Team Hell No | |
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Kane proposes to Daniel Bryan to "hug it out" with him.
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Tag team | |
Members |
Kane Daniel Bryan |
Name(s) | Team Hell No |
Heights | Kane: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Daniel Bryan: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Combined weight |
533 lb (242 kg) |
Debut | September 10, 2012 |
Disbanded | June 17, 2013 |
Years active | 2012–2013 |
Promotions | WWE |
Team Hell No was a professional wrestling tag team in the WWE consisting of Kane and Daniel Bryan. The team's name is a reference to the two wrestlers' personas: Kane is portrayed as a violent pyromaniac and described as "The Devil's Favorite Demon", while Bryan's character at the time was that of a spiteful pessimist whose catchphrase was to loudly exclaim "No!" Originally portrayed as bitter enemies, the two were forced to work as a team during an angle in which they were made to attend anger management classes by then Raw General Manager AJ Lee and, though billed as a dysfunctional team, they were subsequently able to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
In May 2012, after failing to win the WWE Championship at Over the Limit from CM Punk, Daniel Bryan continued to feud with the champion, demanding a rematch following the controversial ending of their match which saw Punk tap out moments after Punk was able to pin Bryan. On the SmackDown prior to Over the Limit, Bryan interfered in a match between Punk and Kane and attempted to frame Punk by attacking Kane with a steel chair. On the following Raw, Bryan faced off against Kane and was set up in a similar way by Punk, which resulted in the situation nearly reversing itself. Afterwards, Kane started attacking both Bryan and Punk indiscriminately after being a pawn in each of their plans, beginning a three-way rivalry. During this time, Bryan's jilted ex-girlfriend AJ turned her affections to both Punk and Kane. On the June 1 episode of SmackDown, Bryan's interference caused a WWE Championship match between Punk and Kane to end in a double disqualification, resulting in a triple threat match being set up at No Way Out, where Punk managed to retain the title after AJ distracted Kane. Kane's involvement in the feud would end on the June 25 episode of Raw, when Bryan defeated both him and Punk in a non-title three-way elimination match.