Deuce N' Domino

The team was called up to WWE's SmackDown! roster in January 2007, with the team going undergoing a name change to "Deuce 'n Domino." Despite the name change, they retained their greaser ring persona, adding to their ring entrance an arrival in a 50's era car. Deuce 'n Domino won their debut tag team match.
On the February 2 episode of SmackDown!, the team defeated the then-WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a non-title match.[8] Deuce 'n Domino faced London and Kendrick in a WWE Tag Team Championship match at February's pay-per-view event, No Way Out, but lost when Kendrick pinned Deuce via a roll-up.[9] On the April 20 episode of SmackDown!, they defeated London and Kendrick for the WWE Tag Team Championship when London was, in storyline, injured after missing a moonsault to the outside. Kendrick was left to defend the title by himself, and was pinned after being hit with the West Side Stomp, a finishing move performed by Deuce 'n Domino.[10] Three weeks later, London and Kendrick competed against William Regal and Dave Taylor. Deuce 'n Domino interfered, causing Regal and Taylor to be disqualified.[11] This made both teams number one contenders leading to a triple threat tag team match the following week where Deuce 'n Domino retained the tag title.[12]At the June event, Vengeance: Night of Champions, after insulting former Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Rick Martel, Deuce 'n Domino defeated Sgt. Slaughter and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka to retain their title.[13] During a tag team match with Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard and JTG) in late June, Domino suffered an injury, which was diagnosed as a broken nose and a possible broken orbital bone socket in his eye. The injury would keep him out of the ring for a month.[14]Deuce n' Domino later engaged in a rivalry with Batista, and Ric Flair.[15][16][17] On the August 31 episode of SmackDown!, the team lost their tag team championship to Matt Hardy and the reigning United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter.[18] During the last few months of 2007, Deuce 'n Domino engaged in a short scripted rivalry with Hardy and MVP,[19][20][21] Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore,[22] Jesse and Festus,[23][24] and Finlay and Hornswoggle.[25][26] At the beginning of 2008, the team suffered a series of losses. At WrestleMania XXIV in March, the team participated in a 24-man Interpromotional Battle Royal, in which the winner would face then ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero later that night. Deuce 'n Domino, however, did not win the match.[27]On the May 23 episode of SmackDown, Deuce 'n Domino parted ways with Cherry and replaced her with WWE Diva Maryse.[28] On the June 20, 2008 episode of SmackDown, following a loss to Jesse and Festus, their second straight loss in two weeks, Deuce and Domino engaged in a fight with each other, and Deuce performed the Crack 'em in da Mouth on Domino.[29] Deuce then threw his jacket over Domino, dissolving their partnership.[30] The split was then further cemented when Deuce was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft.[31] Following the draft, Domino was predominantly featured as a jobber—a wrestler who consistently loses to make his opponents look stronger—on SmackDown weekly.[32][33] In August 2008, Domino and Cherry were released from their WWE contract.[34][35] The following year, Deuce was released from the WWE as well.[36]
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