The Vaudevillains

The Vaudevillains
Aiden English (right) and Simon Gotch (left)
Tag team
Members	Aiden English Simon Gotch
Name(s)	The Vaudevillains
Heights	Aiden English: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Simon Gotch: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Combined weight	435 lb (197 kg)
Debut	June 2014
Years active	2014–present
Promotions	NXT WWE

The Vaudevillains are a professional wrestling tag team performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand, composed of Aiden English and Simon Gotch. Their gimmick is a pair of Vaudeville-era throwbacks. During their time in WWE's developmental brand NXT, they successfully captured the NXT Tag Team Championship.

In June 2014, English formed a tag team with Simon Gotch, known as The Vaudevillains. The Vaudevillains made their in-ring debut as a team of heels on the June 19 episode, defeating Angelo Dawkins and Travis Tyler. In August, The Vaudevillains participated in a tournament to determine the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship, losing to The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) in the final. On the October 30 episode of NXT, The Vaudevillains won a tag team battle royal to become the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship. They received their title match at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution against The Lucha Dragons, but were unsuccessful. After a brief hiatus, The Vaudevillains returned on the June 3, 2015 episode of NXT, defeating Jason Jordan and Marcus Louis. On the July 8 episode of "NXT", the Vaudevillains defeated Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to become the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships. On July 15, Blake and Murphy defeated the Vaudevillains to retain their championships after Alexa Bliss interfered. Afterward, Alexa Bliss insulted and slapped them both, turning them face in the process. General Manager William Regal then announced that there would be a rematch at a later date. At NXT Takeover: Brooklyn, the Vaudevillains (with Blue Pants in their corner) defeated Blake and Murphy (with Alexa Bliss) to become NXT Tag Team Champions for the first time. The Vaudevillains were eliminated in the second round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic by Dash and Dawson, setting up a future championship match. On November 11, The Vaudevillians lost the title to Dash and Dawson, ending their reign at 61 days. The pair later failed to regain the titles on the November 25th episode of NXT. The duo once again turned heel after a losing streak continued with a loss to American Alpha when they refused to shake hands with the two, showing a lack of sportsmanship. They would later compete against the duo on the 21st March episode of NXT in a match to determine the #1 contenders to the NXT tag team titles where they would lose again. They made their final NXT appearance on the 13 April episode of NXT, losing to Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.