The Hype Bros | |
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Tag team | |
Members |
Zack Ryder Mojo Rawley |
Name(s) | The Hype Bros |
Heights | Zack Ryder: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mojo Rawley: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Combined weight |
493 lb (224 kg) |
Debut | June 10, 2015 |
Years active | 2015–present |
Promotions |
NXT WWE |
The Hype Bros are a professional wrestling tag team which performs in WWE on its SmackDown brand. The team, composed of Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley, was formed in June 2015 on the development territory, NXT.
In June 2015, Zack Ryder debuted in NXT, forming an alliance with Mojo Rawley, dubbing themselves as The Hype Bros. The Hype Bros went on to defeat Elias Sampson and Mike Rallis at the May 21st NXT TV tapings. Three weeks later, with the duo officially recognized as a tag team, they defeated the team of Angelo Dawkins and Sawyer Fulton on the June 18 TV Taping. After a monthlong feud with the likes of Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, Jason Jordan and Chad Gable, along with countless victories over the teams. The Hype Bros teamed up with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to defeat Gable, Jordan, Wilder and Dawson in an 8-man tag team match at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.
On the October 16 edition of NXT, The Hype Bros competed in a match for the NXT Tag Team Championship in a losing effort. On the October 22 edition of NXT, Rawley and Ryder competed in a 26-man battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Championship. Rawley and Ryder were unsuccessful, although they were among the last few competitors in the match. On the November 11 episode of NXT, The Hype Bros teamed up with Bayley during an intergender tag team match against Blake and Murphy, alongside Alexa Bliss, where they emerged victorious, after Bayley attacked Murphy.