A-Town Down Under

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A-Town Down Under
A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory (left, in 2017) and Grayson Waller (right, in 2023))
Tag team
MembersAustin Theory
Grayson Waller
Name(s)A-Town Down Under
Grayson Waller and Austin Theory
Billed heightsTheory: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Waller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
DebutSeptember 22, 2023
Years active2023–present

A-Town Down Under is a villainous professional wrestling tag team consisting of Austin Theory and Grayson Waller. The team is currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand, where they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions in their first reign.

History

Formation and alliance with Logan Paul (2023–2024)

On the September 22, 2023 episode of

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[1] On the November 10 episode of SmackDown, Waller and Theory provoked the newest member of the SmackDown roster Kevin Owens, resulting in Owens attacking both of them and being kayfabe suspended by the WWE.[2] On the December 15 episode of SmackDown, both Waller and Theory lost in the first rounds of the United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament to Carmelo Hayes and Owens respectively.[3]

On the January 12, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Theory faced Hayes, but their match ended in a shoot no-contest after both of them landed on their heads from the top rope.[4] WWE later announced that they only suffered face contusions and Theory proceeded to defeat Hayes in their rematch on the January 26 episode of SmackDown after interference from Waller.[5][6] At Royal Rumble on January 27, Theory and Waller helped Logan Paul retain the United States Championship against Owens after handing him brass knuckles. Later that night, Waller and Theory participated in the men's Royal Rumble match, but were eliminated by Hayes and eventual winner Cody Rhodes respectively.[7]

WWE Tag Team Champions (2024–present)

On February 24 at

The Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz).[11] On the April 19 episode of SmackDown, the SmackDown Tag Team Championship was renamed as the WWE Tag Team Championship and the team was presented with new title belts by WWE's chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque, and the general manager of SmackDown Nick Aldis.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. ^ Theory and Waller won the WWE Tag Team Championship as the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The title was renamed on April 19, 2024 during their reign.

References

  1. ^ Barnett, Jake (October 13, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (10/13): Barnett's review of the season premiere with Roman Reigns, Triple H, and John Cena, Pretty Deadly vs. Ridge Holland and Butch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kevin Owens Suspended For His Actions On 11/10 WWE SmackDown". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Mrosko, Geno (2023-12-15). "Carmelo Hayes, Kevin Owens advance in United States Title Tournament". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ Barnett, Jake (January 12, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (1/12): Barnett's review of Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight's appearances, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley, Grayson Waller vs. Cameron Grimes". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Chiari, Mike (January 14, 2024). "Carmelo Hayes, Austin Theory Avoid Major Injuries After Scary Fall on WWE SmackDown". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Barnett, Jake (January 26, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (1/26): Barnett's review of the Royal Rumble go-home show, LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs. Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cody Rhodes and Bayley win the Royal Rumble Matches to earn the right to headline WrestleMania". WWE. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "McIntyre and Lynch punch their ticket to WrestleMania inside the Elimination Chamber". WWE. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Barnett, Jake (March 22, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3/22): Barnett's review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar, WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky vs. Naomi in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Barnett, Jake (March 29, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3/29): Barnett's review of Jade Cargill's appearance, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly, WMXL tag team title ladder match qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night one with The Rock and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  12. ^ LAMBERT, JEREMY (April 19, 2024). "New WWE Tag Team Titles Given To Austin Theory And Grayson Waller On 4/19 WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

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