| Good Brothers | |
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 The Good Brothers, Gallows (left) and Anderson (right), in September 2016 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Doc Gallows/Luke Gallows Karl Anderson |
| Name(s) | Bullet Club Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson[1] The Good Brothers[2] Gun(s) and Gallows[3][4] The O.C. |
| Billed heights | Gallows: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[5][6] Anderson: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[7][8] |
| Combined billed weight | 505 lb (229 kg)[8][6] |
| Billed from | "By way ofTokyo"[9] |
| Debut | November 23, 2013[10] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
The Good Brothers are an Americanprofessional wrestlingtag team consisting ofDoc Gallows andKarl Anderson. They are well known for their time inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), andWWE, where they performed under the team nameLuke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
First put together in 2013 as part of theBullet Clubstable, they worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). They also worked as a tag team in the United States forRing of Honor (ROH) and various promotions on theindependent circuit. In NJPW, they arethree-timeIWGP Tag Team Champions, and the winners of the2013 World Tag League. In February 2016, the two left NJPW to sign with WWE as Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, where they becametwo-timeRaw Tag Team Champions, and the winners of theWWE Tag Team World Cup. In 2020, the two were released from WWE as part of budget cuts relating to theCOVID-19 pandemic, and joinedImpact Wrestling, upon which the once-informal moniker of the "Good Brothers" became their official team name, and winning threeImpact World Tag Team Championships during their tenure there. They left Impact in 2022 and returned to WWE that October until their release in February 2025.
On November 11, 2013,New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced the participating teams in the2013 World Tag League. Included was a team representing theBullet Clubstable, made up of founding memberKarl Anderson and the debutingDoc Gallows.[11] Anderson had been working for NJPW regularly since 2008,[7] while Gallows, a formerWWE performer, had most recently worked forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[5] The two ended up winning their block with a record of four wins and two losses,[12] and on December 8, first defeatedTogi Makabe andTomoaki Honma in the semifinals and thenHiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima in the finals to win the tournament.[13] This led to a match on January 4, 2014, atWrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome, where they defeatedK.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. andLance Archer) to win theIWGP Tag Team Championship.[14] Anderson and Gallows ended up holding the title for a full year, successfully defending it six times.[15] In December 2014, the two made it to the finals of their second consecutiveWorld Tag League, but were defeated there byHirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata,.[16] who then went on to defeat them for IWGP Tag Team Championship on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome.[17]
On February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka, Anderson and Gallows defeated Goto and Shibata in a rematch to regain the IWGP Tag Team Championship.[18] Their second reign ended on April 5 atInvasion Attack 2015, where they were defeated byThe Kingdom (Matt Taven andMichael Bennett) in their first defense.[15][19] Anderson and Gallows won the title for a third time on July 5 atDominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall by defeating The Kingdom in a rematch.[20] After a six-month reign that saw Anderson and Gallows successfully defend the title once,[15] they lost the title to2015 World Tag League winners Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome.[21]
In the midst of rumors they were leaving NJPW,[22][23] Anderson and Gallows received a rematch for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, but were again defeated by Makabe and Honma on February 14 atThe New Beginning in Niigata.[24] Anderson and Gallows wrestled their final NJPW match on February 20 atHonor Rising: Japan 2016, where they teamed with their Bullet Club stablematesBad Luck Fale andTama Tonga in an eight-man tag team match, where they were defeated byBobby Fish, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata andKyle O'Reilly.[25][26]
Anderson and Gallows made their debut for AmericanRing of Honor (ROH) promotion on May 17, 2014, during theWar of the Worlds event, which was co-produced by ROH and NJPW, successfully defending the IWGP Tag Team Championship againstThe Briscoes (Jay Briscoe andMark Briscoe).[27] They also appeared for ROH in 2015,[28] and on January 23, 2016, took part in an eight-man tag team match, where all three of the promotion's titles were on the line in which Anderson and Gallows teamed up with Bullet Club stablematesThe Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), but were defeated byROH World ChampionJay Lethal,ROH World Television ChampionRoderick Strong andROH World Tag Team ChampionsWar Machine (Hanson andRay Rowe), who all retained their titles.[29]
On December 20, 2014, Anderson and Gallows made their debut as a tag team on the Americanindependent circuit, defeating Reality Check (Craven Varro and Devon Moore) at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) event.[30] During the summer of 2015, the two worked severalGlobal Force Wrestling (GFW) events,[31] where they took part in theGFW Tag Team Championship tournament.[32] In October 2015, Anderson and Gallows took part in aRevolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) event inReading, England, which also featured several other NJPW wrestlers.[33] That same month, they also took part in German promotionWestside Xtreme Wrestling's World Tag Team Tournament, where they made it to the quarterfinals, before losing toBig Daddy Walter andZack Sabre Jr.[34]
"Anderson and Gallows have nearly had all the luster removed from them since their debut ... . [They] appear to be just another tag team that gets used as fodder whenever a main event story crosses their path. ... Roman Reigns gains next to nothing from beating Karl Anderson without first establishing that as an accomplishment."
On January 5, 2016, one day afterWrestle Kingdom 10, WWE.com published an article teasing the signing of severalNew Japan Pro-Wrestling stars including Gallows and Anderson,Bullet Club stablemateAJ Styles, andShinsuke Nakamura.[36] On the April 11, 2016 episode ofRaw, Gallows (who returned to his Luke Gallows ring name) and Anderson made their respective return and debut forWWE, attackingThe Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso), establishing themselves asheels in the process and with the duo's NJPW background being acknowledged by WWE announcers.[37] On the following week'sRaw, WWE began teasing an alliance between Gallows and Anderson and their former Bullet Club stablemateAJ Styles when, after meeting Styles in a backstage interview, Gallows and Anderson attacked hisPayback opponentRoman Reigns in the ring; Styles, however, did not seem pleased with the attack.[38] Gallows and Anderson wrestled their first WWE match on the April 25Raw, defeating The Usos.[39] Over the next weeks, Gallows and Anderson continued teasing an uneasy alliance with Styles, while having several face offs with The Usos and Reigns, including at Payback, where the two failed in their attempt to help Styles capture theWWE World Heavyweight Championship from Reigns,[40] and the following week'sSmackDown, where the two suffered their first WWE loss, when Reigns pinned Anderson in a six-man tag team match.[35] On the May 9Raw, the trio of Styles, Gallows and Anderson was dubbed "The Club".[41] The Club disbanded two weeks later onRaw, when Styles stated that he wanted an amicable separation from Gallows and Anderson, blaming them and The Usos for his failure to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the previous day'sExtreme Rules.[42] Though Styles stated that the three could remain "brothers", Gallows and Anderson refused and ended the friendship altogether.[43] On the May 30 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson entered theWWE Tag Team Championship picture by attacking reigning championsThe New Day, while later in the show, Styles turned on the returningJohn Cena and reunited with Gallows and Anderson.[44] On July 19, The Club was split up in the2016 WWE draft with Gallows and Anderson being drafted toRaw and Styles toSmackDown,[45] which resulted in them wrestling their last match together as a trio on July 24 atBattleground in a loss against John Cena,Enzo Amore and Big Cass.[46]
Afterwards, Gallows and Anderson continued feuding with The New Day, attacking and sideliningBig E on the August 1 episode ofRaw, which led to the other two New Day members,Kofi Kingston andXavier Woods, agreeing to defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against them.[47] The title match on August 21 atSummerSlam ended in a disqualification win for Gallows and Anderson, when Anderson was attacked by the returning Big E.[48] Gallows and Anderson received two more shots at the newly renamed Raw Tag Team Championship, first on September 25 atClash of Champions and then the following day onRaw, but were both times defeated by members of The New Day.[49][50] On the November 7 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson were announced as part of Team Raw for the10–on–10 Survivor Series tag team elimination match atSurvivor Series. The same night, while being at odds with the rest of Team Raw, they defeated The New Day in a non-title bout.[51] At Survivor Series, Gallows and Anderson were eliminated from the match byRhyno.[52] Gallows and Anderson received two more shots at the Raw Tag Team Championship, but were both times defeated by The New Day, first on the November 28 episode ofRaw,[53] and then in a three-way match, also involvingCesaro and Sheamus, on the December 12 episode ofRaw.[54] On the January 18, 2017 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson appeared to defeat Cesaro and Sheamus by pinfall for the Raw Tag Team Championship; however, due to Sheamus having hit the referee, the decision wasreversed to a disqualification, leading to them winning the match but not the title.[55] This led to a rematch with two referees on theRoyal Rumble pre-show on January 29, where Gallows and Anderson became the new Raw Tag Team Champions.[56] Gallows and Anderson made a successful title defense atFastlane, against Enzo Amore and Big Cass.[57] AtWrestleMania 33 on April 2, they lost the title to theHardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy andMatt Hardy) in a four-wayladder match, also involving Cesaro and Sheamus as well as Enzo Amore and Big Cass, ending their reign at 63 days.[58]
On the January 1, 2018,Raw, the duo turnedface by appearing as former Bullet Club stablemateFinn Bálor's surprise tag team partners.[59] After a brief feud, they lost toThe Revival at theRoyal Rumble kickoff.
On April 17, as part of theSuperstar Shake-up, Gallows and Anderson were drafted toSmackDown. On the May 22 episode ofSmackDown Live, they defeatedThe Usos to become number one contenders for theSmackDown Tag Team Championship. AtMoney in the Bank kickoff, they failed to win the title fromThe Bludgeon Brothers. AtSurvivor Series, they made up part of Team SmackDown as they took on Team Raw, and they would go on to win the match.[60] The team hardly appeared onSmackDown during their year on the brand. AWWE.com article blamed their lack of success on the brand on being "in the same division asThe New Day,The Bar, The Usos and The Bludgeon Brothers."[61]
On the April 29, 2019 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson returned to the Raw brand, losing to The Usos.[62] As of that match, they had not won a match on television since they defeated The Usos in May 2018.[63] In July 2019, it was reported that they had re-signed with WWE to five-year contracts.[64] After Styles lost aUnited States Championship match toRicochet, Gallows and Anderson helped Styles to beat up Ricochet, and reuniting The Club asheels.[65][66] On the July 22 episode ofRaw, The Club was renamedThe O.C., meaning "The Original, The Official, and The Only Club That Matters".[67] On the July 29 episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson defeated the Usos and The Revival in a triple threat tag team match to capture the Raw Tag Team Championships for a second time. They would then go on to lose the titles on the August 19 episode ofRaw toSeth Rollins andBraun Strowman.[68] During the majority of their stint on Raw in 2019–20, Gallows and Anderson were mainly used to build younger upcoming talent such as The Street Profits, Viking Raiders And Ricochet etc. On October 31, atCrown Jewel, they won the WWE Tag Team World Cup and were declared "The Greatest Tag Team In the World".[69]
Gallows and Anderson entered the2020Royal Rumble match at entry numbers 24 and 20, respectively, but were unsuccessful as they were eliminated separately byRated-RKO (Edge andRandy Orton). AtWrestleMania 36, they interfered in the Boneyard match between Styles andThe Undertaker unsuccessfully trying to help the former win; this would be their final WWE appearances.
Despite renewing their contracts with WWE, and receiving many offers from other promotions, Gallows and Anderson were released from their WWE contracts due to budget cuts resulting from theCOVID-19 pandemic on April 15[70]—which would end their 4 year stint with the company.
On July 18, 2020, Gallows and Anderson announced that they had signed two-year contracts withImpact Wrestling and would be appearing atSlammiversary.[71] At the event, Gallows and Anderson, now known asThe Good Brothers, appeared at the end of the show, savingEddie Edwards from an attack byAce Austin andMadman Fulton before celebrating with Edwards, establishing themselves asfaces.[72] On the July 28 episode ofImpact!, The Good Brothers made their in-ring debut, defeatingReno Scum.[73] AtBound for Glory, The Good Brothers competed in afour-waytag team match for theImpact World Tag Team Championship, which was won byThe North (Ethan Page andJosh Alexander).[74] On November 14, atTurning Point, The Good Brothers defeated The North to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time.[75] On the December 15 episode ofImpact!, they aligned themselves with Kenny Omega, and attacked Rich Swann andThe Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley andChris Sabin), thus turningheel.[76] They retained the titles for 119 days, until they lost them againstFinJuice (David Finlay andJuice Robinson) atSacrifice on March 13, 2021.[77]
AtSlammiversary, The Good Brothers defeatedRich Swann andWillie Mack,Fallah Bahh andNo Way, and championsViolent By Design (Joe Doering andRhino) in a four-way tag team match to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the second time.[78] They retained their title against Swann and Mack, and Violent By Design in athree-way tag team match atEmergence,[79] and against FinJuice andBullet Club (Chris Bey andHikuleo) atBound for Glory in another three-way tag team match. On the February 19, 2022 at No Surrender, The Good Brothers rejoined the Bullet Club.[80][81] The Good Brothers regained the Impact tag team titles on June 19, 2022 by defeating The Briscoe Brothers. They held the titles until August 26, 2022 when they lost the titles to the OGK (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven), who were representing the Honor No More faction.
Since departing WWE, The Good Brothers returned to the American independent circuit. On August 1, 2020, Anderson and Gallows along withRocky Romero promoted their first pay-per-view event called Talk 'N Shop A Mania.[82] They held a second event later that year in November called Talk 'N Shop A Mania 2: Rise Of The Torturer.
On September 26, 2020, The Good Brothers won Lariato Pro Wrestling Guild's Lariato Pro Tag Team Championship by defeating Regenesis (Francisco Ciatso and Storm Thomas), their first title on the independent circuit.[83]
The Good Brothers made their AEW debut at the end ofAEW Dynamite New Year's Smash Night 1, savingKenny Omega fromJon Moxley and making the "Too Sweet" hand gesture along with Omega andThe Young Bucks.[84] The Good Brothers were making appearances in AEW, due to a working relationship crossover deal withImpact Wrestling.[85] They later aligned themselves withThe Elite. On the August 11 edition ofDynamite, The Good Brothers successfully defended theirImpact World Tag Team Championships againstThe Dark Order, (Evil Uno andStu Grayson).[86]
In June 2021, it was announced that The Good Brothers would be returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling for the first time since early 2016 as part of the United States–based showNJPW Strong and would compete in its Tag Team Turbulence tournament.[87] In the first round they defeatedClark Connors andT. J. Perkins. In the semi-finals they defeatedYuji Nagata andRen Narita to advance to the tournament finals. In the finals, they defeated Violence Unlimited, which consisted ofBrody King andChris Dickinson, to win the tournament.[88]
Gallows and Anderson appeared atNJPW Resurgence on August 14, they would defeatJon Moxley and his mystery partnerYuji Nagata. After the match, they were confronted by theGuerrillas of Destiny.[89] On April 24, 2022, Gallows and Anderson rejoinedBullet Club atWindy City Riot losing to theUnited Empire in a ten man tag team match.[90] AtDominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 12, Anderson defeatedTama Tonga for theNEVER Openweight Championship. On October 10, 2022, Anderson unexpectedly returned to WWE while still being recognized as the NEVER Openweight Champion.
On January 4, 2023, atWrestle Kingdom 17, Anderson lost the NEVER Openweight Championship back to Tama Tonga, thus marking his final appearance for NJPW.
On the October 10, 2022, episode ofRaw, Gallows and Anderson made their unannounced return to WWE to reunite with AJ Styles asThe O.C. in Styles' feud withThe Judgment Day.[91]
During the2023 WWE Draft, both Gallows and Anderson were drafted to theSmackDown brand.
On the February 20, 2024, episode ofNXT, Gallows and Anderson attackedAxiom andNathan Frazer andChase University (Andre Chase andDuke Hudson) after the two teams faced each other, turningheel for the first time since 2022 and marking Gallows and Anderson's return to NXT.[92] On February 8, 2025 they were released from their WWE contracts.[93]
On May 9, 2025, Gallows and Anderson returned to NJPW, teaming withThe Young Bucks in a winning effort againstBullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors,David Finlay,Gabe Kidd, andGedo) on May 9 atResurgence.[94][95]
On May 10, 2025, the Good Brothers made their debut forMaple Leaf Pro Wrestling (MLP) atNorthern Rising, where they facedDavid Finlay andDrilla Moloney ofBullet Club War Dogs with the match ending in adouble countout.[96] On July 5 atMLP Resurrection, the Good Brothers defeated Finlay and Moloney in a rematch.[97]
The Good Brothers along with fellow wrestlerRocky Romero run a podcast named Talk'N Shop.
During 2021 and 2022, AXS TV which aired Impact Wrestling (now TNA Impact! after the re-branding of Impact to TNA) createdBad A$$ Movie Night With The Good Brothers, where Gallows and Anderson hosted and provided commentary during breaks of popular movies being broadcast on the network.[98][99]
The members of O.C. explain that they are the most dominant faction in WWE, as the original, the official, the only Club that matters
Official YouTube |https://www.youtube.com/@TalkNShopPodcast
Doc Gallows Twitter |https://x.com/The_BigLG
Karl Anderson Twitter|https://x.com/machinegunka
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| Preceded by | World Tag League winners 2013 | Succeeded by |