Tag: SmackDown Tag Team Championship

Daniel Bryan And Rowan Are New SmackDown Tag Team Champs

Last night on WWE SmackDown Live, Daniel Bryan and Rowan defeat The Usos to capture the vacant SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

As noted, the SmackDown Tag Team Titles have been vacant since The Hardy Boys relinquished them last week due to Jeff Hardy’s right leg injury. Hardy will be out of action for 6-9 months.

Shane McMahon originally announce Bryan and Rowan as the new champions. The Usos took of advantage of the new Wild Card Rule coming to SmackDown from RAW and took issue with Bryan and Rowan being crowned champions without earning the titles. This led to Shane making The Usos vs. Bryan and Rowan for the titles. Bryan and Rowan won that match to begin their first title run together.

 

Bryan noted that they will be switching out the leather straps on the title belts because they disgust him. It looks like Bryan and Rowan will be using eco-friendly straps like he used on the WWE Title before losing it to Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania 35.

 

WWE To Reveal New Title Belt Designs At WrestleMania 35?

We could see WWE reveal new RAW Tag Team Titles and new SmackDown Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 35.

Longtime pro wresting title belt source and creator @BeltFanDan noted on Twitter that the newly designed tag team belts are completed and are currently in the New York & New Jersey area for WrestleMania 35 weekend. There’s no word yet on if the new designs will debut this weekend.

Dan noted that the new titles, created by legendary belt maker “Ace of Belts” Dave Millican, have removable custom sideplates for the tag team that holds them. The red brand is set to receive new designs altogether, but the blue brand design will stay the same except for the removable side plate modification.

WrestleMania 35 will see RAW Tag Team Champions The Revival defend against Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder while SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defend in a Fatal 4 Way against The Bar, Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura, Ricochet and Aleister Black.

It was also noted that another RAW brand belt design change may be in the works. Dan wrote, “Working on trying to confirm ANOTHER belt change for Raw…. One that would excite many fans, and upset collectors……”

You can see all of Dan’s related tweets below:

https://twitter.com/BeltFanDan/status/1114183990099968000

https://twitter.com/BeltFanDan/status/1114186575863218177

https://twitter.com/BeltFanDan/status/1114199517161762816

https://twitter.com/BeltFanDan/status/1114185379094122496

https://twitter.com/BeltFanDan/status/1114206495929974784

Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan Reveal SmackDown Women’s & Tag Team Titles

Last night on SmackDown Live, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan announced the creation of the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship and the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.

There will be a Women’s Six-Pack challenge match to determine the SmackDown Women’s Champion at Backlash.

They started a Tag Team tournament to crown the SmackDown Tag Team Champion. The finals will take place at Backlash.

Backlash takes place on September 11 and it is a SmackDown Live brand only pay-per-view.