| reDRagon | |
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 O'Reilly (front) and Fish (back) as theROH World Tag Team Champions | |
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| Members | Bobby Fish Kyle O'Reilly |
| Name(s) | Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly reDRagon The Undisputed Elite The Undisputed Era[1] The Elite |
| Billed heights | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) – Fish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) – O'Reilly |
| Combined billed weight | 397 lb (180 kg) Fish (197 lb), O'Reilly (200 lb) |
| Debut | November 3, 2012 |
| Disbanded | September 1, 2022 |
| Years active | 2012–2022 |
reDRagon was aprofessional wrestlingtag team consisting ofBobby Fish andKyle O'Reilly, formed in 2012, and lasting until September 1, 2022 when Fish quietly leftAll Elite Wrestling (AEW). They are also known for their work inRing of Honor (ROH),New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), andWWE. In WWE, they wrestled together under the nameThe Undisputed Era, as a stable withAdam Cole; the three formed the stable asThe Undisputed Elite after leaving WWE, although Fish and O'Reilly had resumed using the named reDRagon when working as a duo.
Fish and O'Reilly first became known for their work in ROH, where they arethree-timeROH World Tag Team Champions and the winners of the2014ROH Tag Wars Tournament. In parallel, they appeared in other promotions, including in NJPW, where they aretwo-timeIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, and the winners of the2014Super Jr. Tag Tournament. In WWE, they aretwo-timeNXT Tag Team Champions (with their first reign being shared by Adam Cole andRoderick Strong). The team quietly disbanded on September 1, 2022, when Bobby Fish’s AEW contract wasn’t renewed.
On December 16, 2012, atFinal Battle 2012: Doomsday, Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish (known as reDRagon) faced the reformedAmerican Wolves (Davey Richards andEddie Edwards) in a losing effort.[2] At the following iPPV,11th Anniversary Show on March 2, 2013, O'Reilly and Fish defeated theBriscoe Brothers (Jay andMark Briscoe) for theROH World Tag Team Championship.[3] In the same month, they successfully defended the championship against Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis and Mike Posey) before retaining it atBest in the World in June in a three-way match against the C & C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman andCedric Alexander) andS.C.U.M. (Cliff Compton andRhett Titus).[4][5] They lost the title to theForever Hooligans (Alex Koslov andRocky Romero) on July 27 but regained the title from the American Wolves on August 17.[6][7] Over the next several months, reDRagon successfully defended the championship against teams including the C & C Wrestle Factory, the Forever Hooligans, andJay Lethal andMichael Elgin.[8][9] They retained the championship against Outlaw, Inc. (Homicide andEddie Kingston) atFinal Battle in December and Adrenaline Rush (A. C. H. and TaDarius Thomas) at the12th Anniversary Show in February 2014.[10][11] On March 8, 2014, reDRagon lost the title toThe Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).[12] ReDRagon regained the ROH World Tag Team Championship from The Young Bucks on May 17 at the ROH andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) co-promoted pay-per-viewWar of the Worlds.[13] They successfully defended the championship against The Briscoe Brothers on June 7.[14] On June 22, atBest in the World, reDRagon defeatedThe Addiction (Christopher Daniels andFrankie Kazarian) to retain theROH World Tag Team Championship.
On November 23, 2014, reDRagon defeatedA. C. H. andMatt Sydal, The Addiction and The Briscoes to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship and win theTag Wars tournament.[15] Their victory was followed by successful title defenses against theTime Splitters (Alex Shelley andKushida) at theFinal Battle and The Young Bucks at ROH's13th Anniversary Show in March 2015.[16][17] AtSupercard of Honor IX, they retained the championship againstThe Kingdom (Matt Taven andMichael Bennett).[18] Fish and O'Reilly lost the tag team title to The Addiction at theRing of Honor Wrestling tapings on April 4.[19]After losing the tag titles, both men moved into singles feuds with O'Reilly feuding with former Future Shock partnerAdam Cole while Fish attempted to capture theROH World Television Championship. AtFinal Battle, O'Reilly lost to Cole while Fish lost toRoderick Strong, failing to capture the ROH Television Title. At the14th Anniversary Show, both men competed in triple threat matches for championships, Fish facing Strong andTomohiro Ishii for the ROH TV title, while O'Reilly faced Jay Lethal and Adam Cole for theROH World Championship; however, both Fish and O'Reilly failed to capture the titles.
AtGlobal Wars, O'Reilly lost to theIWGP Heavyweight ChampionTetsuya Naito while Fish captured the ROH TV Title by beating Ishii.
On May 30, 2014, reDRagon unsuccessfully challenged Team Single (Rampage Brown & T-Bone) for the PCW Tag Team Championships.[20] The following night reDRagon defeated Legion Of Boom (Chris Masters & Dave Rayne),[21] and later that night defeated Project Lucha (El Ligero & Martin Kirby).[22] On August 30, 2014, reDRagon made theirPro Wrestling Guerrilla debut, defeatingBiff Busick andDrew Gulak.[23] On October 12, 2014, reDRagon were defeated byMoose andUhaa Nation via disqualification at HRW Here Comes The Pain.[24] On December 28, 2014, reDRagon defeatedThe Colony (Fire Ant and Silver Ant) to win the HRW Tag Team Championships.[25]
Through ROH's relationship with NJPW, reDRagon made an appearance for the Japanese promotion on August 10, unsuccessfully challenging Time Splitters for theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[26] reDRagon returned to NJPW on October 25 to take part in the2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament.[27] On November 3, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks in the finals to win the tournament.[28] Five days later atPower Struggle, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters in a rematch to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.[29] They made their first successful title defense on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, in a four-way match against Forever Hooligans, Time Splitters and The Young Bucks.[30] On February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka, reDRagon lost the title to The Young Bucks in a three-way match, also involving Time Splitters.[31][32] reDRagon returned to NJPW on May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2015, where they unsuccessfully challenged for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way match withRoppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) and The Young Bucks.[33] Another three-way title match took place on July 5 atDominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall and saw The Young Bucks retain their title.[34] On August 16, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time.[35] They lost the title back to The Young Bucks in a four-way match on January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome.[36]
On the July 12, 2017, episode ofNXT, Fish made hisNXT debut, losing toAleister Black. On the August 2NXT, O'Reilly made his NXT debut, also losing to Black. AtNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III on August 19, Fish and O'Reilly debuted as a team, attacking the newly crownedNXT Tag Team Champions,Sanity (Alexander Wolfe andEric Young), as well as their opponents for the night,The Authors of Pain (Akam andRezar). Later that night, the two aligned themselves with Adam Cole and attacked newly crownedNXT ChampionDrew McIntyre.[37] The following month, the trio of Cole, Fish and O'Reilly was officially dubbed "The Undisputed Era", with Fish and O'Reilly now dropping the "reDRagon" name.[38]
AtNXT TakeOver: WarGames, the Undisputed Era defeated Sanity and The Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong in aWarGames match, the first of its kind in 20 years. On the December 20 episode ofNXT, (taped on November 29), Fish and O'Reilly defeated Sanity (Eric Young andKillian Dain) to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship, marking their first title win in WWE. The following week, the Undisputed Era cost Aleister Black a number one contender's fatal-four way match for the NXT Championship, thus beginning a feud with Black. On January 10, 2018, episode ofNXT, Fish and O'Reilly were scheduled to defend their titles against Sanity in a rematch, but assaulted them along with Cole backstage, rendering them unable to compete. Later that night, they were forced to defend their championships against Black and Roderick Strong by NXTgeneral managerWilliam Regal, and successfully retained their titles after Cole interfered and distracted Black. After the match, they attacked Black.[39] AtNXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, The Undisputed Era defeated The Authors of Pain to retain the titles. On March 4, Fish suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL in his left knee at an NXT live event, forcing him to vacate his half of the NXT Tag Team Championship. He later underwent surgery and was out of action for six months.[40] Cole replaced Fish following his injury and the Undisputed Era's reign continued due to theFreebird Rule.
O'Reilly and Cole successfully defended the NXT Tag Team Championships atNXT TakeOver: New Orleans against the Authors of Pain and Roderick Strong andPete Dunne. At the end of the match, Strong turned on his partner Dunne, and joined The Undisputed Era, turning heel (for the first time in WWE) in the process.[41] The next morning atWrestleMania Axxess, Strong teamed with O'Reilly to defend the NXT Tag Team Championships, making him a champion via the Freebird Rule. O'Reilly and Strong later lost their titles toMoustache Mountain (Tyler Bate andTrent Seven).[42] On August 6, 2021, Bobby Fish was released from the WWE but signed withAll Elite Wrestling and Kyle O'Reilly departed on December 10, 2021, when his contract expired.
At theHoliday Bash edition ofAEW Dynamite on December 22, 2021, O'Reilly debuted for the promotion as a "surprise" that Cole and Fish had teased the prior week, assisting Cole in defeatingOrange Cassidy, and reuniting reDRagon as a sub-group ofThe Elite. On the following Dynamite on December 29, reDragon made their AEW in-ring debut in a trios match with Cole against the Best Friends. On the February 23, 2022, episode ofDynamite, reDRagon won a 10-team battle royal to become the number one contenders for the AEW Tag Team Championship at AEW Revolution.[43][44] ReDRagon went on to lose the match. At the same event, which was held on March 6, 2022, reDRagon unsuccessfully assisted Adam Cole in hisAEW World Championship match against defending championAdam Page.[45] On August 31 it was reported that Bobby Fish’s contract with AEW expired and left the promotion, thus disbanding the team for the first time.[46]
1On their first reign, Fish and O'Reilly won the title as a duo, with Cole and Strong later being recognized as co-champions under theFreebird Rule.
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