Paul London and Brian Kendrick

Infobox Wrestling team
article_name=Paul London and Brian Kendrick
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caption=Paul London (left) and Brian Kendrick (right) with referee Chris Kay
members=Paul London
Brian Kendrick/Spanky
names=Spanky and Paul London
Paul London and Brian Kendrick
heights=London:
5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm)
Kendrick:
5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm)
weights=385 lb. (175 kg)
former_members= Ashley Massaro (valet)
debut=2003cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/spankylondon.html |title=Spanky & Paul London profile|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=Online World of Wrestling]
promotions=WWE
trainer=Texas Wrestling Academy
disbanded=2008|

Paul London and Brian Kendrick were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/paullondon/bio/|title=Paul London Profile|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=WWE.com] cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/thebriankendrick/bio/|title=The Brian Kendrick Profile|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=WWE]

History

Prior to teaming together on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s "SmackDown!" brand, both Paul London and Brian "Spanky" Kendrick were students at Shawn Michaels' Texas Wrestling Academy, under the tutelage of Rudy Boy Gonzalez.cite web |url=http://www.texaswrestlingacademy.com/TWAgraduates.htm|title=TWA Graduates|accessdate=2007-04-18 |publisher=TexasWrestlingAcademy.com] From there they both went on to Ring of Honor, where they occasionally competed against each other. [cite web|url=http://www.rfvideo.com/browseproducts/Best-of-Paul-London--Please-Don't-Die!.HTML|title=Best of Paul London- Please Don't Die!|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=RFVideo|quote=7. Paul London vs. Spanky...6/22/02] [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/roh/021005.html|title=Ring of Honor - Glory by Honor|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=Online World of Wrestling |quote=TRIPLE THREAT: Michael Shane defeated Spanky and Paul London.]

Paul London and Brian Kendrick have faced off on five occasions in WWE. Four of them -- one a fatal-four way match -- before forming a team; with Kendrick winning two singles matches, and London winning a third and the fatal-four way (which also included Kid Kash and Jamie Noble). Since they've begun teaming, they've faced each other once, on the January 5, 2007 "SmackDown!" as part of the "Beat The Clock Sprint", a match that ended in a no-contest when the time limit expired.

SmackDown! (2002-2007)

In late 2002, Kendrick was hired by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/spanky.html|title=Brian "Spanky" Kendrick profile|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=Online World of Wrestling] and in July 2003 London joined the company as well. [cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/paul-london.html|title=Paul London profile|accessdate=2007-04-18|publisher=Online World of Wrestling] Once in WWE together, and both on the "SmackDown!" brand, London and Kendrick began teaming together. They became a mainstay on the "SmackDown!'s" sister show "Velocity" until Kendrick left the company in February 2004.

Kendrick returned in the summer of 2005, using his real name, and in , where London and Kendrick won their first WWE Tag Team Championship as a team (London's second WWE Tag Team Title reign and Kendrick's first championship in the WWE). [cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/judgementday06.html|title=Judgment Day 2006 results|accessdate=2007-04-18 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/history/2006/matches/23848442/results/|title=London & Kendrick are golden; MNM are broken|date=May 21, 2006|author=Ed Williams III|accessdate=2008-01-05|publisher=WWE]

On October 14, 2006 they became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time, surpassing MNM's previous record of 145 days. The team started a losing streak to the team of William Regal and Dave Taylor, with Regal defeating both London [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11172006/|title=Ani-mauled|author=Noah Starr|accessdate=2006-11-17 |publisher=WWE] and Kendrick [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11242006/ |title=Prelude to Survivor Series
author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2006-11-24|publisher=WWE] in singles matches and Kendrick and London losing a non-title tag team match to the pair on the December 8 "SmackDown!". [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12082006/|title=A united front|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-04-18 |publisher=WWE]

A scheduled title match between the two teams at Armageddon was changed immediately beforehand to a four-way ladder match, also involving The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) and MNM. In the new match London and Kendrick were able to retrieve the belts to retain their championship. [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/history/2006/matches/34729444/results/|title=Climbing the rungs of respect|date=2006-12-17|last=Tello|first=Craig|accessdate=2008-09-26|publisher=WWE] When a regular tag team rematch was signed with Regal and Taylor two weeks later, London and Kendrick were successful in defeating them. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01122007/ |title=Perfect timing|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-01-12|publisher=WWE]

In February 2007, a rematch of the Armageddon ladder match was scheduled for No Way Out. Before it could take place, however, London and Kendrick found themselves losing two (non-title) matches in a row to rookie SmackDown! team Deuce 'n Domino. [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02022007/|title=Chairman's Bombshell|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-02-02|publisher=WWE] cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/02092007/|title=Direct route|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-02-09|publisher=WWE] As a result of the two losses in a row, the new team (kayfabe) complained to WWE headquarters that they were being overlooked and had the No Way Out match changed to a standard tag team match against them with London and Kendrick's title on the line, [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2007/exclusives/laddermatchkilled|title=Deuce & Domino get title match|date=2007-02-11|accessdate=2007-02-14|publisher=WWE] but at the pay-per-view London and Kendrick were able to defeat Deuce 'n Domino. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/history/2007/matches/346566811/results/|title=Against the odds|date=2007-02-18|last=DiFino|first=Lennie|accessdate=2007-02-18|publisher=WWE] Their almost year long reign came to an end when they were defeated by Deuce 'n Domino for the title on the April 20, 2007 edition of "SmackDown!" in Milan, Italy. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04202007/|title=Mayhem in Milan|author=Lennie DiFino|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-04-20] They dropped the masks soon after losing the tag title.

RAW (2007-2008)

London and Kendrick were drafted to "Raw" as the first picks in the Supplemental Draft on June 17, 2007 [cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/supplementaldraft07|title=2007 Supplemental Draft results|accessdate=2007-06-17|author=Louie Dee|publisher=WWE] and were successful on their "Raw" debut, defeating the World's Greatest Tag Team via a Sliced Bread #2 on Charlie Haas. On the September 3 edition of "Raw", London & Kendrick defeated the World's Greatest Tag Team once again to earn a World Tag Team Championship match at Unforgiven against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Two days later, they defeated Cade and Murdoch for the title at a house show in South Africa.cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/09052007|title=History Of The World Tag Team Championship - Paul London & Brian Kendrick|accessdate=2007-09-09|publisher=WWE] Three days later, at another house show, Cade and Murdoch regained the title in a rematch. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09032007/articles/tagtitlesswitch|title=World Tag Team Titles change hands twice in South Africa|date=2007-09-09|last=Zeigler|first=Zack|accessdate=2007-09-10|publisher=WWE] Near the end of 2007, London suffered a foot injury and was unable to compete, [cite web|url=http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/22/jr%e2%80%99s-random-ramblings-%e2%80%9dbig-nuts%e2%80%9d-on-air-fumble-tom-brady-julio-jones-great-one-email-hdtv-politics-fertilizer/|title=J.R.’s Random Ramblings..|date=January 22, 2008|author=Jim Ross|accessdate=2008-01-24] and Kendrick was mainly used as a singles wrestler on "Raw" where he lost to the likes of Umaga, and Mr. Kennedy. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01212008/|title=Royal Letdown|date=January 21, 2008|author=Greg Adkins|accessdate=2008-02-10|publisher=WWE] London made his return on February 4 in a loss to Santino Marella and Carlito. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02042008/|title=World Domination|date=February 4, 2008|author=Greg Adkins|accessdate=2008-02-24|publisher=WWE] London and Kendrick returned as a tag team on the March 17 edition of Raw in a loss to Umaga when Kendrick walked out on London. The two reunited on Raw on March 31 with J.R. explaining the two worked out their differences, and they even got a win against the then-World Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly.cite web|url=http://www.wwe-zone.com/wwe/results/raw/2008/0331/index.htm|title=WWE Raw 31 March, 2008 Results|publisher=Pro-Wrestling Edge|accessdate=2008-04-06] The following week they lost a number one contender ship match to the team of Carlito and Marella. On May 26 they received a World Tag Team title shot against Holly and Rhodes but lost when Holly pinned London following an Alabama Slam.

The team came to an end when Kendrick was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft. [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]

In wrestling

*Finishing moves
**"Get Well Soon" (Reverse STO (Kendrick) / Jumping enzuigiri (London) combination)
**Sitout powerbomb (London) / "Sliced Bread #2" (Kendrick) combination
**Kendrick performs "Sliced Bread #2" but remains on his knees afterwards, allowing London to jump off Kendrick's back and perform an aided shooting star press
**Dropsault (London) / Sunset flip (Kendrick) combination
*Signature moves
**Double superkick
**Assisted standing moonsault
**Double dropkick
**Double hip toss
**London performs a hip toss on Kendrick, throwing him on to a prone opponent in the style of a front flip senton
**London throws Kendrick overhead providing Kendrick to perform a double dropkick to two prone opponents
**Double flapjack
**Double Japanese arm drag

*Managers
**Ashley

Championships and accomplishments

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*Tag Team of the Year (2007) [cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwittoty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Tag Team of the Year|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive]

*"'World Wrestling Entertainment
**WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time)ref|1|1cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/wwetag/18718541|title=History Of The WWE Tag Team Championship - Brian Kendrick & Paul London|date=2006-05-21|accessdate=2008-08-05|publisher=WWE]
**World Tag Team Championship (1 time)1. Longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions (331 days) since the belts' inception in 2002; fourth longest reigning tag team in WWE history.

References

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/thebriankendrick/ Brian Kendrick's WWE.com Profile]
* [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/paullondon/ Paul London's WWE.com Profile]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/spanky.html Brian Kendrick on OWW]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/paul-london.html Paul London on OWW]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/spankylondon.html London & Kendrick on OWW]