The Disturbing Truth About The (Latest) Death Of The WWE Tag Team Titles

There was mild rejoicing at the sight of Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson relieving the supposedly beloved hardware as if they will magically solve the problem. As if they solved the problem during the first reign. As if Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder were the problem in the first place. Not to pour cold water on a barely-burning fire, but there are no NXT Revival matches forthcoming that will address the rot that has been in situ since the last time the "1 In Audience-Of-1" got bored of the belts the last time.

The Revival probably do believe they can fix what's broken by tweeting platitudes about The Hart Foundation, baiting Jim Cornette to come out of retirement to stand ringside for their electric cutoffs and double teams, or posting pictures of themselves with the vintage title belts anybody with eyes prefer to the atrocities they're forced to clink. They were named by virtue of the heavy lifting they did alongside a ferociously talented 2015/2016 crop of teams that completely reignited the scene in NXT.

Alongside American Alpha, Enzo & Cass, D.I.Y and The Authors Of Pain, Dawson and Wilder oversaw a tonal shift back in the right direction on the developmental brand, then watched their influence spill over on to the main roster. They sat on subs' bench for much of 2017, but The New Day, The Usos, The Hardy Boyz, The Bar and The Shield collectively transplanted the reinvigorated formula across television and pay-per-views for much of a spirited summer.

By the time the duo were permitted to taste the fruits of their labour, Vince McMahon had already allowed them to rot.

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