The Brawling Brutes

= The Brawling Brutes =
The Brawling Brutes are a professional wrestling stable consisting of leader Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch, currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand.
The Brawling Brutes	The Brawling Brutes
 	
Stable 	Stable
Members 	Sheamus (leader)
Ridge Holland
Butch
Name(s) 	The Brawling Brutes
Billed heights 	Sheamus: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Holland: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 
Butch: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Debut 	November 19, 2021
Years active 	2021–present
== History ==
During the 2021 WWE Draft, Holland was drafted from NXT to SmackDown. On 5 November episode of SmackDown, during a backstage interview, Holland referred to Sheamus as his idol. On 19 November episode of SmackDown, Holland helped Sheamus defeat Cesaro, Ricochet, and Jinder Mahal in a four-way match, starting an alliance between the two. On 1 January 2022 at Day 1, Holland would team with Sheamus to defeat Cesaro and Ricochet, however, during the match, Holland would suffer a broken nose and would be removed mid-match.
In March, they would enter a feud with The New Day, where on the 11 March episode of SmackDown, Sheamus and Holland would introduce Butch as part of their stable. After an overhead belly-to-belly suplex by Holland on Big Elegitimately broke the latter's neck,Big E was promptly removed from the rivalry, leaving only Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. On Night 2 of WrestleMania 38, Holland and Sheamus defeated Kingston and Woods in a tag-team match.
On the 19 August episode of SmackDown, Sheamus won a fatal five-way match, earning a match against Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at Clash at the Castle.The following week on SmackDown, Sheamus and Gunther had a confrontation, in which Sheamus and Gunther's respective allies, Butch and Ludwig Kaiser, engaged in a brawl while Sheamus and Gunther remained motionless, staring each other down, and eventually started a slow face turn for their stable. At Clash at the Castle, Sheamus lost to Gunther, but received a standing ovation from the Cardiff crowd in what was a critically acclaimed 5-star match according to Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, cementing the stable's face turn. On the September 23 episode of SmackDown, Holland and Butch faced The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship but were unsuccessful after interference from Imperium. After defeating The Bloodline's Sami Zaynand Solo Sikoa in a tag team match, Holland and Butch received another opportunity against The Usos at Crown Jewel where they failed to win the titles.
== Members ==
*	Founding member
I	Leader(s)
=== Current ===
Member 	Member	Joined
Sheamus 	* I 	November 19, 2021
Ridge Holland	* 	November 19, 2021
Butch 	 	March 11, 2022
== Sub-groups ==
=== Current ===
Affiliate 	Members 	Tenure 	Type 	Note(s)
The Fight Club	Sheamus and Ridge Holland	2021–present	Tag Team	Stared As The Tag Team Name
== References ==