Randy Orton, Riddle Beat AJ Styles, Omos; Win Raw Tag Title at WWE SummerSlam

Randy Orton, Riddle Beat AJ Styles, Omos; Win Raw Tag Title at WWE SummerSlam

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RK-Bro won the Raw Tag Team Championships from AJ Styles and Omos at SummerSlam 2021 on Saturday night.

Styles attempted a roll-up on Orton, who kicked out. Orton quickly got back to his feet and hit his patented RKO from out of nowhere.

Orton and Riddle debuted as a tag team in April. They have been among the most popular acts on Raw during their brief time together.

After losing a Money in the Bank qualifying match to John Morrison on June 21, Orton took a sabbatical that lasted seven weeks. During his partner’s absence, Riddle primarily worked as a singles competitor and had multiple matches against Styles and Omos.

He defeated Styles in a one-on-one match on the July 5 episode of Raw but lost to Omos two weeks ago.

Orton made his long-awaited return to WWE television on Aug. 9. The Viper appeared to split up with Riddle when he questioned why the two should reunite as a team at the start of the show. He ended the episode by hitting The Original Bro with an RKO after his victory over Styles.

RK-Bro officially got back together this week when Riddle saved Orton from a two-on-one attack by Styles and Omos to set up the SummerSlam match.

This marks the third tag title victory for Orton in his career and his first holding the Raw championship. His most recent tag title run came as a member of The Wyatt Family in December 2016, alongside Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper.

This is the second major championship Riddle has won on the main roster. He previously held the United States title earlier this year.

Given how well the mismatched pairing of Riddle and Orton has worked out on television, WWE is smart to see what the duo can do atop the tag team division for a while.

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RK-Bro def. AJ Styles & Omos to win the Raw Tag Team Championship

LAS VEGAS — Randy Orton took a gamble on teaming with Riddle, and it paid off at SummerSlam, as RK-Bro raised the Raw Tag Team Championship following an RKO outta nowhere.

Riddle started to recruit Orton for a dream team-up in April, but The Viper refused to commit to the overly enthusiastic competitor. But Riddle finally earned Orton’s respect by evening the odds against Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Omos, setting the stage for a championship opportunity at SummerSlam.

After a tag from Riddle, The Viper came out firing and brought the fight to the Raw Tag Team Champions. Catch WWE action on Peacock, WWE Network, FOX, USA Network, Sony India and more.

Orton and Riddle, the latter of whom was wearing snake-skin styled gear in a sign of solidarity with his Viper-like partner, caught Styles off-guard quickly after the opening bell with a double-team move. Any RK-Bro momentum came to an immediate halt, though, when Omos tagged into the bout. The 7-foot-3 colossus twisted and threw Riddle around the ring while Orton salivated to get his hands on Omos. Styles tagged back into the match and continued to isolate Riddle, but the grappler snuck away to tag in Orton to a thunderous ovation.

Orton had Styles reeling, and when The Phenomenal One attempted a roll-up pin, Orton slithered free for an RKO outta nowhere to bring home the Raw Tag Team Titles for RK-Bro.

WWE SummerSlam: RKBro Defeats AJ Styles and Omos to Become Raw Tag Team Champions

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RKBro has defeated AJ Styles and Omos to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions! There were quite a few questions leading into the SummerSlam pay-per-view event this year because not only is it a much bigger venue and crowd than fans saw at WrestleMania 37, but many of the matches feel bigger as well. But while there were many questions and variables going into the matchers, there was one in particular that pretty much seemed to have a definite result as RKBro has been building up to a huge new win following weeks of back and forth between Matt Riddle and Randy Orton.

The team of Randy Orton and Riddle began forming and testing in the weeks following WrestleMania and has been one of the biggest stories on WWE Monday Night Raw in the months since. With Orton getting the final pin on AJ Styles after successfully landing in a finisher following numerous interruptions by Omos, RKBro has capped off a long running build that fans have been huge fans of over the course of the last few months.

What do you think of RKBro winning the Raw Tag Team Championships over AJ Styles and Omos? How long do you think their reign will last from here on out? Let us know all of your thoughts about their win in the comments!

WWE SummerSlam 2021 is now airing live on pay-per-view and streaming with WWE Network on Peacock. The full card for the event breaks down as such: