WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Report Card

Smackdown Tag Team Champions: The Bar (c.) vs Shane McMahon & The Miz

This was Shane McMahon and The Miz's second match as a team

Result: The Miz and Shane McMahon defeated The Bar to win the SmackDown Tag Team Titles via pinfall when Shane McMahon pinned Cesaro with a Shooting Star Press.

Grade: C+

Analysis: This was a pretty good match thanks to the efforts of The Miz, Cesaro, and Sheamus although Shane McMahon had a pretty good showing as well.

There were several impressive sequences including Cesaro catching Shane McMahon mid-air as he was going for Coast to Coast and hitting the Cesaro Swing only for Shane McMahon to transition that into a Triangle Choke.

The Bar then hit their tag team finishing move the Assisted White Noise on Shane McMahon for a near fall.

It was then surprising miscommunication from the Bar when Sheamus hit Cesaro with a Brogue Kick. The Miz then hit Sheamus with a Skull Crushing Finale and Shane McMahon hit Cesaro with a picture-perfect Shooting Star Press to allow the underdogs to get the win.

While this was a good story, it is questionable for a team that is not an actual tag team to be holding the SmackDown Tag Team Titles heading into WrestleMania as it means that several talented tag teams including SAnitY and Gallows & Anderson won't be given many opportunities.