– Smackdown on Friday averaged 1,401,000 viewers, P18-49: 0.38
– Dax Harwood responded to a fan criticizing WWE’s treatment of tag team wrestling, agreeing that it was unfairly relegated to the mid-card. He blamed one person’s dislike for tag team wrestling for its decline in prominence, saying fans had no choice but to accept it. Dax also criticized the excuse that tag teams cost more, revealing he and Cash Wheeler wrestled over 180 matches in a year but were still the lowest-paid, even if their pay was doubled. He added that even wrestlers started prioritizing individual moments over teamwork, but emphasized that tag team wrestling can be the most exciting and story-rich part of a show if given creative effort.
This. THIS! For YEARS tag team wrestling was top of the card. Then, one man decided he hated it. Fans eventually accepted it because there was really no other choice. The excuse “I have to pay twice as much” is bullsh-t. Cash and I worked over 180 matches one year; more than any other wrestler, and we’re still the lowest paid wrestlers on the roster. Even if you doubled our pay, we were the lowest.
The wrestlers, as well, bought into this belief. They became selfish and wanted to “hit all my moves”. Tag team wrestling can be the single most exciting part of the show, with the most story involved. It just takes a little bit of creativity.