The A-Lister apologizes to his Co-Bestie, then asks to join forces again and try to dethrone SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.

After their surprising SmackDown Tag Team Championship defeat at the hands of The Usos this past Sunday at WWE Elimination Chamber, things got real between Shane McMahon & The Miz here on SmackDown LIVE. Shane-O-Mac first announced that the NXT Superstars who stole the show last night on Raw – NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa, NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano, Aleister Black and Ricochet — would all compete here tonight on the blue brand. The Miz then hit the scene and wasted no time breaking out into a passionate plea for forgiveness after suffering the pinfall defeat for his team two nights prior.

Despite Shane’s insistence that Miz had nothing to apologize for, the emotional A-Lister went on at length about how he let down Shane, Maryse, his children and his dad. Despite former champions no longer being granted automatic rematches, Miz reminded his partner that he had the power to make a rematch happen.

Shane-O-Mac seemed hesitant at making the match, but new titleholders The Usos arrived and urged -- albeit it mockingly and condescendingly -- Shane to take another chance on the “failure” that is Miz. The combination of The Usos’ taunting, the WWE Universe’s support and how much it clearly meant to The Miz finally swayed Shane, and The Co-Besties vowed to recapture the titles in The A-Lister’s backyard of Cleveland, Ohio at WWE Fastlane.