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At WrestleMania 36, John Morrison successfully defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championships on behalf of himself and The Miz in a Triple Threat Match against Kofi Kingston and Jimmy Uso.
The match which was originally supposed to be a Triple Threat Tag Team Ladder Match featuring Miz & Morrison, The New Day, and The Usos, was changed to a singles Triple Threat Ladder Match hours prior to the event due to The Miz falling sick.
With one member of each of the three teams participating in the bout, we witnessed an absolutely thrilling ladder match, as Morrison eventually retained the tag team titles in dramatic fashion after Kingston and Jimmy had unclipped the titles but it was the reigning champion who fell-off the ladder with the titles in his grasp.
Having won the titles at this year's Super ShowDown event in Saudi Arabia by defeating The New Day, Miz & Morrison's title reign got off to a perfect start when they outlasted five other tag teams inside the gruesome Elimination Chamber and walked out as still the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
With the duo now entering the record books by marking another successful defense of their titles at WrestleMania, it remains to be seen what WWE has next in store for the duo and which tag team steps up to the plate to challenge for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships in the aftermath of 'Mania 36.
This list looks at the 5 such tag teams that are likely to challenge The Miz & John Morrison for their titles next:
#5 Lucha House Party
Ever since being drafted to SmackDown Live, the Lucha House Party have pretty much become an afterthought, however, there is no doubt in the fact that the likes of Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik are some of the finest athletes in WWE today.
Having Metalik and Dorado challenge for the SmackDown tag titles would definitely give them a fresh and much-needed change. As for Miz & Morrison, the reigning champs would also get to share the ring with an opponent having a different in-ring style.
#4 Heavy Machinery
Heavy Machinery has gotten themselves quite over with the WWE Universe within the past few months, basically since they debuted on the main roster. While nobody expected them to gain so much popularity, the comical antics of Otis have certainly given himself and Tucker the much-needed momentum they had initially hoped for.
In the past, the pairing of Otis and Tucker did come pretty close to earning themselves a shot at the SmackDown Tag Team Championships but eventually failed to do so. Now, with Miz and Morrison possibly in search of fresh challenges, this gives WWE the right chance to put Heavy Machinery in the spotlight once again and push them forward as the new #1 contenders for the SmackDown tag titles.
With Otis currently scheduled for a one-on-one match against Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania 36, it remains to be seen what plans WWE has in store for himself and Tucker right after 'Mania. It is likely that Otis will once again go back to teaming up with Tucker on a regular basis and focus on the tag team division.
#3 Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler
Speaking of Dolph Ziggler, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion will be competing in his first-ever singles match at WrestleMania this year. And given how intense his storyline with Otis and Mandy Rose has turned out to be, WWE could potentially extend the story in following WrestleMania 36.
If WWE does so, then having Ziggler and Otis team-up with their respective tag team partners and collide over the rights for the #1 contender for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship would definitely add a lot of elements to the on-going storyline between the aforementioned duo.
Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler have previously won the RAW Tag Team Championships together and have certainly developed quite the chemistry in the tag team division, so having them challenge for the SmackDown tag titles wouldn't be too bad of a decision.
However, one interesting aspect that we need to watch out for if this feud eventually happens, is the fact that both tag teams are currently heels and one of them would have to undergo a face turn.
#2 Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro
Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro have been playing sidekicks to Sami Zayn for quite some time now and after helping out Zayn in winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship, I'm pretty sure both Nakamura and Cesaro would love to have some gold around their waists, as well.
There is certainly no doubt in the fact that Nakamura and Cesaro are better off as singles wrestlers but as it turns out, WWE currently has no plans for them in the singles division and by the looks of it, both Nakamura and Cesaro are likely to play second-fiddle to Zayn.
So, why not use the two as a proper tag team and have them step up to the plate and challenge for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships? With Nakamura and Cesaro possibly winning the tag titles, Zayn could fulfill his prophecy of creating a group full of champions.
#1 Drew Gulak and Daniel Bryan
The duo of Drew Gulak and Daniel Bryan first faced-off against each other at this year's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in what was a truly outstanding match. Since then, the chemistry between the two men quickly clicked-off, as Gulak and Bryan went on to form an alliance on SmackDown and started competing as a tag team.
With Bryan failing to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 36, he would definitely look forward to shifting his focus on a different title now. And, after recently claiming that he would like to chase the tag team championships with Gulak, it looks like Bryan could finally have his chance to do so.
Gulak and Bryan have already proved how good they are as a tag team and having them square-off against Miz & Morrison would definitely result in a great outcome, doing wonders for the WWE tag team division, in general.
The newly formed duo is certainly more than capable of leading the SmackDown Tag Team Division and I personally wouldn't mind seeing WWE carry on with this alliance for a little longer.
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