The Beat Down Clan

The Beat Down Clan
The official BDC logo.
Statistics
Members	See below
Name(s)	The Beat Down Clan
Debut	May 15, 2014
Disbanded	July 15, 2015
Years active	2014–2015
Promotions	TNA JAPW

The Beat Down Clan (abbreviated to BDC) was a villainous stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) led by MVP.

On March 9, 2014, at Lockdown, MVP gained total control of wrestling operations in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as his team defeated Team Dixie. On the May 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, after telling TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eric Young how "proud" he was of him, MVP turned heel as he attacked Young and announced himself as the number one contender to the championship at Slammiversary XII. On the May 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, Bobby Lashley made his return, running out to seemingly aid Eric Young and fend off attacks by MVP and Kenny King, but instead turned heel and hit Young with a spear, allying himself with MVP and King. The group then spent the following month feuding with Young over the title. However, TNA announced on the Friday before Slammiversary that, due a torn meniscus, MVP was deemed medically unfit to compete, thus removing him from the match. According to PWInsider, the original planned finish for the match was to crown MVP as champion.

Lashley, now going officially by only his last name, earned a chance at the title at Slammiversary in a triple threat match also involving Austin Aries, but failed to win after Young pinned Aries. On the June 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, MVP and King helped Lashley win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Young, but firing Earl Hebner in the process. On June 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, MVP was relieved of his duties as Director of Wrestling Operations by Board of Directors representative Earl Sullivan Armstrong as he attempted to fire Bobby Roode, and MVP's replacement as Director of Wrestling Operations was revealed to be Kurt Angle. MVP then began to lead the group as a manager in a feud with Angle and other prominent faces in TNA, with both sides trading victories: while Lashley defended his title successfully against the likes of Eric Young,Jeff Hardy, Austin Aries, and Bobby Roode, King found himself and MVP (once the latter's knee healed up sufficiently) taking losses to the same wrestlers more often than not. On September 18, 2014, at the tapings for the October 29 edition of Impact Wrestling, Lashley lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Roode.