Tag title triple threat set for HIAC

[Stopspot]

The tag team division has been ratcheting up the intensity in recent months, but perhaps no moment has been as exciting — or welcome — as when Cody Rhodes & Goldust shocked the WWE Universe by unseating dominant WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns of the Shield. At WWE Hell in a Cell, the stakes get a little higher as The Hounds of Justice get their chance to recapture championship gold, albeit with an additional stumbling block — namely, The Usos.

Though it initially appeared as though the pay-per-view’s WWE Tag Team Title bout would be a straightforward rematch pitting the current champions against their aggressive predecessors, the seemingly forgotten No. 1 contenders to the throne, Jey & Jimmy Uso reasserted their right. The twin brothers , who earned their opportunity by winning a Triple Threat Match against The Real Americans and Tons of Funk on the Sept. 16 edition of Raw –, reminded SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero of their status and she turned this Sunday’s title bout into a whirlwind Triple Threat Match.

Capturing the WWE Tag Team Titles was an interesting turn of events for the much-beleaguered Rhodes brothers, whose recent success has come in spite of the best efforts of The Authority. With the grace under pressure and tenacity demonstrated by these two Superstars, however, there’s no reason to expect them to crack. If and how WWE’s top brass gets involved in the match is yet to be seen, but even if they don’t, the caliber of their challengers alone will give the Rhodeses as much as they can handle.

Emerging from one of the most dominant and cohesive units in the WWE today, Rollins & Reigns have shown a brutal precision in their matches, successfully turning back every challenger to their Tag Team Title reign until Cody Rhodes & Goldust ousted them in a highly competitive match on the Oct. 14 Raw. For their part, The Usos have consistently excelled, falling just short in a few championship contests against The Shield but never really leaving the title conversation.

As dangerous as both of these teams are, momentum is a hard thing to overcome and the Rhodeses have that in spades. Whether the emotion of their improbable string of victories will be enough to carry them through two sets of contenders, however, is a whole different story. Tune into the WWE Hell in a Cell this Sunday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to see which team walks out with the championship gold.

 

[Snowman1]

I assume they can't just use the tag script on this one. How will the triple-threat work?

If they don't screw it up we probably have an MOTYC on hour hands.

 

[Brad.]

The Usos must win for the sake of the tag-team division. The Shield were terrible as champions, and Cody needs to return to being a singles competitor while Goldust goes away.

Wouldn't mind Usos as transitional champions until the Real Americans get the belts.

 

[Leo C]

This feels like it's going to be an awesome, fast paced match.

 

[Kio]

To be honest, Rhodes Brother losing the title in under two weeks. It should be like distraction caused by The Real Americans to disadvantage the Usos then Rollins goes for the pin, Cody kicks out tags Goldust and The Rhodes brothers retain.

 

[Farooq]

I personally want the Usos to win this one. I know that the Rhodes brothers are still on fire, but Cody needs to be on his own and Goldust still has plenty of gas in the tank, I would put him in a midcard feud with Dean for the time being. I wouldn't mind the Usos keep going a the Shield for a bit longer, then moving on to other teams like the Real Americans or any other team.

 

[Rysenberg]

I assume they can't just use the tag script on this one. How will the triple-threat work?

If they don't screw it up we probably have an MOTYC on hour hands.

We could have two MOTYCs on our hands at HiaC in this and Bryan/Orton. I guess both rely on WWE giving them enough time/not having too much fuckery respectively.

 

[Action Jackson]

This is going to be a red hot match. I'm glad the Usos finally get their title shot, whether or not they've win. They were #1 contenders for 2 or 3 months before Cody/Dust came in and won the titles.

 

[Stopspot]

I can see this match go one first. And if they get the right amount of time they can set this show of to a great start. 3 excellent teams with good-great workers. The tornado stip only sweetens it.

 

[Snowman1]

We could have two MOTYCs on our hands at HiaC in this and Bryan/Orton. I guess both rely on WWE giving them enough time/not having too much fuckery respectively.

Wait, this is a tornado match? Ohhhhhhhh baby! :win:

There definitely could be. Assuming someone actually wins this match (there really HAS to be a winner here) Bryan/Orton could easily be an MOTYC. And hell, even Cena and Del Rio could really do something special together, and the fallout from Punk/Heyman should be fun as long as that feud wraps up.

Haven't been watching lately so am really stunned by just how special this card looks. They really have something great here (and a Divas' match too)

 

[Action Jackson]

WWE is on quite a roll lately. I'm excited for the show.

 

[Nano]

Another serious MOTN candidate. They're trying to push the tag team championshit imo

 

[Stopspot]

With the matches set right now HIAC is possibly the sleeper show of the year from a pure match standpoint. Despite being a throwaway show.

 

[Rysenberg]

Wait, this is a tornado match? Ohhhhhhhh baby! :win:

There definitely could be. Assuming someone actually wins this match (there really HAS to be a winner here) Bryan/Orton could easily be an MOTYC. And hell, even Cena and Del Rio could really do something special together, and the fallout from Punk/Heyman should be fun as long as that feud wraps up.

Haven't been watching lately so am really stunned by just how special this card looks. They really have something great here (and a Divas' match too)

Damn, totally forgot about Cena/Del Rio. Their most recent (I think) match on a Smackdown show was really good from what I remember. Plus a fresh and fully motivated Cena is likely to deliver.Hopefully the Punk/Heyman stuff will be out the way after this, surely it has to be?!

But yeah, what a show this promises to be. Would be typical of WWE to follow up two of the worst PPVs this year with one of the best.

 

[Action Jackson]

What made the last shows the "two worst shows of the year"?