The SmackDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders Tournament 2023 was a tournament that began on January 20, 2023, on SmackDown, in order to determine new number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship held by The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso).
Participants[]
- Drew McIntyre & Sheamus
- The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
- Los Lotharios (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo)
- Hit Row (Ashante Adonis & Top Dolla)
- The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland)
- Imperium (Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser)
- Maximum Male Models (Mace & Mansoor)
- Legado Del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde)
Tournament bracket[]
| First Round SmackDown (January 20) |
Semifinals SmackDown (January 27) |
Final SmackDown (February 3) | |||||||||||||
| Drew McIntyre & Sheamus | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| The Viking Raiders | 17:48 | ||||||||||||||
| Braun Strowman & Ricochet | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hit Row | 5:55 | ||||||||||||||
| Los Lotharios | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Hit Row | 2:52 | ||||||||||||||
| Braun Strowman & Ricochet | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Imperium | 16:16 | ||||||||||||||
| The Brawling Brutes | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Imperium | 9:17 | ||||||||||||||
| Imperium | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Legado Del Fantasma | 12:15 | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum Male Models | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Legado Del Fantasma | 2:45 | ||||||||||||||
Notes[]
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet replaced Drew McIntyre & Sheamus in the tournament after McIntyre & Sheamus relinquished their spots.