WWE SmackDown Live: 5 things we learned from this week's episode (January 8, 2019)

#4 SmackDown’s Tag Team Division is following Raw

Raw’s tag team division took a major hit when part-time and makeshift tag teams popped up to take over the championships.

First, it was the team of Braun Strowman and Nicholas who caused the disruption, which was followed by the Deleter of Worlds, and then Bobby Roode and Chad Gable. All this happened in the presence of tag teams like The Revival and Authors of Pain.

Similarly, The Miz and Shane McMahon have formed an unlikely storyline tag team who have already gotten a chance at The Bar’s SmackDown Tag Team championships without even competing in a competitive match.

The duo will get their chance at the Royal Rumble at a time when SmackDown is packed with great tag teams such as The Club, The New Day, Sanity, and The Usos.

This sends a bad message across, as even though some fun is allowed, such matches at such grand stages put other teams and superstars down who work hard to earn their place for something they work towards for years.