page_title: Wesley Blake
section_title: The Forgotten Sons (2017–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Wesley Blake / Professional wrestling career / WWE / The Forgotten Sons (2017–present)
caption_attribution_description: NOLA 2018 - WWE Axxess - Saturday - Nick Miller &amp; Shane Thorne Vs Steve Cutler &amp; Wesley Blake Nick Miller &amp; Shane Thorne def. Steve Cutler &amp; Wesley Blake ( Deux semaines a Nola pour la ville et pour WWE Wrestlemania XXXIV Two weeks Nola for the city and for WWE Wrestlemania XXXIV )
context_page_description: Cory James Weston is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. He performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Wesley Blake alongside Steve Cutler and Jaxson Ryker as The Forgotten Sons
  Weston debuted in 2011 under his real name on the Florida independent circuit, most notably for Dory Funk Jr.'s Funking Conservatory. He signed with WWE in 2013, portraying a cowboy gimmick in NXT during his first year. He later formed Blake and Murphy alongside Buddy Murphy. The two, managed by Alexa Bliss, won the NXT Tag Team Championship.
context_section_description: After a long absence from television, Blake returned on the May 10, 2017 episode of NXT, confronting Drew McIntyre in a backstage segment. On the May 24, 2017 episode of NXT, returning to his previous cowboy gimmick, Blake lost in a match against McIntyre. He was then absent from television for the remainder of 2017, forming a tag team with Steve Cutler at NXT live events as "The Forgotten Sons".
  The team (now featuring Jaxson Ryker) debuted on the August 29, 2018 episode of NXT in a segment with general manager William Regal. Their in-ring debuts took place the following week when Blake and Cutler defeated The Street Profits after a distraction from Shane Thorne. On the October 3 episode of NXT, the group defeated the team of Vinny Mixon, Cesar Rise & Torrey Kirsh. 
  Blake and Cutler represented the group in the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They defeated Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan in the first-round and Moustache Mountain in the second-round before losing to Aleister Black and Ricochet in the finals.
  Blake and Cutler competed in a fatal four-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT TakeOver: XXV. Despite interference from Ryker, the two were unsuccessful in winning. The group entered the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated in the first round by Imperium.
  The trio debuted on SmackDown on the April 10, 2020 episode, defeating Lucha House Party. They appeared on the April 24 episode of SmackDown when they attacked Lucha House Party and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day. The group made their main roster in-ring debut on the May 1 episode, defeating The New Day in a non-title match. They then began portraying themselves as American patriots with Cutler and Ryker highlighting their services in the marines. However, the gimmick was dropped due to controversial tweets by Jaxson Ryker for supporting President Donald Trump which led to serious backstage heat and backlash from many on social media and within the fan base. This led to The Forgotten Sons being taken off television.
caption: Blake (right) with Steve Cutler
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