WWE Superstar Angelo Dawkins has welcomed his second child into the world.
The former Tag Team Champion took on his Twitter earlier on Wednesday. He announced the birth of his second child with some photos and the caption addressing him as ‘lil homie 2’:
The 34-year-old got married to his partner Grace in a private ceremony earlier this year in June. Dawkins’ tag team partner Montez Ford actually officiated the wedding. The couple already have one son.
Despite many people wanting them to break up, the Street Profits have remained a tag team in WWE since they were first put together in NXT in 2016.
They had a successful run at the development brand which included a reign with the NXT Tag Team Championships. The duo of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford were called up to the main roster in 2019.
The Street Profits have since won both the Raw and SmackDown tag team titles. The latter made them the second triple crown tag champions in the history of WWE.
Former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley recruited them in his new stable called The Pride last year. This marked the first time the two had turned heel in WWE.
The faction disbanded however after WWE pulled Lashley off TV and then chose not to renew his contract. The Profits have since returned to being faces and they have been feuding with DIY and The Bloodline over the WWE tag team championships.
WWE SmackDown took over Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania’s Mohegan Sun Arena with a sold-out show this week. Those fans witnessed some incredible King and Queen of the Ring Tournament matches take place.
The 2024 King and Queen of the Ring tournaments have begun in WWE, featuring matches on Raw and SmackDown. The finals will go down at a live event in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 25. Thirty-two competitors from the roster are vying for the crown, a title previously held by many notable wrestlers.
On WWE SmackDown this week, they continued their road to King & Queen of the Ring. In the first match of the night, Nia Jax defeated Naomi to advance in the tournament.
Carmelo Hayes, the former NXT Champion, won his match against Baron Corbin to advance in the tournament. Hayes secured the victory with a roll-up pin, which didn’t significantly hurt Corbin’s standing, as he was just call-up from NXT during the 2024 WWE Draft along with Hayes.
Additionally, the match featured sponsorship from “The Iron Claw” on Max, with MAX graphics on the barricades and entrance as Corey Graves mentioned the Von Erich Family biopic post-match.
Jade Cargill also advanced toward the 2024 Queen of the Ring crown as she defeated Piper Niven. It’s hard not to see the former TBS Champion as a favorite in the tournament. Cargill impressed throughout the match, executing a blue thunder bomb on Niven, along with perfect splashes in the corner.
Chelsea Green tried to interfere, but there was no stopping the Storm from coming as she won with a Jaded. This win for Cargill also set up a match against Nia Jax next, and that will be another incredible test for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion.
Bianca Belair made her entrance as her tag team partner, Cargill, was leaving. This gave them a chance to pose as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions before the match kicked off. After a back-and-forth contest, Belair won the match to advance in the tournament.
Tama Tonga picked up the win over Angelo Dawkins to advance this week. Dawkins replaced Bobby Lashley, who had to pull out. Tonga is coming off his brother, Tanga Loa, debuting at WWE Backlash in France, so he wanted to keep that momentum going. Tonga also got to show off his new entrance on SmackDown.
AJ Styles and Randy Orton brought the third and final King of the Ring match of the night. The two veterans continued as Orton developed a leg injury during the match, one he sold to enhance the drama. Orton fought to keep from getting trapped in a Calf Crusher from the Phenomenal One as fans chanted The Viper on.
They fought on, and Orton delivered his signature suspended DDT, but he was unable to capitalize. The Apex Predator was able to kick out of a Phenomenal Forearm and then he hit an RKO outta nowhere to secure the win.
The King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will culminate on May 25 at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the finals for both tournaments will take place.
You may find the results for this year’s tournament (so far) in the space below. We have also listed the announced quarterfinal matches.
King of the Ring:
First Round Results:
Gunther defeated Sheamus
Ilja Dragunov defeated Ricochet
Jey Uso defeated Finn Balor
Kofi Kingston defeated Rey Mysterio
Randy Orton defeated AJ Styles
Tama Tonga defeated Angelo Dawkins
Carmelo Hayes defeated Baron Corbin
LA Knight defeated Santos Escobar
Quarterfinals Scheduled:
Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston
Jey Uso vs. Ilja Dragunov
Tama Tonga vs LA Knight
Carmelo Hayes vs Randy Orton
Queen of the Ring:
First Round Results:
Iyo Sky defeated Natalya
Lyra Valkyria defeated Dakota Kai
Zoey Stark defeated Ivy Nile
Shayna Baszler defeated Maxxine Dupri
Bianca Belair defeated Candice LeRae
Jade Cargill defeated Piper Niven
Nia Jax defeated Naomi
Tiffany Stratton defeated Michin
Quarterfinals Scheduled:
Iyo Sky vs. Shayna Baszler
Lyra Valkyria vs. Zoey Stark
Jade Cargill vs Nia Jax
Bianca Belair vs Tiffany Stratton
WWE King & Queen of the Ring Card:
King of the Ring Tournament Final
Raw bracket winner vs. SmackDown bracket winner
Queen of the Ring Tournament Final
Raw bracket winner vs. SmackDown bracket winner
Women’s World Championship Match
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan (Singles match)
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Sami Zayn (c) vs. Chad Gable vs. Bronson Reed (Triple threat match)
The Superstars of WWE will be able to flex their game-show muscles as part of an upcoming episode of Celebrity Family Feud.
Taking to Twitter, Bianca Belair shared some photos from the taping and revealed that she is the captain of her team which consists of Belair, Jade Cargill, ‘Michin’ Mia Yim, Sonya Deville, and Zelina Vega.
The quintet of women will be up against Belair’s husband Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Lashley, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Austin Theory, and LA Knight.
In a tweet of his own, Austin Theory was his usual cocky self at the Celebrity Family Feud taping.
It’s also worth noticing that Sonya Deville was part of the taping and did not need any sort of leg brace. The former Women’s Tag Team Champion has been out of action since June 2023 with an ACL injury, and the fact that she was able to do this taping unimpeded suggests that a return to the ring may be in the near future.
WWE On Game Shows
WWE appearances on Family Feud date as far back as 1992. In 2022, Rey Mysterio led a team of his family against The Miz. Team Mysterio would feature Dominik mere months before he turned on his Hall of Fame father to join The Judgment Day.
WWE Superstars have also appeared on The Weakest Link, with Triple H, Kane, and Xavier Woods proving their mental superiority in separate episodes. Superstars have also appeared on Wheel of Fortune.
The fact that WWE Superstars are set to appear on the show is another sign of the promotion’s ongoing popularity in the mainstream. With WWE firing on all cylinders right now, expect more big moves by the Superstars both in and out of the ring.
Before this week’s SmackDown, it was reported that The Pride was the expected name of Lashley’s faction. On Twitter, Lashley confirmed this new name for the group, as he stated in his Twitter bio that he was the leader of The Pride. Interestingly though, Lashley would change his bio shortly after to remove all references to The Pride. His bio currently reads as:
#SmackDown’s All-Mighty | Former WWE Champion. MMA Fighter | Professional Wrestler | Business Professional | Nutrabolics Athlete
Karrion Kross’ New Faction
Lashley’s faction didn’t confirm its new name on this week’s SmackDown, but Karrion Kross’ group did. On last week’s Smackdown, Kross and the returning AOP attacked Lashley, while Scarlett and Paul Ellering watched on.
During this week’s show, Lashley called out AOP and Kross but only received Ellering. The legendary manager pointed to the titantron where a video promo from Kross played. In it, the two-time former WWE NXT Champion confirmed his group’s name as The Final Testament.
Things didn’t go exactly according to plan during this week’s SmackDown…
The Street Profits will be sticking together for the long term according to recent comments made by Angelo Dawkins.
The team, consisting of Dawkins and Montez Ford, debuted on a March 2016 edition of WWE NXT, and has been a team ever since.
The Street Profits are one of three teams to have held the NXT, Raw, and SmackDown Tag Team Championships (the others being The Revival/FTR and the New Day.)
Sticking Together
Given the number of tag teams and groups that have split due to a betrayal (The Rockers, Evolution, The Shield, etc) it’s no wonder why many expect one member of the Steet Profits to betray the other.
While speaking to the Attitude Era Podcast, Dawkins was asked if there were plans for him and Ford to go their separate ways.
“Nah, never. Never. We’re brothers till the end bro. We’re always gonna support each other no matter what, we always got each other’s back, we ain’t never turning [on each other.]”
Angelo Dawkins.
Singles Push
While Dawkins has no plans to turn on Ford and vice versa, being a tag team may not prevent the Street Profits from reaching singles success.
In recent years, Ford’s ability and charisma have earned him praise from several notable names, including Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who Ford idolized during his youth.
Last October, it was reported that Dawkins had been impressing a lot of the right names backstage, with the bigger member of the team having as many singles matches from June to October as he did from April 2021 to May 2022.
MVP has been working for some time to try and reunite the Hurt Business, but the veteran Superstar could soon be introducing a new faction.
Upon his return to WWE in 2020, it wasn’t long until MVP rallied his own group of Superstars, including Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin.
MVP would manage every member of the group to championship gold, with the Hurt Business having won the WWE Championship, United States Championship, Raw Tag Team Titles, and 24/7 Championship.
New Faction
While MVP has been able to win over Alexander and Benjamin with a Hurt Business reunion, Lashley has proven to be unresponsive, given that MVP betrayed him on the Raw after WrestleMania 38.
Taking to Instagram this week, MVP teased that he has been speaking business with some names backstage, including his current client Omos, and the Street Profits, and NXT’s Carmelo Hayes.
Of all the names in the photo above, perhaps the most interesting is Hayes, who is yet to be called up to WWE’s main roster.
That’s not for lack of trying, as Hayes has in the past suggested that his time with NXT is coming to an end, and he is said to be well-liked by WWE management.
Hayes was at RAW last night for a match against Akira Tozawa during the pre-Raw WWE Main Event tapings.
Fans of Raw Superstar Angelo Dawkins can expect to see more of him as he is impressing the right people backstage.
Dawkins signed with WWE in 2016 and is one of a handful of people to hold the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Championships as part of the Street Profits with Montez Ford.
Impressing Backstage
Despite being primarily a tag team wrestler, Dawkins has competed in several singles matches in recent weeks.
Fightful Select reports that Dawkins has been impressing behind the scenes with his recent string of singles matches.
One source within WWE said that Dawkins has improved all-round, including in his fitness, in-ring work, and the style that he works.
Another source said that it is no coincidence that Dawkins has been working more and more singles matches as of late.
Dawkins has competed in more singles matches since June 2022 as he did between Wrestlemania 37 to Wrestlemania 38.
Fightful was told to expect Dawkins to keep getting put into singles matches at a rate that exceeded what we saw before the Summer.
A wrestler for AEW told Fightful that Dawkins has always had the potential to be the bigger star of the Street Profits if given the chance.
An Illegitimate Injury?
Dawkins’ singles push has come at a time when Montez Ford has been ‘injured.’
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) have been a major success in tag-team wrestling since debuting in WWE in 2016.
The pair have held tag-title gold on Raw, SmackDown and NXT, and are considered one of the best tag teams of the modern generation.
The Hurt Profits
Speaking to WWE Die Woche this week, the Street Profits were asked about whether their group will grow.
Montez Ford was quick to suggest Bobby Lashley as a possible third man in their team, and even had a name for their possible stable.
“Me and Dawks share this long time, like years of bonding. We share so many of these similarities so it’s always good to work with people that [sic] have similar similarities. Bobby Lashley has a background in the military as well so I would love to see if we did work in the future; me, Dawks and him, you know, be The Hurt Profits or something like that.”
“i would love to see if we did work in the future.”
Montez Ford on possibly teaming with Bobby Lashley.
What’s next for Lashley?
Lashley may one day team with the Street Profits, but for now, the All Mighty has a singles run in mind.
At Money in the Bank, Lashley captured the United States Championship from Theory, marking his third run with the title after winning in 2020 and 2006.
At Summerslam, Lashley will defend against Theory, who has vowed to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on either Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar later in the show.
It began to become more apparent than ever during the WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view that it looks like WWE is planning to split up The Street Profits in the near future.
Money in the Bank
At Money in the Bank, The Street Profits lost their match against The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships.
Last night, during the pay-per-view, the commentary team brought up rumors that there were issues brewing between Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins.
This was also brought up on SmackDown, and the announcers have been bringing up Ford’s physique in recent weeks.
This leads many to believe that this is the thinking of Vince McMahon as he is known to be in the ear of the commentary team.
Time to strap the rocket to Montez Ford. He looks like a main event Superstar. He definitely put on some extra muscle recently. pic.twitter.com/AuqS1qKxIz
On today’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer explained that the current plan for Montez Ford is for him to be pushed as a singles star.
Bryan Alvarez said, “Very interesting by the way that they made a very very big deal for like minutes on end about Montez Ford’s new physique and how big he was, how strong he was…
Also on SmackDown, they had a very interesting deal where they had a face-to-face with The Usos and Ford and Dawkins. The Usos say, ‘there have been rumors that you guys haven’t been getting along.'”
Dave Meltzer added, “I know that there’s people who want to push Ford as a single. It’s possible.
“I tell you what, it’s gonna be really tough for Dawkins. If they break up the team, I can see him really falling off.
“I can see them really trying to do something with Ford as a single. He’s got a lot of charisma, a super athlete. There’s people who are very high on him right now, especially with his new physique.”
SummerSlam
Last night, after the match, the announcers pointed out that Montez’s shoulder was off the mat during the three count. This means that there is a rematch coming.
The rematch will likely take place at SummerSlam. This could also be where the official breakup of The Street Profits takes place.
(Credit: WWE)
H/T to Paul Davis of WrestlingNews.co for the transcription
The segment featured Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos and their Money in the Bank challengers The Street Profits.
During the segment, Braxton said she’s heard rumors that Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins haven’t been getting along.
The Street Profits denied the rumor. Dawkins went as far as to liken Ford as a brother.
Many fans and experts have expressed their belief that Montez Ford will eventually become a singles star. He’s certainly been putting in work in the gym and some feel he’s ready to be on his own.
WWE superstars Bianca Belair, Montez Ford, and Angelo Dawkins recently had a scary encounter with a fan following a WWE Live Event.
Bianca Belair Opens Up
On June 28, the WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair spoke about the incident on her Instagram Stories and explained how the experience scared her.
Bianca Belair posted the following on her Instagram Stories:
“We drove 20 minutes from the venue, sitting at a red light… a fan just ran up to the window, tapped on the window trying to take a picture. Scared the sh*t out of us…
“I love my fans, but Do NOT FOLLOW me from the venue. DO NOT RUN UP to my car window while I’m sitting at red light at 11pm tapping on the window. It’s not safe for me. It’s not safe for you. I try my best to stay around and sign as many autographs and take as many photos as I can… It may seem harmless and all in fun to you, but that wasn’t right or fair. I was legit scared. BOUNDARIES.”
Bianca Belair on scary fan experience
Needs to be LOUDLY at this point.
Stop making wrestlers feel uncomfortable. They aren't your play things, they are real people. pic.twitter.com/B46NkOE52r
— NukemTalksWrestling (@NukemWrestling) June 27, 2022
Angelo Dawkins Comments
Following this situation, in an interview with Adrian Hernandez for 1140 The Bet Las Vegas, one-half of the Street Profits, Angelo Dawkins, revealed that he was also in the car when the situation went down.
Angelo had the following to say about the incident:
“Yea, yea we were in the car. Nah, nah, nah, we were in the car. Nah man, it’s just like we were at a red light. We just gotta be careful man. You don’t know how like people in traffic can be. [inaudible] just run up to the car, especially like late at night too.
“We had already been on the road for a couple minutes too, it wasn’t even like five minutes, wasn’t even three. It was like 25, 30 minutes. So, like we were already on the road. So, it was like, ‘Yo, did they just follow us all the way out here just to do that?’
“And this is like, it just creates a not safe moment for everybody you know what I’m saying. You try to get out the car, do it, run up to the car, and the light turns green, and you in park. You’re holding up traffic in the back of you, and like there’s other lanes coming so they probably ain’t gonna stop. So, like you’re also putting yourself at risk.”
Dawkins’ Warning
“I just advise like, ‘Hey, look, be careful.’ If you see us in public when there’s not oncoming traffic or like we’re not busy, just please be respectful, you want like- you know what I’m saying.”
Angelo Dawkins with advice for overzealous fans
“We like it when fans come up to us and want to take pictures or want to get our autographs and stuff, like that’s cool. But, we just also like want people to be safe and not put their life in danger while trying to accomplish that.”
Dawkins is a member of the Street Profits tag team alongside Montez Ford. Montez and Bianca Belair are married, so it makes sense that the three of them would travel together.
Money In The Bank
Angelo will be competing at Money In The Bank, alongside Montez, as they challenge The Usos for the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. At the pay-per-view, Bianca Belair will also be defending her Raw Women’s Championship against Carmella.
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Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, collectively known as The Street Profits have been a tag team since 2016. In this time, they have won tag team gold in all three of the WWE’s televised brands, including NXT, Raw, and SmackDown as well. When it comes to WWE this tag team run is on the longer side. Many wonder if the company may now be looking to break them up.
These talks have specially picked up after Montez Ford had a one-on-one match with Roman Reigns last year and showed that he had the potential to make it big as a singles star. Though if Angelo Dawkins is to be believed, there hasn’t really been any talk in this direction behind the scenes.
The Street Profit member recently had an interview with NBC Sports Boston. He was asked if there has been any discussions about the two going separate ways. Dawkins responded to it negatively, but he also explained that it’s not only Montez Ford who has the potential to make it big if the split does happen:
“No, not really. I mean obviously Tez had his match against Roman last year, I think. So like, obviously he’s proven that he can go out there and handle business by himself. I [have] just been around, you know, just handling business. The cool part about it is, Tez is so good. I know everybody wants to see him and I want to see [him] do great things as well.” said Angelo Dawkins,
He continued: “But the cool part about all of that is nobody knows what I can really do. So I’m like, I can hide over here. Like still do our thing in the Tag Team division and it’s like, ‘oh, Tez is the athletic one.’ Then here I come with [my own moves]. One time I dove. Everybody was like ‘Wait, what?’ I was like ‘yeah. I really ain’t gotta worry about that because Tez is the one that usually does all that stuff.’ So obviously I’m the guy that comes in and just beats people up, throw them around. [So] that’s that. But nobody knows how much of an arsenal I really have.”
Angelo Dawkins knows The Street Profits are due for some gold again.
Dawkins is one-half of The Street Profits along with Montez Ford. The two have held the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships and performed at WrestleMania 38.
A Matter Of Time
Heading into June, The Streets Profits want to ensure that they don’t go all of 2022 without some gold around their waists once again.
“Look, our time is coming. We’re just biding our time. We’re scheming, we’re coming up with the next plan to see how we’re gonna get these Tag Team Titles around our waist.
“Whether we do it on Raw, whether we do it on SmackDown, whether we do it at the pay-per-view or premium live event, it don’t matter to us.
“As long as we get those titles back that’s all that matters to us.”
Dawkins went on to say that performing at WrestleMania back in April was a huge deal for The Street Profits. He says the team is now pushing forward.
“Now, I will say WrestleMania, a lot of fun. That was the big one that we wanted to be on.
“Now, the goal is SummerSlam obviously. The goal is Money in the Bank. But yeah, our goal was definitely set on being on WrestleMania. We got to handle business there.
“So, now the goal is get those tag titles. Maybe even throw a little party, a little after party.”
The Street Profits have gained a wealth of knowledge working with legends such as Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio.
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins have been a team since 2016 and have garnered success. The two are former Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Champions.
Working With Legends
Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT spoke to both Ford and Dawkins and the two relished being able to share the ring with Orton and Mysterio.
“I don’t want to make them sound old, but to grow up and watch and idolize these guys and to now compete against them is mind-blowing, man,” Montez Ford said. “It’s not only something that you don’t expect to happen, but when it does happen, it’s like surreal. It’s a real-life video game.
“Just to be around them to gain knowledge of how they maneuver, their techniques, the pacing, the patience they have… it’s a blessing man.”
Dawkins chimed in, saying he would’ve never imagined working with two icons just a few days apart.
“If you told me when I started I’d be sharing the ring with Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton in the same week, I would have looked at you like ‘yeah, you crazy, dawg.’ I feel like wrestling those guys is very helpful to us because they have so much knowledge to give. And, they’re willing to give it and we’re willing to listen.
“They’re open to our ideas as well and to get that reception and for them to take us under their wing and stuff, it’s crazy.
“Also, when you go in there with them, you’re in that mindset like ‘man, better not suck! You better be on your A-game, dawg!’ Because if not, they’re going to expose you real quick and it ain’t gonna be a fun day. Being in the ring with those two legends is just taking it up to another level.”
Much has been made over what the future could hold for Street Profits. Some believe that Montez Ford has the potential to be a top singles star. A split could leave Dawkins on the outside looking in.
For now, the two will continue to be a team and time will tell if WWE makes the call on a split in the near future.
The New Day have taken a unique approach when it comes to splitting a team. As opposed to the usual practice of one guy turning on the rest of the team, each member of the trio has branched off towards singles career in his own way in the past couple of years. Yet they have remained friends. All three of the stars celebrate each other’s success and support each other during their failure.
Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits hopes that they will be able to follow a similar path when it’s time for him and his partner Montez Ford to go their separate ways.
One half of the former Raw tag team champions was the most recent guest on Ryan Satin’s Out Of Character podcast. He was asked about a potential singles run for him and whether he would like The Street Profits to follow the example of The New Day.
Dawkins replied positively. He praised his partner saying that Ford has the potential to become a world champion someday. Angelo Dawkins claimed that he would like to be on his partner’s side when that happens:
“Yeah, that’d be cool. We haven’t really honestly discussed that. But if it ever happens, that’s what we would hope to happen. We still be boys while we watch each other flourish. I think Tez has the potential to be one of the best. He does have [The] Rock vibes. I agree with everybody that says that he has the potential to hold THE title.”
The Street Profits
“That’s my brother for life”
– Angelo Dawkins on his partner Montez Ford
Angelo Dawkins continued, “So I hope I’m there to support him, and I’ll be right there with him. That’s my brother for life. And he’ll be there for me as well If the opportunity ever went that way. If it does happen, hopefully we kind of do what the New Day does and still be cool with each other. Still be a unit just in case somebody tries to be funny and try to jump up on one of us.”
WWE almost broke up the Street Profits during last year’s drafts before the officials decided against the idea. So while the company doesn’t seem to have any immediate plans for the duo to split up, we can never be sure when it might end up happening. Apart from this, Angelo Dawkins also shared his dream WrestleMania 38 match which you can check out here.
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The Street Profits Angelo Dawkins has shared his dream match for Wrestlemania 38. This year, the event occurs at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 2nd and 3rd.
Dawkins appeared on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, where he revealed his dream match. He wants to team with Montez Ford to challenge The New Day and The Usos in a three-way tag team match for the Raw and Smackdown Tag Team Championships. He also wants to show that The Street Profits are on the same level as both teams.
“…Us, me and Tez vs. The New Day vs. The Usos for all the marbles. Both tag team titles on the line,” said Dawkins. He explains, “We beat The New Day at Survivor Series. We have yet to beat the Usos. They probably have the best rivalry in tag team history, pretty much. New Day being dawned the greatest tag team ever in WWE history, and the Usos are right up there with them at the mountaintop, and we’re the new kids on the block that are still trying to find our way, but we scratch the surface because we beat The New Day, but now we have to beat the Usos, but if we beat them both, we’re right up there with them.”
Street Profits Waiting on Wrestlemania Moment
The Street Profits have yet to perform at Wrestlemania in front of a crowd. WWE didn’t have them on Wrestlemania 37 last year. They also won a tag team match against Angel Garza and Austin Theory at Wrestlemania 36 on April 5th, 2020. However, due to Covid-19, they wrestled to no audience. When asked by Satin if Dawkins was frustrated that The Street Profits weren’t at Wrestlemania 37, Dawkins said he wasn’t.
“…Everything happens for a reason. I’ve always prided myself for being a patient guy, and I got a feeling that we are going to be on this year’s Wrestlemania. If not, we’ll be on next year’s Wrestlemania. I’m just going to have that mindset, and patience has always been a key for me and Tez, and we’ve both like prided ourselves on that no matter what,” said Dawkins.
What’s Next for The Street Profits
The Street Profits lost a Raw Tag Team Championship match against RK-BRO at Day 1 on January 1st. The Usos also defeated The New Day to retain the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at Day 1. However, it doesn’t look like their rivalry is over. For Dawkins to have his dream match, The Street Profits will need to win the Raw Tag Team Championships. If that happens, the WWE could potentially have The Street Profits vs. The Usos vs. The New Day in a winner takes all match at Wrestlemania 38. It’s unclear if WWE has plans for The Street Profits, but Dawkins seems to have an exciting idea for fans.
WWE superstar Montez Ford has shared his thoughts on possibly being a singles star. Ford is in a tag team with Angelo Dawkins as The Street Profits.
Ford and his wife Bianca Belair appeared on Cheap Heat with Pete Rosenberg yesterday. Rosenberg asked Ford about the possibility of pursuing a singles career in WWE.
Ford says he wants to focus on his tag team career, but he does have bigger aspirations down the line. After he takes the Street Profits to greatness with Angelo Dawkins, he hopes to fulfill his childhood dream of getting “the big title.”
“The crazy thing is that me and Dawks actually don’t even really speak about it, Cause you know at the current time, we are in a tag team,” said Ford. ‘Like, that’s our goal for right now. Be the greatest tag team of all time and win the tag team championship. But ever since I was a little kid, like the big title, that’s what I wanted.”
You can listen to the full episode in the player embedded below:
Montez Ford Singles Future
Rosenberg’s question isn’t the first time someone asked Ford about being a singles star. Last year Comicbook questioned him about going solo. While he’s not against being a singles wrestler, Ford seems to believe that a WWE Draft splitting up The Street Profits is the only way.
“If myself and Dawkins were to get drafted and go separate ways, it would definitely be one of those situations where like, he’ll support me and be all for it and vice versa,” Ford said. He continued, “It’s one of those things where we’ll just be supportive, man. So yeah, it’d be definitely one of those things that we’d be supportive and be excited about.”
WWE reportedly considered splitting up The Street Profits during this year’s WWE Draft. However, WWE decided to keep the team together on Monday Night Raw. It seems that WWE also sees potential in Ford as a singles star. While that could be true, Ford remains concentrated on the success of The Street Profits. He also is ready for a career change if given the opportunity.
There is a possibility that some tag teams will be split up during the upcoming WWE Draft and Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits is ready if it happens. The former NXT star recently had an interview with Rick Ucchino of Sportskeeda. He was asked about the possibility of their team being drafted to different brands.
Replying to it, Dawkins said that they have not thought about it. Though he claimed both of them would be ready for it if it happens, mentioning how Montez Ford went up against the Universal champion Roman Reigns last week:
“We haven’t really thought about it, but I also know if it were to happen, we’ll both be ready, I mean, Tez just showed last week that he can handle it. You know what I’m saying? I’m not shying away from it.”
Angelo Dawkins said that both the stars will still support each other. He then explained how people will get to see a different side of him if their tag team is split:
“Not a lot of people know what I can bring to the table. I’m the powerhouse of the team. So like not many people have seen me really move.
I don’t really need to fly because I got the flyer next to me. And I let him handle the high-flying stuff. So, if it ever happens to where we’re on different brands, I think I got a different side that nobody’s ever seen of me before to show.”
The Street Profits originally debuted on NXT back in March 2016. The two started making appearances on Raw in July 2019. Their tag team was moved to SmackDown in the 2020 draft. The duo have won tag team titles in all three of WWE’s brands.
Former WWE NXT Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits, recently featured on an episode of Lilian Garcia’s podcast, Chasing Glory. The team, comprised of Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, spoke about their WWE journey so far as well as their team dynamics.
Before teaming with Ford, Dawkins had been a part of the NXT roster for some time. He recounted watching people leave the black-and-gold brand over the years for WWE’s main roster. He explained how these Superstars had experience honing their craft, competing in promotions across the world. Although he suffered minor envy at their move to RAW or SmackDown, he tried to put everything in perspective:
“They’ve travelled the world, they’ve wrestled countless, like a bunch of matches, they have all this experience and everything, they already kind of got it figured out, so when they got here, they were like, ‘oh yeah, y’all are ready to go up.’ It was like, they have that experience for a reason and they see that in them for a reason,” Dawkins said. “Me, anytime that happened and I saw it, there would be people who would get mad but me, it kinda sucked but at the same time I was like, yo, they did all that. The furthest I ever travelled was like Arizona for a bowl game so…I always had to put things in perspective because if you don’t, it’ll drive you crazy around here.”
He continued, “Granted, I’ve been here longer than everybody here at the PC, going on seven years…the day before we go live. Crazy part about it was, I didn’t really start actually doing mediocre okay until [my] fifth year here because I was still learning and I’m still learning now, but I’m a lot more comfortable doing everything than I was when I first walked in.”
Reflecting on his partnership with teammate Ford, Dawkins spoke about their dynamic as a duo.
“It’s just the rapport, we’ve already been cool for so long that it was pretty easy just to mesh. Now, finding moves that correlate, that’s a little bit different. But us talking, very easy. But our movements are very different, I’m athletic but he can out-jump me in any aspect possible.”
The Street Profits attempt to reclaim the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships from Undisputed Era this Wednesday on NXT.
– After wrestling on Friday, Montez Ford was unable to compete at Saturday and Sunday’s NXT live events due to a mouth-related injury.
According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline, Ford may be dealing with a tooth issue, but it’s not believed to be too serious.
It’s unclear whether Ford suffered the injury during a match. At Friday’s show in Cleveland, Ohio, Ford and Angelo Dawkins lost to NXT Tag Team Champions Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly. At Saturday’s show in Royal Oak, Michigan, Ford was at ringside for Dawkins’ victory over Cezar Bononi. Ford again accompanied Dawkins for his match at yesterday’s show in Indianapolis, Indiana, who lost to Velveteen Dream.
– Kane has been pulled from Toronto Comicon 2018.
In a tweet sent out last Friday, the WWE Superstar will be unable to attend the event (scheduled for Friday, Mar. 16 through Sunday, Mar. 18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre) due to ‘work commitments.’
Kane is unable to attend #TorontoComicon2018 due to work commitments. We will miss him but are happy to announce our final guest, @LuciePohlComedy (Mercy) from the hit game Overwatch!
– Former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson is Jim Ross’ guest on this week’s edition of the “Ross Report” podcast, which is available now. You can download the show at PodcastOne.com.
– The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network:
– Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady vs. Jason Jordan and Sylvester Lefort
– Dana Brooke vs. Cassie
– The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) vs. Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins
– Finn Balor vs. Rhyno
– Plus, Hideo Itami will address his injury
– WWE posted the following “unseen footage” of Triple H’s special “Terminator: Genisys” ring entrance at WrestleMania 31 earlier this year.
– NXT’s Shoot Nation stable is now simply a tag team with Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins. They will continue using the Shoot Nation name, while the former leader Chad Gable is going solo.
– Below, in order, are the top five most-watched shows on the WWE Network for the past week:
1. WWE 24: Roman Reigns
2. Chris Jericho interviews Stephanie McMahon
3. WWE NXT, May 6th episode
4. Jerry Springer Too Hot for TV: Love Hurts
5. Extreme Rules
– Other shows that drew well on the WWE Network include the special on Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show, the previous week’s NXT show, the Culture Shock show with Corey Graves, Unfiltered with Renee Young, Mick Foley’s “Cheap Pops” special, the sneak peek at ECW Uncensored Volume 3 and Jerry Springer’s new show.
– On the other side of the coin, two shows that aren’t getting a lot of views at all are the Cinco de Mayo special with Los Matadores, and pretty much any episode of WWE Superstars.
– Brie Bella has been hinting on social media that she will be winning the Divas Battle Royal on RAW next Monday and will be challenging her sister, Nikki Bella, for the WWE Divas Championship.
– Seth Rollins, who headed out for WWE’s tour of Europe on Tuesday, tweeted the following:
– WWE referee Scott Armstrong celebrates his 56th birthday today. Armstrong was born on March 4, 1959. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WCW star Crowbar (41) and former TNA Knockout Sarah “Sarita” Stock (36).
– WWE taped the following matches for tonight’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network.
Adam Rose comes vs. Tyler Breeze
Blake and Murphy vs. Sawyer Fulton and Angelo Dawkins
Baron Corbin vs. Tony Briggs
Solomon Crowe vs. Bull Dempsey
Charlotte vs. NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks
