Music artist Wale to host Rap Battle between The New Day and The Usos

Two of the most enigmatic teams in the SmackDown tag division will set to clash on this week's show but in a lyrical rather than physical bout

Music artist Wale to host Rap Battle between The New Day and The Usos
The New Day battle The Usos in a rap battle (image: joel lampkin)
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By Joel Lampkin

The vocabulary skill of The New Day have taken them from what could have been a forgotten gimmick to three of the most popular figures in the WWE Universe.

While their popularity has dipped slightly, their lyrical prowess has not, but they may be matched by those who currently hold the tag-team titles in the form of The Usos.

From hosting WrestleMania 33, it has been a whirlwind of a journey for the former Raw tag-team champions but the most interesting event may be about to happen right around the corner.

Battle of words

The Usos have defended their tag-team titles in the squared circle against The New Day on two occasions (image: f4wonline)

The trio of Big E, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston have made no secret of their desire to once again hold tag-team told declaring on their SmackDown Live debut that they "Wants Em" when confronting the current champions.

The Usos have been a delight as of late, despite falling into obscurity for some time they have emerged as two quality stars with their promos being fun, powerful and engaging.

Now, the two sides will have the chance to do battle with words on next week's edition of the blue brand with rapper Wale hosting the surprising event.

On Twitter he said: 

While this celebrity inclusion will be a welcome one, it is surely to be much better received than last week's edition of Monday Night Raw which hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Special guests the Ball family sparked controversy when youngest son LaMelo uttered the 'N' word while father LaVar removed his shirt before running round the ring in confusing fashion.

SmackDown Live tag-team to be released?

The Colons set to be released from WWE? (image: wwe)

While others in the division are thriving, there are some that are flowing way, way under the radar with The Colons, formerly known as The Shining Stars rumoured to be wanting out of WWE.

The speculation began when ProWrestlingTees.com released an Orlando Colon T-Shirt promoting Epico - something that would not typically be allowed if they were signed to WWE.