8 Teams That Must Be Involved In AEW's Tag Title Tournament
First in line to go 'All Out' on TNT...
First things first, Tony Khan and AEW's match logistics might need a little work.
During his newsworthy appearance on Steve Austin's podcast this week, the AEW chief divulged info on how the promotion's upcoming Tag-Team Title tournament will work. Before AEW launch their new TV show on TNT this October, several teams have the chance to progress to All Out for a shot at 'First Round Byes' in the tourney by winning matches on events in the interim.
Put another way, they'll potentially have to win two matches in order to get a bye for one, which...doesn't make much sense. No matter, because the potential is there for a cracking tournament featuring match after match of scintillating tag action that'll differentiate AEW from WWE's up and down interest in the tag ranks. A look at the group's first pay-per-view, Double Or Nothing, proves that tag-team wrestling is important in All Elite.
We've drawn together a list of eight teams who must be involved. Some surprises for the tournament's opening brackets may be waiting around the corner later this summer, but the octet of tags here have to be included in the tourney from the off...