They first began teaming together in 2003 as a part of WWE, but Kendrick left the company shortly thereafter. When he returned in mid-2005, he and London reunited as a tag team. In May 2006 the duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship fromMNM; it was Kendrick's first title victory with the company, and London's third. Their reign was the longest since WWE created the title in 2002, and they became the fourth longest-reigning tag team champions in the company's history, finallydropping the titles toDeuce 'n Domino in April 2007.
Later in 2007, London and Kendrick were drafted fromSmackDown to theRaw brand, where they briefly held the World Tag Team Championship. They would continue to work together until Kendrick was drafted back to SmackDown in the2008 supplemental draft, thus disbanding the team until 2010, when they reunited inPro Wrestling Guerrilla following their releases from WWE. They have since competed together on theindependent circuit on several occasions, notably winning theICW Tag Team Championship asThe Hooligans.
The team never had an official team name, but were just referred to as "the tag team of London and Kendrick." In 2006 London and Kendrick put the tag team name "The Hooliganz" on their wrestling attires and tried to convince the WWE management to start calling the team by that name, but were unsuccessful in their attempts.[5] They would eventually use a slightly modified version of that name,The Hooligans, on the independent circuit.
In late 2002, Kendrick was hired by WWE,[8] and in July 2003 London joined the company as well.[9] Once in WWE together, and both on theSmackDown! brand, London and Kendrick beganteaming together. They became a mainstay onSmackDown!'ssister showVelocity until Kendrick left the company in February 2004.[1][3][8]
Kendrick returned in mid-2005, using his real name, and in September 2005 London and Kendrick reformed as a tag team.[10] Upon reuniting the team began competing in matching shorts and vests as well as wearingtheatricalmasks to the ring.[11][12] Subsequently, they were quickly elevated into theWWE Tag Team Championship picture, receiving a non-title match against WWE Tag Team ChampionsMNM (Johnny Nitro andJoey Mercury) on the February 10, 2006 episode ofSmackDown!, which London and Kendrick lost.[13] On the April 7, 2006 episode ofSmackDown! London and Kendrick once again faced MNM, this time picking up a win in a non-title match.[14] London and Kendrick continued their winning streak against the champions, earning singles victories for Kendrick and London over Nitro and Mercury respectively,[15][16] leading to a title match atJudgment Day, where London and Kendrick won their first WWE Tag Team Championship as a team (London's second WWE Tag Team Title reign and Kendrick's first championship in WWE).[17][18]
Their first main competition for the titles came whenK. C. James andIdol Stevens defeated London and Kendrick in a non-title match, in early August, igniting a storyline feud between the two teams.[19] During the rivalry,WWE DivaAshley Massaro began accompanying London and Kendrick to the ring, acting as avalet to the team while combating the actions of James and Stevens' managerMichelle McCool.[20]
On October 14, 2006, they became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time, surpassing MNM's previous record reign of 145 days. The record stood until it was broken by The New Day in July 2016.[21][22][23] The team began a losing streak to the team ofWilliam Regal and Dave Taylor, with Regal defeating both London and Kendrick in singles matches and losing a non-title tag team match to the pair on the December 8 episode ofSmackDown!.[24][25][26]
A scheduled title match between the two teams atArmageddon was changed at the event to a four-wayladder match, also involvingThe Hardys (Matt andJeff) and MNM. In the match London and Kendrick were able to retrieve the belts to retain their championship.[27][28] When a regular tag team rematch was signed with Regal and Taylor two weeks later, London and Kendrick were successful in defeating them.[29] On the February 16 episode ofSmackDown!,General managerTheodore Long scheduled another ladder match between the teams of London and Kendrick, Regal and Taylor, MNM, and The Hardys for the WWE Tag Team Championship at February's pay-per-view eventNo Way Out,[30] but WWE's official website announced the match had changed to pit The Hardys andChris Benoit against MNM and MVP,[31] while London and Kendrick faced rookie teamDeuce 'n Domino (Deuce andDomino) in a separate match; they were booked to successfully retain the titles against Deuce 'n Domino.[32][33][34] Their almost year-long reign came to an end when they were defeated by Deuce 'n Domino for the title on the April 20, 2007 episode ofSmackDown! inMilan,Italy.[35] London picked up an injury, resulting in Kendrick challenging Deuce 'n Domino in singles matches, losing to Deuce, but defeating Domino.[36][37] London returned on the May 11 episode ofSmackDown!, defeating Domino in a singles match.[38] London and Kendrick then unsuccessfully attempted to regain the Tag Team Championship, losing to Deuce 'n Domino in a triple threat match also involving Regal and Taylor, and in a standard tag team match two weeks later.[39][40]
Near the end of 2007, London suffered a foot injury and was unable to compete,[47] and Kendrick was mainly used as a singles wrestler onRaw where he lost to the likes ofUmaga andMr. Kennedy.[48][49] London made his return on February 4 in a loss toSantino Marella andCarlito.[50][51] London and Kendrick returned as a tag team on the March 17 episode ofRaw in a loss to Umaga when Kendrick walked out on London.[52][53] The two reunited onRaw on March 31 with commentatorJim Ross explaining the two worked out their differences, and they got a win against the then-World Tag Team Champions,Cody Rhodes andHardcore Holly.[54] On April 14, they lost a number one contendership match to the team of Carlito and Marella.[55] They competed sporadically onRaw in the following months, defeating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, before receiving a World Tag Team title shot against Holly and Rhodes on the May 26 episode ofRaw.[56] They lost when Hollypinned London following anAlabama slam.[57]
The team came to an end in June 2008, when Kendrick was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the2008 Supplemental Draft, while London stayed on Raw.[58] He made his return to the brand on the July 18, 2008 airing ofSmackDown as a heel, with new ring attire defeatingJimmy Wang Yang with the help of his new bodyguard,Ezekiel Jackson.[59] Kendrick was later given the name "The Brian Kendrick".[2]
London was utilized sparingly during the next few months, making his only television appearance in a loss to Lance Cade on the July 21 episode ofRaw.[60] London was subsequently released from his WWE contract on November 7, 2008. On July 31, 2009, Kendrick was also released.[61]
On March 27, London and Kendrick made an appearance inDragon Gate USA, where Kendrick had already appeared in singles competition. However, their run as a tag team in the company was short-lived due to losing aPinfall Loser Leaves Company match toJimmy Jacobs andJack Evans and as a result Kendrick, who tapped out to Jacobs, was forced to leave the company for good.[63]
London and Kendrick on the independent circuit at aMay 2015Hoodslam event.
They reunited once again on October 4, 2012, at the first Family Wrestling Entertainment's PPV, Back 2 Brooklyn. They, along with Jay Lethal, defeated the team ofThe Young Bucks andPetey Williams.[64] London and Kendrick defeated The Young Bucks when they wrestled again on October 6, 2012, at theHouse of Hardcore's first show.[65] On June 23, 2013, London and Kendrick were defeated by The Young Buck at House of Hardcore 2.[66] London and Kendrick were defeated at PWG's Ten by Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano.
In 2014, London and Kendrick traveled to Scotland to compete forInsane Championship Wrestling. On October 15, the pair won theICW Tag Team Championship by defeating The New Age Kliq (BT Gunn and Chris Renfrew) atHelter Skelter.[67] On November 2, 2014, they lost the title to Polo Promotions (Mark Coffey and Jackie Polo) InGlasgow, Scotland.[68] In 2014, Kendrick returned toWWE, thus separating with London.
Ashley Massaro, who was the valet for London and Kendrick in 2006.
^"Ring of Honor – Glory by Honor". Online World of Wrestling.Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. RetrievedApril 18, 2007.Triple Threat: Michael Shane defeated Spanky and Paul London.
^"Velocity results – December 16, 2005". Rajah.com. December 16, 2005. Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2007. RetrievedAugust 3, 2007.London and Kendrick are sporting new matching ring attire and theatrical themed mimist masks.
