Team Taz
Team Taz, alternately called Team FTW, is a professional wrestling stable signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They are named after Taz, the leader and manager of the group. The stable itself consists of Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Hook (Taz's son) as the group's trainee.
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Stable | |
Members | Taz (manager) Brian Cage Ricky Starks Powerhouse Hobbs Hook |
Name(s) | Team Taz |
Billed heights | Taz: 5 ft 9 in Cage: 6 in 0 ft Starks: 6 in 0 ft Hobbs: 6 in 1 ft Hook: 6 in 0 ft |
Combined billed weight | 944 lb (Cage, Starks, and Hobbs) |
Debut | July 23, 2020 |
Years active | 2020–present |
Professional wrestling career
All Elite Wrestling (2020–present)
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In July 2020, Ricky Starks aligned himself with Brian Cage, who was accompanied by Taz, by attacking Darby Allin.[1] They officially formed a team which was known as "Team Taz". Team Taz started to feud with Allin and Cody Rhodes. On the 18 November episode of Dynamite, Allin and Rhodes were being attacked by Team Taz, when Will Hobbs came to the ring with a chair and it looked like Hobbs was about to attack Team Taz. However Hobbs attacked Rhodes and aligned himself with Team Taz.[2] On the 26 November episode of Dynamite, Will Hobbs's name was changed Taz choked down Cody and Hook aligned himself with Taz.[3] On the 16 December episode of Dynamite, Hook (Taz's real life son Tyler Senerchia) was introduced as the newest member of Team Taz after it had been revealed Hook had been training to be a wrestler with Rhodes. On the same episode, Team Taz also started to feud with Sting, who came out to aid Rhodes and Allin.
On the December 24 episode of Dynamite, Team Taz confronted Sting and were about to attack him, then the lights went off and Allin appeared in the ring along with Sting. On the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life episode of Dynamite on December 30, 2020, Starks, Hobbs (now known as Powerhouse Hobbs) and Cage lost their match to Rhodes, Orange Cassidy and Preston "10" Vance. When the match was over, Team Taz attacked Cody, Cassidy and Vance. Then lights went off and Allin looked at Team Taz, the lights again went off for the second time but this time Sting appeared with Allin.
Members
* | Founding member(s) |
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L | Leader(s) |
Member | Joined | |
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Taz | L* | July 23, 2020 |
Brian Cage | * | July 23, 2020 |
Ricky Starks | * | July 23, 2020 |
Powerhouse Hobbs | November 19, 2020 | |
Hook | December 16, 2020 |
Championships and accomplishments
- All Elite Wrestling
- FTW Championship (1 time, current) – Cage[4]
- Casino Ladder Match (2020) – Cage[5]
References
- Gallagher, Marilee (2020-07-22). "Ricky Starks Aligns with Brian Cage and Taz on AEW DARK". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- "Will Hobbs Turns Heel, Joins Team Taz". Wrestling Inc. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- "WATCH: Taz Chokes Out Cody Rhodes After a Heated Segment on AEW Dynamite". EssentiallySports. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- Defelice, Robert. "AEW Fyter Fest 2020 Night 2 (7/8/20) Results". Mandatory.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "AEW Double or Nothing 2020". Cagematch = The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 24, 2020.