If there’s one thing WWE needs to further establish on both “Raw” and “SmackDown”, it’s a deep tag team division — and Friday night’s show in Hershey was certainly a step in the right direction. With the current Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a seemingly never-ending program with The Judgment Day over on the red brand, there’s a definite need for depth on “SmackDown” to give the Canadian duo a longer list of formidable challengers.

The new team of Austin Theory and Grayson Waller got off to a winning start on “SmackDown” against Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar, with the Aussie standout gaining his first pinfall victory on the main roster courtesy of a rolling stunner. While on the surface Theory and Waller are two singles stars with somewhat similar heel personas who have been thrown together as a means to an end, if you dig a little deeper, there could be some genuine legs to their partnership as a regular fixture.

Waller has been an unbridled success since moving up to the blue brand, sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in the business including John Cena, Logan Paul, and Edge. His confidence on the microphone, despite having only been on WWE television since making his debut on “NXT” in 2021, is up there with the very best the company has to offer. While his work once the bell rings is exciting and Waller plays his part well, Theory is a more polished in-ring athlete and has already held singles gold in WWE, but has fallen off a cliff from a presentation standpoint in recent months since his clash with Cena at WrestleMania 39.

Theory has also proven to be at his most entertaining when working alongside bigger personalities. During his second run on the developmental brand, Theory teamed up with the likes of Johnny Gargano and Indi Hartwell as part of The Way, which allowed him to showcase his versatility as a performer. Even his previous on-screen relationship with Vince McMahon painted Theory in a better light than some of his more recent performances. A partnership with Waller, who possesses a similar cocky and brash attitude, but with more confidence and presence behind him, could be the best way to revitalize Theory’s stagnating career in WWE.

Could we have witnessed the formation of future tag champs on Friday night? Time will tell, but their debut as an on-screen pairing certainly showed plenty of upside.