WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2021: 40 Things You Probably Missed

29. Dirty Dawgs Lost Their First PPV Defence

Rey Dominik Mysterio
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Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode were SmackDown Tag-Team Champions for 128 days in total. During that time, they defended the belts exactly three times; once in a Fatal-4-Way on the 9 April SmackDown, again against The Street Profits on the 16 April episode and on Sunday against father/son duo Rey and Dominik Mysterio.

Yes, WrestleMania Backlash was their first pay-per-view match since winning the belts on TV in January.

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