The Blue Bloods
| The Blue Bloods | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | "Lord" Steven Regal "Earl" Robert Eaton "Squire" David Taylor Jeeves (butler) |
| Name(s) | Blue Bloods William Regal and Dave Taylor |
| Billed heights | Regal: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Eaton: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Taylor: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 723 lb (328 kg; 51.6 st) |
| Billed from | England |
| Former member(s) | Jean-Paul Levesque |
| Debut | 1995[1] |
| Disbanded | 17 June 2007 |
| Years active | 1995–2000 2006–2007 |
The Blue Bloods was the name of the professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that consisted of "Lord" Steven Regal, "Earl" Robert Eaton, and "Squire" David Taylor,[1] along with their butler Jeeves, who operated in the middle to late 1990s.
History[]
World Championship Wrestling (1995–2000)[]
The Blue Bloods were formed in 1995 in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) by Regal after he split with his manager, Sir William and became a tag team wrestler.[2] Originally, Regal scouted Jean-Paul Levesque and was slated to be a tag team, before Levesque left to join the WWF. Eventually, Regal recruited Alabama-born Bobby Eaton, getting him (kayfabe) "knighted" to rename him "Earl Robert Eaton" and taking it upon himself to teach Eaton the finer points of the British lifestyle; including the Queen's English and proper dining etiquette.[3]
The team feuded with Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and the team of Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater over the WCW World Tag Team Championship, but never got their hands on the titles.[2] Later they were joined by "Squire" David Taylor and a butler named Jeeves, whom they openly abused. Eaton eventually left the group, leaving Taylor and Regal to feud with him.
Taylor and Regal continued to team together until Regal was released from WCW in February 1998 and went to WWF,[2] as at which point Taylor went on to compete in the singles division.
When Regal returned to WCW in July 1999, Regal and Taylor would reform the Blue Bloods in August. They would compete primarily on WCW Saturday Night, until the team disappeared from television in January 2000.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2007)[]
In 2006, Regal (with his ring name changed to William) and Taylor reunited as a tag team on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment, however they used no parts of their previous "Blue Bloods" gimmick, instead becoming sadistic fighters, willing to go to just about any lengths for a win.
Championships and accomplishments[]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Blue Bloods' profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ a b c Milner, John M. "William Regal". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ The formation of the Blue Bloods in WCW in 1995, retrieved 29 June 2021
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