Brian Myers (born April 20, 1985) is an American
professional wrestler
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. He is currently signed to
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
, where he is a former
Impact Digital Media Champion. He is best known for his tenures in
WWE
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from 2006–2014 and 2016–2020 under the
ring name
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Curt Hawkins.
Myers signed with WWE in 2006 and was assigned to their
developmental territories. In 2007, he was called up to the main roster and would eventually win the
WWE Tag Team Championship
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with
Zack Ryder
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as a part of
La Familia
''La familia'', (English: ''The Family'') is a 1969 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and originally transmitted by Telesistema Mexicano.
Cast
*Virginia Gutiérrez
*Jorge Lavat
*Irma Lozano
*Enrique Aguilar
Enrique Aguilar Zermeño ( ...
. In 2014, he departed from WWE and returned to the
independent circuit
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and worked there until 2016 when he re-signed with WWE. Shortly after his return, he amassed a WWE record 269-match losing streak which ended at
WrestleMania 35
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when he won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship with Zack Ryder, almost ten years after they last held any titles as a team.
Early life
Myers was born on April 20, 1985, in
Glen Cove, New York
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. After he decided to pursue a
professional wrestling
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career, Myers began training under
Mikey Whipwreck
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.
Professional wrestling career
New York Wrestling Connection (2004–2006)
After being trained by Mikey Whipwreck, Myers made his debut in 2004, using his real name. He wrestled for the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC)
promotion
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. He began regularly teaming with
Brett Matthews and the duo of
Myers and Matthews went on to defeat the NYWC Tag Team Champions Dickie Rodz and Mason Raige by disqualification, for which titles do not change hands.
At the next event on June 4 they won a rematch decisively to become Tag Team Champions.
Later that month they were attacked by The Dead Presidents (Lo Lincoln and Boog Washington) to set up a feud where they eventually lost their titles against them in July.
On September 23, they were entered into a three-way match with the champions but Team Tremendous (Dan Barry and Ken Scampi) ended up with the belts.
After continuing to win matches they re-earned a match against Team Tremendous and won the titles for the second time on January 25, 2006. They held the titles until they faced the B.S. Xpress (Tony Burma and Mike Spinelli), who defeated them for the gold on March 26.
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2006–2014)
Developmental territories (2006–2007)
On February 24, 2006, Brian Myers signed a developmental contract with
World Wrestling Entertainment
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.
He was given the
ring name
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Brian Majors and teamed up with his former tag team partner Bret Matthews, who was renamed Brett Majors, to form the
tag team
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the Majors Brothers. Together they won the
Deep South Wrestling
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DSW Tag Team Championship
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Salvatore Rinau ...
on two occasions. They later won the
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
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.
Major Brothers and La Familia (2007–2009)
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The team was moved from the developmental territories to the main roster, changing their last names from "Majors" to "Major". The team worked on WWE's
ECW brand. The team won their debut match against
Matt Striker
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and
Marcus Cor Von
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of
The New Breed on the May 1 episode of ''ECW'', but failed to win any matches in either singles or tag team competition following their debut on the brand. They moved from ECW to
SmackDown! as the eighth pick in the
2007 Supplemental Draft. They made their SmackDown! debut on July 6, defeating
jobbers Jeremy Young and Mike Fox. On the November 9 episode of ''SmackDown!'', they received a
WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE (formerly the WWF, the WWWF, and Capitol Wrestling) has maintained at least one primary tag team championship for its male performers since 1958 (except for a two year interim between 1967 and 1969). During periods of brand division, separat ...
match after winning a #1 contender's battle royal, but lost to WWE Tag Team Champions
Montel Vontavious Porter
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and
Matt Hardy
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With his real life brother Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag team d ...
in their title match.
![Edge WM24](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Edge_WM24.jpg)
At
Armageddon
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, the duo dressed up as
Edge
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and interfered in the
World Heavyweight Championship match also involving
The Undertaker
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and
Batista
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* Batista (footballer, born 1955), Brazilian football player
* Dave Bautista, American actor and professional wrestler, also ...
, replacing Edge during the match to help him win the title,
turning
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Usually the term "turning" is reserved for the generation of ...
heel
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Structure
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for the first time in their WWE career. On the December 21 taping of ''SmackDown!'', the Major Brothers were revealed as acquaintances to Edge and his lover,
SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero
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. The Major Brothers were repackaged and renamed as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, with Brian Major becoming Curt Hawkins and Brett Major now named Zack Ryder. Their team name also became The Edgeheads, due to their resemblance to him.
On the January 4, 2008 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Hawkins and Ryder competed against Batista in a
2-on-1 handicap match to a draw in a
Beat The Clock Challenge when the time ran out. After assisting Edge in most of his matches for multiple months, Hawkins and Ryder captured the
WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE (formerly the WWF, the WWWF, and Capitol Wrestling) has maintained at least one primary tag team championship for its male performers since 1958 (except for a two year interim between 1967 and 1969). During periods of brand division, separat ...
from
John Morrison and The Miz in a fatal-four-way tag team match, which also featured
Jesse and Festus
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History
World Wrestling Entertainment
Ohio Valley Wrest ...
and
Finlay
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Given name Finlay
* Finlay Mickel, Scottish skier
*Finlay Currie (1878–1968), Scottish actor
* Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby pl ...
and
Hornswoggle
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at
The Great American Bash
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in July, becoming the youngest tag team champions in WWE history up to that point. By
SummerSlam
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in August, La Familia had begun to fracture and Hawkins and Ryder began appearing on their own.
On the September 26 airing of ''SmackDown'', Hawkins and Ryder lost the titles to
Carlito and
Primo Colón
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in their first televised title defense.
On April 15, 2009, Ryder was drafted back to the ECW brand as part of the
2009 Supplemental Draft, separating the team.
Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2010)
Following the draft, Hawkins was on hiatus from television before voluntarily leaving the main roster and transferring to
Florida Championship Wrestling
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. From October 2007 to August ...
(FCW) for more training. He made his debut losing to
Dawson Alexander.
In the following weeks, Hawkins won an 8-man battle royal to become the number one contender for
Justin Angel's
FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship
The FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship (professional wrestling), championship owned and promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), a former Farm team, developmental territory of WWE. ...
, then lost the championship match. He joined a stable called "The Dude Busters" alongside
Caylen Croft
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and
Trent Barreta
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on November 1, 2009. In late November, Hawkins and Croft won the
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship
The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling, (FCW), a former developmental territory of WWE. It was contested for in their tag team division. The ch ...
.
While they were champions, Croft and Hawkins defended the title with Barreta via the
Freebird Rule
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. On January 14, 2010, at an FCW television taping, The Dude Busters lost the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship to The Fortunate Sons (
Brett DiBiase and
Joe Hennig
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).
The Gatecrashers (2010–2011)
Hawkins returned to the SmackDown roster on May 4, 2010, forming a tag team with
Vance Archer
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, defeating Chasyn Rance and JT Talent in a dark match. They made their television debut as a team on the May 13 episode of ''
WWE Superstars
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'', defeating two local competitors. After the match, Hawkins stated that he and Archer had been given a 30-day contract to "make an impact". The team made its ''SmackDown'' debut on the May 21 episode, winning another squash match. In an attempt to make an impact, the duo attacked Montel Vontavious Porter and
Christian
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on consecutive episodes of ''SmackDown'' on June 4 and 11, which they followed up on by defeating both in a tag team match on June 18.
The next week the duo was officially named "The Gatecrashers". The pair also competed in a
battle royal
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, on the June 4, 2010 episode of ''SmackDown'', to replace
The Undertaker
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in the
World Heavyweight Championship fatal four-way match at
Fatal 4-Way. Hawkins was one of the four final participants in the match, but was eliminated by the eventual winner,
Rey Mysterio
Óscar Gutiérrez (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Widely regarded as one of the greatest profes ...
.
After their 30-day contract expired, they were signed to new long-term contracts in storyline.
The team came to an end on the October 7 airing of ''Superstars'' after a match between Archer and
Chris Masters
Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National Ch ...
. Archer accidentally struck Hawkins outside the ring after which the two argued and a distracted Archer lost the match. Afterwards, Hawkins assaulted Archer.
Hawkins moved to singles competition the following week, defeating Trent Barreta. A rivalry then began between the two shortly after, with Barreta getting the win on the November 18 episode of ''Superstars''. In a rematch the next week, Hawkins defeated Barreta, claiming Barreta's win the week before was a fluke. The feud ended with Barreta coming out on top when Barreta beat Hawkins on the December 9 episode of ''Superstars''.
Teaming with Tyler Reks (2011–2012)
![Hawkins and Reks in London](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Hawkins_and_Reks_in_London.jpg)
On April 26, Hawkins was drafted to the
Raw
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as part of the
2011 Supplemental Draft. Hawkins and Ryder had a brief reunion on the May 19 episode of ''Superstars'', where they teamed together in a losing effort against Kozlov and
Santino Marella
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. After Hawkins beat
JTG
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Paul began his professional wrestling career ...
on the May 26 episode of ''Superstars'', Hawkins returned on the September 8 episode of ''Superstars'', teaming with
Tyler Reks
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to defeat
Percy Watson
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and
Titus O'Neil
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. Hawkins and Reks then began appearing on the
fifth season of NXT, by attacking
the Usos
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from behind on the September 27 episode of ''NXT''. Over the next two weeks on ''NXT'', Hawkins and Reks faced the Usos in tag team matches, with Hawkins and Reks winning the first match and the Usos winning the second match.
From October 2011, Hawkins, claiming a broken ankle, began to carry around a metal walking cane. However, when Hawkins' injury had healed sufficiently for him to wrestle, he still brought the cane with him to the ring. Hawkins and Reks then lost a non-title match to Air Boom on the December 22 episode of Superstars. Hawkins debuted on ''Raw'' on January 9, 2012, and was quickly defeated by a returning
Brodus Clay
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. Hawkins and Reks feuded with Trent Barreta and
Yoshi Tatsu
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from December 2011. Both teams regularly played pranks on each other, Tatsu being locked in a closet and Reks' hands being
superglue
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d onto an
Xbox controller
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. The feud ended when Hawkins and Reks defeated Barreta and Tatsu on the January 18 episode of ''NXT''.
Hawkins and Reks then became NXT's troublemakers, tormenting NXT host
Matt Striker
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on his lacklustre career and how they should be main-eventing NXT, even once going to the extent of assaulting him after a match. This forced Striker to appoint
William Regal
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as NXT's prime authority figure on the February 29 episode of ''NXT''. Regal often employed harsh measures to keep Hawkins and Reks in line, including threatening suspensions for bad behaviour and condemning them to janitorial duty, this caused them much frustration. On the March 21, 2012 episode of ''NXT Redemption'', a storyline began in which Striker was knocked out with chloroform by
Johnny Curtis
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and
Maxine, and then Striker was kidnapped by unknown persons, later revealed to be Hawkins and Reks, who intended to blackmail Maxine into using her charms to get Regal to leave them alone.
Unfortunately for Hawkins and Reks, Striker was rescued by
Derrick Bateman and
Kaitlyn. On the April 18 episode of ''NXT'', the freed Striker confronted Hawkins and Reks about the kidnapping, and Hawkins admitted the crime. As punishment, Regal put Hawkins and Reks in a match against each other, with Striker as referee. The loser would be fired. Even though Reks won to supposedly save his job at the expense of Hawkins', Regal decided to fire Reks as well, sending the two troublemakers away from NXT.
However, Regal could not keep the duo away from NXT for long, as they managed to convince villainous higher authority figure
John Laurinaitis
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He has wrestled for such promotions as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan ...
to rehire them as NXT's security team on the May 9 episode of ''NXT''. Hawkins and Reks continued to act as Laurinaitis' lackeys, confiscating anti-Laurinaitis signs at
Over the Limit and attacking
John Cena
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on the May 21 episode of ''Raw''. Hawkins and Reks' association with Laurinaitis ended after Laurinaitis lost his job at
No Way Out. On the final episode of the fifth season of ''NXT'' on June 13, Hawkins and Reks defeated Percy Watson and Derrick Bateman.
Hawkins and Reks engaged in a one-sided feud with
Ryback
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One of the eight finalists on WWE's '' Tough Enough 4'', Reeves l ...
in July 2012. After both Hawkins and Reks lost singles matches to Ryback on ''SmackDown'', Ryback defeated both of them in a handicap match at
Money in the Bank. At ''Raw 1,000'', Hawkins and Reks, along with
Jinder Mahal
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Having started his career on the independent circuit, Mahal joine ...
,
Drew McIntyre
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,
Hunico and
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attempted to ambush
Kane to make a statement, but a returning
The Undertaker
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interrupted the attack and the
Brothers of Destruction
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disposed of Hawkins and Reks. They again lost to Ryback on the August 6 episode of ''Raw''. After being told by SmackDown General Manager
Booker T Booker T or Booker T. may refer to
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** List of things named after Booker T. Washington, some nicknamed "Booker T."
* Booker T. Jones (born 1944) ...
to "step it up", Hawkins and Reks debuted a stripper gimmick on the August 17 episode of ''SmackDown'' while squashing a jobber tag team.
A week later, Reks asked for his release as he intended to retire from wrestling to spend more time with his family; he and WWE parted ways on August 21, thus ending the team.
In October, Hawkins announced that he had undergone surgery for a torn
posterior cruciate ligament
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and
meniscus
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.
NXT and departure (2013–2014)
On the January 21, 2013 ''Raw'', a short-haired Hawkins returned on television tapings in a show-closing brawl. He made his return match on the February 9 episode of ''
Saturday Morning Slam'', losing to
Justin Gabriel
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A second-generation ...
. After that, Hawkins most commonly appeared on ''Superstars'' and ''
NXT
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Professional wrestling
* ''WWE NXT'', a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that began in 2010
** NXT (WWE brand), WWE's Florida-based brand and former developmental territory
* ''NXT UK'', the British spin- ...
'', where he lost all of his matches.
On the May 8, 2014 episode of ''NXT'', Hawkins competed in a battle royal to determine number one contender for the
NXT Championship
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, in which he was unsuccessful. On the May 22 episode of ''NXT'', Hawkins faced
Adrian Neville
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in a losing effort. On June 12, WWE announced that Hawkins was released from his contract.
Independent circuit (2014–2016)
A day after his release from WWE, Myers wrestled at a
Jersey Championship Wrestling
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(JCW) event, teaming with
Val Venis
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to defeat Danny Demento and Erik Andretti.
On August 29, 2014, Myers made his debut for
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
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(PWG), losing to
A.J. Styles
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in the first round of the
2014 Battle of Los Angeles
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.
In April 2015, Myers defeated Brent Banks, in Alpha-1 Wrestling, to win the A1 Alpha Male Championship and the first singles championship in his pro wrestling career. He would later lose the title, in June, to
Josh Alexander
Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Josh Alexander. He is a two-time Impact World Champion, with his second reign being the longest reig ...
.
In June 2015, Myers defeated Chris Payne, in Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS), to win the PWS Television Championship.
In August 2015, Myers defeated Papadon, in Five Borough Wrestling (FBW), to win the FBW Heavyweight Championship.
In September 2015, Myers lost his PWS Television Championship to Chris Payne. In December, Myers regained the title after he defeated Payne in a ladder match.
In April 2016, Myers defended his FBW Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal 4-Way match and lost his title to Mike Verna.
Global Force Wrestling (2015)
On July 24, 2015, Myers made his
Global Force Wrestling
Global Force Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett, the co-founder and former President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now known as Impact Wrestling), and his wife Karen Jarrett. It is ow ...
debut entering a tournament to crown the inaugural
GFW Global Champion but lost in the quarterfinal round to
Chris Mordetzky
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.
On August 28 and 29, 2015 during the ''GFW Grand Slam Tour'' in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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and
Richmond, Virginia
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, Myers faced off against
Chris Mordetzky
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in a losing effort on both nights.
On October 23, Myers faced
Kevin Kross
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Prior to his time at WWE, ...
and
Kongo Kong
Steven Wilson (born August 10, 1979) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name Kongo Kong. He is best known for his time with Global Force Wrestling and Impact Wrestling.
Early career
Wilson went to Saginaw Valley Stat ...
in a three-way number one contenders match for the GFW Global Championship, which was won by Kong.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015)
![Brian Myers 2015](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Brian_Myers_2015.jpg)
Myers made his
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(TNA) debut representing
GFW on the July 27, 2015 episode of ''
Impact Wrestling
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Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
'', where he teamed with
Trevor Lee :not to be confused with actress Camryn Grimes who voices Mrs. Claus in Mickey Saves Christmas
Trevor Lee Caddell (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ...
and lost to
The Wolves. On the September 2 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Myers and Lee defeated The Wolves in a rematch to win the
TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA may refer to:
Organisations
* Tamil National Alliance, a political coalition in Sri Lanka
* The National Alliance, a political party in Kenya
* The National Archives (United Kingdom), a UK public body
* Tonga Nurses' Association, a trade union ...
.
The next week on the September 9 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', they dropped the title back to The Wolves, ending their reign for only one day. On the September 16 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Team GFW (Myers,
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves as Director of Business Development.
Beginning his career in his father J ...
,
Eric Young,
Chris Mordetzky
Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) under the ring name Chris Adonis as a member of Strictly Business. He is a former two-time National ...
and
Sonjay Dutt
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) lost to Team TNA (
Drew Galloway
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McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE Int ...
,
Lashley,
Eddie Edwards,
Bram
Bram may refer to:
People
* Bram (given name)
* Bram (surname)
* Bram (wrestler) (born 1986), ring name of professional wrestler Thomas Raymond Latimer
* Bram Tchaikovsky (born 1950), stage name of British musician Peter Bramall
* Bram Stoker Iris ...
and
Davey Richards) in a
Lethal Lockdown match
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. At
Bound for Glory, he and Trevor Lee had a rematch for the TNA World Tag Team Championship against the Wolves, but failed to win the titles.
Return to WWE (2016–2020)
Face the Facts (2016–2017)
On July 21, 2016, Myers signed to make his return to
WWE
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and joined the
SmackDown
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brand
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.
Myers returned to WWE under his Curt Hawkins ring name in vignettes, stating that it was "time to face the facts" in similar vein of the well-known
Chuck Norris facts
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,
beginning in August. This continued until it was announced that he would make his televised in-ring return at the
No Mercy pay-per-view. At the event, he "stepped into the ring" and announced his debut match to take place on that week's episode of ''SmackDown Live''.
However, the scheduled match was bumped from the show due to time constraints. The week after on ''SmackDown Live'', Hawkins was scheduled to face
Apollo Crews
Sesugh Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Apollo Crews.
He started his career in 2009, originally working under the ring name ...
. After Crews punched Hawkins, Hawkins left the ring before the match could start.
Jason Powell of ''Pro Wrestling Dot Net'' described Hawkins'
gimmick
A gimmick is a novel device or idea designed primarily to attract attention or increase appeal, often with little intrinsic value. When applied to retail marketing, it is a unique or quirky feature designed to make a product or service "stand ou ...
as an "obnoxious heel" that "bounces from being funny to groan-inducing", while praising Hawkins' performance.
Hawkins' actions were also widely compared to that of
Eva Marie
Natalie Eva Marie Nelson (born September 19, 1984) is an American actress, fashion designer, model, and professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenures in WWE, from 2013–2017 and 2020–2021, where she performed under the ring name ...
, in which Marie would fake unfortunate events to avoid in-ring competition.
On the November 1 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Hawkins accepted
Dolph Ziggler
Nicholas Theodore Nemeth (born July 27, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and stand-up comedian. He is currently signed to WWE under the ring name Dolph Ziggler, where he performs on the Raw brand.
After a prolific career in amateur ...
's first open challenge for the
Intercontinental Championship, losing to Ziggler in seven seconds.
On the November 8 episode of ''SmackDown'', Hawkins earned his first televised victory since returning by defeating Apollo Crews, which would be his last televised victory until 2019. On the
TLC: Tables Ladders and Chairs pre-show, Hawkins made his pay-per-view in-ring return, where he teamed with
The Ascension and
The Vaudevillains
The Vaudevillains were an American professional wrestling tag team in WWE, composed of Aiden English and Simon Gotch. Their gimmick was a pair of Vaudeville-era throwbacks. They also wrestled in WWE's developmental territory NXT, where they were ...
against Apollo Crews,
American Alpha
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, and
The Hype Bros
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History NXT (2015–201 ...
in a losing effort. On the March 14, 2017 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', in a backstage segment, Hawkins declared he would be competing in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...
at
WrestleMania 33
WrestleMania 33 was the 33rd annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on April 2, 201 ...
, where the match was won by Mojo Rawley.
Losing streak storyline (2017–2019)
![Curt Hawkins 2018 (crop)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Curt_Hawkins_2018_%28crop%29.jpg)
On April 10, Hawkins was moved to the
Raw
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* Raw materials, basic materials from which products are manufactured or made
* Raw food, uncooked food
Raw or RAW may also refer to:
Computing and electronics
* .RAW, a proprietary mass spectrometry dat ...
brand as part of the
Superstar Shake-up. During this time, he suffered many losses to Apollo Crews,
Finn Bálor
Fergal Devitt (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Finn Bálor (), and is a member of The Judgment Day.
Devitt is widely known for his ten ...
,
Seth Rollins
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Prior to signing ...
and
Jason Jordan
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. In July 2017, it was revealed that Hawkins had a losing streak of 100 matches, claimed by WWE to be the longest losing streak of the 'modern era'. This was soon included into Hawkins’ gimmick. At
Great Balls of Fire
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on July 9, Hawkins competed in his only main card pay-per-view match of 2017, in a quick loss to
Heath Slater
Heath Wallace Miller (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs mononymously as Heath, and is also active on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in W ...
. By the end of 2017, Hawkins failed to win a match, ending the year with over 150 consecutive losses. In early 2018, Hawkins regularly wrestled on ''
Main Event
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'' and continued his losing streak, with Hawkins achieving numerous near falls and being described as a "sympathetic figure at this point."
At
WrestleMania 34
WrestleMania 34 was the 34th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on April 8, 2 ...
, Hawkins competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal which was won by
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time with WWE.
With his real life brother Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag team d ...
. At the
Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The event took place on April 27, 2018, a ...
, Hawkins entered at number 43, but was quickly eliminated by
Braun Strowman
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. On the June 4 episode of ''Raw'', Hawkins earned his 200th consecutive loss to a
local wrestler after
Baron Corbin
Thomas Pestock (born September 13, 1984) is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Baron Corbin.
Pestock is a former offen ...
interrupted Hawkins' match and attacked his opponent, causing Hawkins to lose via disqualification. In November, Hawkins competed in the second season of
WWE Mixed Match Challenge
''WWE Mixed Match Challenge,'' also known simply as ''Mixed Match Challenge,'' was a seasonal professional wrestling series and tournament that was produced by WWE, where all matches are mixed tag team matches. Like all professional wrestling ...
, teaming with
Ember Moon
Adrienne Reese (born August 31, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Athena. She also appears in AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is the current ROH Wom ...
after Moon's previous partner Braun Strowman was unable to compete due to an elbow injury. On November 27, Hawkins and Moon were eliminated from the competition, losing to
Jinder Mahal
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Having started his career on the independent circuit, Mahal joine ...
and
Alicia Fox
Victoria Crawford (born June 30, 1986) is an American retired professional wrestler and former model known for her time with WWE under the ring name Alicia Fox.
Crawford debuted on '' SmackDown'' on June 13, 2008, using the Alicia Fox name and ...
in the quarterfinals.
Reunion with Zack Ryder and departure (2019–2020)
On the January 21, 2019 episode of ''Raw'', Hawkins attempted to persuade
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy McMahon (; born August 24, 1945) is an American media proprietor and retired professional wrestling promoter, executive, and performer. From 1982 to 2022, he served as the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of WWE, the w ...
into booking him in a match, but was instead inserted as the special guest referee for
The Revival's (
Dash Wilder
Daniel Marshall Wheeler (born May 17, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Cash Wheeler. Wheeler is also known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Dash Wilder. ...
and
Scott Dawson)
Raw Tag Team Championship
The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the Raw brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roste ...
match against
Bobby Roode
Robert Francis Roode Jr. (born May 11, 1976) is a Canadian professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is currently inactive due to undergoing neck surgery.
Roode is known for his 12-year tenure for Total Nonstop ...
and
Chad Gable
Charles Edward Betts (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is a four-time tag team champion in ...
, in which The Revival lost after Hawkins witnessed them attempting to cheat three times, allowing Roode and Gable to win. After the match, Hawkins turned
face
The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may aff ...
after he was attacked by The Revival, until
Zack Ryder
Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryde ...
came to Hawkins' aid, foreshadowing a reunion. Hawkins competed in the
Royal Rumble match
The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic Battle Royal match in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the ...
entering at number 9, eliminating
Titus O'Neil
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before being eliminated by
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
. The following night on ''Raw'', Hawkins and Ryder teamed up, where they were defeated by The Revival.
On April 5, WWE announced that Hawkins and Ryder would face
The Revival at
WrestleMania 35
WrestleMania 35 was the 35th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. The event took place on A ...
for the
Raw Tag Team Championship
The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the Raw brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roste ...
. On the WrestleMania Kickoff Show, after having amassed a losing streak of 269 matches, Hawkins pinned Scott Dawson to win the Raw Tag Team Championship and ended his losing streak. The next night on ''Raw'', Hawkins and Ryder made their first successful title defense, defeating The Revival in a rematch. They would later beat The Revival in another rematch that took place on the April 29 episode of ''Raw''. Following that, the team was largely absent from television, making only two appearances on WWE programming during the month of May, a loss to
the Viking Raiders
The Viking Raiders are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Erik and Ivar, and are managed by Valhalla. The team is currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand.
Erik and Ivar were previously known as War Machine and ...
on the May 6 episode of ''Raw'' and a win against
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on the May 27 episode of ''Main Event''. On the June 10 episode of ''Raw'', Ryder and Hawkins dropped the titles back to The Revival in a tag-team triple threat match, which also involved
The Usos
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. On November 14 at a live event in
Mannheim
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,
Germany
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, Hawkins and Ryder defeated
The O.C.
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(
Luke Gallows
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Hankinson began his career in 2005 and participated i ...
and
or AND may refer to:
Logic, grammar, and computing
* Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses
* Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition
* Bitwise AND, a boolea ...
Karl Anderson
Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980), better known by the ring name Karl Anderson, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), whe ...
), and the
Street Profits
The Street Profits are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford. The team is currently performing in WWE on the Raw brand.
They are three-time tag team champions in WWE, having held the Raw, Sm ...
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in a triple threat tag-team match to become the #1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championships for the November 18 episode of ''Raw''. At the Elimination Chamber, Ryder and Hawkins lost to the Viking Raiders in the pre-show. The following night on ''Raw'', Hawkins' partner Ryder lost to Bobby Lashley which would be their final appearances in WWE.
On April 15, 2020, Hawkins (alongside Ryder) was released from his WWE contract as part of budget cuts stemming from the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Return to Impact Wrestling (2020–present)
Early feuds and The Learning Tree (2020–2022)
On July 21, 2020 episode of
Impact!, Myers made his return to Impact Wrestling in a pre-taped promo where he was shown sporting a mask. Myers had previously worked for Impact Wrestling in 2015 when it was known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On the August 11 episode of Impact, Myers made his in-ring return to Impact Wrestling answering
Eddie Edwards' open challenge for the
Impact World Championship
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where he was defeated. On the August 18 episode of
Impact Emergence Night One, Myers established himself as a heel when he interrupted an interview session between
Willie Mack
Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is best known for his tenure with Impact Wrestling, where he is a ...
and
Jimmy Jacobs
Christopher Scoville (born February 17, 1984) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He was recently signed to Impact Wrestling as a member of the creative team and producer. He is best known for his 1 ...
, and threatened Jacobs to interview him, only to be attacked by Mack later on. The following week on Emergence Night Two, he defeated Mack and once again on the September 8 episode of Impact. At
Victory Road he defeated
Tommy Dreamer
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. At
Bound for Glory, Myers participated in the
Call Your Shot Gauntlet match
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Match format
Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very simi ...
, but was unsuccessful. On the October 27 episode of ''Impact'',
Swoggle helped Tommy Dreamer in defeating Myers in a
hardcore match
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by hitting Myers with a low blow. Later, it was announced that Myers would face Swoggle in a match at Turning Point. At
Turning Point
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Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to:
Film
* ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke
* ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an Ame ...
, Myers defeated Swoggle. At
No Surrender No Surrender may refer to:
Politics
* "No Surrender!", a British Unionist slogan originating from Siege of Derry now used in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England
*No Surrender (to the IRA), a political chant since used by England football fans
...
, Myers and
Hernandez defeated Eddie Edwards and
Matt Cardona
Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryd ...
. At
Sacrifice
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, Myers lost to Eddie Edwards in a
Hold Harmless match. At
Hardcore Justice
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, Myers lost to
Jake Something
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Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2010–present ...
in a
Blindfold match
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. At
Rebellion
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A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
, Myers defeated his
former tag team partner, Matt Cardona. At
Slammiversary
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, Myers teamed with
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and were defeated by Matt Cardona and a returning
Chelsea Green
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.
After ''Slammiversary'', Myers began leading a stable called The Learning Tree, consisting of himself and young upstart rookies who "needed his help learning the business". The Learning Tree originally consisted of just Sam Beale and himself but the group later added
Zicky Dice
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Career
Dice was trai ...
, Manny Lemons and Create A Pro graduate VSK. On the August 12 episode of ''Impact!'', Myers won a Battle Royal match to become the number one contender for
Christian Cage
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's
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at
Emergence
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. On August 20, at the event, Myers faced Cage in a losing effort. On the February 17, 2022 episode of Impact!, Myers cut Dice and VSK and ended ''The Learning Tree''.
The Major Players (2022–present)
On April 15, 2022 episode of
Impact!, Myers reunited with Cardona and attacked
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during an in-ring promo, with the help of
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. At the end of the segment, they smashed Morrisey through a table. Later in the show, Green gave
Mickie James
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a cheap shot and then knocked her down with Myers and Cardona’s help. On May 28, Swann defeated
Matt Cardona
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at the Vegas Vacation event held by The Wrestling Revolver to win the
Impact Digital Media Championship
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for the first time. Afterwards, Cardona refused to give up the title, attacked Swann after the match, and made it off with the title belt. On the June 9 episode of ''Impact!'', Cardona appeared on a
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call with tag team partner Brian Myers, "relinquishing" the title to the latter after suffering a torn bicep.
Myers challenged Swann to a Digital Media Championship match at
Slammiversary
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to determine the "real" champion,
where Swann defeated Myers to retain the title. At
Against All Odds, Myers defeated Swann in a Hardcore match, Dot Combat match, winning his first single title in the company.
At Emergence (2022), Emergence he retained the title against Bhupinder Gujjar. After a controversial disqualification victory in a
Impact Digital Media Championship
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match against Bhupinder Gujjar,
Brian Myers would settle his feud with Gujjar by defeating him in a ladder match on the September 22 episode of ''Impact!''.
A week later, Myers would successfully defend his title against Crazzy Steve. After the match, a cocky Myers would brag about his title reign and declare he doesn't have competition before issuing an open challenge for his title at Bound for Glory. Later in the show, it was announced that the match will take place on the Countdown to Bound for Glory pre-show.
At Bound for Glory he retained the title against the debuting Fandango (wrestler), Dirty Dango. Successivly he reunited with Cardona. Matt Cardona picked up a win against Alex Shelley after Myers hit Shelley with the
Impact Digital Media Championship
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belt.
This win earned The Major Players a tag team title match against Heath and Rhino at Over Drive.
On October 22, 2022 Myers lost the title against Joe Hendry (wrestler), Joe Hendry on a early taping of
Impact!.
Other media
Myers' first venture into YouTube came in the form of a short lived YouTube series called ''Callin' Spots with Curt Hawkins'', which lasted only two episodes. His first video has since been deleted but has kept up his second video where he thanks Edge for giving him his first opportunity in WWE which was being part of La Familia and for being a friend and mentor.
Hawkins also appeared in Zack Ryder's YouTube series, ''Zack Ryder#Other media, Z! True Long Island Story''. After sporadically appearing on the show he became a regular on the show. Hawkins and Reks have appeared on the show together also. One of Hawkins most memorable segments came after Zack Ryder started to use a cane on his show. Scott Stanford, another regular on the show, has come up to Hawkins and Reks saying that they are using the Broski Cane, this has annoyed the pair on every occasion stating that Hawkins used a cane first.
Hawkins and Reks created an animated YouTube series called MidCard Mafia in 2011, but the show upset WWE management, so Hawkins and Reks cancelled the series and removed the uploaded shows.
Hawkins also appeared in multiple episodes of WWE Inbox, a show where Superstars and Divas answer questions submitted by fans on Twitter. On episode five of Santino Marella, Santino Marella's "Foreign Exchange," Marella and
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gave him their spare change after seeing him wearing his "Change for NXT" shirt. Hawkins was also a supporting actor in the film ''(Romance) In the Digital Age''. In 2018, Hawkins started a podcast with
Zack Ryder
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about wrestling figures called The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast. Ever since their WWE release, they began hosting the podcast under their current in-ring names Brian Myers and Matt Cardona respectively.
Video games
Myers made his video game debut in ''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009'' as Curt Hawkins. He later returned to the series in ''WWE 2K18''. He also appears in ''WWE 2K19'' and in ''WWE 2K20'' and the mobile game ''WWE SuperCard''.
Personal life
While he was inactive in WWE, in 2014, Myers and fellow New Yorker wrestler Pat Buck opened a wrestling school in Hicksville, New York called Create A Pro Wrestling Academy.
Myers married his long time girlfriend, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Karcher on October 9, 2015. The couple has two daughters together, McKenzie, born on June 14, 2017, and Madison, born on June 26, 2020.
He is good friends with Zack Ryder, Matt Cardona and Trent Beretta, Trent in real life as they trained together during the early years of their careers. He was also a friend of late wrestler Brodie Lee.
Championships and accomplishments
![Brian Myers with Alpha-1 title](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Brian_Myers_with_Alpha-1_title.jpg)
*Alpha-1 Wrestling
**Alpha-1 Wrestling#A1 Alpha Male Championship, A1 Alpha Male Championship (1 time)
* Create A Pro Wrestling
**CAP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Sterling
*
Deep South Wrestling
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**
DSW Tag Team Championship
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(DSW Tag Team Championship#Title history, 2 times) – with Zack Ryder, Brett Majors
*Five Borough Wrestling
**FBW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*
Florida Championship Wrestling
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**
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship
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(List of FCW Florida Tag Team Champions, 1 time)
1 – with Kris Pavone, Caylen Croft and
Trent Barreta
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*Figure Wrestling Federation
**FWF Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Captain Joe Shoes
*Grim Toy Show Wrestling
** GTS YouTube Wrestling Figures Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Ohio Valley Wrestling
**
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
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(OVW Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history, 1 time) – with Brett Majors
*New York Wrestling Connection
**NYWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Zack Ryder, Brett Matthews
*Premier Wrestling Federation - New Jersey
** PWF New Jersey Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brett Matthews
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
**Ranked No. 128 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2019
*Pro Wrestling Syndicate
**PWS Television Championship (2 times)
**PWS Television Title Tournament (2015)
*Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling
**
Impact Digital Media Championship
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(List of Impact Digital Media Champions, 1 time)
**TNA World Tag Team Championship (List of TNA World Tag Team Champions, 1 time) – with Trevor Lee
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*WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
**WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (List of WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, 2 times) – with ]Zack Ryder
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*WrestlePro
**WrestlePro Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Janela
References
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1985 births
American male professional wrestlers
American podcasters
American YouTubers
American male YouTubers
Living people
Professional wrestlers from New York (state)
Professional wrestling trainers
Sportspeople from Glen Cove, New York
TNA/Impact World Tag Team Champions
21st-century professional wrestlers
Impact Digital Media Champions
FCW Florida Tag Team Champions