It was announced on WWE Friday Night SmackDown that the company will unify the Women’s Tag Team Titles and NXT Women’s Tag Titles.
In a segment, the NXT champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre went out to the ring before they were interrupted by the main roster champions Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey, who noted that the division wasn’t big enough for both teams and wanted to unify both sets of titles. Once the challenge was answered, a fight broke out with Fyre and Dawn standing tall.
The news was first reported by insider account Boozer #BWE, which has broken past WWE stories, on Thursday night. The match will take place in two weeks on SmackDown.
In response to a fan on Twitter replying to his tweet about the segment, BWE noted that the idea to unify the titles is from WWE CEO Nick Khan as it is part of his vision.
As previously reported, Khan sees NXT as a legitimate third brand and not developmental. WWE sending World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins to NXT to feud with Bron Breakker is part of Khan’s strategy for the brand as a way to increase the ratings and get more money for the next TV deal. That’s why other main roster stars like Baron Corbin and Mustafa Ali have been working in NXT for stints of time.
