It's midnight in here. Hours away from Wrestlemania 36. I have my opinion expressed in a series of posts. It was a hard day in personal and professional aspects.
My thoughts started to go around my first article. I am not regretting it. I still think that WWE Women's Tag Team title needs the Kabuki Warrior to elevate it. But Asuka and Kairi Sane might not want it anymore. They might want to go solo and that's why we had them in so many singles matches, cheerleading for each other. They want singles careers, eventually because they are not well managed as a team.
A title is a title. It's a form of recognition and it's an award. Kabuki Warriors were quickly packed and established as a tag team (they weren't the only ones). They worked well together. The rumors spread. Asuka wants to return back to NXT, where she had her great undefeated streak started. Kairi Sane wants to quit WWE. Then they got the belts from Bliss and Cross! Interesting! At the right time. After they won the title they had some matches like the one on Starrcade where they defended the belts against three other tag teams of high-league wrestlers (Cross & Bliss, Charlotte & Becky, Bayley & Sasha Banks) and on high profiled match at TLC against Lynch and Flair. But then the things turned in a really shady direction.
They haven't defended their tag team championship since the beginning of 2020. Kairi's single appearances were narrowed to Raw, while Asuka competed on pay-per-views. The title was forgotten somehow. It looks like they are kept in the company only by the belts and that the title is somehow a hostage...
I really believe that the Kabuki Warriors, if given the opportunity and the right booking, might elevate the belts. Not that Bliss and Cross can't do it -they can. The problem here is that not only The IIconics need 'repackaging'. The whole tag team division needs it - form Raw, through SmackDown and to NXT, why not NXT UK as well. This title has a potential. The current champions have the potential to make it more valid.
I don't know how this match will end, tomorrow or on Sunday, whenever it takes place! I am divided unofficially, officially I am standing behind my opinion that this was quickly booked, without any serious development and Bliss and Cross deserve another, more dramatic and long-awaited run with he titles, later in the year, in a better time.
At this point, the belts are a political tool of keeping two Superstars, who were amazing in WWE NXT away from the desire of quitting WWE... Or WWE authorities, etc. believe it! I am not that sure anymore.
