The Usos forfeited their match against the New Day during the gauntlet on Smackdown Live. They said that they respected Kofi Kingston and think that he should be in the WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania 35.
I thought that this was some pretty smart booking. It was a major babyface moment for the Usos and left them looking great in the eyes of the fans.
A reader of mine passed along a theory for the Usos that I thought was really interesting. The theory involves their decision to forfeit and also their match at Wrestlemania 35.
They [@Omarvelous29] suggested that the Usos will now be forced to defend their Smackdown Tag Team Titles against multiple teams at Wrestlemania 35. This will be a punishment after their decision to forfeit.
This actually makes a ton of sense because Vince McMahon is not going to be happy with their decision (in kayfabe) to forfeit the match and make Kofi’s path to Wrestlemania easier. As a result, it would be in Vince’s character to force the Usos to defend
This could set up the Usos vs the Bar vs the Hardy Boyz vs Shinsuke Nakamura & Rusev vs Luke Gallows & Anderson at the event. They could even mix in SANITY if they wanted. This gets more tag teams on the card at Wrestlemania and also would serve as a punishment for the Usos for their decision.
How would you feel if WWE went this route? Let me know in the comment section below.
On a related note, check out my theory on the plans for Finn Balor at Wrestlemania 35