Summary

At MLP Uprising, the Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling Canadian Tag Team Championships changed hands on a night that had a storyline shift earlier in the evening setting things in motion. Sheldon Jean and Brent Banks came away as new champions after a match that ended with The Good Brothers on the losing end.

Winner

Jean and Banks defeated The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) to capture the MLP Canadian Tag Team Championships. The finish saw Banks crack Anderson with the title belt and cover him for the pin, while Jean kept Gallows tied up on the floor to prevent him from breaking up the count.

How the Partnership Came Together

Jean had previously teamed with Bryce Hansen at MLP x ROH Global Wars in a four-way tag team title match. The Good Brothers won that contest. At Uprising, Jean publicly laid the blame on Hansen for the loss at Global Wars. With that pairing done, Jean turned to Banks, and the two competed together later in the same show for the titles.

A One-Day Run for the Good Brothers

The Good Brothers' reign lasted just one day, with no successful defenses to their name. For Jean and Banks, it marks their first championship run together in MLP.

Jean and Banks, the MLP Tag Picture, and What Comes Next

Jean and Banks claiming gold on the very night Jean dissolved his previous tag partnership sets them up as the dominant force at the top of MLP's tag division. The finish itself tells part of the story too: using the belt as a weapon with Gallows held at bay outside paints them as champions who will do what it takes to hold the titles. That gives the Good Brothers a clean and natural reason to demand a rematch, which would be the most straightforward next step for MLP's tag scene coming out of Uprising.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.