Brian Kendrick and Paul London Paul London and Brian Kendrick were a professional wrestling tag team best known for their time together in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . The team never had an official team name , and were simply referred to as " the tag team of London and Kendrick . " In 2006 , London and Kendrick tried to convince WWE management to refer to them " The Hooliganz " , going so far as having it incorporated into their wrestling attire , but were unsuccessful in their attempts . They first began teaming together in 2003 as a part of WWE , but Kendrick left the company shortly thereafter . When he returned in mid - 2005 , he and London reunited as a tag team . In May 2006 , the duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship from MNM ; it was Kendrick ' s first title victory with the company , and London ' s third . Their reign was the longest since WWE created the title in 2002 , and they became the fourth longest - reigning tag team champions in the company ' s history , finally dropping the titles to Deuce ' n Domino in April 2007 . Later in 2007 , London and Kendrick were drafted from SmackDown to the Raw brand , where they briefly held the World Tag Team Championship . They would continue to work together until Kendrick was drafted back to SmackDown in the 2008 supplemental draft , thus disbanding the team until 2010 , when they reunited in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla following their releases from WWE . They have since reunited on several occasions . History . Beginnings . Prior to teaming together on World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) ' s SmackDown ! brand , both Paul London and Brian " Spanky " Kendrick were students at Shawn Michaels ' Texas Wrestling Academy , under the tutelage of Rudy Boy Gonzalez . From there they both went on to Ring of Honor , where they occasionally competed against each other . World Wrestling Entertainment . SmackDown ! ( 2002 – 2007 ) . In late 2002 , Kendrick was hired by WWE , and in July 2003 London joined the company as well . Once in WWE together , and both on the SmackDown ! brand , London and Kendrick began teaming together . They became a mainstay on " SmackDown ! < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s " sister show " Velocity " until Kendrick left the company in February 2004 . Kendrick returned in mid - 2005 under his real name , and in September 2005 , London and Kendrick reformed as a tag team . Upon reuniting , the team began competing in matching shorts and vests as well as wearing theatrical masks to the ring . Subsequently , they were quickly elevated into the WWE Tag Team Championship picture , receiving a non - title match against WWE Tag Team Champions MNM ( Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury ) on the February 10 , 2006 episode of " SmackDown ! " , which London and Kendrick lost . On the April 7 , 2006 episode of " SmackDown ! " London and Kendrick once again faced MNM , this time picking up a win in a non - title match . London and Kendrick continued their winning streak against the champions , earning singles victories for Kendrick and London over Nitro and Mercury respectively , leading to a title match at Judgment Day , where London and Kendrick won their first WWE Tag Team Championship as a team ( London ' s second WWE Tag Team Title reign and Kendrick ' s first championship in WWE ) . Their first main competition for the titles came when K . C . James and Idol Stevens defeated London and Kendrick in a non - title match , in early August , igniting a storyline feud between the two teams . During the rivalry , WWE Diva Ashley Massaro began accompanying London and Kendrick to the ring , acting as a valet to the team while combating the actions of James and Stevens ' manager Michelle McCool . On October 14 , 2006 , they became the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time , surpassing MNM ' s previous record reign of 145 days . The team began a losing streak to the team of William Regal and Dave Taylor , with Regal defeating both London and Kendrick in singles matches and losing a non - title tag team match to the pair on the December 8 episode of " SmackDown ! " . A scheduled title match between the two teams at Armageddon was changed at the event to a four - way ladder match , also involving The Hardys ( Matt and Jeff ) and MNM . In the match London and Kendrick were able to retrieve the belts to retain their championship . When a regular tag team rematch was signed with Regal and Taylor two weeks later , London and Kendrick were successful in defeating them . On the February 16 episode of " SmackDown ! " , General Manager Theodore Long scheduled another ladder match between the teams of London and Kendrick , Regal and Taylor , MNM , and The Hardys for the WWE Tag Team Championship at February ' s pay - per - view event No Way Out , but WWE ' s official website announced the match had changed to pit The Hardys and Chris Benoit against MNM and MVP , while London and Kendrick faced rookie team Deuce ' n Domino ( Jimmy " Deuce " Reiher , Jr . and Cliff " Domino " Compton ) in a separate match ; they were booked to successfully retain the titles against Deuce ' n Domino . Their almost year long reign came to an end when they were defeated by Deuce ' n Domino for the title on the April 20 , 2007 episode of " SmackDown ! " in Milan , Italy . London picked up an injury , resulting in Kendrick challenging Deuce ' n Domino in singles matches , losing to Deuce , but defeating Domino . London returned on the May 11 episode of " SmackDown ! " , defeating Domino in a singles match . London and Kendrick then unsuccessfully attempted to regain the Tag Team Championship , losing to Deuce ' n Domino in a triple threat match also involving Regal and Taylor , and in a standard tag team match two weeks later . Raw ( 2007 – 2008 ) . London and Kendrick were drafted to " Raw " as the first picks in the WWE Supplemental Draft on June 17 , 2007 and were successful on their " Raw " debut , defeating The World ' s Greatest Tag Team ( Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas ) via a Sliced Bread # 2 performed on Haas . On the September 3 episode of " Raw " , London and Kendrick defeated The World ' s Greatest Tag Team once again to earn a World Tag Team Championship match at Unforgiven against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch , in which they lost . Two days later , they defeated Cade and Murdoch for the title at a house show in South Africa . Three days later , at another house show , Cade and Murdoch regained the title in a rematch . Near the end of 2007 , London suffered a foot injury and was unable to compete , and Kendrick was mainly used as a singles wrestler on " Raw " where he lost to the likes of Umaga and Mr . Kennedy . London made his return on February 4 in a loss to Santino Marella and Carlito . London and Kendrick returned as a tag team on the March 17 episode of " Raw " in a loss to Umaga when Kendrick walked out on London . The two reunited on " Raw " on March 31 with commentator Jim Ross explaining the two worked out their differences , and they got a win against the then - World Tag Team Champions , Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly . On April 14 , they lost a number one contendership match to the team of Carlito and Marella . They competed sporadically on " Raw " in the following months , defeating Lance Cade and Trveor Murdoch , before receiving a World Tag Team title shot against Holly and Rhodes on the May 26 episode of " Raw " . They lost when Holly pinned London following an Alabama slam . Split and aftermath . The team came to an end in June 2008 , when Kendrick was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2008 Supplemental Draft , while London stayed on Raw . He made his return to the brand on the July 18 , 2008 airing of " SmackDown ! " as a heel , with new ring attire defeating Jimmy Wang Yang with the help of his new bodyguard , Ezekiel . Kendrick was later given the name " The Brian Kendrick " . London was utilised sparingly during the next few months , making his only television appearance in a loss to Lance Cade on the July 21 episode of " Raw " . London was subsequently released from his WWE contract on November 7 , 2008 . On July 31 , 2009 , Kendrick was also released . Independent circuit ( 2010 , 2012 , 2013 ) . Going into 2010 , the team made occasional reunions on the independent circuit . On January 30 the team completed at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ' s part of the aptly titled WrestleReunion 4 show . They defeated the PWG World Tag Team Champions Generation Me ( Jeremy and Max ) in a non - title match in their first match back together . On March 27 , London and Kendrick made an appearance in Dragon Gate USA , where Kendrick had already appeared in singles competition . However , their run as a tag team in the company was short - lived due to losing a Pinfall Loser Leaves Company match to Jimmy Jacobs and Jack Evans and as a result Kendrick , who tapped out to Jacobs , was forced to leave the company for good . They reuinited once again on October 4 , 2012 , at the first Family Wrestling Entertainment ' s PPV , Back 2 Brooklyn . They , along with Jay Lethal , defeated the team of The Young Bucks and Petey Williams . Londrick and The Young Bucks wrestled again on October 6 , 2012 , at the House of Hardcore ' s first show , with Londrick winning the match . On June 23 , 2013 , Londrick were defeated by The Young Buck at House of Hardcore 2 . London and Kendrick were defeated at PWG ' s Ten by Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano .