WWE RAW Flops and Hits: Roman Reigns sends The Usos with a master plan, another tag team to split up? (11th October 2021)

#4 Flop on WWE RAW: Mustafa Ali and Mansoor to split up?

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This week, one of the tag team matches on WWE RAW saw Mustafa Ali and Mansoor take on newly reunited Hurt Business members, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander.

The blame entirely lies with the creative team, who didn't give either of the two teams enough time to showcase their in-ring prowess. Although Ali and Mansoor did most with whatever little time they had, Benjamin and Alexander eventually emerged victoriously.

Following the match, Ali pushed Mansoor and left him inside the ring. They have always had slight tension between them, but it appears that the two are set to go their separate ways this time. Isn't it a rushed way to set up a singles match at Crown Jewel?

Both superstars were doing well as a tag team and could have gone a long way on WWE RAW (and SmackDown once Draft 2021 came in effect) but are now facing a potential split. Mustafa Ali even attacked Mansoor backstage to prove how he is better than his tag team partner.

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Benjamin and Alexander's victory looked slightly underwhelming. They should've never split up in the first place, but now that they are back, things should work out well for both superstars on WWE RAW.

We hope to see them involved in better tag team matches that truly test their chemistry and in-ring partnership. It's no secret that WWE's tag team division has grown stagnant, and it is essential that the creative team doesn't lose every opportunity to build up more tag teams as credible challengers.

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Edited by Kaushik Das