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3. What's Going On In The SmackDown Tag Team Ranks?

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The very nature of this column lends itself to a sort of wrestling nihilism. It isn't written purely to bury the product at every single turn because your writer has spent a lifetime committed to wrestling. He wrote a book on it. For the sake of his own sanity, he wants to both enjoy and comprehend it. WWE, post-WrestleMania, are making this nigh-on impossible.

At Backlash, the team of Tyler Breeze and Fandango used a bizarre tactic in their challenge of The Usos' SmackDown Tag Team Titles, in that they sort of just d*cked around and dressed up for a bit before ultimately being defeated with some degree of ease. That was fair enough. They're a comedy act with a win/loss record that indicates they aren't very good at wrestling. They had their opportunity, they lost. Let's move on.

Only, we can't move on. WWE is incapable of or unwilling to build new challengers in the background, so virtually every programme is stretched out for what often feels like an eternity.

On SmackDown, Tyler Breeze defeated Jey Uso in under a minute after Fandango shot him with a water pistol. Jey wasn't interested because they had already defeated those "chumps" on Sunday night. Fair enough, Then, Fandango defeated Jimmy in under a minute after more comedic hijinks. These short matches were booked as a prelude to another Tag Team Title match - which of course The Usos won with ease in just over two minutes.

None of this mattered. None of this advanced the storyline. Most everything the company produces is completely meaningless. It was something else, even by WWE standards. Absolutely nothing changed since Sunday night - we went right back to where we started - but somehow, The Usos were made to look like complete morons.

That was the only takeaway from a retconned 72 hours.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!