5 WWE Tag Teams that ended in 2020

2020 has been quite an eventful year for WWE and pro-wrestling as a whole. The year started off well for WWE, but the COVID-19 pandemic squashed its plans heading into WrestleMania. WWE managed to keep churning out events on a weekly basis at the Performance Center, and recently transferred its shows to the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

All this while, a lot of stuff has transpired in WWE. Drew McIntyre is currently the face of the company, months after he defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWE title at WrestleMania. Becky Lynch, 2019's biggest star, is out of action due to her pregnancy. Roman Reigns has returned and is now a heel. WWE's Tag Team division has seen its fair share of ups and downs as well. In the following list, we will be taking a look at five WWE Tag Teams that came to an end this year, either due to storyline reasons, the pandemic, or due to a Superstar parting ways with WWE.

#5 The IIconics

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The IIconics consisted of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, two incredibly gifted athletes who were best friends even before they made their way to WWE. The duo bagged jobs with WWE in 2015, and was soon paired up on NXT TV. After spending around three years in NXT, Kay and Royce were moved to WWE SmackDown. They attacked Charlotte Flair in their first appearance, which ultimately led to Carmella cashing in her Money In The Bank contract on a fallen Flair and winning the SmackDown Women's title.

The IIconics became the second-ever Women's Tag Team Champions by winning a Tag Team Fatal Four-Way match at WrestleMania 35. Tonight, on WWE RAW, The IIconics lost a Tag Team bout to The Riott Squad, and were disbanded as per the stipulation of the match. As can be seen in the clip WWE posted soon after their loss, The IIconics were an emotional mess and couldn't believe that their run together had come to an end.

#4 The Kabuki Warriors

Last year, former WWE Diva Paige made a return to WWE TV and announced that she would be managing a brand new team that would take the Women's Tag Team titles off of The IIconics. The team was revealed to be Asuka and Kairi Sane, with the duo being dubbed as The Kabuki Warriors. It took a while for the two women to capture the belts though. At WWE Hell In A Cell 2019, The Kabuki Warriors finally won the Women's Tag Team belts by defeating Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross.

They held on to the belts for a long time and finally lost them to Bliss and Cross at WrestleMania 36. Earlier this year, Kairi Sane got married to her longtime partner. A short while ago, rumors began running rampant regarding Sane's possible WWE exit. In late July, Sane was attacked by Bayley in a backstage area on WWE RAW, thus writing her off WWE TV. As a result of Sane's exit from WWE, The Kabuki Warriors became history. Asuka is currently a singles Superstar on RAW, where she holds the brand's Women's title belt.

#3 The BroserWeights

Earlier this year, WWE announced the participants of the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The WWE Universe couldn't control its excitement when it was revealed that Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle would be teaming up in the tournament. The duo was given a unique moniker, The BroserWeights, combining both men's popular monikers of BruiserWeight and Original Bro. The duo defeated Grizzled Young Veterans in the finals to earn an opportunity at the NXT Tag Team titles. They eventually won the belts by defeating Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish of The Undisputed Era.

This popular Tag team didn't last long though, as COVID-19 struck and Dunne was unable to travel to the United States amidst the crisis. Timothy Thatcher was later named as a replacement for Dunne. Soon after, Riddle was moved to WWE SmackDown and is doing well for himself on the Blue brand currently. Riddle recently defeated King Corbin at WWE Payback. It seems highly unlikely that we will see him back with Dunne again unless the latter makes his way to WWE SmackDown in the distant future.

#2 Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak

The alliance between Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak didn't last long in WWE. The duo formed a team on the road to WrestleMania after they engaged in a short-lived rivalry that ended with Bryan defeating Gulak at WWE Elimination Chamber 2020. Following the bout, both men gained each other's respect and decided to form a team. The two Superstars got into a feud with Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro. The babyfaces scored a victory over Nakamura and Cesaro on an episode of SmackDown. At WrestleMania 36, both Bryan and Gulak lost their respective matches against Zayn and Cesaro.

Gulak lost to Bryan in the first round of the Intercontinental title tournament and went on to part ways with WWE. He was re-signed soon after and took on AJ Styles in an Intercontinental title match in a losing effort. Ever since then, Gulak has been doing commentary on 205 Live and is also wrestling on the Blue brand. It has been a while since the alliance between Bryan and Gulak silently ended. Bryan hasn't wrestled on WWE SmackDown ever since his Intercontinental title loss to AJ Styles.

#1 Fire and Desire

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville made their way to the main roster in late 2017, along with a returning Paige. The trio dubbed themselves Absolution and established themselves as heels. Paige suffered an injury at a house show soon after, which eventually resulted in her in-ring retirement. For the next two years or so, Deville and Rose worked as a tandem in WWE. A split was hinted on the road to WrestleMania 35 last year, but nothing came of it.

On the road to WrestleMania 36, Mandy Rose found out that Dolph Ziggler and Sonya Deville had plotted to keep her away from Otis. She found it out via a video that was made public by the SmackDown mystery hacker. At WrestleMania, Mandy helped Otis defeat Ziggler, and also attacked her former best friend. The two women feuded for months on end, and the score was finally settled in a "Loser Leaves WWE" match at SummerSlam 2020. Rose won the match and Deville is no longer a part of WWE as a result.

Edited by Kaushik Das