What if WWE introduces Money in the Bank for tag teams?

One of the prevailing rumors going into Money in the Bank 2018 was that WWE intended to have a Money in the Bank Ladder Match and corresponding contract for tag teams. Claims went so far as to suggest that Sanity was called up specifically to help fill out the roster of teams for that match and add to its chaos.

The concept didn’t come to fruition in 2018, but what if it does in 2019? There are a lot of teams working the main roster these days with a better balance between brands than there was for most of the last year, between pairings like The Usos and The Viking Warriors showing up to bolster Raw, while The B-Team and Heavy Machinery have helped diversify the line up on SmackDown.

This article considers what might happen if a Money in the Briefcase were thrown into the WWE tag team picture this year.

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5. The Viking Raiders dominate

The Viking Raiders could make a major impact in a match like Money in the Bank.

Fans have generally dismissed The Viking Raiders name and the indication that WWE might treat them as a cartoonish throwback characters rather than the violent, powerful, agile, super team they proved themselves to be in NXT and earlier.

Looking past the name change and rebranding, the pair has looked good in early appearances on Raw, working their signature physically dominant style and clearly getting booked toward the top of the brand’s tag team picture.

Working a Money in the Bank Ladder Match could function as a coming out party for the Raiders as they use their power game to overwhelm the field, besides the ladders offering a natural platform to showcase their startling athleticism. I

n the end, the idea of The Viking Raiders having Money in the Bank in their back pocket could make for a lot of intrigue and set them up for exactly as impressive of a run as hardcore fans feel they deserve on the main roster.

4. A vehicle for The Undisputed Era to make an immediate impact

While there are ample numbers of tag teams on both Raw and SmackDown right now, it remains noteworthy that The Undisputed Era is still waiting in NXT. The faction’s talent is beyond reproach, with a cast of guys who thrived in Ring of Honor and other smaller promotions en route to a hellacious run in WWE’s developmental system.

The unit is known for particularly good tag team work, with Kyle O’Reilly sharing NXT tag title runs with Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong, besides all three clustering with faction leader Adam Cole for fun War Games appearances.

Now that the Undisputed Era has no titles and seems to have peaked with Cole’s classic against Johnny Gargano that main evented TakeOver: New York, it feels like a natural time for the unit to move up and create some chaos on the main roster. Debuting in Money in the Bank—perhaps as a surprise addition, or by simply storming the ring and stealing the briefcase—could be a terrific way for them to enter the main roster with maximum buzz behind them.

3. The Usos turn heel

The Usos could use a heel turn to freshen up their act.

The Usos have enjoyed remarkable longevity as not only a WWE main roster team, but a team that has been consistently featured at a high level, more often than not in the tag title picture.

They may never have had New Day’s sizzle, but in terms of in ring performance and demonstrating the ability to evolve over time, it’s hard not to call them the best tag team of their generation, and not unreasonable for them to stake a claim on the short list of the greatest WWE tag teams of all time.

After a short heel run, the cool factor associated with Jimmy and Jey’s current persona all but forced them back into a face role.

Money in the Bank would play well to their fast-paced, high-flying style, and if they were to win the briefcase(s) it would set up a natural opportunity for them to make a more full-fledged heel turn, cashing in on Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins, or whoever else may hold the Raw Tag Team Championship at an opportunistic time.

2. A tag team jumps brands

A surprise brand jump using Money in the Bank could revitalize a number of tag teams.

WWE has used Money in the Bank as a device to blur the brand split, with Superstars from both brands competing in the same match and earning a briefcase that, at least in theory, can be cashed in against a champion from either brand.

We haven’t seen anyone jump brands via cash in yet in the current brand split era, but it’s a story ready to be told, and one that would readily make sense for WWE to experiment at the tag team level, which isn’t quite as high profile as men’s or women’s world title pictures at this point.

Maybe it’s The Revival winning the contract and hopping to SmackDown to go after The Hardyz. Maybe it’s Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura getting a fresh start with a tag title run on Raw. Whatever the case may be, using Money in the Bank to hop brands could generate electricity and offer enough excitement to kick start a face or heel turn for the tandem at hand.

1. The B-Team blunders

The B-Team could be the ideal comic relief Money in the Bank winners if WWE chose to use the briefcase gimmick that way.

The current word is that WWE aims to make the most of Money in the Bank this year with big storylines and big pushes. Particularly if WWE were to introduce a tag team version of the concept, the odds are that it would be taken seriously, particularly to get the inaugural run over at a high level.

With up to three different Money in the Bank briefcases in play, however, there is another possibility. WWE could laugh off one of them.

The B-Team’s Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas are rock solid performers, and yet they’ve found their best success as a comedy team. Stumbling their way into a historic Money in the Bank victory, only to blow their cash in attempt a la Damien Sandow or Baron Corbin?

That’s exactly the kind of blunder we’d expect from this duo, particularly if they wound up cashing in against an imposing duo of new champions like The Viking Raiders.