The Tag Team Division on the main roster needs a serious revamp. With the recent departures of prominent tag teams such as The Creed Brothers, The New Day, and Motor City Machine Guns, both sets of tag titles no longer feel as important as they once did. With the belts rarely defended, the division needs new teams to step up and revitalize the titles. Luckily, a few teams from NXT can be called up to the main roster and make an immediate impact. With 2027 approaching, which three NXT tag teams can make the jump to Raw or SmackDown and help shape the division over the next year?
Hank and Tank
Although they weren't associated before eventually linking up as a team in 2023, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger have become one of NXT's most beloved teams. Their hilarious demeanor is matched by their hard-hitting style inside the squared circle. They’ve won the NXT Tag Team Championship once, ending Fraxiom’s impressive 229-day reign at NXT Stand and Deliver 2025 to become the new tag team champions. Hank and Tank would hold on to the titles for 127 days before losing them to DarkState. Both men are easily over with the crowd and can garner a positive reaction whenever they appear on television, so a call-up to the main roster could easily land them in the tag team title picture straight away.
Swipe Right
Although they might not seem like the most dominant tag team, Swipe Right can certainly go against anyone inside the ring. Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes debuted at EVOLVE, where they joined forces with Jackson Drake to form The Vanity Project. After moving to NXT, they made an immediate impact, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship just months after debuting. They held the titles for 160 days before dropping them to Myles Borne and Tavion Heights. Swipe Right wouldn’t stay away from the titles for long, however, as they recovered the gold just 25 days later at NXT Heatwave 2026. Now in their second title reign, Baylor and Smokes look to keep dominating the NXT Tag Team Division, but fans shouldn’t be surprised if they get the call-up to the main roster sooner rather than later. While it’s yet to be seen if all three members of Vanity Project get called up together, expect Swipe Right to run rampant on the main roster as snarky heels.
BirthRight
The main roster has a history of factions composed of second- and third-generation superstars, and that’s exactly what BirthRight is. Lexis King, the son of ‘The Loose Cannon’ Brian Pillman created this faction consisting of strong family legacies, which includes Charlie Dempsey, son of William Regal, and Uriah Connors, son of Fit Finlay. Although the group hasn’t necessarily proven themselves with championship gold, they still stand out as a force to be reckoned with. The group currently has one member with no family legacy in professional wrestling, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see this team get called up without him. As far as a main roster call-up is concerned, the group can benefit, as there are multiple factions currently gunning for the top spot, such as The Bloodline and 946, two factions that are on a collision course towards WarGames. BirthRight could easily use their name value to get what they want and dominate however they see fit.
