Diamond Mine (professional wrestling)

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Diamond Mine
Stable
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Name(s)Diamond Mine
DebutJune 22, 2021
DisbandedJuly 15, 2024
Years active2021–2024

Diamond Mine was a professional wrestling stable that performed in WWE on the NXT and Raw brands. The group was formed in June 2021, where it was originally led by Roderick Strong and also included Hachiman. The name and logo were derived from the original formation of Malcolm Bivens and Tyler Rust, where Bivens gave him the nickname Diamond in the Rust followed by pounding their fists. Strong was a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion whereas The Creed Brothers were former one-time NXT Tag Team Champions. The stable was quietly disbanded in 2024 when The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile joined the American Made stable led by Chad Gable.

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History

WWE (2021–2024)

NXT (2021–2023)

After the collapse of the Undisputed Era in early February, Roderick Strong made his return on June 22, 2021 episode of NXT attacking Kushida as the Diamond Mine stable alongside Tyler Rust (who was released on August 6 and was later replaced by the Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile) [1] [2] with Hachiman and Malcolm Bivens as their manager. [3] On the September 21 episode of NXT 2.0, Strong defeated Kushida to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. [4] At NXT WarGames, Strong defeated Joe Gacy to retain his championship. At NXT: New Year's Evil , he lost the title to NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes in a championship unification match. [5]

Strong and the rest of Diamond Mine would slowly turn face at the start of 2022, when they entered a feud with Imperium. On January 5, 2022, Hachiman was released from WWE, ending his role as coach of the group. [6] On February 15 at NXT Vengeance Day, the Creed Brothers defeated MSK to win the Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. [7] On the February 17 edition of NXT, Bivens introduced Tatum Paxley as a new member of Diamond Mine, and she would become Nile's frequent tag team partner. At Worlds Collide, Damon Kemp betrayed Diamond Mine by costing the Creed Brothers the NXT Tag Team Championship. In November 2022, Strong's WWE contract expired, ending his time in the company and group. However, Strong's departure was not public knowledge until he debuted on the April 25, 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite . [8]

On the March 14, 2023 episode of NXT, Paxley betrayed Nile, thus also effectively leaving Diamond Mine. On the July 4 episode of NXT, the Creed Brothers left the brand after losing a Loser Leaves NXT match to the Dyad. [9] However, on the August 29 edition of NXT, the Creed Brothers defeated the Dyad in a steel cage match to reinstate them to NXT. [10]

Raw (2023–2024)

The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile made their main roster debut on the October 30 episode of Raw . [11] The following week, they officially signed for the Raw brand. [12]

On the July 14, 2024 episode of Raw, the Creed Brothers aligned themselves with Chad Gable forming the American Made stable. [13] Nile subsequently joined them on the August 12 episode of Raw. [14]

Members

*Founding members
MManager
LLeader

Former

MemberJoinedLeft
Tyler Rust June 22, 2021 *August 6, 2021
Hachiman June 22, 2021 *January 5, 2022
Malcolm Bivens (M)June 22, 2021 *April 29, 2022
Damon Kemp May 10, 2022 September 4, 2022
Roderick Strong (L)June 22, 2021 *October 11, 2022
Tatum Paxley September 20, 2022March 14, 2023
Julius Creed August 24, 2021July 15, 2024
Brutus Creed August 24, 2021July 15, 2024
Ivy Nile September 14, 2021July 15, 2024

Timeline

Diamond Mine (professional wrestling)

Sub-groups

AffiliateMembersTenureType
The Creed Brothers Brutus Creed
Julius Creed 		2021–2024Tag team

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Julius & Brutus Creed of The Diamond Mine to debut tonight on NXT". WWE.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ Colin, Tessier (August 7, 2021). "Tyler Rust Released by WWE". Wrestle Zone. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (June 22, 2021). "Roderick Strong And Malcolm Bivens Lead Diamond Mine, Attack Kushida On 6/22 NXT". Fightful. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ Moore, John (September 21, 2021). "9/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Kushida vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ Moore, John (January 4, 2022). "1/4 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, Walter, Fabian Aichner, and Marcel Barthel vs. Riddle and MSK, Mandy Rose vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Roderick Strong in a title unification match, AJ Styles confronts Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Guzzo, Gisberto. ""Hachiman" Hideki Suzuki Released by WWE". Fightful. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Rose, Bryan (February 15, 2021). "The Creed Brothers win Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic at NXT Vengeance Day". F4WOnline.com . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "New Details Reported on Roderick Strong's WWE Departure, Surprise AEW Debut". Wrestling Inc. April 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Creed Brothers Will Leave WWE NXT Following Loss To The Dyad". Wrestling Inc. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ Knight, Cain A. (August 30, 2023). "The Creed Brothers are finally reinstated in NXT". Cageside Seats. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Ridgely, Charlie (October 30, 2023). "NXT Tag Team Debuts on WWE Raw With Shocking Victory Over Fan Favorites". ComicBook. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ Tessier, Colin (November 6, 2023). "The Creed Brothers, Ivy Nile Officially Join WWE RAW". Wrestlezone. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (July 15, 2024). "WWE Raw results (7/15): Powell's live review of Rhea Ripley's opening promo, Sami Zayn vs. Ilja Dragunov for the Intercontinental Title, Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ Mango, Anthony (August 12, 2024). "Ivy Nile Turns Heel On WWE RAW To Join American Made". eWrestlingNews.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  15. ↑ Ross, Patrick (October 19, 2023). "Full 2023 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official NXT Cruiserweight Championship Title History". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 21, 2021). "NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Official NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
  19. ↑ Applegate, Colby (December 26, 2023). "2023 WWE NXT Year End Award Winners Revealed". Wrestlezone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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