The Usos Win The Tag Titles

The major development for Smackdown this week was The Usos winning the brand's tag titles. They defeated American Alpha. It just seemed like The Usos would eventually get the titles, so that's not an issue. There are still a few things to bring up.

First, why not have the title change happen at Wrestlemania? There are some people talking like The Hardys will return and win the titles at Wrestlemania from The Usos, but ignore that. As it stands, there are a couple titles likely to change hands at Wrestlemania this year already. Because of that, I don't see a problem with having this title change happen outside the event. As it stands, The Usos vs. American Alpha is hardly worthy of Wrestlemania, But that doesn't seem to stop the WWE these days.

The WWE had a moment on Smackdown. There are a lot of moments on Smackdown. Whether you are talking about title changes, returns, gimmick matches, or whatever, Smackdown delivers when it comes to moments. Where they fail is properly building up to moments. They did not build up well to the 2 out of 3 falls match between Mickie James and Becky Lynch. They did not build Becky Lynch up well prior to her title win last year. American Alpha was not built up well to their title win. I have seen fans talk like the tag division was dead on Smackdown until just recently. The journey is sometimes more fun than the destination. Smackdown needs to do a better job making the journey matter for the audience. I would even question the journey for The Usos to their recent title win.

What about American Alpha? As I said, these guys were not built well. Was the title reign that great? No. These guys are flops. Giving them the tag titles does not change that. They are talented in-ring performers, but that is really all they have shown. The WWE should have done better with them. And if they still couldn't properly get over, depush them. There is still room for much improvement in Smackdown's tag division.