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Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi are set to join forces for a WWE World Tag Team Championship opportunity later this week. However, there appears to be more at stake than just championship gold. With tensions already brewing around Bron Breakker, the unusual pairing could add another chapter to an emerging rivalry rather than simply chasing titles. WWE has announced on X that Rhodes and Femi will challenge World Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker and Austin Theory at Friday’s SmackDown taping in Boston, Massachusetts. However, the match is scheduled to take place as a dark match after the television broadcast, meaning it will not air on SmackDown. Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi set for WWE World Tag Team Championship match The announcement comes shortly after Oba Femi’s SummerSlam victory over Brock Lesnar. The decisive win officially marked the end of Lesnar’s in-ring career. Since then, WWE has wasted little time teasing a showdown between Femi and Breakker. On RAW, the two stars exchanged heated face-offs, with Breakker even questioning Paul Heyman’s apparent respect for Femi. The rivalry intensified again this week when Femi came to Akira Tozawa’s aid during an attack by The Vision. This intervention put him directly in Breakker’s path. Fans might say the two powerhouses are already on a collision course — and business is about to pick up. Rather than booking a singles match immediately, WWE is bringing Rhodes into the picture. The American Nightmare and Femi previously wrestled to a no contest at Saturday Night’s Main Event last December. This makes the forced team-up an intriguing alliance between two of the company’s top babyfaces. Although the advertised bout is for the World Tag Team Championship, it is expected to serve as a live event attraction for fans in attendance rather than advance the televised title picture. Still, it offers another opportunity to build the growing issue between Femi and Breakker while placing four major stars in the same ring. With SmackDown already featuring multiple championship matches, all eyes will also be on what unfolds once the cameras stop rolling. Read More: Ex-TNA Star Tessa Blanchard’s Next Destination Taking Shape, Talks Confirmed