Results & Photos : Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater – WWE Tag Team Championship Match

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Results & Photos : Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater – WWE Tag Team Championship Match 

Representing The Corre, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater won the WWE Tag Team Championship for the second time at WWE Elimination Chamber by defeating Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov with an assist from fellow Corre member Ezekiel Jackson.

Santino and Kozlov have been known to bring a bit of comic relief to the ring along with their championship abilities. However, with the massive Ezekiel Jackson escorting his fellow Corre-mates to the ring, the comedic-duo knew they had to put their game faces on and prove why they are champions. But they were also forced to keep their focus on the match as well as the other members of The Corre.

Gabriel and Slater have been through quite a bit since losing the titles to Santino and Kozlov last year. In fact, Gabriel and Slater’s first title reign was scrutinized because of the fashion in which they won the championship. At the time, then-Nexus leader Wade Barrett forced David Otunga to lie down for Gabriel and Slater in order to strip then-Nexus member John Cena of the title, which hurt the credibility of the new champions.

However, following Wade Barrett to SmackDown to form The Corre reinvigorated the duo and it did not take long for the tandem to zero-in on reclaiming what they believed belonged to them. Just two weeks after joining the blue brand, The Corre’s resident tag team declared their intentions by quickly defeating Santino and Kozlov in a non-title match highlighting the chemistry between the WWE NXT season one alums.

The tag team rivals met again on the final SmackDown heading into WWE Elimination Chamber. However, interference from Wade Barrett resulted in an inadvertent disqualification for The Corre. This resulted in a rematch being scheduled for the pay-per-view, as announced via WWE.com.

Inside Oracle Arena, both teams displayed excellent chemistry and proved why either could reign supreme at the top of WWE’s tag team division. The match displayed the competitiveness of each Superstar as individuals and as a team. However, the unity and collective attitude of The Corre is what ultimately led to Santino and Kozlov’s demise. Slater tagged himself into the match unbeknownst to Kozlov, while Jackson pulled Gabriel from the ring. Arguing with the official, Kozlov was hit from behind by Slater who set up The Moscow Mauler for a 450 splash from Gabriel, allowing The Corre to capture the coveted WWE Tag Team Championships. Source

The victory solidified The Corre’s unity and also put the Superstars of both Raw and SmackDown on notice.