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Team Hell No
Tag team
MembersKane
Daniel Bryan
Name(s)Team Hell No
Billed heightsKane:
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Bryan:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Combined
billed weight		533 lb (242 kg)
DebutSeptember 10, 2012

Team Hell No are a professional wrestling tag team in the WWE, consisting of Kane and Daniel Bryan. They are the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions. The team's name is a reference to the two wrestlers' personas: Kane is portrayed as a violent pyromaniac and described as "The Devil's Favorite Demon,"[1] while Bryan is a spiteful pessimist whose catchphrase is "No!". Originally portrayed as bitter enemies, the two were forced to work as a team during a storyline in which they were made to attend anger management classes by then-Raw General Manager AJ Lee and, though billed as a dysfunctional team, they were subsequently able to win the Tag Team Championship.

History

Background

After failing to win the WWE Championship at Over the Limit from CM Punk, Daniel Bryan continued to feud with the champion heading into No Way Out, demanding a rematch following the ending of their match which saw Punk tap out moments after Punk was able to pin Bryan. Leading up to the event, Punk was put in a match against Kane on the May 18 episode of SmackDown, during which Bryan was on commentary observing the match. Bryan would interfere in the match by attacking Kane with a steel chair and then framing Punk by handing him the chair, causing Kane to attack Punk. On the May 21 edition of Raw, Bryan was facing off against Kane and was set up in a similar way by Punk, which resulted in the situation nearly reversing itself. Afterwards, Kane would start attacking both Bryan and Punk indiscriminately after being a pawn in each of their plans. During this time, an angle was started in which all three men became romantically involved with AJ Lee, who was portrayed as being 'unstable' after being publicly dumped by Bryan earlier in the year. On the June 1 episode of SmackDown, which involved Punk defending the WWE Championship against Kane, Bryan would again interfere in the match, attacking both once more, only for Kane to chokeslam both Bryan and Punk. Afterwards, John Laurinaitis announced a Triple Threat match for the championship at No Way Out involving Punk, Bryan, and Kane. Punk would go on to retain the championship by pinning Kane.

After once again failing to capture the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank, Daniel Bryan proposed to AJ on the July 16 edition of Raw, which she accepted and agreed to have the wedding the following week as part of Raw 1000. However, during the ceremony, AJ rejected Bryan, and instead accepted Vince McMahon's proposal to become the new General Manager of Raw. This led Bryan to get angry and destroy the wedding decorations in the ring. He was later confronted and insulted by CM Punk, The Rock, and even guest star Charlie Sheen. This marked a shift in Bryan's character from being cocky and arrogant to being bitter and highly-strung. After a loss to Sheamus in a street fight on July 30 episode of Raw, Bryan underwent a psychological exam under orders from AJ as retaliation for finding out that Bryan planned on having her committed to a mental institution after they were legally married and was attacked by Kane, who claimed he was Bryan's anger management therapist. On the August 6 episode of Raw, AJ booked Bryan to face Kane at SummerSlam, which Bryan won via roll-up, causing Kane to go on a rampage in the backstage area.

Tag Team Champions (2012–present)

Following their SummerSlam match, Kane became increasingly violent in his demands for a rematch while Bryan, upset with fans for continuing to chant his catchphrase of "Yes!" after he had told them not to, continued to lose his temper and have bursts of anger during matches and interview segments. As a result of Bryan and Kane's issues, AJ enrolled them in anger management classes hosted by Dr. Shelby[2] and later forced to compete in a "Hug it Out" match.[3] At the arrangement of Dr. Shelby and AJ, the two adversaries formed a team whose constant bickering and infighting even during matches inadvertently resulted in them defeating the Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) to become the number one contenders to the Tag Team Championship on the September 10 episode of Raw[4] and then defeating defending champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth to win the WWE Tag Team Championship at Night of Champions.[5] Bryan and Kane successfully defended the titles against the former champions the following night on Raw.[6] The following week on Raw, "Team Hell No" was chosen as the official team name via a Twitter poll.[7]

At Hell in a Cell on October 28, 2012, Team Hell No lost by disqualification in their title match against the Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow), thereby retaining the championship.[8] On the October 29 episode of Raw, Daniel Bryan and Kane were revealed as two of the members of Team Foley to take on Team Ziggler at Survivor Series in a Traditional 5-On-5 Survivor Series Elimination Match. They successfully retained the Tag Team Championship against the Rhodes Scholars in WWE Main Event. On December 3 episode of Raw, they helped Ryback attack The Shield during The Miz's segment Miz TV WWE Champion CM Punk. During the attack, Punk's knee was injured, resulting in his title defense against Ryback in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match being changed by Mr. McMahon into a six-man Tornado Tag Team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match between Ryback and Team Hell No against The Shield at the TLC-December pay-per-view, which they lost.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Superstars: Kane". WWE. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Triple H addresses retirement, Cena-Punk continues, cage main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/3: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Punk returns home, Anger Management". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  4. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/10: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Hart back in Montreal, final PPV hype". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  5. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV RESULTS 9/18: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Triple H vs. C.M. Punk". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  6. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - PPV fall-out, Cena & Sheamus vs. Punk & Del Rio "super main event"". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  7. ^ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 9/24: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - Cena announcement, Lawler interview, latest on WWE Title picture". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  8. ^ Wortman, James (October 28, 2012). "Hell in a Cell: Team Rhodes Scholars def. Team Hell No by Disqualification". WWE. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  9. ^ "Hell No's first Tag Team Championship reign".
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