| The Rascalz | |
|---|---|
  1st pic. The Rascalz (from left to right:Dezmond Xavier,Trey Miguel, andZachary Wentz) in July 2019 (left). 2nd pic.Myron Reed (right). | |
| Stable | |
| Members | Zachary Wentz / Wentz / Nash Carter Trey Miguel / Trey Myron Reed Dezmond Xavier / Dez / Wes Lee |
| Name(s) | The Rascalz MSK |
| Billed heights | Miguel: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Wentz: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Reed: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Xavier: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 520 lb (240 kg) |
| Billed from | Dayton, Ohio |
| Debut | March 31, 2018 |
| Years active | The Rascalz: 2018–2020; 2022–present MSK: 2020–2022; 2024 |
The Rascalz is an Americanprofessional wrestlingstable currently appearing inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) consisting ofTrey Miguel,Zachary Wentz,Myron Reed, andDezmond Xavier. In TNA, Wentz is a former one-timeTNA X Division Champion, and Miguel and Wentz are a formerone-timeImpact World Tag Team Champions.
Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier first teamed together as members of Scarlet and Graves, a stable inCombat Zone Wrestling (CZW). In 2018, Wentz and Xavier formed The Rascalz alongside Trey Miguel and Myron Reed. Wentz, Xavier and Miguel made their debut inImpact Wrestling shortly after. The trio would depart from the company in November 2020 with Xavier and Wentz signing withWWE the following month while Miguel went his separate way and returned to Impact Wrestling the following January. In WWE, Xavier and Wentz's names were changed to Wes Lee and Nash Carter, respectively, and they performed on theNXTbrand asMSK, where they were a two-timeNXT Tag Team Champions. In April 2022, Carter was released from his WWE contract and reverted as Wentz as he returned to the independent circuit, reuniting The Rascalz with Miguel and Reed. In 2023, Wentz returned to Impact Wrestling. In mid-2024, Wentz and Miguel had a short reunion with Lee in WWE before Lee turned on The Rascalz and feuded with them. At the end of 2024, Reed departed from the stable but returned in mid-2025. In October 2025, Lee was released by WWE. He reverted to Xavier and reunited with The Rascalz a month later.
Dezmond Xavier andZachary Wentz teamed with each other for the first time at a Rockstar Pro eventAmped on December 12, 2015, by defeatingOhio Is 4 Killers (Dave Crist and Jake Crist).[1] They soon formed an alliance with Dave Crist, JT Davidson and Brittany Blake called Scarlet And Graves at aCombat Zone Wrestling eventSeventeen on February 13, 2016, by defeating Conor Claxton, Frankie Pickard and Neiko Sozio.[2][3] Xavier and Wentz won many tag team titles as part of the stable including theCZW World Tag Team Championshiptwice[4][5] and theAll American WrestlingTag Team Championship once.[6] In CZW, they split up from Dave Crist and JT Davidson, with whom Xavier and Wentz had begun feuding and continued to compete as Scarlet And Graves. Xavier and Wentz teamed with their future partnerTrey Miguel for the first time to defeatOhio Is 4 Killers (Dave Crist, Jake Crist andSami Callihan) in a doors match atEVILution on July 8, 2017.[7]
Scarlet and Graves dissolved in 2017 and Xavier and Wentz formed a tag team called The Rascalz in Fight Club Pro by teaming withMeiko Satomura againstTravis Banks andAussie Open in a six-person tag team match at the second day of the Dream Tag Team Invitational tournament on March 31, 2018.[8]
Xavier and Wentz added Trey Miguel andMyron Reed as the new members of Rascalz in CZW atWelcome to the Combat Zone on April 7, 2018. They defeatedBandido and Flamita and Ohio Versus Everything in a three-way match.[9] At FCP'sInternational Tekkers: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted, Xavier and Wentz captured The Wrestling Revolver's PWR Tag Team Championship by defeating the defending championsMillie McKenzie andPete Dunne andThe Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) in athree-way match.[10] They successfully defended the titles in a one-night tag team tournament againstKiller Death Machines (Jessicka Havok andNevaeh), The Crew (Jason Cade andShane Strickland) and theLatin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz) atCatalina Wrestling Mixer 2. Miguel and Reed also participated in the tournament, losing to Besties in the World in the opening round.[11] Rascalz held the PWR Tag Team Championship untilIt's Always Sunny In Iowa on March 3, 2019, where they lost the titles to Latin American Exchange in a three-way match, also involving Besties in the World.[12] Reed would leave the group after Miguel, Xavier and Wentz signed withImpact Wrestling.
On May 12, Miguel and Wentz won the WC Big Top Tag Team Championship at WrestleCircus eventEncore by defeating The Dirty Devils (Andy Dalton and Isaiah James) and The Riegel Twins (Logan and Sterling) in a three-way match.[13][14] After a successful title defense against the Riegel Twins andPrivate Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) atBig Top Revival,[15] Miguel and Wentz vacated the titles on July 25.[16] In theUnited Kingdom-based Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Xavier and Wentz captured the SWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Chris Tyler and Stixx atIII Manors on August 10. They lost the titles to Deadly Sins atLock, Stock And Three Smoking Rascalz.[17]
Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz debuted forPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) atTime is a Flat Circle on March 23, 2018, by defeating Bandido and Flamita in a tag team match.[18] The following month, during the night one ofAll Star Weekend on April 20, Rascalz defeated The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb andMatt Riddle) andThe Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a three-way match to capture theWorld Tag Team Championship.[19] Rascalz made their first successful title defense the following night against Violence Unlimited.[20] Rascalz would retain the titles throughout the rest of 2018 and 2019 as they successfully defended the titles against The Young Bucks,[21]Lucha Brothers,[22] Latin American Exchange[23] andBest Friends in quick succession.[24] AtTwo Hundred, Rascalz retained the title against LAX and Lucha Brothers in a three-way match.[25] They successfully defended the titles against Flamita andRey Horus atMystery Vortex VI[26] and LAX in aladder match atSixteen.[27]Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing PWG to postpone running shows for over a year, the team remained champions even after signing with WWE/NXT, eventually vacating the titles. At 1025 days, their reign is the longest ever in the promotion’s history.
The Rascalz signed withImpact Wrestling in the fall of 2018. Dezmond Xavier had already worked for Impact (then known asGlobal Force Wrestling), having won theGFW Super X Cup tournamentin 2017.[28] Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel made their first appearance in Impact by teaming withAce Austin asenhancement talents againstoVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist and Sami Callihan) in a losing effort on the September 6 episode ofImpact!.[29] Avignette aired promoting the debut of Rascalz on the November 15 episode ofImpact!. Rascalz made their debut as afan favorite team on the November 29 episode ofImpact! as Xavier and Wentz defeated Chris Bey and Mike Sydal. Miguel was in their corner for the match.[30] Rascalz began their feud againstMoose in 2019, which led to Rascalz making theirpay-per-view debut against Moose andThe North in a six-man tag team match atRebellion, which Rascalz lost. During the match, thering names of Xavier, Miguel and Wentz were shortened toDez,Trey andWentz respectively.[31]
Dez and Wentz would lose to North atCode Red. The Rascalz would then go on to defeat oVe members Dave Crist, Jake Crist andMadman Fulton atA Night You Can't Mist. On the June 7 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz received their first opportunity for theWorld Tag Team Championship against The Latin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz), which they lost via disqualification after Wentz interfered in the match.[32] This led to a rematch between the two teams for the titles atSlammiversary XVII.[33] On the July 5 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz defeated Trey in a three-way match to earn the right to be LAX's opponents at Slammiversary.[34] In the meanwhile, LAX lost the titles to The North, which led to North being added into the match, making it a three-way match for the titles, where North retained the titles.[35] Rascalz would then defeat Andy Dalton, Matthew Palmer and Steve O Reno atBash at the Brewery.[36]
AtSlammiversary, The Rascalz, represented by Dez and Wentz, issued an open challenge to any tag team. The reunitedMotor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley andChris Sabin) accepted the challenge and won the match. Trey challenged for the vacantImpact World Championship in the main event. However, the match was won byEddie Edwards.
On November 11, it was revealed that The Rascalz would be leaving Impact amid interest from bothWWE andAll Elite Wrestling. During the November 17 tapings, The Rascalz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room. Trey confirmed the following day that he, Dez and Wentz were in fact finished with Impact Wrestling. However, since then, Trey Miguel has made his return to IMPACT, effectively ending The Rascalz as a trio.
On December 2, 2020, it was announced that Xavier and Wentz had signed withWWE and would be reporting to theWWE Performance Center.[37] On the January 13, 2021, episode ofNXT, Xavier and Wentz debuted asWes Lee andNash Carter respectively under the new team nameMSK.[38] They defeatedJake Atlas andIsaiah "Swerve" Scott in the first round of theDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[39][40] The duo then defeatedDrake Maverick andKillian Dain in the second round on the January 27 episode ofNXT to advance to the semi-finals. On the February 10 episode, they defeatedLegado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde andRaul Mendoza) in the semi-finals. On February 14, atNXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, MSK defeated theGrizzled Young Veterans (James Drake andZack Gibson) in the finals to become the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics winners.[41] AtNXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado Del Fantasma in a triple threat tag team match to win the vacantNXT Tag Team Championship.[42] MSK would have their first successful title defense against the team of Killian Dain and Drake Maverick on the April 13 episode ofNXT.[43] AtNXT Takeover: In Your House, MSK teamed withNXT North American ChampionBronson Reed to take on Legado Del Fantasma in a winners take all match, where the team of MSK and Reed were successful.[44] AtNXT: Halloween Havoc on October 26, MSK lost their titles toImperium, ending their reign at 201 days.[45] They regained their title from Imperium several months later on April 2, 2022, atNXT Stand & Deliver in a triple threat match that also involved theCreed Brothers.
However, on April 6, Carter was released from his WWE contract and the NXT Tag Team Championship was declared vacant two days later. Lee continued as a singles wrestler inNXT and went on to become the then-longest-reigningNXT North American Champion at 269 days.
On June 9, 2022, it was announced that The Rascalz would be reforming with Miguel, Wentz and Reed, facing the team ofBlake Christian,Nick Wayne andFuego Del Sol at Warrior Wrestling 24 on June 26.[46] On May 7, 2023, at an Insane Wrestling Revolution event, Miguel and Reed defeated The Death Threat Army in a tag team match for the IWR World Tag Team Championship.[47]
On December 10, 2024, after winning Wrestling Revolver's REVOLVER World Championship three days prior, Reed, disgruntled that he does not have the same opportunities as his stablemates in the top wrestling promotions, announced his departure from The Rascalz.[48] After his departure, Reed defeated Wentz atGame Changer Wrestling (GCW) Thank Me Later on January 11, 2025[49] and Miguel in a REVOLVER World Championship match at The Wrestling Revolver Square Game on January 31.[50]
On the June 29, 2023, episode ofImpact Wrestling, Wentz made his return to the promotion, attackingChris Sabin during his match against Miguel and reuniting The Rascalz in the company asvillains in the process.[51] AtEmergence, Miguel and Wentz won theImpact World Tag Team Championship for the first time in their careers by defeatingSubculture (Mark Andrews andFlash Morgan Webster).[52] AtBound for Glory, The Rascalz lost the Impact World Tag Team Championships to Ace Austin andChris Bey, ending their reign at 55 days. On the November 9 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Reed made his Impact Wrestling debut by joining The Rascalz.[53] Since then, Reed has made sporadic appearances for the company, with his final appearance being on the April 25, 2024 episode ofImpact! where he lost toMike Santana before being quietly removed from the company's roster.[54]
On the July 4, 2024 episode ofImpact!, NXT wrestlerCharlie Dempsey made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut appearance by attacking Miguel andLeon Slater during their match.[55] On the July 11 episode ofImpact!, Wentz lost to Dempsey in the latter's TNA in-ring debut after interference from Dempsey'sNo Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) stablemateMyles Borne. AsTavion Heights joined Dempsey and Borne after the match, TNA Director of AuthoritySantino Marella scheduled a six-man tag team match between The Rascalz and NQCC.[56] Wes Lee, the former Dezmond Xavier who reunited with The Rascalz in NXT, made his return to TNA on July 20 atSlammiversary with The Rascalz to defeat NQCC in a six-man tag team match.[57] Lee later turned on The Rascalzin the following month.[58] On the August 8 episode ofImpact!, Wentz defeatedKC Navarro and NXT'sDante Chen in a three-way match to qualify for anUltimate X match atEmergence on August 30,[59] where Wentz defeated championMike Bailey,Hammerstone, Jason Hotch,Laredo Kid and NXT'sRiley Osborne in the Ultimate X match forTNA X Division Championship, winning it for the first time in his career.[60] AtVictory Road on September 13, Wentz lost the title to Bailey, ending his reign at 14 days.[61]AtGenesis on January 19, 2025, Wentz and Miguel failed to defeat TNA World Tag Team ChampionsThe Hardys (Matt Hardy andJeff Hardy) for the titles. Later that night, it was announced that Wentz and Miguel will face NXT Tag Team ChampionsNathan FrazerandAxiom for the titles (which they were unable to challenge for in October 2024 after Miguel had to undergo an unexpected minor surgery) on the January 23 episode ofImpact!,[62] where they lost after Lee and his new allies,Tyriek Igwe andTyson Dupont, interfered in the match.[63] On the January 30 and February 6 episodes ofImpact!, Wentz and Miguel ran out to save Ace Austin from Lee, Igwe and Dupont after Austin's matches against Lee and Dupont respectively.[64][65] Despite their past differences, Austin joined The Rascalz in their feud against Lee.[66] AtSacrifice on March 14, The Rascalz and Austin defeated Lee, Igwe and Dupont in a "Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match to end the feud.[67]
On the July 3 episode ofImpact!, Miguel was scheduled to faceNic Nemeth but was later reported as sidelined due to a hernia injury. Wentz replaced Miguel and was accompanied by Reed, who reunited with The Rascalz in the process.[68][69] It was later reported that Reed is working for TNA as a free agent on a freelance basis.[70] AtEmergence on August 15, Reed challenged for the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the first time with Wentz but they failed to defeat The Hardys for the titles.[71] On the September 12 episode ofImpact!, Wentz, Reed, Miguel (who returned from injury) andJake Something faced each other in a four-way match, where Reed won to face Leon Slater for the TNA X Division Championship atVictory Road at September 26[72] but failed to win the title.[73] Following his release from WWE in October,[74] Lee, now reverted to Dezmond Xavier and turned face, reunited with The Rascalz atTurning Point on November 14, where they defeatedThe System (Brian Myers,Eddie Edwards,JDC, andMoose) in an eight-man tag team match. This also marked the first time where all four members of The Rascalz wrestled as a team.[75] It was later reported that Xavier is not contracted to TNA but will have creative plans in place for him.[76]
After losing aLast Chance match for the NXT North American Championship atNXT Heatwave, Wes Lee, on the July 9, 2024 episode ofNXT, was about to announce that he would walk away but was interrupted by Miguel (who makes his WWE debut appearance) and the returning Wentz. Miguel and Wentz convinced Lee to stay and the trio reunite for the first time since 2020. At Week 2 ofNXT: The Great American Bash on August 6, Wentz and Lee (as MSK) failed to defeat NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the titles. After the match, Lee turned on Miguel and Wentz, lashing out at the latter for leaving him back in 2022 and turningheel for the first time in his career.[77] Wentz returned toNXT on August 20 to attack Lee and a match between Wentz and Lee was made official forNXT No Mercy a week later.[78][79] A day after winning the TNA X Division Championship at Emergence, Wentz became the third TNA wrestler to walk into WWE with a TNA championship and he defeated Lee at NXT No Mercy on September 1.[80] Two days later onNXT, Miguel and Wentz defeatedGallus (Mark Coffey andWolfgang) andHank Walker andTank Ledger in a triple threat tag team match for a NXT Tag Team Championship match.[81] However, Miguel and Wentz failed to appear for the title match after Lee had taken out Miguel offscreen.[82] In reality, it was reported that Miguel had to undergo an unexpected minor surgery.[83] Lee then challenged Wentz to aStreet Fight match at Week 1 ofNXT's CW premier on October 1, where Lee won to end the feud for the year.[84]
On the May 6, 2025, episode ofNXT, Wentz made a temporary return to NXT where he participated in a 25-manbattle royal to become the #1 contender for theNXT Championship. During the battle royal, he reignited his feud with Lee but both men were eventually eliminated.[85] Lee was released by WWE in October, ending his nearly five-year tenure with the promotion.[74] On the October 21 episode ofNXT, Wentz participated in theSpeed Championship#1 Contender's Tournament where he lost toJasper Troy in the first round.[86]
| * | Founding member(s) |
|---|
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| Members | Joined |
|---|---|
| Zachary Wentz / Wentz / Nash Carter | March 31, 2018 * |
| Trey Miguel / Trey | April 7, 2018 |
| Myron Reed | April 7, 2018 |
| Dezmond Xavier / Dez / Wes Lee | March 31, 2018 * |
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSK | Nash Carter/Zachary Wentz Wes Lee | 2020–2022 2024 | WWE |