WWE Backlash: The Usos Vs. Rhyno And Heath Slater (Tag Team Title Tournament Finals)
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WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: The Usos vs. Rhyno and Heath Slater
We go to the ring and out come The Usos. We see the SmackDown Tag Team Titles on display at ringside. Heath Slater and Rhyno are out next.
Slater starts off with Jimmy and they go at it. Slater gets the upperhand and is hyped up. Jey comes in and Slater drops him. Rhyno comes in and they double team Uso. Fans chant ECW as Rhyno and Uso go at it now. More back and forth as The Usos take control after some double teaming. Uso works over Slater now. Jey gets in a cheap shot from the floor. Jey tags in for more double teaming. Slater finally gets an opening for a tag as Rhyno rallies. Jimmy tags in and cuts Slater off once again.
Uso taunts Slater and keeps control as fans boo now. They continue working on Slater's back and whip him hard into the corner again. Jey drops Slater on his back with another suplex for another 2 count. Uso keeps Slater grounded while talking trash now. Slater reaches for a tag but Uso slams him again as fans boo. The Usos with another double team on Slater, and another as they continue to destroy him. Slater ducks two clotheslines and collides in mid-air with Uso on a crossbody. Rhyno and Jey tag in and go at it. Rhyno knocks Jimmy off the apron as well. Rhyno keeps control and hits a big belly-to-belly suplex. Rhyno readies for a Gore but gets sent into the turnbuckle instead. Slater tags himself in and nails the neckbreaker on Jimmy. Another neckbreaker for Jey. Slater drops Uso with a leaping DDT for a close 2 count as Uso pulls him to the floor. Slater sends Uso into the announce table and then knocks him off the apron. Jimmy nails a superkick but gets hit with a Gore as the referee wasn't looking. Slater covers for the pin and the win.
Winners and the First-Ever WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater and Rhyno
After the match, Slater is shocked as he and Rhyno are handed the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. The celebration begins as we go to replays. We come back to Charly interviewing the champs in the middle of the ring. Slater says this is the biggest moment of his life, except for a few of his kids being born. Slater yells to his wife that they're getting a doublewide trailer now. Slater's music hits as he celebrates with Rhyno and the fans.