Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens earn a massive title shot on WWE RAW
The latest edition of WWE RAW saw two former World Champions, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens, join forces to form a tag team. Their duo have found their way into the tag team title picture following an epic main eventepic main event, their duo has also found their way into the tag team title picture.
Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens were scheduled to face RK-Bro in the final match of the show this week. A victory over Randy Orton and Riddle would have added them to the upcoming RAW Tag Team Championships match between RK-Bro and the Alpha Academy.
The two teams squared off in an entertaining main event that kept the crowd divided in their support. All four superstars took turns asserting their dominance inside the ring. Each of them looked equally good in the match, much to the delight of the WWE Universe.
Rollins and Owens were clever to isolate Riddle from Randy Orton at one point during the match. The former World Champion was momentarily taken out of the equation by Rollins and Owens, who then looked to capitalize against Riddle. But it proved to be a more difficult challenge than they had previously imagined.
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Riddle took immense punishment on WWE RAW at the hands of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. They repeatedly thought that the Original Bro would take the pinfall, but the latter kept kicking out, sending the entire arena into a frenzy. Orton then tried restoring the balance until Rollins hit him with a Stomp on the ramp.
Back inside the squared circle, Rollins and Owens unleashed a brutal attack on Riddle. The match's closing moments saw them hit a Stunner and Stomp in quick succession to seal their victory on WWE RAW.
As a result, the Alpha Academy will have to defend their Tag Team Championships in a triple threat match against RK-Bro and the team of Rollins and KO in two weeks.
The budding friendship between Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens on WWE RAW
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Rollins and Owens first teamed up when they were both challenging for the WWE Championship on RAW. The two superstars formed a strategic friendship by helping each other progress in their pursuit of gold.
However, their plans were derailed when Brock Lesnar took the title and pursued a feud with Universal Champion Roman Reigns. In the meantime, The Architect and KO have shifted gears by focusing on the tag titles.
Additionally, fans liked their chemistry on WWE RAW as they evidently started doing well as a villainous duo. They could make for great opponents against Randy Orton and Riddle, who are immensely over with the crowd as two of the biggest babyfaces on the red brand.