Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder

article_name      =Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder (formerly known as the Major Brothers) are an American professional wrestling tag team that are currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its SmackDown brand.
 * type              =T
 * image             =Curt Hawkins Zack Ryder Oshkosh 030808.jpg
 * members           =Zack Ryder (formerly Brett Major) Curt Hawkins (formerly Brian Major)
 * names             =Brian Myers and Brett Matthews  Major Brothers Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder
 * heights           =6 ft. 1 in. (185 cm) each
 * weights           =435 lb. (198 kg)
 * billed            =Long Island, New York
 * hometown          =
 * former_members    =
 * debut             =2004
 * promotions        =NYWC DSW OVW WWE
 * disbanded         =
 * trainer           =Mikey Whipwreck DSW staff
 * }}

The team consists of Curt Hawkins (the former Brian Major), real name Brian Myers (born 1985 in Glen Cove, New York), and Zack Ryder (the former Brett Major), real name Matthew Cardona (born May 14, 1985 in Merrick, New York). They were both trained by Mikey Whipwreck.

From May 1, 2007 to December 16, 2007, the team was known as the Major Brothers, until they were repackaged and renamed to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder as fans and associates of Edge on December 21, 2007, on an episode of Friday Night SmackDown.