Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
| Tyson Kidd and Cesaro | |
|---|---|
 Tyson Kidd and Cesaro as the WWE Tag Team Champions in March 2015 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Tyson Kidd Cesaro Natalya (valet) |
| Name | Tyson Kidd and Cesaro |
| Billed heights | Tyson Kidd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] Cesaro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] Natalya 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3] |
| Combined billed weight | 571 lb (259 kg)[1][2][4] |
| Debut | December 1, 2014 |
| Disbanded | June 7, 2015 |
| Years active | 2014–2015 |
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro were a professional wrestling tag team in WWE. They are former WWE Tag Team Champions. They formed a tag team in December 2014, and were accompanied to the ring by Natalya, Kidd's real-life wife. While the team had no official name, they were unofficially called the "Masters of the WWE Universe",[5] a reference to the Masters of the Universe franchise, and the "Brass Ring Club", a reference to the New Japan Pro-Wrestling stable Bullet Club as well as a criticism of Cesaro from WWE chairman Vince McMahon.[6] Other nicknames included BTE (Best Team Ever) and #FACT.
History
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Cesaro and Tyson Kidd first teamed on the December 1, 2014, episode of Raw during a tag team gauntlet match, where they were eliminated by The Usos.[7] In January 2015, the pairing became an official alliance, informally adopting the name “The Brass Ring Club.”[citation needed] The duo earned several victories over Los Matadores and aligned with Adam Rose in a short-lived storyline feud with The New Day. At the Royal Rumble, Kidd and Cesaro defeated New Day members Big E and Kofi Kingston on the kickoff show.[8]
At Fastlane on February 22, 2015, Kidd and Cesaro defeated The Usos to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.[9] They retained the championship in a rematch the following night on Raw after Natalya, serving as their ringside ally, caused a disqualification.[10] The pair successfully defended the titles at WrestleMania 31 in a fatal four-way tag team match involving The Usos, Los Matadores, and The New Day.
Kidd and Cesaro lost the titles to The New Day at Extreme Rules on April 26.[11] At Payback, they had an unsuccessful two-out-three falls title rematch. The duo also competed in a tag team Elimination Chamber match for the titles at Elimination Chamber on May 31, where they were eliminated fourth.
On June 7, WWE announced that Kidd had suffered a serious neck and spinal injury during a dark match with Samoa Joe.[12] The injury sidelined him indefinitely, and Kidd later confirmed his retirement on June 29, 2017. He subsequently transitioned into a backstage producer role with WWE. Kidd’s retirement effectively brought an end to the team.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tyson Kidd Bio". WWE. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Antonio Cesaro". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
- ^ "Natalya Bio". WWE. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Nattie Neidhart". SuperGirls Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Report: WWE has given the Cesaro/Kidd team a name". 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Back-Story Behind Cesaro & Tyson Kidd's New "Brass Ring Club" Name". 4 February 2015.
- ^ "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 12/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Anonymous GM, TLC hype, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave. "WWE Royal Rumble 2015 results and coverage: Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins". F4W Online. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ^ Caldwell, James (February 22, 2015). "CALDWELL'S WWE FAST LANE PPV RESULTS 2/22: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Bryan vs. Reigns, Cena vs. Rusev, Sting-Hunter confrontation, final PPV before WM31". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Caldwell, James (February 23, 2015). "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 2/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Fast Lane fall-out, no Lesnar, Orton & Rollins vs. Bryan & Reigns main event, WM31 build-up, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Rules 2015".
- ^ "Tyson Kidd suffers injury". WWE. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "Tyson Kidd and Cesaro's Tag Team Championship reign". WWE.