- Finlay and Hornswoggle
Infobox Wrestling team
article_name=Finlay andHornswoggle
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members=FinlayHornswoggle
names=Finlay and Hornswoggle
combined_weight=373 Lbs
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debut=May 26, 2006
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promotions=WWE|Finlay and
Hornswoggle are an activeprofessional wrestling tag team . The team currently works forWorld Wrestling Entertainment on its "ECW" brand and breifly it's "SmackDown" brand.Career
On May 26, 2006, Finlay defeated
Paul Burchill . After Finlay’s victory over, a mysterious little man (Hornswoggle) scurried out from under the ring and jumped on Burchill. Finlay pulled him off, only to slam him back down onto Burchill again. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/05262006/|title=Kiss Him Goodbye|author=Louie Dee|date=2006-05-26|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2006-05-26] For the next few weeks, Hornswoggle continued to appear from under the ring after matches and attack Finlay's opponents. Eventually, "SmackDown" play-by-play commentatorMichael Cole began referring to him as the Little Bastard. Little Bastard soon became more and moreaggressive and started attacking Finlay's opponent during matches, much to Finlay's dismay.Finlay picked up a win against Bobby Lashley to take Lashley's
WWE United States Championship . [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/07142006/|title=Rey's Revenge|date=2006-07-14|author=Brett Hoffman |accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=WWE] Finlay defended the championship on several occasions, often with help from Little Bastard, and even defended it against fellow court member William Regal at The Great American Bash. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/history/2006/matches/25815981/results/|title=An Old-Fashioned Fight|date=2006-07-23|author=Brett Hoffman|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=WWE] He lost the title toMr. Kennedy on theSeptember 1 edition of "SmackDown!" in a triple threat match that also involvedBobby Lashley . [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09012006/|title=Signing Bonus|date=2006-09-01|author=Brett Hoffman|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=WWE]At No Way Out, Finlay and Hornswoggle defeated The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/matches/346566811211/results/|title=Boogeymen come up short|author=Mike McAvennie|date=2007-02-18|publisher=
World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-02-18] [cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1171857069.shtml|title=WWE No Way Out (Smackdown) PPV Results - 2/18/07|author=Adam Martin|date=2007-02-18|publisher=WrestleView|accessdate=2008-09-06] Prior to the match was the first time Hornswoggle spoke, telling Finlay that little people scared him. Later that week on "SmackDown!", Little Bastard pinned the Boogeyman with a jumping DDT, in a match pitting himself and Finlay against Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02232007/|title=Checks and balances|author=Lennie DiFino|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-02-23] [cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/results/smackdown/smackdown2006/1172292828.shtml|title=Checks and balances|author=Lennie DiFino|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-02-23]During the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23, which Finlay was involved in, Mr. Kennedy hit Hornswoggle with a Green Bay Plunge off of a ladder when Hornswoggle tried to interfere. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/391618421/results/|title='Bank' on Kennedy! Kennedy!|author=Mike McAvennie|publisher=
World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-04-01] On the following edition of "SmackDown!", Finlay attacked Mr. Kennedy after his match and challenged him to a handicap match against Hornswoggle and Finlay. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04062007/|title=Deadman rising|author=Lennie DiFino|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-04-06] Before the match, Mr. Kennedy apologized for hurting Hornswoggle. Finlay accepted his apology and formed a team with Kennedy. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04132007/|title=Polar opposites|author=Lennie DiFino|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-04-13]Hornswoggle won the
WWE Cruiserweight Championship after he pinned Jamie Noble (James Gibson) in a Cruiserweight Open at The Great American Bash. He briefly ran across the ring as the bell was rung before going back under the ring making him an official participant in the match. The other participants and commentators were unaware that he was a participant in the match until the referee counted the pin and awarded him the belt. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/42789824/results/|title=A leprechaun's pot o' Cruiserweight gold|author=Mike McAvennie|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-07-22] On September 10, in conclusion to the Mr. McMahon (Vince McMahon ) "illegitimate son storyline" on "Raw", Hornswoggle was revealed to be Vince's son in a storyline. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/articles/5053472/minimcmahon|title=Mini-McMahon|author=Greg Adkins|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2007-09-12] Hornswoggle still made appearances on "SmackDown!", as well. Although his partnership with Finlay was quietly phased out, he still continued to feud with Jamie Noble. The Hornswoggle/Noble rivalry ended on the September 28 edition of "SmackDown!" when Acting General ManagerVickie Guerrero forced Hornswoggle to surrender the Cruiserweight Championship, citing that his status as Mr. McMahon's son and his diminutive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/09272007/|title=All things big and small|accessdate=2007-11-19|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] After the affair of finding out who the illegitimate son was, Mr. McMahon began giving Hornswoggle matches against competitors that were much larger than him. His reason for doing this, was that he was showing his son, "tough love." Hornswoggle was placed into a match against The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) at Survivor Series. At the event, Khali defeated Hornswoggle by disqualification when Finlay attacked Khali on Hornswoggle's behalf. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/matches/433496412/results/|title=Friends in low places?|accessdate=2007-11-19|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] This was the first time that Finlay appeared together with Hornswoggle since the beginning of the Hornswoggle/Vince storyline. Finlay's attack on Khali started a feud between the two. At Armageddon, Finlay defeated Khali with the help of Hornswoggle. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/matches/5546604/results/|date=December 16, 2007|title=Protective endeavors|author=Lennie DiFino|date=2007-12-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ]On the February 18 edition of "Raw", Hornswoggle had a scheduled steel cage match against his
kayfabe father, Mr. McMahon.cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02182008/|title=Outrage in a Cage|date=2008-02-18|author=Greg Adkins|accessdate=2008-02-29|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] Finlay tried to get involved, but was attacked and handcuffed to the ring ropes by JBL. Mr. McMahon left the ring and allowed JBL to beat up Hornswoggle while an enraged Finlay watched. Following this, WWE.com announced that Hornswoggle had kayfabe suffered internal injuries, including bleeding of the brain and spinal trauma.citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02182008/articles/hornswoggleupdatefive|title=Hornswoggle Back Trauma Feared, But Improvement Shown|date=2008-02-21|accessdate=2008-02-29|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] On February 25, JBL claimed that Hornswoggle is not Mr. McMahon's son, but in reality is the son of Finlay. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02252008/|title=The Truth about Hornswoggle, According to JBL|date=2008-02-25|last=Clayton|first=Corey|accessdate=2008-03-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] The next week on "Raw", Finlay confirmed Hornswoggle was indeed his son, then was forced to watch helplessly as JBL assaulted Hornswoggle in his hospital bed. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/03032008/|title=Family Outrage|date=2008-03-03|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=2008-03-16|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment ] Hornswoggle returned to live television atWrestleMania XXIV , accompanying Finlay to the ring for his Belfast Brawl with JBL, once interfering by hitting JBL with a kendo stick, allowing Finlay to get the shot in with the shillelagh.cite web| title = Results: JBL picks up brutal win in Belfast Brawl| url = http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/6515958/results/| accessdate = 2008-04-20| publisher = WWE ] JBL won the match by hitting Finlay with the kendo stick in the shins and following up with the Clothesline from Hell.As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Hornswoggle was drafted to the ECW brand along with Finlay. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=
World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2008-06-25] At Night of Champions, Hornswoggle and Finlay challengedThe Miz and John Morrison for theWWE Tag Team Championship , but failed to win. Finlay and Hornswoggle were granted another shot at the WWE Tag Team Championship at The Great American Bash but came short.In wrestling
*Finishing and signature tag team moves
**Aided splash
**"Celtic Cross" by Finlay followed by a "Tadpole Splash" by Hornswoggle*Signature foreign objects
**Shillelagh
**Squirt gun
**Green mist
**Marbles *Entrance themes
**Hes Ma Da by Jim Johnston [citeweb|url=http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9208930|title= WWE The Music, Vol. 8 at Wal-Mart]
**Lambeg" – Available onWWE The Music, Vol. 7
**Finlay used a song by The Swaggerin' Growlers as his theme on the March 3 edition of "Raw" [cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1079293&srvc=home&position=recent|title=Swaggerin’ into the ring|date=2008-03-11|accessdate=2008-03-12|publisher=Boston Herald]Championships and accomplishments
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World Wrestling Entertainment
**WWE United States Championship (1 time) - Finlay [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/unitedstates/244000611|title=Finlay's title reign|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2008-02-04]
**WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) (Last) [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/cruiser/18137422|title=Hornswoggle's title reign|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment |accessdate=2008-02-04]References
External links
* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/finlay/bio/ Finlay WWE Profile]
* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/hornswoggle/ Hornswoggle's WWE Profile]
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