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WWE announced an Elimination Chamber match for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles and one would be lying if they said they weren't at least a little excited about it. In fact, between the unpredictability that a booking choice like this offers and all the top-tiered teams involved, this could end up being an instant classic!
If nothing else, it shows that the company is invested in the tag team division again and is willing to do what it takes to make it successful. It also shows that the company wants to make fans care about the tag team division again, which is good news, given the fact that the company has so many great teams right now.
With that being said, and the match now set to take place at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, here are five reasons why the company ultimately decided to have this match. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us why you think WWE is going ahead with the match.
#5. Endless possibilities
WWE needs to keep its options open on the road to WrestleMania 36 and that includes the tag team division as well. In fact, between the 'Show of Shows' only being a short time away and the tag team division being somewhat stagnant lately, the company needs to do something to push it forward.
Fortunately for the WWE Universe, an Elimination Chamber match is the best way to do that and will definitely help pave the road to WrestleMania. Beyond that, it allows the company to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to the booking, which is something they are going to want during the WrestleMania season.
In the end, WWE is going to want to showcase the tag team titles of both brands at WrestleMania, but they have to get there somehow. Hence, putting six teams in an Elimination Chamber match with the titles up for grabs is a very interesting way of getting there.
#4. Sheer brutality
There's something about an Elimination Chamber match that already screams brutality, but putting six separate teams into the mix just seems like absolute chaos. In fact, between the steel structure, the glass pod, and the platforms at the top of the chamber, this seems like it could be one of the most dangerous matches of the year.
And that's even before you consider the men that will be competing inside this hellish structure. Once you consider the fact that the high flying Usos, the charismatic Miz and Morrison, The New Day, Roode and Ziggler, The Lucha house party, and Heavy machinery will all share the ring, you start to see how special this is.
In the end, this is a chance for unmitigated carnage. A chance for these six teams to go all out and beat the living daylights out of each other for the tag team titles. It could even be a chance for some of the biggest leaps of faith that the company has taken in some time, which only makes it that much more appetizing.
#3. Way to showcase every team
It's no secret that the one thing WWE doesn't have is a lot of time and while they do their best with what they have, it almost always comes at the expense of something else. Interestingly enough, the company is able to avoid this problem entirely by inserting six of the best tag team into an Elimination Chamber match at the upcoming pay-per-view.
Not only is this probably the best tag team showcase that the company could have possibly put on when it comes to Elimination Chamber, but it also gives so many deserving teams the air time they need in order to build momentum for WrestleMania 36. If nothing else, it's a genius idea and the company should be applauded for it.
In the end, this is the shot in the arm that the tag team division has needed for a while and it comes at the best time possible. This is a chance for every single team to showcase what they can do and help them gain a little momentum heading into WrestleMania 36 in Tampa Florida.
#2. Unpredictability factor
What's more unpredictable than a six-team Elimination Chamber match for the tag team titles? In all honesty, this might seem like a bit of a gamble on WWE's part as the possibilities are truly endless when all factors are considered. This might even end up stealing the show and creating new possibilities for WrestleMania 36.
For example, what if Miz and Morrison actually end up losing the tag team titles? What would that mean for the rest of the division and what would be next for Miz and Morrison? Beyond all that, what would happen to all the other teams and their journey on the road to WrestleMania 36?
The unpredictability factor is wide open in a match like this and that is where the company seems to thrive the most. It is also a chance for the company to create a lot of doubt about Miz and Morrison as champions of the division which will also force the fans into thinking long and hard about what the company's plans are.
#1. Revives the tag team division
It's time to make the tag team division great again!
WWE already took a massive step towards that by having The Miz and John Morrison win the tag team titles from the New Day at Super ShowDown, but the best is yet to come. In fact, with a six-team Elimination Chamber match on the horizon, the sky is literally the limit for this once struggling division.
Maybe it doesn't steal the show or even comes close. Maybe it ends up being predictable and The Miz and Morrison pick a win, but the fact remains that the company is intent on putting on a brutal showcase. A showcase inside a structure that should allow for a lot of creativity and jaw-dropping moments as the match goes on.
In the end, unpredictability, sheer brutality and showcasing each team is a part of what makes the tag team division so great. It is also what will eventually help revive the division and help to get fans firmly invested again. Or better yet, it might even lead to one of the most memorable Elimination Chamber matches of all time!
