7 Tag Teams that were split as part of the 2021 WWE Draft 

The 2021 WWE Draft has handed several superstars a new lease on life after making fresh career moves.

This could mean being promoted to the main roster, moved to the opposite brand, or even split from their long-term tag team partners.

One harrowing statistic coming out of the WWE Draft is that there is now just one female tag team in the company and they are holding the Championships. The company showed no mercy to several teams who were split across the brands, with The New Day being split for the second consecutive year after only recently finding each other.

There were seven tag teams that were split as part of the 2021 WWE Draft, across all three brands.

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#7. The Way were split when Austin Theory was drafted to RAW

One of the most surprising moves of the first night of the WWE Draft saw Austin Theory promoted from NXT up to Monday Night RAW.

It had been reported that Theory had been backstage at RAW for several weeks, but the reason behind this was unknown until his name was officially announced in the draft.

Before his call-up, Theory was working alongside Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano as part of The Way on NXT. The group was recently rocked by Indi Hartwell's marriage to Dexter Lumis. Candice LeRae's will be taking some time away from the company soon due to her pregnancy.

This appears to have been a good call for Theory who has already made an impact on RAW.

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#6. WWE NXT's Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland

First Pete Dunne's team with Riddle was split when the British star was unable to appear due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Another of Dunne's partners has now been taken away from him as part of the most recent WWE Draft.

Dunne and Holland have been working together on NXT for several months since his return to the Black and Gold Brand back in July. The duo's association will now come to an end on October 22 when Ridge Holland will officially become part of SmackDown.

This gives the duo a few more weeks to get rid of any unfinished business so that Holland can head to the main roster.

#5. The New Day have been split across WWE brands once again

The New Day had only recently found each other on WWE TV after Big E moved over to RAW following his Money in the Bank cash in.

The trio originally split as part of the 2020 WWE Draft in October last year when Kingston and Woods were sent over to RAW and Big E remained on Smackdown as singles stars.

Big E was the first pick of the draft for RAW this year but it appears the Red Brand didn't want to retain the services of Woods and Kingston since the duo was chosen by SmackDown as part of night one.

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#4. Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky will no longer be on the same brand

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal has had a rough few years but seemingly found a way to climb back onto WWE TV as part of a group with fellow Indian superstars Veer and Shanky.

The trio was recently part of a feud with Drew McIntyre on RAW and it was clear that The Singh Brothers had been replaced by much bigger athletes. Despite the trio making their mark, they were another team that was split as part of the recent draft.

Shanky and Jinder Mahal were drafted to SmackDown following last night's show, whilst their former teammate Veer remains part of Monday Night RAW alone.

#3. Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart are now singles stars on WWE's main roster

Earlier this year, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox were promoted from WWE's NXT brand as a team to be part of SmackDown.

Over the past few months, the two women have pushed for the Women's Tag Team Championship and even defeated Natalya and Tamina on several occasions.

Most recently, the two women came out and sent a message to Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley whilst the Women's Tag Team Champions were performing on SmackDown. It was clear that the newcomers wanted another shot at those titles and this could have been a reality if the duo was moved over to RAW together.

Instead, it was revealed following last night's episode of RAW that Tegan Nox was heading over to Monday Night RAW, whilst her partner in crime would remain part of the SmackDown locker room.

Friday Night SmackDown chose to call-up several NXT stars including Xia Li and Aliyah, which could add some excitement to the division once again.

#2. T-Bar and Mace are no longer a tag team on WWE TV

T-Bar and Mace have been working as a duo on WWE TV since RETRIBUTION's split in February. At one point, the two stars were part of a storyline with Randy Orton, but this was later dropped.

The team has the right look, but this hasn't been optimized in WWE throughout their time together, which came to an end last night.

Since RETRIBUTION's split, their former leader Mustafa Ali is the only star to have gone on to do anything notable on WWE TV since Mia Yim has recently been absent whilst Shane Thorne recently debuted a new Crocodile Dundee gimmick. Ali is currently working alongside Mansoor as a tag team himself, the two men were drafted to SmackDown.

Despite being drafted apart with Mace heading to SmackDown whilst T-Bar went to RAW, the two stars remain optimistic about their futures as singles stars. T-Bar recently teased a name change on Twitter since his current display name is T-BD which more commonly stands for To Be Determined.

#1. Natalya and Tamina have been split across WWE brands

Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the 2021 WWE Draft was the company deciding to split up the team of Natalya and Tamina.

The two women were not even able to see their fate decided on live TV since their moves were part of the draft that took place after RAW went off the air.

Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer also noted that Natalya and Tamina had no idea that they would be split as part of the draft until it was announced on RawTalk last night, which is quite harsh.

For the fans who didn't watch last night's show, Natalya was assigned to the SmackDown roster moving forward, whilst Tamina was drafted over to RAW. The two women held the Women's Tag Team Championships just a few weeks ago, and are now no longer in contention to challenge for the belts.

Tamina and Natalya are two of the longest-tenured female athletes in the company after spending more than a decade on the main roster.