Blake and Murphy

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Blake and Murphy
Blake Murphy and Alexa Bliss WrestleMania 32 Axxess.jpg
The three members of the team from left to right: Blake, Bliss and Murphy in April 2016
Tag team
Members Wesley Blake/Blake
Buddy Murphy/Murphy
Name(s) Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy
Team Thick
Blake and Murphy
Heights Blake:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Murphy:
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Bliss:
5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Combined
weight		 574 lb (260 kg) (Blake, Murphy and Bliss)
Former
member(s)		 Alexa Bliss (valet)
Debut August 14, 2014
Years active 2014–present
Promotions NXT

Blake and Murphy are a professional wrestling tag team in the WWE at their development territory NXT consisting of Blake and Murphy, where they are one time NXT Tag Team Champions after defeating former champions The Lucha Dragons.

History

In August 2014, Wesley Blake abandoned the cowboy character and formed a tag-team with Buddy Murphy. On the August 14 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy were defeated in the first round of a number one contender tag team tournament by Kalisto and Sin Cara,[1] later known as the Lucha Dragons. For the rest of 2014, Blake and Murphy lost multiple matches to teams such as the Lucha Dragons and the Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch). Blake and Murphy were once referred to as Team Thick in October, but that name was dropped in later episodes.[2][3][4][5] Also in October 2014, Blake and Murphy were involved in a tag-team battle royal to determine the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship; they were eliminated from the match by the Ascension.[6]

On the January 21, 2015 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy scored their first-ever televised victory by defeating the Vaudevillains.[7][8] This led to a title match on the January 28, 2015 episode of NXT (taped on January 15) where Blake and Murphy defeated champions the Lucha Dragons to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[9][10]

At a January 31 NXT house show, Blake and Murphy were billed without their first names.[11] This name change translated to television at NXT TakeOver: Rival, where Blake and Murphy defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the titles.[12] In March, Blake and Murphy began a rivalry with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady,[13] while Blake and Murphy attempted to woo Carmella on several occasions.[14] On the May 13 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy distracted Carmella during her match with Alexa Bliss, causing her to lose, establishing them as heels in the process.[15] At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, during Amore and Cassady's NXT Tag Team Championship match against Blake and Murphy, Alexa Bliss would come out mid-match and attack Carmella and Amore, ensuring the win for Blake and Murphy.[16] Blake and Murphy lost the Tag Team Titles in a match against The Vaudevillains at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn. Following their championship loss, Blake and Murphy would go on a multi month losing streak, losing their rematch with The Vaudevillians, while also suffering losses on NXT TV to American Alpha, The Hype Bros, Enzo and Cass, and the Ascension. On the May 18 taping of NXT, after losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries, Alexa and Blake walked away from Murphy, teasing a split for the team.

In wrestling

  • Double team finishing moves
  • Blake's finishing moves
  • Double team signature moves
    • Wheelbarrow (Blake)/ Double Knee Facebreaker (Murphy) combination
    • Double belly-to-back pop-up into neckbreaker (Murphy)
    • Ankle lock (Murphy)/ Elbow drop to the oppenents back (Blake)
    • Snapmare (Blake)/ Running double knees to the face (Murphy)
  • Managers
  • Nicknames
    • "BAMF"[22] (Blake Alexa Murphy Factor/BAM Factor)[23]
  • Entrance themes
    • "Action Packed" by Kosinus (NXT; December 1, 2014 – May 20, 2015)
    • "Opposite Ends of the World" by CFO$[24] (NXT; May 20, 2015–present)
    • "Spiteful" by CFO$[25] (Alexa Bliss)

Championships and accomplishments

Blake (right) and Murphy (left) as NXT Tag Team Champions in May 2015.

References

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  22. ↑ http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/581877-tna-official-praises-wwe-samoa-joe-on-the-success-of-nxt-blake-murphy-bliss-show-off-their-new-nxt-merch
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/wwe_murphy/status/602316090644013057
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