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WWE SmackDown: New tag-team champions as The Usos are dethroned

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In this first-time-ever showdown, two sets of brothers clash for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, but a freak lies in waiting.

Matt and Jeff Hardy defeated The Usos to capture the SmackDown tag-team championship on the first SmackDown after WrestleMania.

The twins paid the price for their overconfidence when they missed a double splash off the top rope, allowing Matt to hit a Twist of Fate and Jeff to land a top-rope Swanton Bomb on Jimmy to take the win.

It takes the number of WWE tag-team titles held by the Hardyz to eight and could signal a move to Raw for the Usos in next week's Superstar Shakeup.

The New Day staged a celebration to mark Kofi Kingston's title win at WrestleMania
Image: The New Day staged a celebration to mark Kofi Kingston's title win at WrestleMania

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After the bell, Lars Sullivan appeared at the top of the ramp just 24 hours after he attacked Kurt Angle on Raw.

Sullivan again made his presence felt, taking out the new champions and landing a diving headbutt on Matt.

IIconics make first title defence

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Billie Kay and Peyton Royce bask in the glory of their WrestleMania victory, then defend their titles against a pair of undefeated local competitors.

Billie Kay and Peyton Royce were keen to mark their WrestleMania victory for the women's tag titles in style with a title defence on the very first SmackDown with the straps around their waists.

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They brought out the Brooklyn Belles - Karrisa and Kristen - a team who, according to the IIconics, went into the match with a 45-0 record.

That unbeaten streak came to an emphatic end with the champions winning easily, but backstage Paige confirmed she will next week bring in a team to give the IIconics some sterner opposition.

Kingston marks title win with victory

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WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods battle the newly-formed alliance of Sheamus, Cesaro and The Scottish Psychopath.

Kofi Kingston toasted his WWE title win at WrestleMania with a New Day-led celebration which came to an end with the arrival - for the second night running - of Sheamus and Cesaro.

The Bar laid down the challenge, under six-man tag rules, and with their partner being Raw monster Drew McIntyre.

Kingston secured the win, pinning Sheamus after a Trouble in Paradise before taking his family in the win to join in the celebrations.

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