Corey Graves Reveals What He Thinks Is Killing WWE Women's Tag Division

The After the Bell host wants more legit teams in WWE's women's tag division.

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Speaking on the most recent edition of his After the Bell podcast, Corey Graves revealed exactly what he thinks is dragging down WWE's current women's tag team division.

On the show, hosted by Graves and NXT commentator Vic Joseph, the duo spoke about a wide range of topics, discussing the fallout from the 2021 Royal Rumble and even getting an exclusive interview with the winner of the men's over-the-top-rope spectacular, Edge.

One of the key takeaways from this week's episode had nothing to do with their special guest or the Rumble, though, with Graves venting his frustrations regarding WWE's odd tactics when booking their women's tag division.

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The SmackDown commentator feels that the severe lack of legitimate teams on Raw, SmackDown, or NXT is seriously damaging its credibility, noting that throwing together teams like Lana and Naomi is one of many examples of WWE just mashing two random people together and hoping for the best:

"I don’t mean this as any disrespect to any of the women on RAW or SmackDown that compete for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. I feel like the lack of legitimate tag teams is what’s killing that division. You have people that show up randomly that want a match and now they’re a team. You’ve got Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke who are about the closest thing to a legitimate team. You’ve got Nia and Shayna that have grown into that role, but it’s just been a bunch of mashups of two random people competing for the championships and I feel like it’s just never really allowed that division to shine and become a focus like I know it’s capable of just like the men’s tag team championships. They should be viewed on that same ground, but I find it hard to believe that it’s going to achieve those heights until you have more legitimate teams holding the championships."

It's hard not to agree with Graves' summary as apart from the likes of The Riott Squad, the majority of the company's female teams are comprised off odd couples thrown together without much of a plan.

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