In April 2016, the WWE held a Tag Team tournament to determine the #1 contenders to face The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Payback 2016. Eight tag teams were arranged to compete. It has also been called the 'WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders' Tournament. Or the 2016 WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament. The tournament final was The Vaudevillains vs. the Realest Guys at Payback on May 1, 2016. The match ended in a no contest when Enzo Amore got injured.
Matches[]
First-round matches:
- The Usos vs. Social Outcasts - Raw
- Golden Truth vs. The Vaudevillains - SD
- Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Ascension - SD
- Lucha Dragons vs. The Dudley Boys - Raw
Semi final matches:
Final:
Bracket[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Raw | The Usos | Pin | |||||||||||
4/11 | Social Outcasts | 4:16 | |||||||||||
Raw | The Usos | Pin | |||||||||||
4/18 | The Vaudevillains | 3:26 | |||||||||||
SD | Golden Truth | Pin | |||||||||||
4/14 | The Vaudevillains | 2:01 | |||||||||||
Payback | The Vaudevillains | No Contest | |||||||||||
5/1 | Realest Guys | 4:00 | |||||||||||
SD | Realest Guys | Pin | |||||||||||
4/14 | The Ascension | 4:20 | |||||||||||
Raw | Realest Guys | Pin | |||||||||||
4/18 | The Dudley Boyz | 8:33 | |||||||||||
Raw | The Dudley Boyz | Pin | |||||||||||
4/11 | The Lucha Dragons | 3:09 |