The Brawling Brutes

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The Brawling Brutes
Brawling Brutes.jpg
Stable
MembersSheamus (leader)
Ridge Holland
Butch
Name(s)The Brawling Brutes
Billed heightsSheamus: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Holland: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Butch: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
DebutNovember 19, 2021
Years active2021–present

The Brawling Brutes are a British professional wrestling stable consisting of leader Sheamus (Ireland), Ridge Holland (England), and Butch (England), currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand.

History[]

During the 2021 WWE Draft, Holland was drafted from NXT to SmackDown. On 5 November episode of SmackDown, during a backstage interview, Holland referred to Sheamus as his idol.[1] On 19 November episode of SmackDown, Holland helped Sheamus defeat Cesaro, Ricochet, and Jinder Mahal in a four-way match, starting an alliance between the two.[2] On 1 January 2022 at Day 1, Holland would team with Sheamus to defeat Cesaro and Ricochet, however, during the match, Holland would suffer a broken nose and would be removed mid-match.

In March, they would enter a feud with The New Day, where on the 11 March episode of SmackDown, Sheamus and Holland would introduce Butch as part of their stable. After an overhead belly-to-belly suplex by Holland on Big E legitimately broke the latter's neck,[3] Big E was promptly removed from the rivalry, leaving only Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. On Night 2 of WrestleMania 38, Holland and Sheamus defeated Kingston and Woods in a tag-team match.

On the 19 August episode of SmackDown, Sheamus won a fatal five-way match, earning a match against Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at Clash at the Castle.[4] The following week on SmackDown, Sheamus and Gunther had a confrontation, in which Sheamus and Gunther's respective allies, Butch and Ludwig Kaiser, engaged in a brawl while Sheamus and Gunther remained motionless, staring each other down, and eventually started a slow face turn for their stable.[5] At Clash at the Castle, Sheamus lost to Gunther, but received a standing ovation from the Cardiff crowd in what was a critically acclaimed 5-star match according to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, cementing the stable's face turn. On the September 23 episode of Smackdown, Holland and Butch faced The Usos for The WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championships but were unsuccessful after interference from Imperium.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ridge Holland can't wait to meet Sheamus: SmackDown, Nov. 5, 2021". November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Powell, Jason (November 19, 2021). "11/19 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Sasha Banks vs. Shotzi, Sheamus vs. Ricochet vs. Cesaro vs. Jinder Mahal in a four-way for the final spot on Team Smackdown, Roman Reigns takes his seat on the throne, the final push for Survivor Series". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Currier, Joseph (March 12, 2022). "WWE's Big E provides update on broken neck, won't need surgery". f4wonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Barnett, Jake (August 19, 2022). "8/19 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre meet face to face, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne vs. Sonya Deville and Natalya in a WWE Women's Tag Title tournament match, Sheamus vs. Happy Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet vs. Riddick Moss for a shot at the Intercontinental Title at WWE Clash at the Castle". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "8/26 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, Happy Corbin vs. Ricochet, Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah face the winners of a second chance four-way in the WWE Women's Tag Team Title tournament semifinals". 26 August 2022.
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