Major Players

Edge Heads
Hawkins and Ryder at Wrestlemania Axxess in 2009
Tag team
MembersBrian Myers
Matt Cardona
Name(s)Brian Myers and Brett Matthews
Major Brothers
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder
Edge Heads
Years active2004–2009
2019–2020
2022–present

The Major Players are a professional wrestling tag team whose members are Brian Myers and Matt Cardona. They currently wrestle on the independent circuit. They are best known for teaming together in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Impact Wrestling.

In WWE, they were originally called the Major Brothers and were later renamed Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. The team was also called the Edge Heads. They dressed as fans of Edge and helped him during matches. During their time in WWE, they were two-time WWE Tag Team Champions.[1] On April 15, 2020, WWE released Cardona and Myers.[2]

Cardona and Myers also host a podcast together called The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast where they talk about wrestling and figures.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Game Changer Wrestling
    • GCW World Championship (1 time) – Cardona
  • Absolute Intense Wrestling
    • AIW Absolute Championship (1 time) – Cardona[4][5]
    • AIW Intense Championship (1 time) – Cardona[4]a
  • DDT Pro Wrestling
    • DDT Universal Championship (1 time) – Cardona
  • All Star Wrestling
    • ASW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cardona[6][7]
  • Deep South Wrestling
    • DSW Tag Team Championship (2 times)[8]
  • Impact Wrestling
  • National Wrestling Alliance
    • NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cardona[10]
  • New York Wrestling Connection
    • NYWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cardona[11][12]
    • NYWC Tag Team Championship (2 times)[13][14]
  • Ohio Valley Wrestling
    • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)[15]
  • The Wrestling Showcase
    • Wrestling Showcase Championship (1 time, inaugural, current) – Cardona
    • Wrestling Showcase Title Tournament (2022)– Cardona
  • Premier Wrestling Federation - New Jersey
  • World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • Other titles
    • Internet Championship (3 times, first, current) - Cardona[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Raw Tag Team Championship history". WWE. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rusev, Kurt Angle and other Superstars released". WWE. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Major Pod Network". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2021). "AIW One Step Ahead – TV-Show @ Tadmor Shrine in Akron, Ohio, USA". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2021). "AIW Absolute Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ Defelice, Robert (April 9, 2022). "Matt Cardona Wins Seventh Title, Asks Promoters To Stop Giving Him Championship Opportunities". Fightful. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 9, 2022). "ASW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "Deep South Wrestling Tag Team Title". Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 21, 2022). "Impact Digital Media Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 12, 2022). "NWA Powerrr Trip Taping – TV-Show @ Valor Hall in Oak Grove, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 26, 2022). "NYWC Psycho Circus 19 - Event @ Farmingville Fire Department in Farmingville, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 26, 2022). "NYWC Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  13. ↑ "NYWC Tag Team Title history". New York Wrestling Connection. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  14. ↑ "New York Wrestling Connection Title Histories". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  15. ↑ "OVW Southern Tag Team Championship Title History". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  16. ↑ "Curt Hawkins' and Zack Ryder's first WWE Tag Team Championship reign". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2020). "Internet Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

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