10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE Money In The Bank 2017

8. New Day, Same Old Finish

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SmackDown Live!'s tag team scene only seems capable of doing things by extremes with the current crop of malleable tandems.

The New Day's redebut on the blue brand rightfully positioned them as the biggest threat to the titles held by Jimmy and Jey Uso, if only because former champions American Alpha are apparently marooned on a desert island that understandably hampers them ever appearing on television again.

Meanwhile, Breezango are probably the most over act in the entire division, but their success through comedic vignettes creates a frustrating disconnect during their matches when it becomes apparent the comedy cops are almost certain to never make a credible challenge for the tag team titles.

The Hype Bros returned victoriously on the Money In The Bank Kickoff Show, but their union may be short-lived if Mojo Rawley is keen enough on the singles run he struggled to get off of the ground in Ryder's absence that he turns on his rehabilitated partner.

The booking of the doubles division means teams can nary afford to look weak, which put the champions in an unenviably perplexing spot after strolling out of the match with a count-out loss. They would have looked more credible in actual defeat, than the cheap one they actually suffered. And Kofi, Xavier and Big E are bonafide stars - the belts belong to them.

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