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So the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match is official. The Usos will once again walk into the show of shows as SmackDown Tag Team Champions (the third year in a row, but they didn't defend it 2 years ago), and they have a daunting task as they defend the title against three other teams - Ricochet & Aleister Black, The Bar, and Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev.
The announcement was made by WrestleMania host Alexa Bliss, who wasn't exactly happy to be on SmackDown Live. Prior the announcement, the Usos had teamed with Ricochet & Black to take on the two other teams. They were successful in doing so.
It's crazy to think that Aleister Black & Ricochet have tag title opportunities at WrestleMania and NXT Takeover. However, notably missing from the match are The New Day's Xavier Woods & Big E, who helped Kofi Kingston secure his WWE title opportunity last week.
Here's why The New Day was left out of the Smackdown tag title match at WrestleMania 35.
#5. Accompanying Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston is set for the biggest match of his career, and there's no doubt that he's going to want The New Day to accompany him. It's going to be a no brainer that they're going to be at ringside with him, and more likely than not, they're going to be a part of a very special entrance as well.
It's going to be interesting to see their role at WrestleMania, but there's no doubt that the biggest role that they'll play is being the hype men of Kofi Kingston. As they constantly mentioned time and again over the years (and more so since February), Xavier Woods and Big E's biggest goal in WWE is to make sure that Kofi Kingston becomes champion of the world.
And at WrestleMania, that could be happening
#4. To neutralize Erick Rowan
Rowan, or Daniel Bryan's "intellectual peer" as the WWE Champion likes to call him, will undoubtedly be ringside for the WWE Championship match. There is absolutely zero doubt that he's going to try and interfere, but it's not bad news for Kofi Kingston, because he has two other people not only to neutralize Rowan, but he even has a man extra.
Rest assured, there will be shenanigans of all sorts, but hopefully, it's a straightforward match with none of that.
#3. It's not just Kofi Kingston's moment
Kofi Kingston's journey to the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 35 has been nothing short of phenomenal. However, The New Day's Xavier Woods and Big E deserve as much, if not more credit for getting him there.
You can be assured that Kingston will want to share the moment with his brothers in The New Day, and it's not just his moment, but it's there's too!
#2. Big E might turn on Kofi Kingston
This might be the biggest swerve of WrestleMania 35 unless Ronda Rousey wins her Winner Takes All Championship main event match. However, it should be noted that The New Day are essentially the longest-running stable in WWE history.
That's right. It's been around four and a half years since they formed, and they've never even shown slight signs of breaking up. That's good because they themselves have confessed on multiple occasions that they personally hope to never end their run.
But it being WWE, you know that they love to break up factions even when it's uncalled for. This match could see Kofi Kingston have his moment and become WWE Champion, only for Big E to pull a Seth Rollins on Kingston by turning on him.
This would instantly set up a feud and make Big E a singles star, something Vince McMahon was keen on years ago.
#1. Making way for newer tag teams
Aleister Black & Ricochet are essentially the new kids on the block in the main roster tag team division. The past couple of months has been the busiest they've ever been since signing with WWE, especially since they appear on RAW, SmackDown and even on NXT.
For some reason, they haven't been assigned a brand yet, but it can be safe to assume that after WrestleMania, there's going to be a clear direction on which brand they're going to stick to.
WrestleMania weekend is going to be the biggest of their careers. On Friday Night, they challenge the War Raiders for the NXT Tag Team Championships, after having won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Their weekend doesn't end there for them, as they will be one of the four teams challenging for the SmackDown tag titles. It's likely that WWE just wanted to make way for the new team, which is why they took a backseat in the tag title picture.
