At the 2014 Royal Rumble, The New Age Outlaws capped off an improbable return to the squared circle with a WWE Tag Team Championship victory over Cody Rhodes and Goldust. The win was controversial because it spelled the end of the Rhodes Brothers' title run, which included incredible matches against The Shield and saw young Cody enjoy the hottest streak of his career from an in-ring standpoint. Worst of all, it coincided with The Authority's tyrannical reign over World Wrestling Entertainment. As such, the Outlaws suddenly found themselves in matches of increasing importance, the centerpieces of the tag division despite the fact that they had not been relevant in fourteen years. Sure, both Billy Gunn and "Road Dogg" Jesse James were in tremendous shape for guys their age but they still were incredibly out of place as they shared the ring with The Usos on a regular bases. That they notched big wins over the aforementioned Rhodes Brothers and Jimmy and Jey Uso only hurt their title reign. After all, those matches only further highlighted how out of place they were while competing against their youthful opposition. Luckily, WWE came to its sense, booking The Usos to defeat the Outlaws for the titles in March of that year. Then The Shield absolutely dismantled the duo at WrestleMania XXX, sending them back to their comfy jobs as backstage producer (James) and trainer (Gunn).