| The Undisputed Era | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stable | |
| Members | Adam Cole Bobby Fish Kyle O'Reilly Roderick Strong |
| Name(s) | The Undisputed Era |
| Billed heights | Cole: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fish: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) O'Reilly: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Strong: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 807 lb (366 kg) Cole: 210 lb (95 kg) Fish: 197 lb (89 kg) O'Reilly: 200 lb (91 kg) Strong: 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Debut | August 19, 2017 |
| Years active | 2017–present |
The Undisputed Era is a professional wrestling stable performing in WWE's developmental brand NXT, consisting of Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. The team is the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign, while Adam Cole is the current and inaugural NXT North American Champion. As tag team champions, they defend under the Freebird Rule, with Fish, O'Reilly and Strong being recognized as champions.
History
editBackground and formation
editBobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly debuted as a tag team known as reDRagon in the Ring of Honor promotion, becoming three-time ROH World Tag Team Champions. After Fish and O'Reilly lost their third World Tag Team Championship, O'Reilly began to feud with Adam Cole for the ROH World Championship, with the duo exchanging the title at Final Battle and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 11. Cole, Fish and O'Reilly left ROH in 2017.[1][2]
On the July 12, 2017, episode of NXT, Fish made his NXT debut, losing to Aleister Black. On the August 2 NXT, O'Reilly made his NXT debut, also losing to Black. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III on August 19, Fish and O'Reilly debuted as a team, attacking the newly crowned NXT Tag Team Champions, Sanity (Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young), as well as their opponents for the night, The Authors of Pain. Later that night, the two aligned themselves with Adam Cole and attacked newly crowned NXT Champion Drew McIntyre.[3] The following month, the trio of Cole, Fish and O'Reilly was officially dubbed "The Undisputed Era".[4]
NXT Tag Team Champions (2017–present)
editAt NXT TakeOver: WarGames, the Undisputed Era defeated Sanity and the Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong in a WarGames match, the first of its kind in 20 years.[5] On the December 20 episode of NXT, (taped on November 29), Fish and O'Reilly defeated Sanity (Eric Young and Killian Dain) to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking their first title win in WWE.[6] On the January 10, 2018 episode of NXT, Fish and O'Reilly were scheduled to defend their titles against Sanity in a rematch, but assaulted them backstage, rendering Sanity unable to compete. Later that night, they were forced to defend their championships against Aleister Black and Roderick Strong by NXT general manager William Regal, and successfully retained their titles after Cole interfered and distracted Black.[7] At NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, The Undisputed Era defeated The Authors of Pain to retain the titles. On March 4, Fish suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL in his left knee at an NXT live event, forcing him to vacate his half of the NXT Tag Team Championship. He later underwent surgery and would be out of action for six months.[8]
At NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7, 2018, Cole became the inaugural NXT North American Champion in a ladder match. Later that night, O'Reilly and Cole, the latter of whom replaced the injured Fish, successfully defended the NXT Tag Team Championships against the Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong and Pete Dunne. At the climax of the match, Strong turned on Dunne and allowed O'Reilly to pin Dunne for the win, joining The Undisputed Era and turning heel in the process.[9] WWE recognizes Fish, O'Reilly and Strong as champions, with their single reign being uninterrupted despite the addition of Strong.[10]
In wrestling
edit- Double team finishing moves
- Chasing the Dragon (Vertical suplex lift by O'Reilly followed by a roundhouse kick to the opponent's back by Fish (sometimes followed by a superkick by Adam Cole) followed by a vertical suplex by O'Reilly)[citation needed]
- Total Elimination (Legsweep (O'Reilly) / Flying Fish Hook (Fish) combination)[6]
- Entrance themes
- "Undisputed" by CFO$ (NXT; 2017–present)
Championships and accomplishments
edit- WWE NXT
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – Fish, O'Reilly and Strong1
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2018)
- NXT North American Championship (1 time, current) – Cole
1Fish and O'Reilly won the title as a duo, with Strong later being recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Mike (August 14, 2017). "Exclusive: former ROH Champion signs with WWE". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (August 14, 2017). "Adam Cole officially signs with WWE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Zimmerman, Zack. "8/19 Zim's NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III live review – Bobby Roode vs. Drew McIntyre for the NXT Title, Asuka vs. Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Title, Authors of Pain vs. Sanity for the NXT Tag Titles, homecoming". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (September 13, 2017). "WWE NXT trio gets stable name". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "NXT TakeOver: WarGames results". WWE. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "WWE NXT Results – 12/20/17 (Pete Dunne-Tyler Bate WWE UK Title, SAnitY-Undisputed)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results – 1/10/18 (The Undisputed ERA vs. Strong and Black for NXT Tag Titles)". WrestleView. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Bobby Fish suffers knee injury at NXT Live Event". WWE. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "NXT TakeOver New Orleans results, recap, grades: Three new champions in best show yet". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Official NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". WWE. Retrieved April 29, 2018.