The Funkadactyls The Funkadactlys were a tag team consisting of WWE divas Cameron and Naomi The duo was first formed in WWE ' s former Developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) where they managed Byron Saxton . They made their main roster debut , as the dancers and valets of Brodus Clay . They made their in - ring debut on the February 6th episode of " WWE Main Event " , against Tamina & Aksana in a winning effort . They were part of the original cast of " Total Divas " debuting in 2013 . Developmental territories ( 2011 – 2013 ) . On the August 18 episode of " FCW Televison " , Cameron and Naomi competed against Aksana and Maxine in a losing effort . On the September 8 episode of " FCW Televison " , Cameron and Naomi defeated Aksana and the debuting Leah West . On the October 9 , 2011 , episode of " FCW Televison " , Cameron Lynn and Byron Saxton accompanied McCray to ringside during her match against the Leah West . Naomi and Cameron debuted as heel characters , being known as BPDG ( Booty Poppin Dance Group ) , at the October 23 episode of " FCW Televison " , where they faced Caylee Turner and Kaitlyn in a winning effort when Naomi pinned Turner after a leg lariat . On the November 10 episode of " FCW Televison " , Cameron and Naomi teamed up with Audrey Marie in a winning effort defeating Caylee Turner , Ivelisse Velez and Raquel Diaz . On the March 21 episode of " NXT " which aired on April 10 , The Funkadactyls were defeated by The Bella Twins when Nikki pinned Cameron after The Bellas performed a tag - team move on Cameron . Managing Brodus Clay ; Feud with The Bellas ( 2012 – 2013 ) . On the January 9 , 2012 episode of " Raw " , Cameron and Naomi made their main roster WWE debut the dancers and valets as the The Funkadactyls for the returning Brodus Clay . They made their WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania XXVIII during a segment with Clay . On the April 20 episode of " SmackDown " , The Funkadactlys and Clay began a brief association with Hornswoggle . At the pre - show of the pay - per - view on December 16 , 2012 , The Funkadactlys participated in their first televised WWE match , which was a " Santa ' s Little Helpers " battle royal which was won by Naomi . On the February 6 episode of WWE Main Event , The Funkadactyls got into a backstage altercation with Tamina Snuka and Aksana after Snuka and Aksana began to persuade Brodus Clay to fire The Funkadactyls and hire them as his backup dancers . This led to their first tag team match in which they defeated Snuka and Aksana . The Funkadactlys finally faced off in tag - team competition against The Bella Twins on the March 27 episode of " WWE Main Event " , where The Bella Twins emerged victorious when Nikki pinned Naomi after an interference by Cody Rhodes . On the April 1 episode of " Raw " , The Funkadactyls where defeated by The Bella Twins after Brie reversed Cameron ' s crossbody block attempt . Brodus Clay , Tensai and The Funkadactyls against The Bella Twins and Team Rhodes Scholars at WrestleMania 29 in an eight – person mixed tag team match , however the match was cancelled because of time restraints . On the April 12 episode of " SmackDown ! " , The Funkadactlys teamed up with Kaitlyn The Bella Twins and Tamina Snuka when Nikki pinned Naomi after an interference by Brie . On the April 29 episode of " Raw " , Naomi was defeated by Brie following " Twin Magic " but then Cameron complained with the referee disqualified The Bella Twins despite not seeing the switch . In retaliation , The Bella Twins focused on attacking Cameron for costing them the win . Feud with AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka ( 2013 – 2014 ) . The cast of " Total Divas " entered a feud with WWE Divas Champion — AJ Lee on the August 26 episode " Raw " , after Natalya ' s match with Brie Bella , when AJ Lee interrupted and declared war on the " Total Divas " against the " real " hard earning Divas . On the November 22 episode of " SmackDown " , The Funkadactlys defeated AJ Lee in handicap match , despite the interference from Tamina Snuka . The " Total Divas " defeated " The True Divas " ( Alicia Fox , Aksana , Divas Champion AJ , Kaitlyn , Rosa Mendes , Tamina Snuka and Summer Rae ) in a traditional survivor series elimination tag - team match at the Survivor Series pay - per - view and the following night on an episode of " Raw " . The Funkadactyls were nominated for Diva of the Year , which was won by The Bella Twins , however they won Best Dance Moves . On December 15 at the pay - per - view , The Funkadactlys and Tensai , abandoned Brodus Clay because of his attitude , effectively disbanding Tons of Funk . The following night on an episode of " Raw " , The Funkadactyls aligned themselves with R - Truth and Xavier Woods and started managing them to their matches . On the December 24 episode of " Raw " , The Total Divas defeated Aksana , Alicia Fox , Summer Rae , Kaitlyn and Tamina Snuka . On the December 30 episode of " Raw " , The Funkadactlys teamed up with The Bella Twins and Eva Marie in a losing effort to Aksana , Alicia Fox , Kaitlyn , Summer Rae and Rosa Mendes after Aksana pinned Nikki following a distraction from Mendes . Naomi received a push and defeated Lee in various tag team matches on both " Raw " and " SmackDown " . However their rivalry was cut shortly after Naomi suffered an eye injury during her match with Aksana on the February 3 episode of " Raw " . On the February 10 episode of " Raw " , Cameron pinned Aksana during a six - Divas tag team match , and once again on the February 19 episode of " Main Event " in a singles match . On February 23 at the Elimination Chamber , Cameron received her first shot at the WWE Divas Championship , a match which she won via disqualification after Tamina Snuka accidentally attacked Lee . Five days later on " Smackdown " , Cameron would receive another shot at the title , but was unsuccessful . Naomi would make her return after her eye injury , teaming with Cameron in a tag team match against AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka , which they would win , when Naomi pinned Lee . They lost their WrestleMania debuts after Naomi submitted to the Black Widow . Dissension and Split ( 2014 ) . Cameron was later inserted in a feud with newly crowned WWE Divas Champion Paige after she interrupted Paige ' s speech during her press conference at the Payback post - show . This led to a non - title match on the June 5 episode of " Superstars " where Paige defeated Cameron , who began turning into a villainess during the match . In a rematch , Paige once again defeated Cameron via submission on the June 16 edition of Raw . The following night on " Main Event " , Naomi defeated Paige in a non - title match . After the match , Cameron attacked Paige , but Paige was able to save herself and then shook hands with Naomi who just watched the catfight without interfering . Cameron later left without Naomi , hinting at dissolution between The Funkadactyls . On the June 27 episode of " Smackdown " , Cameron once again lost to Paige in a non title match and attacked her after the match ended , but with Naomi interfering to separate . After the catfight , Paige turned her back to Naomi and Cameron , which led to Cameron pushing Naomi on to Paige , and Paige thinking that Naomi had attacked her , creating tension between them for the Money in the Bank pay - per - view , where Naomi lost to Paige . The next night on " Raw " , The Funkadactyls defeated Nikki Bella in a handicap match , where they had a disagreement after the match . On the following evening on " Main Event " , The Funkadactyls faced Nikki in a tag team match with Alicia Fox , who was put in by Stephanie McMahon to do her dirty work . Fox attacked Nikki during the match , leading to Cameron capturing the victory . On the July 7 edition of " Raw " , the duo lost a tag team match against the Divas Champion AJ Lee and Paige after Cameron was pinned by Paige . After the match , they quarreled ending in a catfight separated by various referees , completing Cameron ' s villainous turn and disbanding The Funkadactyls . Other media . In the May 2013 , The Funkadactlys were announced to appear in the E ! reality show " Total Divas " , along with Natalya , Eva Marie , Jo - Jo Offerman , and The Bella Twins . The Funkadactlys appeared on E ! News to share their workout tips and promote the premiere of " Total Divas " on E ! . It was revealed on November 20 , 2013 , that " Total Divas " has been renewed for a second season . They appeared on the November 15 episode of " The JBL and Cole Show " , doing a loveline segment . The Funkadactlys along with The Bellas appeared on " The Steve Harvey Show " .