The WrestleMania Backlash tag team match between The Usos and RK-Bro was recently reconfigured to the six-man tag to help launch Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre’s feud. As such, we’ll have to wait to see which one actually sits at the helm of the WWE Tag Team Division. Many would argue that The Usos held the Smackdown titles for nearly 300 days, but not everyone is too fond of their WWE run.
Jim Cornette, a veteran of the wrestling industry, who played a key role in the exploration and development of WWE during most of the 1990s and early 20th century as well as his on-screen management work, recently spoke about Usos. During a larger review of an earlier episode of SmackDown, he offered an interesting perspective on Usos. He said he has trouble with their current presentation because when they are alone they are treated like the biggest and toughest tag team, but when they are with Roman Reigns they are much weaker and can be easily taken down by the opposing Reigns. This is part of his quote from Jim Cornett’s way through…
Here’s the problem with The Usos. If they hadn’t been portrayed as Roman losers since the dawn of The Bloodline, if they were just Roman losers, they’d be awesome. Or if they weren’t Roman Reigns and were the tag team champions, I at least gave them a chance… (Jim describes a recent incident where they were easily beaten by Drew McIntyre while trying to get to Roman Reigns). .. there is a problem. Usos beat the best kids facing teams, hold titles and/or in championship matches in the tag team division. But when they cross and interact in any way with Roman’s opponents, they’re the losers out there to take one punch and sell it as if they’re going to the electric chair.
Let’s deal with the gist of his argument here first and then I will defend the Usos, who are great, later in the article. His biggest argument is very clever and something that bothered me before. Sometimes they feel important to the other stories behind Roman Reigns and do nothing while he’s doing a promotion. what ever. I can live with him. Sometimes this is just a side effect of being in a stable, especially when the main person is the main person for the entire company.
When they get beaten up so easily like they’re irreversible henchmen, I get a little upset. I’m not saying they’d defeat Drew McIntyre in a 1v1 match, but given that they’re the SmackDown Tag Team champions, it wouldn’t be varsity either. WWE should give them more space to respond. It will only help their characters, and I don’t think it will hurt everyone who feuds with Roman.
However, this quote dismisses a bit from The Usos, and I’m not here for that. The chemistry on the mic is one of my favorite things in WWE. I can’t get enough of Fast paced back and forth. Their work in the ring is strong, too. They are athletic but don’t count too much on the big points. They sell to their opponents, and their attack looks good. I think they deserve to be exactly where they are, and I’m glad to see them at or near the top of the mountain for a while longer.
You can watch The Usos in action with Roman Reigns this weekend at WrestleMania Backlash as they face off against RK-Bro and Drew McIntyre. There are five other matches currently on the card. You can check them all out in our forecast article.
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