Pro Wrestling Illustrated makes waves every time they release a ranking list, and their recent revelation of the PWI Tag Team 100 has proven to be no exception. The publication named The Usos as the number one tag team of the year, followed by FTR and The Briscoes in the second and third spots.
The top ten tag teams of the year according to PWI are listed below:
1. The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) – WWE
2. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) – AEW/ROH/NJPW/AAA
3. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) – ROH/IMPACT Wrestling
4. Death Triangle (Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, & PAC) – AEW
5. Hazuki & Koguma – STARDOM
6. RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Matt Riddle) – WWE
7. The OC (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) – WWE/IMPACT/NJPW
8. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) – AEW
9. The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) – NWA
10. Violence is Forever (Kevin Ku & Dominic Garrini) – Independent wrestling
FTR And The Briscoes Blasted The Usos On Social Media After PWI’s Ranking Was Revealed
While many, including AEW’s Kenny Omega, took to social media to congratulate The Usos on their accomplishment, those holding the number two and three spots on the list weren’t too pleased with being ranked after the members of The Bloodline. FTR’s Dax Harwood claimed that The Bloodline’s Special Counsel Paul Heyman must have written the issue and called it “full of lies.”
“Did Paul Heyman write this issue? ‘Cause this shit FULL of lies.”
Did Paul Heyman write this issue? ‘Cause this shit FULL of lies. https://t.co/fj4aPTr1yF
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) December 6, 2022
Jay Briscoe also made his feelings known, taking shots of previous reports that he and his brother Mark were banned from appearing on AEW television due to a series of homophobic tweets in 2013. Jay has since apologized for the remarks.
“Imagine if we weren’t banned from TV… Usos my ass #DemBoys”
Imagine if we weren’t banned from TV…
Usos my ass#DemBoyspic.twitter.com/WtyoTvHmQ0
— DEM BOYS (@jaybriscoe84) December 6, 2022
The Usos were in action on the most recent edition of WWE Raw, successfully defending their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against the team of Matt Riddle and Kevin Owens. Riddle had been scheduled to team with Elias during the tag team title match, but The Bloodline attacked Elias before WWE Raw went on the air. Kevin Owens stepped in to fill his shoes in an attempt to gain retribution against The Bloodline after the events that took place inside WarGames at Survivor Series.