Vance Archer

On the November 3, 2009 episode of *ECW*, Archer made his WWE debut as a heel, defeating Logan Jones in a squash match. After defeating several enhancement talents over the following weeks, Archer defeated Tommy Dreamer on the December 8 episode of *ECW*. Archer continued his winning streak when he once again defeated Dreamer on the December 17, 2009 episode of *WWE Superstars*. On the December 22 episode of *ECW*, Archer defeated Goldust in an "*ECW* Homecoming" qualifying match to advance to a battle royal where the winner would face ECW Champion Christian at the Royal Rumble for the ECW Title. He then started a feud with Shelton Benjamin, which saw Archer lose to him via disqualification on the December 31 episode of *Superstars*. However, Archer's unpinned streak was left intact. On the January 12, 2010 episode of *ECW*, Archer was unable to win the "Homecoming Battle Royal" as he was eliminated by Benjamin. The next week on *Superstars*, Archer was defeated by Benjamin, thus breaking his streak of not being pinned. The two continued to exchange victories, as Archer defeated Benjamin on the February 2 episode of *ECW* while Benjamin defeated Archer in a no disqualification match the following week. At WrestleMania XXVI, Archer competed in a 26-man pre-show battle royal, where he was eliminated.

Following the disbanding of the *ECW* brand, Archer competed in dark matches and was eventually moved to the *SmackDown* brand, forming a tag team with Curt Hawkins. They made their television debut as a team on the May 13 episode of *Superstars*, defeating two local competitors. After the match, Hawkins stated that he and Archer had been given a 30-day contract to "make an impact." The team made its *SmackDown* debut on the May 21 episode, winning another squash match. In an attempt to make an impact, the duo attacked Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Christian on consecutive episodes of *SmackDown* on June 4 and June 11, which they followed up on by defeating both in a tag team match on June 18. The next week, the duo was officially named "The Gatecrashers". On the June 25 episode of *SmackDown*, The Gatecrashers and Dolph Ziggler lost to Christian, MVP and Kofi Kingston in a six-man tag team match. On the July 9 episode of *SmackDown*, The Gatecrashers defeated Christian and Matt Hardy. On the August 5 episode of *WWE Superstars*, The Gatecrashers defeated Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft. On the August 19 episode of *Superstars*, after Archer's match with MVP ended in a no contest, a tag team match was made where The Gatecrashers defeated MVP and JTG. On the August 26 episode of *Superstars*, The Gatecrashers lost to Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft. On the September 9 episode of *Superstars*, The Gatecrashers lost a rematch to Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta. On the September 24 episode of *SmackDown*, The Gatecrashers lost to Big Show in a handicap match.

The team came to an end on the October 7 episode of *Superstars* after a match between Archer and Chris Masters. Archer accidentally struck Hawkins outside the ring, after which the two argued and a distracted Archer lost the match. Afterwards, Hawkins assaulted Archer. Archer returned to singles competition on the November 4 edition of *Superstars*, losing to Luke Gallows.

On November 19, 2010, Archer was released from his contract along with five other wrestlers.