The Prime Time Players
Members	Darren Young Titus O'Neil
Former members
Heights	Young:6'1" O'Neil:6'4"
Weights	Young:239lbs O'Neil:270lbs
Billed from	Young:Union City, New Jersey O'Neil:Boynton Beach, Florida
Promotions	WWE
Debuted	January 31, 2012
Disbanded

The Prime Time Players (also referred to as Titus O’Neil & Darren Young^[1]) are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Darren Young & Titus O'Neil and compete on the Smackdown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment.

EVENT HISTORY

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Contents 1 History 1.1 NXT background 1.2 NXT Redemption 1.2.1 Feud (2011) 1.2.2 Formation (2012) 1.3 Smackdown (2012-present) 2 In wrestling 3 Also see 4 External links 4.1 References

History

NXT background

Darren was initially a member of The Nexus as a competitor from WWE NXT (Season 1). He was managed by CM Punk who was a heel at the time. He had refused to join the Straight Edge Society, and seems to have turned against Punk since Punk was also attacked when Nexus attacked Cena under the guidance of the victor of season 1, Wade Barrett. Darren was not present when Punk formed the New Nexus, having been kicked out of the group by Wade for losing matches.

Titus was a competitor on WWE NXT (Season 1), a face managed by Zack Ryder. He was the first to be eliminated, and did join the rest of the season 2 rookies in following their predecessors' example by attacking their pros when Kaval won the finale.

NXT Redemption

Feud (2011)

The two got a second chance at TV when they were brought onto NXT Redemption under new pros. Darren was managed by Chavo Guerrero and Titus by Hornswoggle. Titus O'Neil was for a long time, a face, pairing with Percy Watson (see Percy & Titus). Darren Young was a consistently a heel for much of the show.

March 22: Titus defeated Darren.

March 29 Titus teamed with Bryon Saxton and Conor O'Brian to beat Darren who had teamed with Jacob Novak and Lucky Cannon.

April 5 Titus and Hornswoggle teamed to beat Darren and Chavo.

April 12 Titus defeated Darren.

April 19 Titus helped Hornswoggle beat Darren.

April 26 Titus defeated Darren.

May 10 & May 17: Darren defeated Titus.

May 24: Titus defeated Darren.

July 5, Darren and Titus paired (for the first time?) and lost to the team of Miz and Derrick Bateman.

July 12, both lost to Derrick Bateman (accompanied by Miz) in a 3-way elimination match.

On July 19, Titus defeated Darren.

Nov 30 they both lost to Derrick Bateman in a triple threat.

The pair initially feuded, exchanging victories back and forth. Eventually, Titus O'Neil made a heel turn by insulting the crowd, and after defeating Percy Watson, won Darren Young's respect, and Titus also began respecting Darren in turn.

Formation (2012)

Young and O'Neil first tagged together on January 31, 2012 on NXT against Alex Riley and Percy Watson.

Smackdown (2012-present)

On the April 18 episode of NXT, Young and O'Neil were signed by John Laurinaitis to the SmackDown brand. The team made their debut for the brand on the April 20 episode of SmackDown with a victory over The Usos.

Backstage they gloated over the demoted Teddy Long, insulting him for not having the vision to draft them earlier. Booker T concurred with Laurinaitis (an oddity, as he had fought for Team Teddy against Team Johnny at WrestleMania) that the pair were interesting and should have been on the show some time ago.

At No Way Out 2012, Darren and Titus won a match to become the #1 contenders to the Tag Team Championship, after receiving assistance from Abraham Washington who betrayed Primo and Epico.^[1]

In wrestling

• Double-team finishing moves
  • Ghetto Blaster (Backbreaker hold (O'Neil) / Diving elbow drop (Young) combination)
• Double-team signature moves
  • O'Neil front suplexes Young onto an opponent
• O'Neil's finishing moves
  • Clash of the Titus(Lifting sitout spinebuster)
• Young's finishing moves
  • Gut Check(Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster) – 2011–present

• Nicknames
  • "Mr. No Days Off"

• Entrance themes
  • "Move (Get In)" by Jim Johnson

Also see

• NXT
• Darren Young
• Titus O'Neil

External links

• Titus O'Neil
  • WWE profile
  • Florida Gators football profile
• Darren Young
  • WWE profile
  • Online World of Wrestling profile
  • CageMatch profile

References

1. ↑ The Prime Time Players won a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match

World Wrestling Entertainment roster
Alex Riley • Big E. Langston • Brodus Clay • Brock Lesnar • Chris Jericho • CM Punk • Curtis Axel • David Otunga • Dean Ambrose • Dolph Ziggler • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson • Epico • Evan Bourne • Fandango • Jack Swagger • John Cena • JTG • Kane • Kofi Kingston • Mason Ryan • The Miz • Paul Heyman • Primo • R-Truth • Rey Mysterio • Roman Reigns • Santino Marella • Seth Rollins • Tensai • The Rock • Triple H • Zack Ryder
Alberto Del Rio • Antonio Cesaro • Big Show • Camacho • Christian • Cody Rhodes • Curt Hawkins • Damien Sandow • Daniel Bryan • Darren Young • Drew McIntyre • Ezekiel Jackson • Great Khali • Heath Slater • Hornswoggle • Hunico • Jey Uso • Jimmy Uso • Jinder Mahal • Justin Gabriel • Mark Henry • Randy Orton • Ryback • Sheamus • Sin Cara • Ted DiBiase • Titus O'Neil • Trent Baretta • Tyson Kidd • The Undertaker • Wade Barrett • William Regal • Yoshi Tatsu
AJ • Aksana • Alicia Fox • Brie Bella • Eve Torres • Kaitlyn • Layla • Natalya • Nikki Bella • Rosa Mendes • Tamina Snuka
Stables & Tag Teams
3MB • Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara • Primo and Epico • Team Hell No • The Bella Twins • The Funkadactyls • The Prime Time Players • The Shield • Tons of Funk
Adam Mercer • Adrian Neville • Aiden English • Alexander Rusev • Angelo Dawkins • Baron Corbin • Bayley • Big E. Langston • Bo Dallas • Bray Wyatt • Charlotte • CJ Parker • Colin Cassady • Conor O'Brian • Corey Graves • Dani • Danny Burch • Dante Dash • Dean Ambrose • Denton Blackwell • Emma • Enzo Amore • Erick Rowan • Garret Dylan • Gavin Reid • J Bronson • Jake Carter • Jason Jordan • Judas Devlin • Kassius Ohno • Knuckles Madsen • Leo Kruger • Luke Harper • Memo Montenegro • Mike Dalton • Mojo Rawley • Oliver Grey • Paige • Richie Steamboat • Rick Victor • Roman Reigns • Sasha Banks • Sawyer Fulton • Scott Dawson • Shaun Ricker • Seth Rollins • Summer Rae • Sylvester Lefort • Travis Tyler • Xavier Woods
Commentators
Carlos Cabrera • Jerry Lawler • Jim Ross • Josh Mathews • Marcelo Rodriguez • Matt Striker • Michael Cole • Scott Stanford • William Regal
Ring announcers
Justin Roberts • Lilian Garcia • Tony Chimel
Referees
Chad Patton • Charles Robinson • Darrick Moore • John Cone • Justin King • Mike Chioda • Rod Zapata • Scott Armstrong• Ryan Tran
General Managers
Vickie Guerrero • Booker T
Unassigned employees
Renato Cortes
Current Champions
WWE Championship
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Curtis Axel
WWE United States Championship
Dean Ambrose
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Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns
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