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The Funkadactlys
Two dark skinned women standing in the ring, a rope is visible.
Naomi (center) and Cameron (left) before a match in September 2013.
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MembersCameron (Lynn)[1]
Naomi (Knight)[2]
Name(s)BPDG (Booty Poppin Dance Group)
The Funkadactlys
Billed heightsNaomi: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]
HometownPlanet Funk[3][4]
Orlando, Florida[1][2]
Billed fromPlanet Funk[3][4]
DebutAugust 18, 2011[2]
TrainerFCW Staff[2]

The Funkadactlys, formerly know as BPDG (Booty Poppin Dance Group) are a tag team consisting of Cameron (Lynn) and Naomi (Knight) whom are signed to WWE.

The duo was first formed in WWE's former Developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where they managed Byron Saxton. They made their main roster debut, as the dancers and valets of Brodus Clay. They made their in-ring debut on the February 6 episode of WWE Main Event, in a winning effort. They joined the reality show Total Divas where they began to feud with AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka.

WWE

Developmental territories (2011–2013)

On the August 18 episode of FCW Televison, Cameron and Naomi competed against Aksana and Maxine in a losing effort.[2] On the September 8 episode of FCW Televison, Cameron and Naomi defeated Aksana and the debuting Leah West.[2] On the October 9, 2011, episode of FCW Televison, Cameron Lynn and Byron Saxton accompanied McCray to ringside during her match against the Leah West.[2] Naomi and Cameron debuted as heel characters, being known as BPDG (Booty Poppin Dance Group), at the October 23 episode of FCW Televison, where they faced Caylee Turner and Kaitlyn in a winning effort when Naomi pinned Turner after a leg lariat.[5] On the November 10 episode of FCW Televison, Cameron and Naomi teamed up with Audrey Marie in a winning effort defeating Caylee Turner, Ivelisse Velez and Raquel Diaz.[2]

On the March 21 episode of NXT which aired on April 10, The Funkadactyls were defeated by The Bella Twins when Nikki pinned Cameron after The Bellas performed a tag-team move on Cameron.[2][6]

Managing Brodus Clay; Feud with The Bellas (2012–2013)

Clay as the Funkasaurus with his two dancers, and Hornswoggle also dancing.

On the January 9, 2012 episode of Raw, Cameron and Naomi made their main roster WWE debut the dancers and valets as the The Funkadactlys for the returning Brodus Clay.[7] They made their WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XXVIII during a segment with Clay.[8] On the April 20 episode of SmackDown, The Funkadactlys and Clay began a brief association with Hornswoggle.[9] At the pre-show of the TLC pay-per-view on December 16, 2012, The Funkadactlys participated in their first televised WWE match, which was a "Santa's Little Helpers" battle royal which was won by Naomi.[10]

On the February 6 episode of WWE Main Event, The Funkadactyls got into a backstage altercation with Tamina Snuka and Aksana after Snuka and Aksana began to persuade Brodus Clay to fire The Funkadactyls and hire them as his backup dancers.[11] This led to their first tag team match in which they defeated Snuka and Aksana.[12]

The Funkadactlys finally faced off in tag-team competition against The Bella Twins on the March 27 episode of WWE Main Event, where The Bella Twins emerged victorious when Nikki pinned Naomi after an interference by Cody Rhodes.[13][14] On the April 1 episode of Raw, The Funkadactyls where defeated by The Bella Twins after Brie reversed Cameron's crossbody block attempt.[15] Brodus Clay, Tensai and The Funkadactyls against The Bella Twins and Team Rhodes Scholars at Wrestlemania 29 in an eight–person mixed tag team match, however the match was cancelled because of time restraints.[15] On the April 12 episode of SmackDown!, The Funkadactlys teamed up with Kaitlyn The Bella Twins and Tamina Snuka when Nikki pinned Naomi after an interference by Brie.[16][17] On the April 29 episode of Raw, Naomi was defeated by Brie following "Twin Magic" but then Cameron complained with the referee disqualified The Bella Twins despite not seeing the switch. In retaliation, The Bella Twins focused on attacking Cameron for costing them the win.[18]

Feud with AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka (2013–present)

The cast of Total Divas entered a feud with Divas Champion AJ Lee on the August 26 Raw, after Natalya's match with Brie Bella, AJ Lee interrupted and declared war on the Total Divas against the "real" hard earning Divas The Total Divas.[19] On the November 22 episode of SmackDown, The Funkadactlys defeated AJ Lee in handicap match, despite the interference from Tamina Snuka.[20][21] The Total Divas defeated The True Divas (Alicia Fox, Aksana, Divas Champion AJ, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Tamina Snuka and Summer Rae) in a traditional survivor series elimination tag-team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view and on the following night on Raw.[22][23][24] The Funkadactyls were nominated for Diva of the Year and they won Best Dance Moves.[25]

On December 15 at the TLC pay-per-view, The Funkadactlys and Tensai, abandoned Brodus Clay because of his attitude, effectively disbanding Tons of Funk.[26] The following night on an episode of Raw, The Funkadactlys aligned themselves with R-Truth and Xavier Woods and started managing them to their matches.[27] On the December 24 episode of Raw, The Total Divas defeated Aksana, Alicia Fox, Summer Rae, Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka.[28] On the December 30 episode of Raw, The Funkadactlys teamed up with The Bella Twins and Eva Marie in a losing effort to Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Summer Rae and Rosa Mendes after Aksana pinned Nikki following a distraction from Mendes.[29][30]

On the January 13 episode of Raw, The Funkadactlys lost to Divas Champion AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka after Lee pinned Cameron.[31] After the match, AJ and Tamina look to continue the attack but Naomi managed to save Cameron from the attack.[32] On the January 17 episode of Smackdown, Naomi defeated Tamina Snuka in singles competition, during the match Cameron attacked AJ after her attempting to aid Snuka by distracting Naomi.[33][34] On the January 20 episode of Raw, The Funkadactlys faced off against Lee and Snuka in tag-team competition with Naomi garnering an upset pinfall victory over Lee.[35]

Other media

In the May 2013, The Funkadactlys were announced to appear in the E! reality show Total Divas, along with Natalya, Eva Marie, JoJo Offerman, and The Bella Twins.[36][37][38] The Funkadactlys appeared on E! News to share their workout tips and promote the premiere of "Total Divas" on E!.[39] It was revealed on November 20, 2013, that Total Divas has been renewed for a second season.[40][41][42][43][44] They appeared on the November 15 episode of The JBL and Cole Show, doing a loveline segment.[45] The Funkadactlys along with The Bellas appeared on The Steve Harvey Show.[46]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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