#3 The Tag Match cannot end too early
If I’m being honest, the tag division of the Blue Brand leaves a lot to be desired. At one time, it was on fire. The tournament for the tag titles back in 2016 had helped establish every team as a contender.
The problem is that after the champions were crowned, the other teams, save for the Usos, fell to the wayside. Breezango became fashion police. The Vaudevillains have been booked poorly, probably due to Simon Gotch’s mouth, and the Ascension were kneecapped the second they were called up to the main roster.
Not to mention the fact that American Alpha hadn’t, in fact, still haven’t gotten the crowd behind them, this part of the roster fell apart relatively quick.
The titles have changed hands twice since being formed, and the fans only seemed to care about them when the WWE was using them as a tool to push the Wyatt storyline forward. Alpha is only now coming into their stride, and at this point, they look like a big fish in a small pond.
At least that was the case until this past Tuesday. While the 12-man tag team match didn’t get every team over, it did its part in showing that Alpha might not be walking out of Elimination Chamber holding the titles.
In what was surely one of the most shocking moments of the year so far, the Ascension actually picked up the win for their team, and if you weren’t surprised by that, you’re lying.
There are three or four teams right now that I could see walking away with the belts in a couple of days, and I can only hope that this match lasts longer than ten minutes. Usually, they try to rush these, especially if they involve tag teams.
Teams run in, get their biggest offensive moves in, get a pin, rinse and repeat until it ends before you’re back from your bathroom break. They can’t do that here. This is the time for some of these teams to show what they’re made of, to wow us.
Maybe the Ascension can dominate like they did in NXT. Maybe the fashion police have a thing or two to show us. Give them a chance, WWE.
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