Diamond Mine is an American professional wrestling stable formed in the

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on the

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. Formed in June 2021, the group is led by Roderick Strong and includes

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, Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley. The name and logo derives from the original formation of

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and

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, where Bivens gave him the nickname Diamond in the Rust followed by pounding their fists. Originally a multi-national stable, it also included Japanese professional wrestling veteran

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History

After the collapse of The Undisputed Era in early February, Roderick Strong made his return on June 22 episode of ''NXT'', attacking

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, as the Diamond Mine stable along with

(who was released weeks after and later replaced by The

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and Ivy Nile) with

as the stable's trainer and

as their manager. On the September 21 episode of ''NXT 2.0'', Strong defeated Kushida to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. At

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, Strong defeated

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, retaining his championship. On the '' NXT: New Year's Evil'', he lost the title to Carmelo Hayes, unifying both North American and Cruiserweight titles. Strong and the rest of Diamond Mine would slowly turn face at the start of 2022, when they entered a feud with Imperium. On February 15, 2022, at NXT Vengeance Day, The Creed Brothers defeated MSK to win the Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. At Worlds Collide, Damon Kemp betrayed Diamond Mine by costing The Creed Brothers the NXT Tag Team Championship to

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in a fatal-four way elimination tag team title unification match, involving the

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and

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, and Gallus (

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and

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), after hitting Julius Creed with a steel chair.

Members

Current

Former

Timeline

Championships and accomplishments

* '' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' ** Ranked Strong No. 269 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2021 ** Ranked Tyler Rust No. 192 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2021 *

** NXT Cruiserweight Championship ( 1 time) – Strong ** NXT Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – Creed Brothers ** Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (

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) – Creed Brothers

References

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