AJ Styles Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (also stylized as A.J. Styles), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Regarded as one of the best ...

and

Omos Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian-American professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the WWE Raw brand under the ring name Omos. He played colleg ...

were a

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tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

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on the

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. The team were former

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. In October 2020, Omos debuted as Styles' "personal colossus" and aided him in his matches. At

WrestleMania 37 WrestleMania 37 was the 37th 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 as a two-night ...

in April 2021, Styles and Omos won the Raw Tag Team Championship and held it for 133 days before losing them at

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in August of that year.

History

Formation (2020–2021)

After the departures of

Luke Gallows Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Luke Gallows. Hankinson began h ...

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in April 2020, which led to the dissolution of

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was drafted to the

in October 2020 as part of the 2020 Draft. On the October 19 episode of ''

'', Styles debuted a new bodyguard,

, before defeating

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. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Styles faced

Drew McIntyre Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre. McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE ...

for the

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in a TLC match but failed to win as

The Miz Michael Gregory Mizanin (born October 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name The Miz. Mizanin first gained fame ...

unsuccessfully cashed in his

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during the match; Omos was involved in the match, preventing Miz from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing

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to the back. On January 31, 2021 at

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, during the

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, Omos involved himself by preventing Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions. Omos eliminated

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and

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despite not being in the match. He would also go on to help Styles enter the

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match early before being ejected by WWE official

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Raw Tag Team Champions (2021)

On the March 22 episode of ''Raw'', Styles and Omos challenged The New Day (

Kofi Kingston Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born August 14, 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one- ...

and

Xavier Woods Austin Watson (born September 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Xavier Woods. He appeared on WWE's NXT brand as one-half of the current NXT Tag ...

) to a championship match at

which The New Day accepted. At WrestleMania, Styles and Omos captured the

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and in the process, Styles also became the twenty-second WWE Grand Slam Champion, and the first to achieve both the WWE and

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Grand Slam. Over the following months, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles in rematches with The New Day and against Elias and

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before entering into a feud with

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( Erik and

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). At the Money in the Bank event, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles against The Viking Raiders. After this, Styles and Omos began feuding with Riddle and

Randy Orton Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor who is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand but is currently out of action due to a back injury. He is widely regarded as one of the grea ...

, who make the team of

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. After weeks of confronting each other, a match was made between Styles and Omos, and RK-Bro at

for the titles. At the event, Styles and Omos lost the titles to RK-Bro, ending their reign at 133 days. At Extreme Rules, Styles and Omos teamed with

Bobby Lashley Franklin Roberto Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is an eight-time world champion, having been a two-t ...

to take on The New Day in a

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, in which Styles, Omos, and Lashley lost. After this, it was announced that Styles and Omos would face RK-Bro in a rematch for the tag team titles at Crown Jewel. At the event, they failed to regain the titles. On the December 20 episode of ''Raw'', after weeks of tension and speculation, Omos would attack Styles, breaking up the tag team.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) ** Thirty-second Triple Crown Champion – Styles ** Fifteenth Grand Slam Champion (under current format; Twenty-second overall) – Styles ** The Rock's 25th Anniversary 25-Man

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– Omos

References

External links

AJ Styles & Omos
Profile at Cagematch.net * * {{WWE Tag Team Championship WWE teams and stables