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WWE Makes Tough Decision Regarding Tag Team Titles And Owens, Zayn Injuries

Highlights

  • Despite their injuries, WWE is determined to keep Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens as tag team champions, potentially hoping no one will care about their inability to defend the titles.
  • Zayn's wrestling through a bursa sac infection in his elbow, while Owens has an indeterminate recovery period.
  • WWE is currently focusing on other storylines and distancing Zayn from the tag titles narrative, hoping that both wrestlers will be ready for the upcoming Payback event.

Even though the decision might be questioned if time continues to pass by and the belts are not defended, the reign of WWE's Undisputed Tag Team Champions, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, is set to persist despite the duo grappling with genuine injuries. According to the latest report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it appears that WWE is resolute in its decision to keep the tag titles around Zayn and Owens' waists, even in the face of their physical setbacks.

Zayn's ailment has been identified as a bursa sac infection in his elbow, a discomforting issue that he's been wrestling through, as was evident during his recent appearance on Raw. Owens, on the other hand, is facing an indeterminate period of recovery, with no precise return date on the horizon. Typically, that might call for the titles to be vacated as has happened in the Women's Division on more than one occasion, but WWE is not going that route with the Men's Titles.

This either means the belief is that Owens will be back in short order and not enough time will pass to make it work by removing the titles in a loss or by having the team vacate them, or WWE is simply hoping no one will care.

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Their joint championship run commenced at WrestleMania 39 in April, where they dethroned The Usos, putting an end to the latter's historic reign. The reign has seen Zayn and Owens locking horns with notable adversaries such as Imperium and The Judgement Day. Lately, Zayn has gotten involved in the Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins angle with Judgment Day.

Hopefully, Both Are Ready To Go For Payback

As the WWE calendar hurtles towards the upcoming premium live event, Payback, slated for September 2nd, speculation brews over how WWE will navigate the situation during Zayn and Owens' title reign if they are still unable to defend the gold. For now, WWE's current approach seems to be distancing Zayn from the tag titles narrative, focusing instead on alternate storylines. Mentions of the tag titles have been noticeably absent, as have any mentions of impending title defenses.

The hope for everyone is that neither injury is all that serious. WWE can't really afford to have more Superstars go down with ailments as a number of their bigger names have been knocked out of action, including multiple champions. If any are out too long, a major shift might be in order.

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Reinaldo Massengill

Update: 2024-05-08