Raw Tag Team Championship Vacated; New Champions To Be Crowned Later This Month
The Raw Tag Team Championship is vacant.
At WrestleMania 34, Braun Strowman did not have a plan for his tag team partner but decided to choose an audience member to be his tag team partner. He picked Nicholas. Braun took on both Sheamus and Cesaro as Nicholas mainly stood on the apron and the two competitors won the Raw Tag Team Championship.
On Raw, Strowman told General Manager Kurt Angle that he and Nicholas had to relinquish the championship because Nicholas' obligations in fourth grade.
Nicholas is reportedly the son of WWE Referee John Cone.
Later in Raw. Kurt Angle said there would be a "tag team eliminator" where four teams will compete for the opportunity to face Sheamus and Cesaro at the Greatest Royal Rumble event to determine the new Raw Tag Team Champions.
The Revival beat Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to advance to next week. The new team of Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt defeated Titus Worldwide and those two teams will now wrestle for the chance to face The Bar for the Raw Tag Team Championship.
Fightful Wrestling had live coverage and a recapping podcast for WrestleMania and the same is provided for Raw each week.
