Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi Win Match, No Title Change
Two wrestlers named Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi wanted to win the World Tag Team Championship.
The champions were Bron Breakker and Austin Theory.
They had a big match after a show called WWE Smackdown ended on Friday, August 14.
Rhodes and Femi beat the champions in the ring.
But even though they won the match, they did not get the championship belts.
That is because of WWE rules.
In WWE, a title can only change hands when someone pins their opponent or makes them tap out.
That did not happen in this match.
So the champions, Breakker and Theory, kept their titles.
WWE says a title can only change hands another way if the company says so before the match starts.
Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi challenged Bron Breakker and Austin Theory for the World Tag Team Championship after WWE Smackdown went off the air on Friday, August 14.
The match took place after the show, so only the live audience saw the action.
Rhodes and Femi defeated the tag team champions, but the titles did not change hands.
Under WWE rules, a title only changes hands when a challenger pins an opponent or forces them to tap out.
Breakker and Theory retained the titles, and a title can change hands by disqualification only if WWE specifically says so before a match.
- Who
- Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi challenged champions Bron Breakker and Austin Theory.
- What
- Rhodes and Femi won a post-show match against the World Tag Team Champions, but the titles did not change hands.
- When
- Friday, August 14, after WWE Smackdown went off the air.
- Where
- After WWE Smackdown (specific venue not stated in the article).
- Why
- Under WWE rules, a title only changes hands when a challenger pins an opponent or forces a tap out, which did not happen.
- Event
- WWE Smackdown post-show match
- Date
- Friday, August 14
- Challengers
- Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi
- Champions
- Bron Breakker and Austin Theory
- Title at stake
- World Tag Team Championship
- Match result
- Rhodes and Femi defeated the champions
- Title outcome
- Breakker and Theory retained the titles