Backstage Update On WWE's Women's Tag Team Title Plans
So much for WWE's post-Naomi/Sasha Banks tournament...
In news that should shock absolutely no one, WWE has yet to announce plans to fill the vacant Women's Tag Team Championship, which were vacated when then-champs Sasha Banks and Naomi handed over the titles and walked out.
That was eight weeks ago, with Banks & Naomi walking out during the May 16th Raw and the titles being announced as vacant four days later on SmackDown. At the time, WWE announced a tournament to crown new champs, with details promised "soon."
Fightful Select reports that talent they've spoken to has not heard any news about a tag tourney or whether it would actually happen. In fact, talent has said they haven't heard any discussion about the tag titles at all.
Sasha and Naomi walked out nearly two months ago reportedly in part because of the way they were being booked as tag champs, being thrown into singles feuds rather than focusing on building up a strong tag division and giving credibility to the titles.
So the duo tossed their belts onto Johnny Ace's desk and left... and then WWE promptly forgot about the titles, icing them and showing just how right Banks and Naomi were.
But it's not like WWE even has enough functional tag teams to hold a tournament. Natalya has basically gone solo in her quest for the SmackDown Women's Championship, leaving Shayna Baszler behind. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan had split up. Liv and Alexa Bliss teamed up, but Morgan is now the blue brand champ. The only legit tag team in the women's division right now is Nikki ASH and Doudrop, a duo that has yet to win a single tag match.
The first WWE Women's Tag Team Champions were crowned at Elimination Chamber 2019, with Sasha and Bayley winning a chamber match. Since then, the titles have often been treated as an afterthought, despite being the only title at the time that could be defended on any brand.