| Tyson Kidd and Cesaro | |
|---|---|
 Tyson Kidd and Cesaro as theWWE Tag Team Champions in March 2015 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Tyson Kidd Cesaro Natalya (valet) |
| Name | Tyson Kidd and Cesaro |
| Billed heights | Tyson Kidd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] Cesaro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] Natalya 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3] |
| Combined billed weight | 571 lb (259 kg)[1][2][4] |
| Debut | December 1, 2014 |
| Disbanded | June 7, 2015 |
| Years active | 2014–2015 |
Tyson Kidd andCesaro were aprofessional wrestlingtag team inWWE. They are formerWWE Tag Team Champions. They formed a tag team in December 2014, and wereaccompanied to the ring byNatalya, Kidd'sreal-life wife. While the team had no official name, they were unofficially called the "Masters of the WWE Universe",[5] a reference to theMasters of the Universe franchise, and the "Brass Ring Club", a reference to theNew Japan Pro-WrestlingstableBullet Club as well as a criticism of Cesaro from WWE chairmanVince McMahon.[6] Other nicknames included BTE (Best Team Ever) and #FACT.
Kidd and Cesaro first teamed on the December 1 episode of Raw, when they were eliminated from a gauntlet match for a shot at the tag team titles byThe Usos.[7] In January 2015, Kidd formed an official alliance with Cesaro. The pair dubbed themselves "The Brass Ring Club" and proceeded to pick up multiple wins overLos Matadores, as well as allying withAdam Rose to feud withThe New Day. At theRoyal Rumble, Kidd and Cesaro defeated New Day membersBig E andKofi Kingston, before entering the Royal Rumble match at #12 (Kidd) and #28 (Cesaro) and being eliminated byDaniel Bryan andDolph Ziggler respectively.[8] According to the Wrestling Observer, originally Rose was set to join the duo to form a faction, indicated by the "Brass Ring Club" shirts worn by the trio throughout January, but those plans were nixed following the Royal Rumble.[8][9]
AtFastlane on February 22, Kidd and Cesaro defeated The Usos to capture the WWE Tag Team Championship, a title Kidd had not held for nearly 5 years.[10] They retained their title in a rematch the following night onRaw after Natalya caused a disqualification, cementing her as a villainess in solidarity with the duo.[11] AtWrestleMania 31, Kidd and Cesaro retained their title by defeating The Usos, Los Matadores and The New Day in a Fatal-4-Way tag team match. AtExtreme Rules,[12] Kidd and Cesaro lost their titles to rivals; The New Day when Kofi Kingston held onto Cesaro's tights for the pin, ending their reign at 63 days. After The New Day turnedheel, Cesaro and Kidd becamefaces for the first time as a tag team (also marking Cesaro's first true face turn in the WWE). On the May 4th episode of Raw, Cesaro and Kidd defeatedThe Ascension after Kidd dropkickedViktor while Cesaro was performing his Cesaro Swing. Afterwards, they had a confrontation with The New Day backstage, leading the fans in chanting "New Day sucks" to The New Day's trademark clapping. AtPayback, Kidd and Cesaro challenged The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championships in a two out of three falls match. The duo scored the first fall of the match, but ultimately lost the second and third falls (the third fall being made byXavier Woods, who wasn't one of the legal participants in the match), failing to recapture the titles. It was announced Kidd and Cesaro would take part in the first-ever Tag Team Elimination Chamber match for the titles atElimination Chamber on May 31, but they failed to win as they were the fourth team eliminated. On June 7, WWE announced that Kidd had suffered a neck/spinal injury during adark match withSamoa Joe a week prior. Kidd announced that he would be out of action for over a year. He later retired on June 29, 2017, becoming a backstage producer for the company. Kidd's retirement effectively ended any chances of reformation.[13]