SUMMARY
- Triple H kicks off the new WWE era in style as he unveils what the new SmackDown Tag Team Championship will look like.
- The tag titles in the Blue brand have also been rebranded as the 'WWE Tag Team Championship'.
The era of Vince McMahon is officially over, and a new era of Triple H has just begun. With that, came some changes and The Game recently introduced new tag titles. Recently, the WWE CCO made an appearance during the April 15, 2024 episode of WWE RAW.
Following that, Triple H, along with the RAW General Manager, Adam Pearce, introduced new tag titles for Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth). They also revealed that the title will no longer be known as RAW Tag Team Championship; instead, it will be called the World Tag Team Championship.
Afterward, Triple H once again made an appearance on the April 19, 2024, episode of SmackDown. During that episode, he, along with the SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, introduced new tag titles for A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller and Austin Theory). Paul Levesque revealed that the SmackDown Tag Team Championship will be renamed to WWE Tag Team Championship.
WOW! @TripleH just unveiled the NEW WWE Tag Team Championships! 🤩🏆@_Theory1 and @GraysonWWE‘s titles just got a huge upgrade!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ifFkZJ0nbw
— WWE (@WWE) April 20, 2024
Hence, Waller and Theory are currently known as the WWE Tag Team Champions in the largest wrestling promotion in the world. With that, it remains to be seen what lies ahead for the title holders in the upcoming days.
WWE fans react to the introduction of new tag team championships
After the introduction of new tag titles, WWE took their social media handles to showcase the new tag team championships to the fans. This brought a lot of reactions from all around the globe. Several fans took to their social media accounts to share their thoughts on the new titles.
Different fans reacted differently to the introduction of new titles. One fan wrote, “Exciting times for the WWE universe”. Meanwhile, a debate broke out regarding which of the two titles was better-looking. Some fans stated that they liked the World Tag Team Championship more, while others mentioned that they liked the WWE Tag Team Championship more.
Also, many fans thanked the Chief Content Officer of WWE, Triple H, for upgrading the championships. So, it seems fans are quite happy after HHH introduced new titles to the world.
The next contenders for the new tag titles have been revealed
Following the introduction of the World Tag Team Championship on Monday Night RAW, a Triple Threat Match took place to find out the next contenders for the new title. The match between The Creed Brothers, New Day, and DIY saw DIY defeating New Day and The Creed Brothers.
Thus, DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) will now face Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) for the World Tag Team Championship. On the other hand, after the introduction of the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown, a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match took place to find out the next contenders for the title.
DIY are the number one contenders to the World Tag Team Championships! #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/9EHUqJiv6u
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) April 16, 2024
In the match, The Street Profits defeated Authors of Pain, New Catch Republic, The Street Profits, and Legado del Fantasma and became the new contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Thus, Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford will face the team of Grayson Waller and Austin Theory.
The Street Profits are your No. 1 Contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/w0lzg88JAt
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) April 20, 2024
It will definitely be interesting to see if new tag team champions will be crowned going forward. Whatever the case, fans will look forward to how the tag divisions on both brands play out in the coming months.