The Major Players (formerly known as the The Major Brothers and The Edgeheads) are an American professional wrestling tag team. They are known for their time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
History[]
Major Brothers (2007)[]
From May 1 to December 16, 2007 the team was known as the Major Brothers.
They held the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship until losing it June 29, 2007 to the James Boys.
Edgeheads (2007-2008)[]
They were repackaged and renamed Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder as fans and associates of Edge on December 21, 2007, on an episode of Friday Night SmackDown. They main-evented Wrestlemania with Edge battling the Undertaker. They later were part of La Familia.
Brief reunion[]
Hawkins and Ryder had a brief reunion in 2011, when Hawkins helped Ryder defeat Vladmir Kozlov on the May 12 episode of WWE Superstars. On the May 19 episode of WWE Superstars. Hawkins teamed with Ryder in a losing effort against Kozlov and Santino. Subsequently, Hawkins was released from the WWE along with 10 wrestlers in June 2014.
Reformation (2019-2020)[]
When Hawkins came back to WWE in 2016 he lost an Open Challenge to A.J Styles. That started his 0-260 losing streak. That was until WrestleMania 35 when he and Zack Ryder teamed up and won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship from The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson), ending Curt Hawkins's losing streak.
On April 15th 2020 they were released by WWE.
Wrestling facts[]
- Stables
- Theme music
- "In The Middle Of It Now" by Disciple
