The B-Team was a
professional wrestling
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tag team
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in
WWE
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, composed of
Bo Dallas
Taylor Michael Rotunda (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to WWE where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring names Bo Dallas and his alter ego Uncle Howdy and is the leader of The Wyatt Sicks fa ...
&
Curtis Axel
Joseph Curtis Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Curtis Axel.
Hennig signed with WWE in 2007 and performed under his real name, styliz ...
. The team are former
one-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
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. They also formerly performed as The Miztourage from 2017 to 2018 before assuming their recent tag team name The B-Team.
History
Formation and early years (2013–2018)
On January 2, 2013, episode of ''
NXT'',
Michael McGillicutty turned
face
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by saving
Bo Dallas
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from a beating at the hands of
Primo and Epico
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The team, composed of real-life cousins, are former WWE Tag Team Champions
T ...
. On the next episode of ''NXT'', Dallas and McGillicutty lost to Primo and Epico, though Dallas and McGillicutty would gain revenge when they defeated Primo and Epico in the first round of the
NXT Tag Team Championship
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
to crown the inaugural champions on the January 30 episode of ''NXT''. On the February 6 episode of ''NXT'', Dallas and McGillicutty were eliminated in the semi-finals, when they lost to
The Wyatt Family
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Portrayed as a Heel (professional wrestling), villainous cult fro ...
(
Luke Harper
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and
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* Bitwise AND, a Boolean oper ...
Erick Rowan
Joseph Ruud (born November 28, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Erick Rowan. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is a member of The Wyatt Sicks.
Having previously wrestled ...
) due to interference of
Bray Wyatt
Windham Lawrence Rotunda (May 23, 1987 – August 24, 2023), better known by his ring name Bray Wyatt, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in WWE from 2009 until his death in 2023.
Rotunda was a third-generati ...
. After that, they had parted ways as Dallas went in a feud for the
NXT Championship
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and McGillicutty returned to the main roster with a new
ring name
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, Curtis Axel.

Three years later, on the January 4, 2016 episode of ''
Raw
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Raw or RAW may also refer to:
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'',
Adam Rose
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Making his debut on the South African independent circuit in 1995, Leppan signed with ...
, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, and
Heath Slater
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debuted a new
villainous stable
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Styles
There are many different types of stables in use tod ...
and assisted Slater in defeating
Dolph Ziggler
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, calling themselves "The Social Outcasts". On February 21, at
Fastlane, Axel defeated
R-Truth
Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under his real name, stylized as Ron Killings and R-Truth.
Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) ...
, with interference from fellow The Social Outcasts members. At
WrestleMania 32
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, all of them competed in the
André the Giant
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Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by
Baron Corbin
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. In May, The Social Outcasts began filming
The Marine 5: Battleground, taking them out of action. During this time, Rose was released from his WWE contract and The Social Outcasts returned minus Rose on the June 27 episode of ''Raw'', confronting
Enzo Amore and Big Cass, but lost to them the following week on ''Raw''. At the
2016 WWE draft, Dallas and Axel were
drafted to the
Raw
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* Raw food, uncooked food
Raw or RAW may also refer to:
Computing and electronics
* .RAW, a proprietary mass spectrometry data ...
brand
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while Slater went undrafted, ending the stable. After the draft, Dallas and Axel continued as allies until the October 17 episode of ''Raw'', where Dallas attacked Axel. The following week on ''Raw'', Dallas defeated Axel by pinning him while grabbing Axel's tights.
On the June 19, 2017 episode of ''Raw'',
Intercontinental Champion
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The Miz
Michael Gregory Mizanin (born October 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name The Miz.
Mizanin first gained fame a ...
approached Dallas and Axel, offering to make them "the stars
hey
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deserve to be" if they become his entourage, and later that night, Dallas and Axel appeared in bear costumes during an in ring segment between Miz and his wife
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, attacking
Dean Ambrose
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. Dallas and Axel, now dubbed "The Miztourage", began helping Miz in his matches and occasionally teamed him with him, including winning efforts against Dean Ambrose, Heath Slater, and
Rhyno
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on June 26 episode of ''Raw'' and
Jason Jordan
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Jordan signed a contr ...
and
The Hardy Boyz
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(
Jeff Hardy
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He is re ...
and
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he a former List of TNA World Tag Team Champions, three time TNA Wor ...
) at
SummerSlam
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. At
No Mercy, they helped Miz to defeat Jason Jordan to retain his title. At
WrestleMania 34
WrestleMania 34 was a 2018 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 34th annual WrestleMania and took place on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, held for ...
on April 8, 2018, they participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal but both of them failed to win the match. As part of the
Superstar Shake-Up, Miz was moved to the
SmackDown
''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Network in the United ...
brand, while Dallas and Axel remained on the Raw brand. On the April 16 episode of ''Raw'', during a tag team match, Dallas and Axel turned on Miz, ending their alliance.
Raw Tag Team Champions (2018–2020)

On the May 14 episode of ''Raw'', the duo adopted the new team name "The B-Team" and defeated Breezango (
Tyler Breeze
Mattias Clement (born January 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under the ring name Tyler Breeze as a member of the UpUpDownDown channel and as a writer for the NXT brand. He also wrestles on the independent ...
and
Fandango
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), their first win as a team since August 2017. On the June 4 episode of ''Raw,'' The B-Team won a
tag team battle royal to determine the number one contenders for the
Raw Tag Team Championships. At
Extreme Rules, The B-Team defeated The Deleters of Worlds (Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy) to win the Raw Tag Team Championship. On the July 23 episode of ''Raw'', they successfully retained their title against The Deleters of Worlds. In the following weeks, The B-Team transitioned into faces, adopting a new entrance theme and mannerisms, while also disassociating with The Miz at Summerslam. Also at
SummerSlam
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on August 19, The B-Team successfully retained their title against
The Revival
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(
Dash Wilder
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and
Scott Dawson). On the September 3 episode of ''Raw'', The B-Team lost the championships to Dolph Ziggler and
Drew McIntyre
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Galloway began ...
, ending their reign at 50 days. The following week on ''Raw'', they received a rematch for the titles, but they were unsuccessful.
At
Survivor Series
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, The B-Team made up part of Team Raw as they took on Team SmackDown in a
10-on-10 Survivor Series tag team elimination match and Team Raw would go on to lose the match. At
WrestleMania 35
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on April 7, 2019, they competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, again failing to win the match. As part of the
Superstar Shake-up, both Dallas and Axel were moved to the SmackDown brand. On the April 30 episode of ''
SmackDown
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'', The B-Team formed a brief alliance with
Shane McMahon
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The son of Vince McMahon, he is a fourth-generation wrestling promoter as a ...
, thus turning heel once again. On the September 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', Dallas became the
WWE 24/7 Champion
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by pinning
Drake Maverick
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on the backstage area thanks to the help of Axel, only to lose it to Maverick again some minutes later. The B-Team's final televised match was at
Crown Jewel on October 31, where they failed to win the
tag team turmoil match
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. On the November 15 episode of ''SmackDown'', Dallas and Axel were attacked by
Braun Strowman
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, this would the team's final appearance in WWE.
In December, Dallas asked WWE for time off, which was granted and he also suffered a neck injury which prevented him from working in the ring. On the February 28, 2020 episode of ''SmackDown'', Axel was defeated by
Daniel Bryan
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, in what would be his final appearance in WWE. The team disbanded on April 30, 2020 as Axel was released from his WWE contract due to budget cuts stemming from the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and Dallas was also released on April 15, 2021, after over a year of absence; but Axel was rehired for a brief period in 2022 while Dallas returned to the company that same year in which he was then repackaged as Uncle Howdy, who then became part of
The Wyatt Sicks stable.
Other media
Although both of them had previously been featured in WWE
video game
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s, they were featured as a tag team for the first time in the video game
WWE 2K19
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, and have further appeared as a tag team in
WWE 2K20
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.
Championships and accomplishments
* ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Ranked Curtis Axel No. 172 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2019
** Ranked Bo Dallas No. 176 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2019
*
WWE
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**
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
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(
1 time)
**
WWE 24/7 Championship
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(
1 time) – Bo Dallas
References
External links
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The B-Team's profile at Cagematch.netThe B-Team's profile at Wrestlingdata.com
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WWE NXT teams and stables
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