The Pride (professional wrestling)

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The Pride
The Pride, WrestleMania XL 2024.jpg
The Pride making their entrance at WrestleMania XL in 2024
Stable
Leader(s) Bobby Lashley
Members Angelo Dawkins
Montez Ford
B-Fab
Name(s)The Pride
Billed heightsLashley: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Dawkins: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Ford: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
B-Fab: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Combined
billed weight		902 lb (409 kg)
DebutJuly 14, 2023
DisbandedAugust 16, 2024
Years active2023–2024

The Pride was a professional wrestling stable that performed in WWE. The stable consisted of leader Bobby Lashley, the Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), and B-Fab.

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History

On the July 14, 2023 episode of SmackDown , a returning Lashley appeared in a backstage segment with the Street Profits to recruit them to form an alliance. [1] On the August 4 episode of SmackDown, Lashley appeared to celebrate the Street Profits beating down Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and The Brawling Brutes' Butch and Ridge Holland, turning all three men into heels. [2] [3] Lashley and the Street Profits teamed up for a match for the first time to face the Latino World Order (LWO) in a six-man tag team match at Fastlane. A day before the event on SmackDown, the trio took out the LWO's Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde to leave the LWO a man short for the match. At the event, a returning Carlito teamed up with Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar for the LWO to win the match. [4] [5] On the November 24 episode of SmackDown, the Street Profits failed to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) after interference from Rhea Ripley, turning face once again. [6]

On the December 8 episode of SmackDown, Lashley beat Karrion Kross to advance in the United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament. Lashley would face Santos Escobar in the second round of the tournament, but would lose due to an interference from Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo helping Santos to win the match and advance to the finals of the tournament. Lashley would turn face on SmackDown: New Year's Revolution, after being attacked by Karrion Kross and the returning Authors of Pain, with the latter group forming The Final Testament stable. [7] The Pride then faced off against The Final Testament in a Philadelphia street fight at WrestleMania XL on Night 2, in which they would emerge victorious ending their feud. [8] On August 16, Lashley's profile on WWE's roster page was moved to the alumni section, ending his tenure with WWE. As a result, The Pride was discontinued and would no longer be mentioned as a stable, although the Street Profits continued to be managed by B-Fab. [9]

Members

LLeader
*Founding member(s)
MManager
MembersJoinedLeft
Bobby Lashley (L)July 14, 2023 *August 16, 2024
Angelo DawkinsJuly 14, 2023 *
Montez FordJuly 14, 2023 *
B-Fab (M)February 2, 2024

Timeline

The Pride (professional wrestling)

Sub-groups

AffiliateMembersTenureType
Street Profits Angelo Dawkins
Montez Ford		2023–2024 Tag team

References

  1. ↑ Barnett, Jake (July 14, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (7/14): Barnett's review of Asuka vs. Bianca Belair for the WWE Women's Championship, AJ Styles vs. Santos Escobar vs. Grayson Waller vs. Butch in a U.S. Title Invitational four-way". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Tessier, Colin (August 5, 2023). "The Street Profits Align With Bobby Lashley On 8/4 WWE SmackDown". Wrestle Zone via Yahoo! Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Barnett, Jake (August 4, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (8/4): Barnett's review of Jey Uso's final appearance before SummerSlam, LA Knight vs. Sheamus, Asuka, Bianca Belair, and Charlotte Flair, Paul Heyman explains the history of Tribal Combat". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 6, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (10/06): Powell's review of Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Judgment Day, Asuka and Charlotte Flair vs. Iyo Sky and Bayley, Rey Mysterio vs. Bobby Lashley in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Mrosko, Geno (October 7, 2023). "Carlito returns to help the LWO defeat The Suit Profits". Cageside Seats. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ Boone, Matt (2023-11-25). "The Judgment Day Retain Tag-Team Titles Over The Street Profits On WWE SmackDown". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 8, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (12/8): Barnett's review of CM Punk's appearance, Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka, Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar and Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross in tourney matches for a shot at the U.S. Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ DeFelice, Robert (April 7, 2024). "Bobby Lashley And The Street Profits Beat The Final Testament In Philadelphia Street Fight At WWE WrestleMania XL". Fightful. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ Toolan, Jamie (2024-08-16). "Former WWE Champion Departure Confirmed". WrestleTalk. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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