Tyson Kidd Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980), better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a road agent (professional wrestling), producer. The final graduate o ...

and Cesaro were a

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. They are former WWE Tag Team Champions. They formed a tag team in December 2014, and were accompanied to the ring by Natalya, Kidd's real-life wife. While the team had no official name, they were unofficially called the "Masters of the WWE Universe", a reference to the

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franchise, and the " Brass Ring Club", a reference to the

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as well as a criticism of Cesaro from WWE chairman

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. Other nicknames included BTE (Best Team Ever) and #FACT.

History

Cesaro and Tyson Kidd first teamed on the December 1, 2014, episode of '' Raw'' during a tag team

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, where they were eliminated by

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. In January 2015, the pairing became an official alliance, informally adopting the name “The Brass Ring Club.” The duo earned several victories over '' Los Matadores'' and aligned with Adam Rose in a short-lived storyline feud with The New Day. At the

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, Kidd and Cesaro defeated New Day members

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and

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on the kickoff show. At Fastlane on February 22, 2015, Kidd and Cesaro defeated The Usos to win the

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. They retained the championship in a rematch the following night on ''Raw'' after Natalya, serving as their ringside ally, caused a disqualification. The pair successfully defended the titles at

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in a fatal four-way tag team match involving The Usos, ''Los Matadores'', and The New Day. Kidd and Cesaro lost the titles to The New Day at Extreme Rules on April 26. At Payback, they had an unsuccessful two-out-three falls title rematch. The duo also competed in a tag team

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for the titles at

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on May 31, where they were eliminated fourth. On June 7, WWE announced that Kidd had suffered a serious neck and spinal injury during a

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with

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. The injury sidelined him indefinitely, and Kidd later confirmed his retirement on June 29, 2017. He subsequently transitioned into a backstage producer role with WWE. Kidd’s retirement effectively brought an end to the team.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time)

References

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