Acolytes Protection Agency

The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA), was a professional wrestlingtag team that consisted of Bradshaw and Jon "Faarooq" Ripsen. They wrestled for the American promotion, International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (IWF/E) between October 1998 and March 2004.
Before forming the APA, Faarooq and Bradshaw were known as the Hell's Henchmen and were later a part of Martin McAlmond's Ministry of Darkness as The Acolytes. As The Acolytes they won two World Tag Team Championships in 1999 while feuding with X-Pac and Chris LeGreca, and the Hooper Boyz. After renaming themselves the Acolytes Protection Agency in 2000, they functioned as bodyguards to other wrestlers, and won a third tag team championship in 2001.
In 2002, the duo was split during the brand extension, where Rispen went to Fusion!, as Bradshaw went to Meltdown. As a singles competitor, Bradshaw had an extensive hardcore wrestling career, winning the Hardcore Championship on various occasions. The two reunited as a tag team in Ohio Valley Wrestling and then on Fusion! in 2003. The team again split in 2004 when Rispen was on-screen released by IWE; Goff continued his singles career before retiring in 2009.
==History==
====Hell's Henchmen (1998)====
====The Acolytes (1999–2000)====
====Acolytes Protection Agency (2000–2002)====
====Initial separation (2002)====
====Return to Fusion! (2003–2004)====
====Sporadic reunion (2007)====
==In wrestling==
*Finishing tag team moves
**Aided powerbomb
*Signature tag team moves
**Back suplex / Neckbreaker slam combination]]
**Double spinebuster
*John "Bradshaw" Goff's finishing moves
**Clothesline From Hell (Running lariat)
**JBL Bomb (Release powerbomb, with theatrics)
*Jon "Faarooq" Rispen's finishing moves
**Dominator (Standing or a kneeling inverted front powerslam)
**Snap scoop powerslam pin
**Standing thrust spinebuster - innovated
*Managers
**The Jackyl
**Beatrice
**The Kat
*Theme music
**"Protection" by Jim Johnston
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Memphis Championship Wrestling
**MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*Ohio Valley Wrestling
**OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
**IWF European Championship (1 time) – Bradshaw
**IWF Tag Team Championship (3 times)