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Shawn Michaels Heaps Praise On 'Possibly' WWE's Best Tag Team Right Now

Fraxiom continues to receive high praise across the board for their work in WWE.
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Nathan Frazer and Axiom are taking the SmackDown Tag Team Division by storm.

The former NXT Tag Team Champions, and The Takedown on SI's 2024 Tag Team of the Year, are 4-0 on the Blue Brand with wins over Los Garza, Pretty Deadly, The Street Profits and #DIY since their call up to the main roster earlier this year.

Senior Vice President of Talent Development and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was recently on Stay Busy with Armon Sadler, and was asked about the duo collectively known as Fraxiom. HBK was very complementary and agreed with the assessment of those who say Frazer and Axiom may be the best tag team in pro wrestling right now.

"They are clicking on all cylinders. Very proud of both of them. They’re two young men that were extremely talented. Known them since they came into NXT UK. Got an opportunity to work with both of them, not quite from the ground up for the both of them, but still pretty darn close. They were talented as singles. Very gifted. Still are. Kind of stuck their toe in the water here and there with tag team, but once they really committed to being a team, they have taken it to another level."

Michaels continued.

"We’re talking about an average age of maybe 25, 26-years-old and people really do sincerely consider them possibly the best tag team in the industry right now and that’s amazing praise for two guys... that can go with anybody at any time. But their commitment to the tag team division and their tag team unity has just been amazing and I think, over the last year, has shown people that they’re [a team] that deserves to be looked at in a very, very serious manner."
Shawn Michaels

Fraxiom have already earned a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championships. They'll challenge The Street Profits for the gold this coming Friday night on SmackDown.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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