WWE SmackDown Live Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for February 7

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American Alpha, Heath Slater & Rhyno, & Breezango vs The Ascension, The Usos, & The Vaudevillains

Result: The Ascension earns the victory via pinfall

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Before the match took place, it was announced that the SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships will be defended this Sunday in tag team turmoil. All of the teams present tonight are set to be part of the contest, and so the twelve man tag match tonight reflected that announcement. While this wasn’t the most epic of encounters, each time was allowed an opportunity to showcase their arsenal. As is customary with tag matches nowadays, the heels took control and slowed the face team down during the early half of the match. Eventually, the hot tag was made to Rhyno and chaos ensued, but the Ascension of all teams would go on to pick up the win for the heels.

The Ascension haven’t had anything close to momentum over the past few months, so seeing them pull off the victory was certainly a surprise. With that being said, them scoring the win for their team has allowed them to appear as a viable threat to the titles, meaning that the match could go a number of different ways. Still, the result shouldn’t be in doubt, as American Alpha seems poised to continue their reign as tag team champions. They’ll likely carry the titles into WrestleMania, where they could end up having a match against the Usos. The Usos have done little since making their heel turn, and a title match at WrestleMania would be a great way to get them back in the fold.