Gallus (professional wrestling)
Gallus are a Scottish professional wrestling stable consisting of real-life brothers Joe and Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang. They are currently signed to WWE and perform on the NXT brand, where Mark and Wolfgang are the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign.
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Stable | |
Members | Joe Coffey (leader) Mark Coffey Wolfgang |
Name(s) | Gallus |
Billed heights | Joe: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mark: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Wolfgang: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Combined billed weight | 732 lb (332 kg) |
Debut | December 5, 2018 |
Years active | 2018–present |
History
NXT UK (2018–2022)
On the first 5 December episode of NXT UK, the trio of Wolfgang and the Coffey brothers was officially dubbed Gallus (Scottish slang for daring or confident) during a segment calling out British Strong Style, as well as Travis Banks.
Gallus debuted during the December 12, 2018 episode of NXT UK, with members Mark Coffey and Wolfgang defeating Ashton Smith & Ligero in a tag match.
On the 4 October 2019 episode of NXT UK, Mark and Wolfgang defeated previous champions Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, going on to hold it for 497 days.[1]
After going on a hiatus for a short period of time, during which Joe Coffey was suspended by WWE.
After Gallus made their return, Mark Coffey won the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship on the 23 June, 2022 episode of NXT UK; but Wolfgang lost to Ilja Dragunov for the NXT UK Championship on July 23, 2022.
NXT (2022–present)
On NXT Heatwave, Gallus made their NXT 2.0 debuts, attacking Diamond Mine.[2]
On 23 August 2022, Gallus made their tag team debut on NXT facing NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, which they would go on to win via countout.
At Worlds Collide, Gallus became the second team eliminated from the Fatal four-way tag team elimination match for the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championship.
Gallus will go on to have a rivalry with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, with the latter winning a No Disqualification tag team match between the teams. Gallus then later were suspended on September for attacking officials.
At New Year’s Evil on 10 January 2023, Gallus returned from their suspension and won a gauntlet match to become the #1 contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship, which they won on Vengeance Day the month after.
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 171 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019 - Joe Coffey
- Ranked No. 203 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019 - Mark Coffey
- Ranked No. 178 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019 - Wolfgang
- WWE
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)[3] - Mark Coffey and Wolfgang
- NXT UK Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Mark Coffey and Wolfgang
- NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship (1 time) - Mark Coffey
References
- Owen, Dei (4 October 2019). "NXT UK TV TAPING SPOILERS: NIGHT ONE IN BRENTWOOD". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- Moore, John (16 August 2022). "8/16 NXT 2.0 Heatwave results: Moore's review of Bron Breakker vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Zoey Stark for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Giovanni Vinci for the NXT North American Title, Tony D'Angelo vs Santos Escobar in a Street Fight, Cora Jade vs. Roxanne Perez". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "Official NXT Tag Team Championship Title History". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).