3MB 3MB ( also referred to as The Band , The Three Man Band , The International House of Hits , The Trio , Slater Group , Encore , The Union Jacks , The Rhinestone Cowboys and The Plymouth Rockers ) was a heel professional wrestling stable in WWE , consisting of Jinder Mahal , Drew McIntyre , Heath Slater , and Hornswoggle . It was formed on the September 21 , 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown ( taped the 18th ) when McIntyre and Mahal saved Slater from a match against Brodus Clay . Background . Drew is a former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion and Heath is a former former Tag Team Champion . All three were victims of Brodus Clay ' s initial winning streak . They probably ganged up on him to get revenge . The reason for attacking Santino isn ' t clear , except they seem to want to attack Heath ' s opponents to make an impact . Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal as a duo were a third of the six men who assaulted Kane ( until his rescue by Undertaker ) at Raw 1000 . They did so with the aid of MidCard Mafia and Hunico & Camacho . Etymology . The trio is what WWE . com initially referred to them as before they were given any other names . It refers to their number . The International House of Hits is a name for the group used by Matt Striker in a backstage interview . Encore was a name ( and hashtag ) thrown around on the member ' s three Twitter accounts for one night after their debut . Slater Group is what Aftermath ( WWE ' s first international commentary show ) referred to them as . WWE . com credits Jim Ross for calling the trio " The Band " on their October 1 assault on Santino . It is not known if they were credited with a working name on their Sept 21 debut . The name is a play on Heath Slater ' s catch phrase " One Man Band " , except in this case it ' s literally a band of three people . Also possibly a mocking reference to the NWO . 3MB ( standing for Three Man Band ) is the newest alias , debuted on the Oct 15 Raw . History . Formation ( 2012 ) . On the September 21 , 2012 episode of " Smackdown " , Heath Slater wrestled a singles match with Brodus Clay that ended in a disqualification when Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal interfered , preventing a pinfall . After the match officially ended Mahal , Slater , and McIntyre assaulted Clay , each utilizing their finishers . In a backstage interview with Matt Striker they joked they were considering forming a band , but they all played the same instrument , the drums , leading to Striker calling them " The International House of Hits " . The stable was called " The Band " by " Raw " commentators during an October 1 attack on Santino Marella . They again attacked Marella , and his tag team partner Zack Ryder , on the next two episodes of " Raw " . Mahal and Slater , accompanied by McIntyre , then defeated Marella and Ryder in a tag team match . Continuation ( 2013 ) . In November upon travelling to the UK , they were dressed in costumes themed after the flag of the United Kingdom and rebranded The Union Jacks where they lost November 11 to Santino Marella & Los Matadores , and on November 15 to R - Truth & The Prime Time Players . In spite of these losses , JBL talks about them having a new ' undefeated streak ' under their new moniker . On June 12 , both Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre were released from their WWE contracts , thus disbanding 3MB .