The Revival May Not Participate in WrestleMania 36 Because of Creative Changes

The Revival reportedly may not be part of WrestleMania 36 next month, and their tenure in WWE may essentially be over as well.

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t WrestlingInc.com's Marc Middleton), The Revival were expected to be part of a multi-team match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at one point, but that match may not be part of the WrestleMania card because of creative changes.

Meltzer also noted that Scott Dawson's WWE contract is set to expire in early April, while Dash Wilder's will expire in mid-June after WWE added time to account for action Wilder missed with injuries. Given their contract situations and their spot in the pecking order, The Revival reportedly may not be back on WWE programming.

Dawson and Wilder have not competed in a televised match since the Jan. 31 SmackDown when they were part of a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the No. 1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships, which was won by The Miz and John Morrison.

The Revival later competed in a SmackDown Tag Team title match at an untelevised live event on Feb. 9, losing to New Day in a Triple Threat that also included Miz and Morrison.

Perhaps the biggest sign that The Revival have fallen out of favor and may be on their way out of WWE is that they were not part of the Elimination Chamber match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Miz and Morrison defended against five other teams, including New Day, The Usos, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, Lucha House Party and Heavy Machinery. The fact that The Revival weren't involved suggests that they aren't in the plans moving forward.

The Revival began teaming together in NXT in 2014, and they eventually become one of the most successful tag teams in NXT history with two NXT Tag Team Championship reigns.

The Revival got called up to the main roster in 2017, and while they are two-time Raw Tag Team champions, one-time SmackDown Tag Team champions and the only tag team in WWE history to hold the NXT, Raw and SmackDown tag titles, their runs atop the tag division have been fleeting.

Fans have long speculated that The Revival might depart WWE and go to All Elite Wrestling because of AEW's commitment to tag team wrestling, and if that does happen, they could have some big-time matches against teams like The Young Bucks, Lucha Bros. and SCU.

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