WWE’s tag team scene has been thin on compelling pairings lately, and a post-match angle on the October 19 episode of Raw may be the first sign of a fix. After Chad Gable retained the Intercontinental Championship in a three-way also involving Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio, Ethan Page and Big Cass stormed the ring and laid out all three men in a coordinated assault.
The timing of the attack looked deliberate, but Page and Cass never actually worked together in the ring — Cass went after Lee and Mysterio while Page zeroed in on Gable and the title. That split focus suggests the two former AEW stars might be chasing separate agendas for now, with Page gunning for Gable’s Intercontinental Championship and Cass settling his own score with Lee and Mysterio. Still, the shared beatdown opens an obvious door: if WWE wants to build out a thin tag division, pairing a six-foot-five trash-talker with a seven-footer is the kind of look that writes itself.
That same angle could also push Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio toward a tag run of their own. The two have a long real-life friendship that WWE has already leaned on, and Lee found tag success alongside AJ Styles last year before pivoting into a steady run of Intercontinental title contention throughout 2026 — the same title picture Mysterio has been circling. With Page now positioned as Gable’s next challenger, there’s a logical off-ramp for Lee and Mysterio to turn their attention to tag gold once the issue with Cass is settled.
Separately, there’s been rumbling for over a month now about WWE eyeing a Jordynne Grace and Ivy Nile pairing. As of September, the plan was reportedly still in motion, with vignettes already filmed to set up the team, though it remains unclear if or when that footage will actually air — and WWE could just as easily pivot away from the idea entirely. Both Grace and Nile have been relatively underused on television this year despite their obvious physical gifts, and putting them together would give each a fresh runway after a quiet stretch.
None of this is confirmed as official creative direction, but it’s not hard to see why these pairings are being floated. WWE’s tag division has leaned heavily on recycled factions and part-time combinations for much of 2026, and all three of these potential teams would bring size, personality, or legitimate in-ring chemistry to a tag scene that badly needs new blood. Whether it’s Page and Cass building on their Raw moment, Lee and Mysterio formalizing a bond that’s already been teased for a year, or Grace and Nile finally getting the vignette package a green light, WWE has no shortage of singles talent that could be repurposed to freshen up the tag ranks heading into the final months of the year.
For now, all eyes turn to how Raw and SmackDown build on the fallout from that three-way, and whether any of these speculative pairings start showing up with regularity on television.
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