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Kenneth Crawford (born May 31, 1990) is an American
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
. He is signed to
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, where he performs on the SmackDown
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under the
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Montez Ford. He is one-half of
The Street Profits The Street Profits are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford. They are signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand, and are the current WWE ...
with
Angelo Dawkins Gary Gordon (born July 24, 1990) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Angelo Dawkins. He is one- ...
, where they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions in their second reign.


Early life

Kenneth Crawford was born in
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,
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on May 31, 1990. He was raised by a single mother in Chicago's South Side, and later in Anson County,
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. He joined the
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and accumulated a perfect 300 score in the Marines physical fitness test. From September 2008 to 2012, he served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as a contractor for the
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.


Professional wrestling career


WWE


Training and early years (2015–2016)

On April 13, 2015, it was announced that Crawford signed a developmental contract with
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and would begin training at the
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in
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. He made his in-ring debut during a
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at a NXT
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on September 26. On the March 16, 2016 episode of '' NXT'', Crawford made his television debut, where he and
Angelo Dawkins Gary Gordon (born July 24, 1990) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Angelo Dawkins. He is one- ...
lost to The Hype Bros (
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and Mojo Rawley) in a
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. The pairing was initially a one-off, and he continued to wrestle in tag team matches with other partners. Crawford suffered an injury in May, but returned on the August 31 episode of ''NXT'', losing to Steve Cutler. In December, Crawford was given the ring name Montez Ford.


The Street Profits (2017–present)

On the July 12, 2017 episode of ''NXT'', Ford and Dawkins started appearing in weekly vignettes as the
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. On the August 9 episode of ''NXT'', they made their return by defeating The Metro Brothers. After going on a winning streak, the Street Profits suffered their first loss to the Authors of Pain ( Akam and Rezar) on the January 17, 2018 episode of ''NXT''. In March, they entered the
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, defeating Heavy Machinery ( Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight) in the first round, but was eliminated by the Authors of Pain in the semifinals. On the May 15, 2019 episode of ''NXT'', The Viking Raiders (
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and Ivar) vacated the
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and were challenged by The Street Profits, but the match ended in a disqualification after interference from The Forgotten Sons ( Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler) and Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch. A four-way tag team
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for the NXT Tag Team Championship was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: XXV on June 1, where the Street Profits won the titles for the first time. They retained their titles against the Forgotten Sons on the June 26 episode of ''NXT'', Lorcan and Burch on the July 10 episode of ''NXT'' and
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( Bobby Fish and
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) at NXT TakeOver: Toronto on August 10. On the August 28 episode of ''NXT'', they lost their titles to the Undisputed Era, ending their reign at 88 days, and failed to regain the titles on the October 2 episode of ''NXT''. Starting on the July 1 episode of '' Raw'', the Street Profits started appearing on the show in various backstage segments, until they were drafted to the Raw
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as part of the 2019 WWE draft. On the October 21 episode of ''Raw'', The Street Profits defeated The O.C. (
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and
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) in their debut match. At Super ShowDown on February 27, they faced
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and
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for the
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in a losing effort. On the March 2 episode of ''Raw'', the Street Profits won a Last Chance match with the help of Kevin Owens to win the championship. They successfully defended their titles against Rollins and Murphy on March 8 at
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and Angel Garza and
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on Night 2 of
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on April 6. At
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on June 14, The Street Profits were set to defend their titles the Viking Raiders, but the match did not start due to them brawling outside the building, being accosted by
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and a group of
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s and ending up in a dumpster. On the June 22 episode of ''Raw'', they successfully defended their titles against the Viking Raiders. As part of the 2020 Draft in October, The Street Profits were drafted to the SmackDown brand. The Street Profits would trade the Raw Tag Team Championship to The New Day (
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and
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), who had just been drafted to the Raw brand, in exchange for the latter team's SmackDown Tag Team Championship, making them the second team to acquire the WWE Tag Team Triple Crown. On the December 18 episode of ''SmackDown'', the Street Profits successfully defended the titles against Roode and Ziggler, but lost them in a rematch on the January 8, 2021 episode of ''SmackDown'', ending their reign at 88 days. On the June 11 episode of ''SmackDown'', Ford suffered a partial rib fracture after being attacked by Otis, which was done to write him off television so he could undergo voluntary surgery. In September, the Street Profits began a feud with SmackDown Tag Team Champions
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, but failed to win their titles at Extreme Rules on September 26 and in a Street Fight on the October 15 episode of ''SmackDown''. They faced RK-Bro (
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and
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) for the Raw Tag Team Championship at Day 1 on January 1, 2022 and on Night 2 of
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on April 3 in a triple threat match also involving
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(
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and Otis), but were unsuccessful. The Street Profits then failed to win the
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from the Usos at Money in the Bank on July 2 and at
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on July 30 with
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as the special guest referee. On the February 6, 2023 episode of ''Raw'', Ford defeated
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to qualify for an Elimination Chamber match for the
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at the titular event on February 18, where he eliminated Bronson Reed and
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before being eliminated by eventual winner
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. On Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 on April 1, the Street Profits won the men's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match. Ford faced LA Knight in a Money in the Bank qualifying match on the June 2 episode of ''SmackDown'', but was defeated. On the July 14 episode of ''SmackDown'', a returning
Bobby Lashley Franklin Roberto Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Hurt Syndicate and is one-half of the AEW World Tag Team C ...
appeared in a backstage segment with The Street Profits to recruit them to form an alliance. On the August 4 episode of ''SmackDown'', they interrupted a match between Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and The Brawling Brutes' Butch and Ridge Holland by beating them down, turning
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for the first time on the main roster. The Street Profits and Lashley teamed up for the first time to face the Latino World Order (LWO) in a six-man tag team match at Fastlane. A day before the event on ''SmackDown'', the trio took out the LWO's Cruz Del Toro and
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to leave them a man short for the match. At the event on October 7, they lost to
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, Santos Escobar and a returning Carlito. On the November 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', The Street Profits failed to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from
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(
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and Priest) after interference from
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, turning
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once again. In early 2024, the Street Profits and Lashley feuded with The Final Testament ( Karrion Kross and the returning Authors of Pain) and allied with B-Fab as The Pride. On Night 2 of WrestleMania XL on April 7, The Pride defeated The Final Testament in a Philadelphia Street Fight. On the April 19 episode of ''SmackDown'', Street Profits won a fatal-four way tag team match to face A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) for the newly renamed
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, but failed to win the titles two weeks later. On August 16, The Pride quietly disbanded due to Lashley leaving WWE. At
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on February 1, 2025, the Street Profits (without B-Fab) cost Motor City Machine Guns (
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and
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) their opportunity at regaining the
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by attacking them and allowing #DIY ( Johnny Gargano and
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) to retain the titles, who they also attacked during their celebration. The Street Profits defeated #DIY on the March 14 episode of ''SmackDown'' to win the WWE Tag Team Championship for the second time. On the April 25 episode of ''SmackDown'', they successfully defended the titles against #DIY and Motor City Machine Guns in a
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.


Evolve (2018–2019)

On October 28, 2018, The Street Profits made their first appearance at Evolve
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, winning the Evolve Tag Team Championship by defeating The Doom Patrol. They successfully defended the titles against the likes of The WorkHorsemen,
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and Leon Ruff,
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and Harlem Bravado, and The Skulk. At Evolve 123 on March 15, 2019, they lost the titles to The Unwanted. The next day at Evolve 124, they made their final Evolve appearance, teaming with Velveteen Dream to defeat The Unwanted in a six-man tag team match.


Music career

In February 2022, Crawford, under the stage name King Tez, released his first mixtape titled ''LMTYO''. On January 1, 2023, he announced that he would release his first album, ''SYAD'', in March. On February 3, 2024, Crawford released his first full-length album, ''God is Good'', with A. J. Francis being featured on one track. On May 31, 2024, on his birthday, he released another album, ''HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEZ''.


Other media

On November 1, 2023, it was announced that Ford and
Bianca Belair Bianca Nicole Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under t ...
would be having their own reality tv show by the name Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez on
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. As Montez Ford, he made his
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debut as a playable character in ''
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'', and has since appeared in ''
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'', '' WWE 2K Battlegrounds'', ''
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'', '' WWE 2K23'', '' WWE 2K24'' and '' WWE 2K25''.


Filmography


Personal life

Crawford has three children from previous relationships. On June 9, 2017, it was announced that he was engaged to fellow professional wrestler Bianca Nicole Blair, better known as
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. The couple married on June 23, 2018.


Championships and accomplishments

* Evolve ** Evolve Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with
Angelo Dawkins Gary Gordon (born July 24, 1990) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Angelo Dawkins. He is one- ...
*
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**
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( 1 time) – with Angelo Dawkins **
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( 1 time) – with Angelo Dawkins ** WWE (SmackDown) Tag Team Championship ( 2 times, current) – with Angelo Dawkins ** Second WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champions ** RK-Bro-nament (
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) **
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( 2 times) *** Tag Team of the Year (
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) *** Breakout Star of the Year (
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) * ''
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'' ** Ranked No. 140 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2021


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