The REAL Reason The Revival Just Won WWE Raw Tag Team Titles

In response to The Revival's robust refusal to take his sh*t anymore, Vince McMahon...relented. The pair went on a brief winning streak - and that is literally the absolute maximum of what is required in the Raw tag division, something they weren't capable of in 2018 - and defeated the makeshift-done-good duo of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode to cheers that broadly resembled the pop they received at that red hot Orlando evening.

It's unclear if the Chairman finally conceded to their talents because a) he does actually give a f*ck about keeping them on the books, b) he doesn't give a sh*t about his tag team titles but knows they do, or c) Scott Dawson finally shaved those damn sideburns, but trying to analyse the machinations in that man's mind will be what sends us all to the grave long before he struts, arms flailing wildly as always, off this mortal coil.

The real reason is hopefully a mixture of the above. Though the promotions are rivals in fantasy booking minds alone, it's nice to consider AEW having some impact on the impenetrable bubble WWE seems to float along in. If McMahon is entirely unaffected by the veneer of competition, it'd be even nicer to consider him actually respecting some of his independent contractors. But why try and crack the psyche of a man with psychopathic tendencies? It's easier just to bask in the glory as and when it's rationed out.

Mr McMahon has done it. The Revival have won it. Dash, Dawson and all of us can cluck all the while, pecking at the crumbs of comfort the company have sent our way.