They are three-time
tag team champions in WWE, having held the
Raw,
SmackDown, and
NXT Tag Team Championships once each and are the second
WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champions. This makes them one of only three teams (the other two being
The Revival and
The New Day) to achieve this while currently being the fastest to do so in 499 days. They had a combined 312-day reign as tag team champions on both the
Raw and
SmackDown brands.
History
WWE
Debut and NXT Tag Team Champions (2016–2019)
Gary Gordon and Kenneth Crawford joined WWE in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Gordon, under the ring name Angelo Dawkins, initially was the hype man for
Sasha Banks, later becoming a part of a jobber tag team in the NXT brand for four years alongside
Sawyer Fulton. The team of Dawkins and Crawford debuted on the March 16, 2016 episode of NXT, (taped on January 21), where they lost to The
Hype Bros; this marked Crawford's in-ring debut.[1]
On the May 1, 2019 episode of NXT,
The Viking Raiders (
Erik and
Ivar) vacated the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were immediately challenged by the Street Profits. The match ended in a disqualification after The Forgotten Sons and
Oney Lorcan and
Danny Burch got involved.[7] A
four-way tag teamladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championship was scheduled for
NXT TakeOver: XXV between the Street Profits, Lorcan and Burch, The Forgotten Sons, and
The Undisputed Era (
Kyle O'Reilly and
Bobby Fish). At NXT TakeOver: XXV on June 1, they won the NXT Tag Team Championship for the first time.[8] On the July 10 episode of NXT, Street Profits retained the titles against Lorcan and Burch,[9] but on the August 15 tapings of NXT, they lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to O'Reilly and Fish.[10] During this time, they started appearing on Raw in various backstage segments, a move that was said to be done in order to appeal to younger audiences. It was clarified by
Dave Meltzer that the team were still
NXT wrestlers and that this was not an official move to Raw.[11]
Raw Tag Team Champions (2019–2020)
As part of the
2019 Draft in October, the Street Profits were drafted to the
Rawbrand, formally bringing them to the show.[12] On the October 21 episode of Raw, the Street Profits defeated
Luke GallowsandKarl Anderson in their debut match.[13] At
Survivor Series on November 24, the Street Profits competed in a 10-team
InterbrandTag Team Battle Royal where they were the last team eliminated by the eventual winners,
Dolph ZigglerandRobert Roode.[14] The team would hardly wrestle on Raw during their first few months on the main roster but mostly spent time backstage hyping up the shows. This was being done because
Paul Heyman (who was executive director of Raw at the time) wanted to get their personalities out more to help them get more over with the fans, in front of a wider audience which ended up working for all parties involved later on.
On the December 9 episode of Raw, the Street Profits answered an open challenge for a title bout issued by
Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders, where The Viking Raiders retained.[15] Four weeks later, the Street Profits were given another shot at the Viking Raiders' tag team titles, this time in a
triple threat match that also involved Gallows and Anderson where The Viking Raiders retained once again.[16] On the February 17, 2020 episode of Raw, after
Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders defeated
Murphy and AOP via disqualification due to
Seth Rollins' interference, the Street Profits came out and aided Owens and The Viking Raiders by attacking Murphy and AOP while Rollins retreated.[17] Later, the Street Profits were scheduled to challenge Rollins and Murphy for the Raw Tag Team Championship at
Super ShowDown on February 27,[18] where they would be unsuccessful.[19]
On the March 2 episode of Raw, the Street Profits were given a
final opportunity "Last Chance Match" rematch, and with the help of Kevin Owens, they won the Raw Tag Team Championship.[20] Later backstage, Rollins and Murphy challenged them to a rematch for the titles at
Elimination Chamber on March 8, where the Street Profits retained the titles.[21] They retained their titles again by defeating
Angel Garza and
Austin Theory on the second night of
WrestleMania 36 on April 5.[22] In the following weeks, the Street Profits feuded with The Viking Raiders as they faced each other in several competitions such as a game of basketball, axe-throwing, golf, bowling, and a decathlon which was later dubbed as the "Anything You Can Do, We Can Do Better" series. The series would end with a 3–3 tie between the Street Profits and The Viking Raiders.[23] At
Backlash on June 14, they were set to face the Viking Raiders, but the match did not start due to them brawling outside the building, being accosted by
Akira Tozawa and a group of
ninjas, and ending up in a dumpster.[24] On the June 22 episode of Raw, The Street Profits retained the titles against The Viking Raiders, thus ending the feud.[25] They then defended their titles against
Andrade and Angel Garza successfully at
SummerSlam on August 23[26] and at
Clash of Champions on September 27.[27]
Upon moving to SmackDown, they began a feud with the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode. On the December 18 episode of
SmackDown, the Street Profits successfully defended the titles against Roode and Ziggler. On the January 8, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Ziggler and Roode defeated the Street Profits to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, ending their reign at a recorded 88 days. On the April 1 episode of SmackDown, they failed to regain the titles in a fatal four-way match also involving
The Mysterios and
Chad Gable and
Otis. On the June 11 episode of SmackDown, Ford suffered a partial rib fracture from Otis; the injury put Ford out of action for months. In September, The Street Profits began a feud with SmackDown Tag Team Champions
The Usos, leading to a match between the two teams at
Extreme Rules on September 26, in which The Usos retained their titles. On the October 15 episode of SmackDown, The Street Profits failed to win the titles against the Usos in a Street Fight.
At the
Royal Rumble pay-per-view, on January 28, 2023, The Street Profits entered the men's
Royal Rumble match with Dawkins entering at number 11 and Ford at number 23, but were unsuccessful as Dawkins was eliminated by
Brock Lesnar, while Ford was eliminated by
Damian Priest.[40] On the February 6 episode of Raw, Ford defeated
Elias to qualify for the
Elimination Chamber match for the
United States Championship, while Dawkins lost to Damian Priest in another qualifying match.[41] At the
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Ford failed to win the title.[42][43] On Night 1 of
WrestleMania 39, The Street Profits won the men's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match.[44] As part of the
2023 draft, The Street Profits were drafted back to the SmackDown brand.[45]
The Pride (2023–present)
During the
2023 WWE Draft, the Street Profits were drafted back to SmackDown. A segment between The Street Profits and
Bobby Lashley occurred on the August 4 episode of Smackdown.The Street Profits interrupted a tag team match between
Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows and
The Brawling Brutes'
Ridge Holland and
Butch by taking out the participants in the match, turning
heel for the first time on the main roster.[46] The Street Profits then stood on the ramp with the returning Lashley to celebrate the beatdown.[47][48] The Street Profits and Lashley teamed up for a match 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
Joaquin Wilde to leave the LWO a man short for the match. At the event, a returning
Carlito teamed up with
Rey Mysterio and
Santos Escobar for the LWO to win the match.[49][50] On the November 24 episode of Smackdown, The Street Profits failed to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from
The Judgment Day (
Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) after interference from
Rhea Ripley, turning face once again.[51]
On April 7th, The Street Profits and
Bobby Lashley would go against
The Final Testament at
WrestleMania XL night 2 in a Philadelphia street fight match. They had a special guest referee which was
Bubba Ray Dudley. The street Profits and Lashley would go on to win the match.[52]
Gary Gordon hails from
Fairfield, Ohio, and was an amateur wrestler at
Harper College, being a part of its national team, in addition to competing in football and track. He also competed in submission grappling briefly before starting to train for his career in professional wrestling. He is a supporter of the
Cincinnati Bengals.[60] Gordon welcomed a son in July 2020 with his partner.