The tag team division in WWE is in need of some TLC, with reports emerging that creative took a look at its composition over the summer.
With “outside the box” thinking being a factor in the reported discussions, their overhaul didn’t focus on a particular brand, although it was revealed that Joe Hendry featured in multiple mentions.
With the WWE World Tag Team Championship changing hands at Crown Jewel in its first defense since The Vision captured it four months earlier, perhaps it is time to shake things up:
It’s all about the name
There could be an argument to be made that tag teams don’t feel like a cohesive unit without a name tying them together.
Penta and Je’Von Evans may be WWE World Tag Team Champions, but it could feel, to some, that they’ve just been thrown together, particularly with the former holding the men’s Money in the Bank briefcase and its associated world championship opportunity.
For The Miz and Kit Wilson, they’ve made that partnership work, despite not having a team name. Elsewhere on WWE Raw, there’s Rusev & Ethan Page, while NXT recently saw Noam Dar & Rocky Moreno become Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners.
An actual tag team name isn’t a prerequisite for success, although it can arguably help when it comes to building them up as something other than a short-term deal.
Joe Hendry makes things better
With Joe Hendry’s name cropping up in “multiple” talks, seeing the Scottish star as a member of a tag team could also lead to him becoming a main roster champion for the first time.
A recent loss on WWE Main Event to Bronson Reed in around 30 seconds raised eyebrows, and there’s little doubt that there’s a future in continuing the story of Hendry and The Vision.
Teaming Hendry with another target of The Vision may reap rewards down the line, particularly when it comes to a potential tag title run. Seth Rollins has had his issues with The Vision in the past, and could be drawn back into their orbit, having failed to defeat Roman Reigns at SummerSlam for the World Heavyweight Championship.
A main roster return for Noam Dar could potentially see him reunite with a fellow Scot, marking the first time the Supernova has been seen on Raw since late 2017.
When it comes to Scottish stars in WWE, there’s obviously also Drew McIntyre, with the confidence and history that they both share making them an ideal match. McIntyre hasn’t held a WWE tag team title since 2018, being focused on a singles run that has seen multipel WWE Championship reigns.
Outside of Scottish stars, Hendry teaming with a call-up from NXT could bring a new dynamic to WWE Raw for both parties, assuming there was a firm plan to position them as serious players.
Three belts, and a world of opportunity
Between the WWE Tag Team Championship (currently by The MFTs), the World Tag Team Championships (held by the aforementioned Evans & Penta) and the Women’s Tag Team Championship (held by Michin & B-Fab), there’s three main roster titles awaiting challengers from both brands (and NXT, in the case of the latter).
It was perhaps disappointing that, during their recent reign, The Vision only defended the World Tag Team Championship once, losing it at Crown Jewel, particularly given the prestige of the title. Hopefully, the discussions over the summer will bear some fruit and the tag team division will find new pairings and new purpose, particularly given a roster of stars ready to move up into such a title picture.
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