Tate Twins

Professional wrestling stable
The Tate Twins
One twin on the left, the other twin on the right
Stable
MembersBrent Tate/Brent Baronis/Boy #1
Brandon Tate/Brandon Baronis/Boy #2
Name(s)Brandon and Brent Tate
Boy #1 & Boy #2
The Tate Twins
The Bad News Boyz
The Baronis Brothers
The Boys[1]
Billed heightsBrandon: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Brent: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Debut2010
Years active2010–present

The Tate Twins are a professional wrestling tag team made up of brothers Brandon and Brent Tate. They are best known for their time at Ring of Honor (ROH) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where they teamed with Dalton Castle as The Boys and are former two-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions with Castle.[2]

History

Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) (2012)

On March 24, 2012, The Baronis Brothers made their Ohio Valley Wrestling debut in a dark match losing to the team of Raphael Constantine and Sean Casey.[3] They continued to work various dark matches and televised matches until their final match with the promotion on June 7, 2012, in a dark match loss to the team of Jayce King and LMC.[4]

Ring of Honor (ROH) (2014–2019)

On July 19, 2014, edition of Ring of Honor Wrestling The Tate Twins made their ROH debut taking on War Machine in a losing effort.[5]

In 2015, The Tate Twins began going by the name The Boys joining Dalton Castle as a stable. On September 18, 2015, at All Star Extravaganza VII with the stipulations that if Castle lost, Silas Young would get services of The Boys, while if Young lost, he would become one of Castle's Boys. Castle subsequently lost the match, with Silas Young getting The Boys.[6] Castle faced Young in another losing effort at Final Battle, but despite The Boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event,[7] they rejoined Castle following the match.[8]

On March 10, 2017, at ROH 15th Anniversary Show, The Boys and Castle unsuccessfully challenged The Kingdom for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.[9]

On June 23, 2017, The Boys and Dalton Castle defeated Bully Ray and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) to become the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions at Best in the World.[10] On August 20, 2017, at War of the Worlds UK, The Boys and Castle lost the titles to Bullet Club's Adam Page and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) in Edinburgh, Scotland.[11]

In April 2019, The Boys ended their relationship with Castle and left ROH.[12]

Global Force Wrestling (2015)

On June 12, 2015, during the GFW Grand Slam Tour in Jackson, Tennessee, The Tate Twins made their Global Force Wrestling (GFW) debut defeating Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent).[13] The following night They picked up another victory over the Best Friends in Knoxville, Tennessee.[14]

Return to OVW (2020–2021)

On February 4, 2020, The Tate Twins made their return to OVW defeating the team of AJZ and Tony Bizo.[15]

On November 7, 2020, The Tate Twins entered the 2020 Nightmare Cup Tag Team Tournament defeating three teams to win the tournament and moving onto the finals defeating The Legacy of Brutality (Ca$h Flo and Josh Ashcraft) to win the OVW Tag Team Championships.[16]

On April 6, 2021, The Tate Twins unsuccessfully defended the OVW Tag Team Championships against the team of Jessie Godderz and Tony Gunn.[17] They would go on to defeat Godderz and Gunn in a rematch at OVW Defiance on May 22 to regain the OVW Tag Team Championships.[18]

On August 28, 2021, The Tate Twins lost the OVW Tag Team Championships in a six team ladder match to Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez and Eric Darkstorm) at OVW Reckoning.[19]

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2024)

On the May 31, 2021 episode of Dark: Elevation, Brandon and Brent Tate made their All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debuts in a losing effort against The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster).[20] Brandon and Brent returned to AEW on the December 6 episode of Dark: Elevation losing to the Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy).[21][22] Brandon and Brent would continue to make occasional appearances for AEW until their release in April 2024.[23]

Return to ROH (2022–2024)

On July 23, 2022, at Death Before Dishonor of 2022, The Boys and Dalton Castle reunited and once again reclaimed the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships by defeating The Righteous (Vincent, Bateman, and Dutch) in a six man tag team match making the Tate Twins and Dalton Castle two-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. They lost the titles at Final Battle to The Embassy, ending their reign at 140 days.[24]

On the February 29, 2024 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Johnny TV defeated Castle in a custody match for The Boys.[25] In the next three weeks, Castle would hound Johnny TV and his wife, Taya Valkyrie, to return The Boys until Johnny TV revealed that he had lost them in a bear attack on a mountain.[26] On April 1, The Boys were released from AEW and ROH.[23] AEW President Tony Khan revealed that the release was due to the twins not showing up for work on multiple occasions.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "The Tate Twins - Cagematch.net Profile".
  2. ^ "The Tate Twins fka The Boys in ROH To Receive WWE Tryout".
  3. ^ "OVW TV #657 - Cagematch.net".
  4. ^ "OVW TV #668 - Cagematch".
  5. ^ "ROH on Sinclair Results – 7/19/14 (Taven/Lethal – TV Title)". 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Ring Of Honor All-Star Extravaganza VII Results: Jay Lethal In Two Title Matches, AJ Styles, Return". 18 September 2015.
  7. ^ "12/16 ROH TV Results – Final Hype for "Final Battle", Jerry Lynn, more - PWTorch". PWTorch.com. TDH Communications Inc. 17 December 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "ROH Final Battle Notes – title change, #1 contenders, Castle, ROH/NJPW, more - PWTorch". PWTorch.com. TDH Communications Inc. 19 December 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "ROH 15th Anniversary Show Live Results: Adam Cole vs. Christopher Daniels". 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ Meltzer, Dave; Currier, Joseph (June 23, 2017). "ROH Best in the World live results: Christopher Daniels vs. Cody". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Johnson, Mike (August 21, 2017). "ROH title change last night". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  12. ^ ""The Boys" Leave Dalton Castle". 30 April 2019.
  13. ^ "GFW Grand Slam Tour - Jackson, Tennessee".
  14. ^ "GFW Grand Slam Tour - Knoxville, Tennessee".
  15. ^ "OVW TV #1069 - Cagematch".
  16. ^ "OVW Saturday Night Special - Nightmare Cup 2020".
  17. ^ "OVW TV: Episode #1130".
  18. ^ "OVW Saturday Night Special - Defiance 2021".
  19. ^ "OVW Saturday Night Special - Reckoning 2021".
  20. ^ "AEW Dark Elevation recap (May 31, 2021): Dustin Rhodes, bull rope master". June 2021.
  21. ^ "AEW Rampage Tapings For Friday and Dark: Elevation Tapings For Monday". 2 December 2021.
  22. ^ "AEW Dark Elevation REPORT DECEMBER 6, 2021 (Recorded 12/1) DULUTH, GA". 7 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b Rose, Bryan (1 April 2024). "Stu Grayson, Parker Boudreaux among several AEW releases". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  24. ^ "The Embassy Win ROH Six-Man Tag Team Titles at ROH Final Battle 2022 | Fightful News".
  25. ^ Powell, Jason (March 1, 2024). "ROH on HonorClub results (2/29): Robinson's review of Johnny TV vs. Dalton Castle for custody of The Boys, Taya Valkyrie vs. Queen Aminata in an ROH Women's TV Title tournament quarterfinal match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  26. ^ Pizzazz, Manolo Has (March 24, 2024). "John Morrison & Taya Valkyrie 'misplaced' Dalton Castle's Boys doing man stuff". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  27. ^ Pritchard, Bill (April 4, 2024). "Tony Khan On The Boys' AEW Release: They No-Showed Work Multiple Times, It's Unacceptable". Wrestlezone. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  28. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 21, 2017). "Next Generation Wrestling: Round 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  29. ^ "NSW Total Glory Results".
  30. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 7, 2020). "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  31. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 7, 2020). "OVW Saturday Night Special - Nightmare Cup 2020". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  32. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 23, 2017). "ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

External links

  • The Tate Twins - Facebook
  • The Boys – ROH profile
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OVW Tag Team Champions
1990s
  • Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan
  • David C. and Jason Lee
  • Doug Basham and Flash Flanagan
  • The Lords of the Ring (Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway)
  • Dave the Rave and Rip Rogers
  • Dave the Rave and Juan Hurtado
  • Cousin Otter and Jebediah Blackhawk
  • Bryan Cash and Juan Hurtado
  • The Andretti Express (Guido Andretti and Vito Andretti)
  • Damaja and David C.
  • Flash Flanagan and Trailer Park Trash
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  • Jebediah Blackhawk and Trailer Park Trash
2000s
2010s
  • Benjamin Bray
  • Benjamin Bray and Andrew LaCroix
  • The Elite (Adam Revolver and Ted McNaler)
  • The Invincibles/The Fighting Spirit (Fang/Christopher Silvio and Sucio/Raphael Constantine)
  • Christopher Silvio and Ryan Nemeth
  • Paredyse and Ryan Nemeth
  • The Fat and The Furious (Mr. Black and Trailer Park Trash)
  • Bolin Services 2.0 (James "Moose" Thomas and Rocco Bellagio)
  • OMG (Johnny Spade and Shiloh Jonze)
  • The Mascagni Family (Jessie Godderz and Marcus Anthony)
  • The Family (Jessie Godderz, Rob Terry and Rudy Switchblade)
  • The Best Team Ever (Jessie Godderz and Rudy Switchblade)
  • Loco-MG (Raul LaMotta and Shiloh Jonze)
  • The Gutcheckers (Alex Silva and Sam Shaw)
  • The Coalition (Crimson and Jason Wayne)
  • Michael Hayes and Mohammed Ali Vaez
  • Dylan Bostic and The Mexicutioner
  • The Skywalkers (Aaron Sky and Robbie Walker)
  • The Fabulous Free Bodies (The Bodyguy and Big Jon)
  • Silvi-O-livencia (Chris Silvio and Jamin Olivencia)
  • War Machine (Eric Locker and Shiloh Jonze)
  • TerreMex (The Mexicutioner and Randy Terrez)
  • Walk on the Wylde side (Adam Wylde and Robbie Walker)
  • War Machine (Eric Locker and Big Jon)
  • The Van Zandt Family Circus (Dapper Dan Van Zandt and The Ringmaster)
  • Band of Brothaz (General Pope and Private Anthony)
  • The Tag Buddies (Adam Revolver and Reverend Stuart Miles)
  • The Bad Boys Club (Randy Royal and Shane Andrews)
  • The Van Zandt Family Circus (Dapper Dan Van Zandt and Mad Man Pondo)
  • Adam Revolver and The Mexicutioner
  • The Legacy of Brutality (Big Zo and Hy-Zaya)
  • Big Jon and Elijah Burke
  • Big Smooth (Big Jon and Justin Smooth)
  • Team Next Level (Devin Driscoll and Tony Gunn)
  • Billy O and Kevin Giza
  • Legacy of Brutality (Ca$h Flo and Dapper Dan)
  • The Top Guyz (Adam Slade and Kevin Giza)
  • The Bro Godz (Colton Cage and Dustin Jackson)
  • David Lee Lorenze III and Scott Cardinal
  • David Lee Lorenze III and Shiloh Jonze
  • War Kings (Crimson and Jax Dane)
  • Kings Ransom (Leonis Khan and Maximus Khan)
  • The Legacy of Brutality (Big Zo, Ca$h Flo, Hy-Zaya and Jay Bradley)
  • Corey Storm and Dimes
2020s
  • The Tate Twins (Brandon Tate and Brent Tate)
  • The Pec-TacularGunns (Jessie Godderz and Tony Gunn)
  • Darkkloudz (Deget Bundlez and Eric Darkstorm)
  • The Fanny Pack Party (Dustin Jackson and Kal Herro)
  • Bankroll (Ca$h Flo and Dimes)
  • The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd)
  • The Fallen (D'Mone Solavino and Ronnie Roberts)
  • Beaches and Cream (Luscious Lawrence and Omar Amir)
  • Derby City Destroyers (Big Zo and Gnarls Garvin)
  • Golden Lions (Ca$h Flo and Mahabali Shera) (current)
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ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions
2010s
2020s