7. I Say "Us", You Say "No"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWFouTUQO98 Well, after being on the main roster for nearly four years, The Usos have finally won the tag team titles. That sounds nice, but it doesn't feel like they really beat anyone of importance. After all, Rikishi's sons couldn't defeat The Shield on multiple occasions for the belts, and then came up short against The Brotherhood. Then, The New Age Outlaws got the gold on a pay-per-view pre-show, and had a lousy run that ran out of steam quickly. The title change just didn't feel that special. If WWE was going to bring back The Outlaws, they should have at least tried to make them feel like a big deal. They were a popular act in the Attitude Era, but having them show up twice a week on Raw and SmackDown with no hype just makes them feel like any other tag team. WWE may just as well have brought back The Headbangers for that role. The tag team division has taken a big hit these past few months, with most of the teams either flopping (Los Matadores) or breaking up (The Primetime Players and Tons of Funk). Thus having The Usos chase the Outlaws to Mania would have made more sense. Once the Usos won the titles, there's really no one else to go through now. WWE could have spiced things up a bit, and given us a cage match at WrestleMania, so The Outlaws couldn't escape, and the Usos' next challengers could be built up in the meantime. Instead, the brother's won the belts on Raw, defended them against Los Matadores on SmackDown, and then Rybaxel on SmackDown. They've just burned through half the teams in one week! Is anyone going to care now if the company holds off on a rematch at Mania? "Oh you didn't know" that was a bad idea WWE?
Andrew Soucek
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