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The WWE Women's Tag Team Championships have become a staple of both Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown in recent months on WWE television.
The current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina Snuka are currently in their first reign as the champions after they defeated former champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler several weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown.
After the duo once again defeated Baszler and Jax on Monday Night RAW this past week, it would appear that Natalya and Tamina are ready to move on and square off against new female tag teams in the WWE women's division.
But which teams from Monday Night RAW or Friday Night SmackDown could be next to step up to the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions? Let's take a closer look at five possibilities.
#5 WWE RAW Superstars Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke
This past week on Monday Night RAW, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke defeated Ravishing Glow in a tag team match while the current Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina sat in on commentary at ringside.
After Brooke and Rose pinned Lana to clinch the victory, the winning duo stared down the Women's Tag Team Champions. This tense moment certainly indicated that there could be an upcoming feud or match between Tamina & Natalya and Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose over the coveted Women's Tag Team Championship gold.
Rose and Brooke have been involved in pursuits of the Women's Tag Team Championships since they united on Monday Night RAW in the fall of 2020. But the team affectionately known as "Flex Appeal" hasn't held the Women's Tag Team Championships yet.
With Rose and Brooke quickly rising up the ranks of the WWE Women's Tag Team division, it might only be a matter of time before they square off against Tamina and Natalya and possibly take their titles in the process.
#4 Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley
Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Bayley and Sasha Banks had one of the stand-out partnerships and rivalries on WWE television last year.
Then-SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley regularly teamed with her "best friend" Banks in matches, and they eventually won the Women's Tag Team Championships for the second time in their careers as a team. Their collective success did not end there, though.
Sasha Banks eventually captured the RAW Women's Championship, so The Golden Role Models held all active WWE Women's Championships for a period of time. However, this run didn't last very long.
"The Boss" lost the RAW Women's Championship to Asuka, and the duo lost the Women's Tag Team Championships to Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler shortly thereafter. Once they dropped the titles, the friends became bitter enemies. The feud culminated with Banks defeating Bayley in a Hell in a Cell match to become the SmackDown Women's Champion.
For a few months, Banks enjoyed a solid run as a babyface, but she has once again turned heel. Following her loss to Bianca Belair in the main event of WrestleMania 37 Night One, fans have barely seen Banks on WWE television, so it's unclear what her future holds.
Because Bayley is still one of the top heels on SmackDown, it's fair to wonder whether Banks could reunite with her former best friend at some point. If so, they could certainly challenge Tamina and Natalya for the Women's Tag Team Championship.
#3 Former WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart
Former WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon are quickly becoming one of the most popular female tag teams on the black-and-gold brand.
After NXT General Manager William Regal announced the creation of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships, Blackheart and Moon defeated inaugural NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez to become the second-ever holders of the coveted championships.
But despite the positive response to their fun matches, Blackheart and Moon's NXT Women's Tag Team Championship reign was a relatively brief one. The dynamic duo lost the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships to The Way's Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae in a Street Fight on a recent episode of NXT on USA Network.
Since then, Blackheart and Moon have continued to team up, and they recently scored yet another victory over Kai and Gonzalez, the current NXT Women's Champion.
With a return to touring in front of live crowds beginning in July for WWE, some new names from NXT might get called up to freshen up Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown.
Blackheart and Moon would be a fine addition to the women's tag team division on either show, and they could certainly be the team to dethrone the current champions, Tamina and Natalya.
#2 WWE SmackDown Tag Team The Riott Squad
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Superstars Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott, collectively known as The Riott Squad, are one of the rare legitimate female tag teams on the main roster. They have a legitimate team name and matching ring gear, two elements that are staples of a proper tag team.
Riott and Morgan have tremendous chemistry inside the squared circle, and their real-life friendship makes their partnership even more remarkable.
Along with former member Sarah Logan, The Riott Squad has been teaming together, with some gaps, since making late 2017. But though the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships arrived in 2019, The Riott Squad hasn't held the prestigious tag team gold in WWE.
This past week on Friday Night SmackDown, The Riott Squad had a golden opportunity to gain some momentum when they squared off against Natalya and Tamina. Unfortunately for the prospective challengers, the current Women's Tag Team Champions left victorious after Tamina hit a Superfly Splash onto Riott.
While the loss could be considered a clear disappointment for The Riott Squad, perhaps the growing frustration caused by their failure to win big matches in WWE could lead to a personality change and subsequent heel turn for the pair.
A change in attitude might be just what The Riott Squad needs to defeat Tamina and Natalya and become the Women's Tag Team Champions for the first time.
#1 Former WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka & Former NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai
Former WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka and former WWE NXT Women's Champion Io Shirai are considered to be two of the greatest female wrestlers currently on the planet today.
In the past twelve months, Asuka has reigned supreme on Monday Night RAW and Shirai has dominated NXT.
But recently, both Asuka and Io Shirai have lost their coveted Women's Championships on their respective brands. Asuka dropped the RAW Women's Championship to Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 37 Night Two. Meanwhile, Io Shirai lost her title to Raquel Gonzalez in the main event of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night One.
Since her defeat at the hands of Gonzalez, Shirai has barely been seen on NXT television. As a result, many fans have speculated that "The Genius Of The Sky" could be moving to the WWE main roster soon.
Meanwhile, Asuka looks like she has been removed from the WWE RAW Women's Championship picture after she lost to Charlotte Flair last week on RAW.
Perhaps WWE could pair Shirai and Asuka together as a tag team on the main roster in order to reinvigorate their respective careers. As two of the best in-ring performers in the world, Shirai and Asuka would serve as a tremendous tag team that could put on fantastic matches with anyone on the roster.
The WWE Universe could enjoy seeing Asuka and Shirai team up on the main roster and challenge for Natalya and Tamina's WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at some point.
Which teams do you want to see challenge Natalya and Tamina? Sound off in the comments below.
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