5 potential WWE women's tag teams that could form in 2021

In a recent interview with WWE India, current SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks named Alexa Bliss as a member of the women's division that she would like to partner up with, and become one of the growing numbers of women's tag teams.

Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss are no strangers to WWE's tag team division and have both held the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice with their respective partners, Bayley and Nikki Cross.

Currently, the women's tag team division in WWE is rather thin. 2020 felt somewhat like a year of breakups, with The Kabuki Warriors, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, the Golden Role Models, and The IIconics all calling it quits through the year.

The current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Charlotte Flair and Asuka will be defending their titles across RAW, SmackDown, and NXT, allowing new women's tag teams to form across all three of WWE's brands.

Here are five women's tag teams that could form in WWE in 2021.

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#5 Rhea Ripley and Shotzi Blackheart

Rhea Ripley and Shotzi Blackheart have both had a great year in WWE. Ripley kicked off 2020 as the NXT Women's Champion and was a part of the first NXT title match at WrestleMania.

Shotzi Blackheart has also gone from strength to strength to become a fan favorite in NXT. The star hosted the NXT revival of Halloween Havoc to a great fan reception, and also led her own team in the women's War Games match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames.

Rhea Ripley and Shotzi Blackheart have teamed together successfully on multiple occasions in NXT, and have always worked really well as a duo. The pair have shown great in-ring chemistry, and are both charismatic performers with a unique look that sets them apart from the other members of WWE's women's division.

The pair could come together as a women's tag team in WWE, and it would be exciting to see them challenge the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, especially given Rhea Ripley's history with Charlotte Flair.

#4 Natalya and Tamina

Natalya and Tamina are two WWE Superstars who have been in the company for a long time. Both Natalya and Tamina come from prestigious wrestling families. Natalya is well known for being the daughter of Jim Neidhart, and the niece of Bret and Owen Hart. She often pays homage to the Hart Foundation in her WWE gear by wearing pink and black, and having an entrance theme that starts with the same iconic guitar screech as her uncle Bret.

Tamina on the other hand is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka and is also related to The Usos and Roman Reigns. As well as this, Tamina was also trained by Natalya's uncle, Bret Hart.

There is a lot of common ground that Natalya and Tamina could explore as a women's tag team. The duo could play on the fact that they are both women who come from wrestling dynasties.

Natalya and Tamina's paths have crossed a lot in the past in WWE. They have worked well against one another in the ring previously, but it would be interesting to see the dynamic that they would have as a tag team.

#3 Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell

Candice LeRae was one of the biggest babyfaces of WWE NXT up until recently when she turned heel with her real-life husband and fellow NXT star Johnny Gargano. More and more over recent months, the pair have begun appearing as a duo in NXT, and Candice LeRae even interfered in the ladder match for the NXT North American Championship at NXT TakeOver XXX.

Recently, Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano have been assisted in matches by two cloaked and masked figures, who were revealed to be Austin Theory and Indi Hartwell, and the group has formed the stable: The Way.

Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell have teamed up to represent their new stable a handful of times in NXT, but it would be great to see them become a bona fide pairing in WWE's women's tag team division.

LeRae and Hartwell have shown so far that they have great in-ring chemistry, and work together well. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is a title that is contested across all three WWE brands, RAW, SmackDown and NXT, and it would be exciting to see the belts come to the Black and Gold Brand.

#2 Bayley and Carmella

In 2019, Bayley re-established herself in WWE as a heel for her first time in the company. The star debuted a new look of short hair and darker ring gear, and slashed her famous Bayley Buddies on SmackDown.

Similarly, in 2020, fellow former SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella took a new direction with her persona, changing up her look, dubbing herself "untouchable" and started being accompanied backstage and in the ring by Reginald, her sommelier.

Both Bayley and Carmella now have a common enemy - Sasha Banks. Bayley turned against her former tag team partner towards the end of summer and lost her SmackDown Women's Championship to her, and Carmella is fresh from feuding with The Boss.

This common enemy is something that could draw together Bayley and Carmella, who are two of the biggest heels in SmackDown's women's division currently. The duo worked together quite a lot in NXT, and were dubbed BayMella by fans of WWE's Black and Gold Brand.

If Bayley and Carmella did indeed form a tag team, it would be interesting to see their pursuits of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

#1 Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair

Current SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks is doing some of her best work in WWE at the moment. The superstar finally won the coveted SmackDown Women's Championship from former best friend Bayley at Hell in a Cell, in one of the standout matches of the year.

Banks has also managed to successfully defend the title in a rematch against her former tag team partner, and also the recently returned Carmella at TLC.

Bianca Belair is a star on the rise in WWE. The performer is currently feuding with Bayley on SmackDown and has been met with high praise from fans for her in-ring skill and promo work, as well as her unique persona.

At this year's WWE Tribute to the Troops, Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair teamed up in tag team action against Bayley and Natalya, and managed to defeat the pair. The duo worked well together, and displayed a good level of chemistry as a team.

The partnership appeared to be a one-off for Tribute to the Troops, but considering their great performance, and shared enemy in Bayley, the two would make a great addition to WWE's women's tag team division.