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AJ Styles and Omos

AJ Styles and Omos were a professional wrestling tag team in WWE on the Raw brand. The team were former WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. In October 2020, Omos debuted as Styles' "personal colossus" and aided him in his matches. At WrestleMania 37 in April 2021, Styles and Omos won the Raw Tag Team Championship and held it for 133 days before losing them at SummerSlam in August of that year.

AJ Styles and Omos
AJ Styles (left) and Omos (right)
Tag team
MembersAJ Styles[1]
Omos[2]
Name(s)AJ Styles and Omos
Billed heightsStyles: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Omos: 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Combined
billed weight		618 lb (280 kg)
DebutOctober 19, 2020[3]
DisbandedDecember 20, 2021
Years active2020–2021

History

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Formation (2020–2021)

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After the departures of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in April 2020, which led to the dissolution of The O.C., AJ Styles was drafted to the Raw brand in October 2020 as part of the 2020 Draft.[4][5] On the October 19 episode of Raw, Styles debuted a new bodyguard, Omos, before defeating Riddle.[3] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Styles faced Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship in a TLC match but failed to win as The Miz unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase during the match; Omos was involved in the match, preventing Miz from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing John Morrison to the back.[6][7] On January 31, 2021 at Royal Rumble, during the Royal Rumble match, Omos involved himself by preventing Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions.[8][9] Omos eliminated Big E and Rey Mysterio despite not being in the match.[10][11] He would also go on to help Styles enter the Elimination Chamber match early before being ejected by WWE official Adam Pearce.[12]

Raw Tag Team Champions (2021)

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On the March 22 episode of Raw, Styles and Omos challenged The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) to a championship match at WrestleMania 37 which The New Day accepted. At WrestleMania, Styles and Omos captured the Raw Tag Team Championship and in the process, Styles also became the twenty-second WWE Grand Slam Champion,[13] and the first to achieve both the WWE and Impact Grand Slam.[14] Over the following months, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles in rematches with The New Day and against Elias and Jaxson Ryker before entering into a feud with The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar). At the Money in the Bank event, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles against The Viking Raiders.[15] After this, Styles and Omos began feuding with Riddle and Randy Orton, who make the team of RK-Bro. After weeks of confronting each other, a match was made between Styles and Omos, and RK-Bro at SummerSlam for the titles. At the event, Styles and Omos lost the titles to RK-Bro, ending their reign at 133 days.[16]

At Extreme Rules, Styles and Omos teamed with Bobby Lashley to take on The New Day in a six-man tag team match, in which Styles, Omos, and Lashley lost.[17] After this, it was announced that Styles and Omos would face RK-Bro in a rematch for the tag team titles at Crown Jewel.[18] At the event, they failed to regain the titles.[19] On the December 20 episode of Raw, after weeks of tension and speculation, Omos would attack Styles, breaking up the tag team.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "AJ Styles Profile". WWE. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Omos Profile". WWE. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Tedesco, Mike (October 19, 2020). "WWE Raw Results – 10/19/20 (Season Premiere, Strowman vs. Lee, Raw Women's Title)". Wrestleview. Amway Center, Orlando, Florida. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2021. AJ Styles makes his way to the ring alongside Jordan Omogbehin.
  4. ^ WWE.com Staff (October 9, 2020). "See all the results from the 2020 Draft". WWE. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "10/9 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the 2020 WWE Draft night one, Bayley vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship, The Fiend vs. Kevin Owens, Big E vs. Sheamus in a Falls Count Anywhere match". October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Fiorvanti, Tim (December 20, 2020). "WWE TLC: Reigns retains, McIntyre overcomes MITB cash-in, Orton lights Fiend on fire". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021. As Miz climbed the ladder with a smirk on his face, Omos reached up, snatched Miz from the ladder and carried him like a small child to the top rope before tossing Miz out of the ring and through a table of his own. When Morrison went for revenge, he broke a steel chair over Omos' back, and Omos didn't flinch. Omos chased Morrison up the ramp, taking them both out of play.
  7. ^ Tedesco, Mike (December 20, 2020). "WWE TLC Results – 12/20/20 (Two TLC matches, Inferno Match headline tonight's show)". Wrestleview. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ Khan, Steve (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble live results: The road to WrestleMania 37 begins". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Big E fought off Styles so Omos yanked Big E over the top rope, which counts as an elimination.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Mysterio got the better of Styles, but Omos caught Styles on the apron and shoved him back inside the ring.
  10. ^ Clapp, John (January 31, 2021). "Edge won the 2021 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. WWE ThunderDome, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. AJ Styles benefited from the presence of Omos at ringside, as the gigantic Superstar not only helped eliminate Superstars like Big E and Rey Mysterio, but also kept The Phenomenal One from being tossed.
  11. ^ Brookhouse, Brent (January 31, 2021). "2021 WWE Royal Rumble results, recap, grades: Edge, Bianca Belair emerge as winners on strong show". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Big E was eliminated from the match when Omos reached into the ring and pulled him to the floor. Omos also eliminated Rey Mysterio, giving some big help to AJ Styles.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (February 21, 2021). "WWE Elimination Chamber results: Powell's live review of Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns faces an Elimination Chamber match winner for the WWE Universal Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Powell, Jason (April 10, 2021). "WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night one featuring Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. AJ Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest vs The Miz and John Morrison". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  14. ^ AJ Styles becomes the only Grand Slam Champion in both WWE and TNA/Impact Wrestling - Fightful.com
  15. ^ Clapp, John (July 18, 2021). "Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Omos def. The Viking Raiders". WWE. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Laboon, Jeff (August 21, 2021). "RK-Bro def. AJ Styles & Omos to win the Raw Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  17. ^ Melok, Bobby (September 26, 2021). "The New Day def. Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles & Omos". WWE. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "RK-Bro to battle AJ Styles & Omos in a WWE Raw Tag Team Title rematch". WWE. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  19. ^ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2021). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Big E vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship, Edge vs. Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match, Goldberg vs. Bobby Lashley in a No Holds Barred match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  20. ^ JENKINS, H (20 December 2021). "AJ STYLES & OMOS OFFICIALLY BREAK UP ON WWE RAW". Ringside News. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  21. ^ "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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