5 reasons why The New Day became the new WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions

As witnessed in the recent episode of SmackDown, Big E battled with Jey Uso and The Miz in a Triple threat match in the main event for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Big E came out victorious, winning the tag team titles for your boys, The New Day!

Big E's win here was a shock for many, given that New Day was the team that lost the titles to The Miz and John Morrison earlier this year at WWE Super ShowDown. However, I am sure WWE had the bigger picture in mind when they decided to make the New Day the champions for the eighth time. In this article, we try to list out a few reasons for New Day's title victory:

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#1 Rewriting history again

The New Day are the longest-reigning Tag team champions in WWE history

The New Day has left its mark on the industry and will go down in history as one of the most entertaining and dominant stables of all time. The trio broke the 28-year old record of the Demolition in December 2016 when they became the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history. They have hosted WrestleMania 33, have been your WWE Champions, and are one of the few groups which have not imploded (not yet). Given how The New Day has been able to take the responsibilities of the tag team division on their shoulders, it is no surprise that they are breaking records after records, and they have earned every bit of it.

For those who don't know, The Dudley Boyz have the most number of tag team championship reigns in WWE at nine, and The New Day are only one short of them right now. But if we consider WCW into the mix as well, it is Booker T's pairing with Stevie Ray, known as Harlem Heat, which has the most number of tag title reigns at 10. Given how The New Day has been breaking one record after another, WWE may want to give the trio a few more reigns to break records of the Dudleyz and Harlem Heat.

#2 Lack of babyface teams

Lucha House Party

While WWE should get due credit for their booking of The New Day, they haven't treated the whole tag team division that well. There aren't a lot of tag teams on WWE's roster, and given that Miz and Morrison had run through the entire division of the Blue brand, there were no realistic opponents left for the heel duo. I mean no offense to The Lucha House Party or The B-Team, but would they have been credible challengers for Miz and Morrison? The answer is a resounding no. A strong case can be made for Heavy Machinery as well, but we will talk about them later.

So, the most logical decision was to have The New Day win the tag team titles. The title change shakes up the dynamic of the Blue brand's tag division, allowing many heel groups like the Artist Collective as well as the Forgotten Sons to be involved in the title picture.

But why were The Usos not given the straps here, you ask? Well, here is the answer.

#3 Usos either going on a hiatus or moving over to RAW

Will The Usos be going on another hiatus?

Sportskeeda's own Tom Colohue reported late last year that The Usos have a limited number of dates on their contract, and so does Naomi. Given that Roman Reigns was supposed to win the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36, there might have been plans to reunite The Bloodline down the line. But with Reigns not returning anytime soon, WWE may have decided to keep the five-time tag team champions off-screen for now, so that they can return alongside the Big Dog. Another reason why The Usos lost the match might have to do with the impending Superstar Shakeup, with The Usos possibly being sent over to RAW.

We have seen how Andrade's absence while being the United States champion has negatively affected the mid-card of RAW. Had the Usos won the titles and gone on hiatus, all the work that was done by Miz and Morrison over the past few months would have gone down the drain.

Maybe this was the reason why Naomi lost her Money in the Bank qualifying match too.

#4 Heavy Machinery moving out of the tag team division

Heavy Machinery have moved out of the tag team division for now

The only team other than New Day and Usos that posed a real threat to Miz and Morrison's championship reign was Heavy Machinery. The recent love triangle between Dolph Ziggler, Mandy Rose, and Otis has got Otis and Rose insanely over with the fans, so it would not have been a surprise had Heavy Machinery entered the tag title picture. Seeing the developments on this week's episode, we can be sure that we have not seen the last of Otis vs Ziggler, and this is a program that may very well go on till SummerSlam.

Now, with Heavy Machinery out of the mix, it was logical for the New Day to win the titles. The New Day can continue feuding against the former champs, or the Forgotten Sons, or even the Artist Collective. The New Day can be defeated by Miz and Morrison yet again, with Heavy Machinery finally stepping up to the challenge. Even if the New Day are the champions, a face vs face program between New Day and Heavy Machinery will be very entertaining.

#5 Miz and Morrison breaking up

Another breakup??

When John Morrison's return to WWE was confirmed, fans were excited about seeing the Guru of Greatness come back and were hoping he'd be inserted into the main event. They were, however, upset when his return came in a backstage segment and that too as The Miz's friend. They have had a solid run since reuniting, but, as the cliche goes, all good things must come to an end.

Miz and Morrison should seek revenge against The New Day, failing on every occasion. The Miz can finally snap on John, turning the latter face. The two men have been the best of friends behind the scenes, and as we have seen from Orton vs Edge, the closer you are, the more personal the feud. With Roman Reigns not returning anytime soon, John Morrison will also give the Blue brand a credible face.

A win-win situation for all involved!