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American Weirdos
File:Derrick Bateman and Johnny Curtis July 2012.jpg
Tag team
MembersDerrick Bateman and Johnny Curtis
Name(s)American Weirdos
Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman
Billed heightsCurtis: 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m)
Bateman: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

|debut = August 12,2010[1] |Promotions = WWE[2][3] The "American Weirdos" are a villainous professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman.

History[edit]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[edit]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2010)[edit]

On August 10,2010,Curtis teamed with Derrick Bateman to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship by defeating the team of Donny Marlow and Brodus Clay and the defending champions, Los Aviadores (Hunico and Epico) in a three-way tag team match.[12][15] After a near three month reign, Curtis and Bateman lost the championship to Wes Brisco and Xavier Woods on November 4. Lily McMalli, Girl friend of Curtis, was also briefly associated with Florida Championship Wrestling.[16]

NXT (2010-present)[edit]

The two debuted in season 4 of "WWE NXT" Johnny Curtis was mentored by R-Truth and meanwhile Derrick Bateman was mentored by Daniel Bryan. During the season,The two had a some-what friendship together. The two occassionally helping out each other and teaming up together. Curtis then made his return to NXT Redemption as a villain on the November 9 episode, interrupting a "Talk the Talk" challenge between Titus O'Neil and Derrick Bateman, they teamed up later that night to defeat Titus O'Neil and Percy Watson.[33] As the weeks followed, Bateman and Curtis would feud against each other for Maxine, who was Bateman's storyline fiancé at the time. As the weeks passed, Bateman and Maxine ultimately broke up as Maxine gave a kiss to Curtis on the December 28 edition of NXT Redemption, thus solidifying their relationship. On the January 4th 2012 edition of NXT Redemption, Curtis and Maxine announced that they will be marrying in two weeks time in Las Vegas during Bateman's match with Darren Young. On 100th episode of NXT Redemption, Derrick Bateman interrupted Curtis and Maxine wedding ceremony. Derrick showed a clip of Curtis sending a message on Bateman's iPad to Teddy Long. Maxine then slaps Curtis and reunited with Bateman once again. As the weeks follow, Maxine would later on dump Derrick Bateman for Johnny Curtis. On the March 14 episode of NXT Redemption, Curtis and Maxine were defeated in a mixed tag team match against Derrick Bateman and Kaitlyn.[34] They reunited but as villains to take on The Usos on the July 19 edition of "WWE Superstars]] but were unsuccessful. The following day,Derrick Bateman announced that they have officially named themselves as the "American Weirdos".

In wrestling[edit]

    • Nicknames'
    • "Simply Creepy" - Curtis
    • 'The (self-professed) Meat Sizzler of WWE" - Bateman

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "FCW report on August 8, 2009".
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  6. ^ "FCW profile". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  7. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 3/14 - Week 54: Tag Team edition with Usos, Riley, BetaMax-Kaitlyn love triangle continues". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  8. ^ "WWE NXT Results, June 27". Wrestling Attitude. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  9. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: TAG TEAM WRESTLING ON DISPLAY AND A NEW COUPLE?". PWInsider. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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Category:American professional wrestlers Category:WWE teams and stables