Enzo and Cass
Enzo and Cass | |
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Tag team | |
Members | Enzo Amore / nZo Colin Cassady / Big Cass / CaZXL |
Name(s) | Enzo and Cass[1][2] Enzo Amore and Big Cass Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady[3] FreeAgentZ |
Billed heights | Enzo Amore: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Big Cass: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Combined billed weight | 477 lb (216 kg) |
Billed from | Hackensack, New Jersey (Enzo Amore), Queens, New York (Big Cass) |
Former member(s) | Carmella (manager) |
Debut | July 3, 2013 |
Years active | 2013–2017 2019 2022–present |
FreeAgentZ (formerly known as Enzo and Cass)[4] are an American professional wrestling tag team composed of nZo and CaZXL.[1][2] The duo are best known for their tenure with WWE, from 2013 to 2017, under the respective ring names, Enzo Amore and Big Cass. After their separate departures from the WWE, the two reunited in 2019, when they appeared at G1 Supercard.
History
Early years
Arndt and Morrissey first met each other whilst in their mid-teens during a game of basketball at The Cage in Manhattan, New York, nearly ten years before reuniting in WWE's developmental territory NXT, in July 2013.
WWE
NXT (2013–2016)
On May 22, 2013, Enzo Amore debuted on NXT television, where he was quickly defeated by Mason Ryan.[5] Colin Cassady debuted on NXT television on June 5, with a loss to Mason Ryan.[6][7] On the July 3 episode of NXT, Amore and Cassady went on to form an alliance,[8] and they labelled themselves "the realest guys in the room".[8][9] Despite Amore and Cassady's alliance, Ryan easily defeated them in consecutive singles matches in July,[10] but lost to them in a handicap match.[9] After the feud with Ryan, Amore and Cassady went on to feud with Alexander Rusev, Scott Dawson and their manager Sylvester Lefort, turning face in the process.[11][12] On the September 25 episode of NXT, Amore and Cassady participated in a gauntlet match for a future shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship; they started the match, first defeating CJ Parker and Tyler Breeze, then beating Rusev and Dawson, but fell to their final opponents, The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).[13] In November 2013, Amore suffered a broken leg while training, which led Cassady to try his hand at singles competition.[14]
Amore returned on June 26, 2014 episode of NXT, saving Cassady from an attack from Sylvester Lefort and
Main roster (2016–17)
On the
On July 19 at the
Split and feud (2017)
On the May 22 episode of Raw, when Amore was attacked, Cass would tell the General Manager Kurt Angle to find the attacker before he does. The next week, Cass would accuse Corey Graves, then The Revival as Amore's attackers. On the June 5 episode of Raw, Cass was mysteriously attacked in the same manner as Amore and blamed his attack on Big Show, but Show denied this allegation. On the June 19 episode of Raw, it was revealed by Corey Graves that Cass was behind the attacks on Amore and that he faked his own attack in order to lure away suspicion that he was the attacker. Cass stated his frustration during his time teaming with Amore by accusing him of holding him down, calling him "dead weight". Cass then delivered a big boot to Amore, thus turning heel and disbanding the team. The following week on Raw, Amore called out Cass in order to make up and leave the attacks in the past. Cass would supposedly accept Amore's speech, but then attack him when they went up the entrance ramp. On July 9, Cass defeated Amore at Great Balls of Fire event.
They continued to feud for the duration of the summer, with Amore eventually befriending Big Show. Show and Cass' ensuing series of altercations culminated in a match at
Post-WWE (2018)
In 2018, Arndt and Morrissey were released at separate times from WWE. Arndt was released by WWE on January 23 while Morrissey was released on June 19. Arndt pursued a rap music career under the moniker "Real1" and later "nZo", whilst Morrissey worked limited independent wrestling bookings.
Ring of Honor (2019)
Arndt and Morrissey reunited at the
Other media
The team appears in three video games: WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17 and WWE 2K18.[28][29][30][31]
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rolling Stone
- Ranked No. 10 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016[33]
- WWE
- NXT Year-End Award (1 time)
References
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- ^ a b "WWE SMACKDOWN SPOILERS: THE CLUB VS. ENZO & CASS; CHRIS JERICHO VS. DEAN AMBROSE". Figure Four Wrestling Online. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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- ^ a b "Enzo Amore and Big Cass are back as nZo and CazXL". SI.com.
- ^ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT report 5/15 & 5/22: El Generico debuts, O'Brian beats two NXT releases in same match, Bray Wyatt debuts mask, Natalya vs. Rae, more developments". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
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- ^ a b "Enzo and Big Cass make appearance at ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Superstars and Divas featured on WWE 2K16 roster list". WWE. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
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External links
- Big Cass on WWE.com
- Enzo Amore on WWE.com