Can the B-Team put in an A+ Effort for the Victory?
Will the B-Team still have those Raw Tag Titles around their waste come Monday? Courtesy of the WWE.
By Matthew Klink (@klinkmatt)
August 14, 2018
Deservedly so, this is slated to be on the Pre-Show. With a lot of effort in the past couple of weeks going to the Deleters of Worlds, it feels odd that the title match will not feature Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. This new wrinkle makes the story of Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy more interesting than the tag match, considering Hardy has been posting messages on social media that insinuate his career might be over. I’m sure we’ll get the real story on Hardy in the coming weeks, so my speculation and opinion will focus on this silly match instead.
While the Revival are in need of a victory, I wonder if a loss for the B-Team will 'B' too much to come back from. The B-Team might turn into a one-hit wonder if they slip too far, but then again, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas have been through this before and still find ways to become relevant again.
Even with that truth, there is still a possibility that creative has no idea what to do with their tag titles yet, and may want this feud to go on for one more month. Thusly giving the Revival a shot to hold the titles and attempt to defend them next month. Maybe this feud is a lot better than I'm making it out to be. Maybe with the Deleters of Worlds out of the way, these two tag team could really shine. Maybe they'll off of the Pre-Show!
To add a little more intrigue we should mention Akam and Rezar, the Authors of Pain. They're wasting away in the Raw Tag division and could use a good reason to be in the next Pay-Per-View. One reason is these two brutes have some good chemistry with the Revival. Moving the titles to the Revival now could speed up the timeline of these two team facing off again. While SmackDown evolves into the character driven side of Tag Wrestling, AOP and the Revival could turn Raw's Tag division into a more stiff and punishing style of wrestling.
The main reason to get AOP involved in the championship conversation is the huge waste of time their current feud is with Titus O’ Neil and Apollo Crews. Trading wins and losses helps no one, considering how far down the pecking order Titus and Apollo are. They need to do something meaningful before another NXT superstar or tag team loses their shine.
It’s easy to give-up on putting too much thought into this match. The Revival should get a chance to win the crowd over as Tag Champs (as heels, but earning everyone’s respect), but it might not be time to move away from the B-Team. What I can tell from my living room, the crowd seems to like the B-Team and they are cooperating with their new theme song (by singing along). There will be plenty of time for the Authors of Pain and the Revival to own the division, so you might as well ride the B-Team till the tires fall off.
The Raw Tag Titles are sticking to the B-Team.
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