tag Team titles

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Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy defeated the Viking Raiders to win the WWE Raw tag team titles on Monday’s edition of Raw from Wichita, Kansas,

The duo had held the titles since October 14, 2019.

The end came when Murphy hit a flying knee to Erik who fell into the ropes. As the referee pulled Murphy away, Rollins hit Erik with a curb stomp, giving Murphy the pin and win. Ivar was taken out of action prior to that when Rollins pushed him off the top rope onto the outside. The match went just over eleven minutes.

The title match was set up following the show’s opening segment when the Raiders joined Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens in running off Rollins, Murphy, and the AOP.

While this marks Murphy’s first WWE Raw or SmackDown tag team title reign, this is Rollins’ sixth as a Raw tag team champion as he’s held the titles with Roman Reigns, Jason Jordan, Braun Strowman, and Dean Ambrose twice.

The Viking Raiders win WWE Raw Tag Team titles

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The Viking Raiders are the new Raw Tag Team champions.

They defeated the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode on tonight’s episode of Raw. After a back and forth match, the finish came after Ivar made a comeback, tagged in Erik, who then pinned Ziggler following the Viking Experience.

After the match, the Viking Raiders cut a promo backstage saying that they are the first undefeated team to become tag team champions. They also specifically mentioned that they are the first team to win the IWGP, Ring Of Honor, NXT and now Raw Tag Team titles.

Despite this, the Viking Raiders are not undefeated, as they have lost matches both on Raw and on house shows.

The two earned a championship match after defeating Roode and Ziggler last week in a non-title match. Ziggler and Roode held the titles for 29 days, defeating Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins back at Clash of Champions on September 15.

Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins win Raw Tag Team titles

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Despite not being regular tag team partners, Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins are the new Raw Tag Team champions following tonight’s Raw main event.

Strowman was in action earlier in the show, defeating AJ Styles by disqualification when the rest of the O.C. came in to interfere. Seth Rollins came out for the save, warding them off. Later backstage, Rollins asked Strowman if he wanted to team up to take on the O.C. in a title match. He accepted, setting up the main event. 

After a back and forth match, Strowman pinned Anderson to win the titles, with Rollins preventing AJ Styles from interfering. Following the match, both men stood on the ramp holding their new titles. The show closed with Strowman starting at Seth Rollins’ Universal title, with Rollins noticing.

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows held the Raw Tag Team titles for only 21 days. They defeated The Revival back on the July 29 edition of Raw.

The Revival win Tag Team titles on WWE Raw

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After several attempts, the Revival are now the new Raw tag team champions.

Securing another title shot last week, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder pinned champions Bobby Roode and Chad Gable to win the titles for the first time. The finish had Gable going for a crossbody off the middle rope, but the Revival countered and hit the Shatter Machine, allowing them to pick up the win.

Roode and Gable had held the titles for 64 days, defeating AOP back on the December 10 edition of Raw.

After the match, Charly Caruso interviewed the new champions, where they reiterated that they were top guys.

The win comes after a number of previous attempts to win the titles in the last couple of months, which the Revival lost. They won a fatal four way last week, defeating the Lucha House Party, B Team and Heavy Machinery to win the number one contendership once again.

New Tag Team Champions crowned on WWE Raw

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New Raw tag team champions were crowned tonight.

The team of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode defeated the Authors of Pain and Drake Maverick in a 3-on-2 handicap match tonight to win the titles for the first time. The Authors of Pain held the titles for 35 days.

The AOP had the match won, as Roode and Gable were laid out following the super collider. Gable tried to fight back, but was laid out once again. Drake Maverick wanted to score the win for his team, so the AOP tagged him out and celebrated on the outside. Maverick did Bobby Roode’s pose, but Roode caught him off guard with a crucifix and picked up the win and the titles.

The AOP defeated Seth Rollins for the titles in what essentially was a handicap match back on November 5. Since then, they have been feuding with Roode and Gable. Last week on Raw, They defeated Bobby Roode in an impromptu 3-on-1 handicap match after the AOP destroyed Chad Gable backstage, then were inserted into the match by acting General Manager Baron Corbin.

Tag title change on WWE Raw, Ambrose turns heel

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What was supposed to cap off Raw on a high note ended instead in confusion as Dean Ambrose ambused Seth Rollins right after they won the Raw tag team titles.

The Shield had announced before the match that they were dedicating the match to Roman Reigns, who announced earlier in the show that he would be taking a leave of absence to battle leukemia. After Braun Strowman chased Drew McIntyre out of the arena, Rollins picked up the win for his team after hitting the curb stomp on Ziggler.

Rollins and Ambrose were celebrating their title win when suddenly Ambrose laid out Rollins with the dirty deeds DDT. Ambrose continued to beat on Rollins, sending him out of the ring. After throwing the tag titles at Rollins, he then uncovered the mats outside the ring, revealing concrete. Ambrose gave Rollins another dirty deeds on the exposed concrete as he exited through the crowd to close out the show.

Ziggler and McIntyre held the titles for 49 days, winning them back on the September 3 edition of Raw