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3MB aka The Three Man Band was a heel professional wrestling stable in WWE, consisting of Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater, and later on Hornswoggle.

It was formed on the September 21, 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown (taped the 18th) when McIntyre and Mahal saved Slater from a match against Brodus Clay.

Background

Drew is a former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion and Heath is a former former Tag Team Champion.

All three were victims of Brodus Clay's initial winning streak. They probably ganged up on him to get revenge. The reason for attacking Santino isn't clear, except they seem to want to attack Heath's opponents to make an impact.

Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal as a duo were a third of the six men who assaulted Kane (until his rescue by Undertaker) at Raw 1000. They did so with the aid of MidCard Mafia and Hunico & Camacho.

History

Formation (2012)

On the September 21, 2012 episode of Smackdown, Heath Slater wrestled a singles match with Brodus Clay that ended in a disqualification when Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal interfered, preventing a pinfall. After the match officially ended Mahal, Slater, and McIntyre assaulted Clay, each utilizing their finishers. In a backstage interview with Matt Striker they joked they were considering forming a band, but they all played the same instrument, the drums, leading to Striker calling them "The International House of Hits".

The stable was called "The Band" by Raw commentators during an October 1 attack on Santino Marella. They again attacked Marella, and his tag team partner Zack Ryder, on the next two episodes of Raw. Mahal and Slater, accompanied by McIntyre, then defeated Marella and Ryder in a tag team match.

Sept 21st on Smackdown, Drew and Jinder attacked Brodus Clay during his match with Heath, causing Brodus to win via DQ.
Sept 27 on Superstars: Drew and Jinder helped Heath beat Yoshi Tatsu
Oct 1st on Raw, Drew and Jinder attacked Santino Marella during his match with Heath, causing Santino to win via DQ.
Oct 8th on Raw, attacked Santino again after he and Zack Ryder (see Team CoBro) lost to Team Rhodes Scholars.
October 13: in the new Power Rankings, Heath moved up to 21st from 22nd, and Jinder took the 25th-place position. Conversely, Zack and Santino, dropped from 19th place to Heath's old #22 position.
Oct 15th Raw attacked Team Co-Bro again, debuting new black leather outfits and had their own segment where they tried to sing in a karaoke bar but where thrown out.

Continuation (2013)

In November upon travelling to the UK, they were dressed in costumes themed after the flag of the United Kingdom and rebranded The Union Jacks where they lost on November 11 to Santino Marella & Los Matadores, and on November 15 to R-Truth & The Prime Time Players. In spite of these losses, JBL talks about them having a new 'undefeated streak' under their new moniker.

On June 12, 2014, both Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre were released from their WWE contracts, thus disbanding 3MB.

In Wrestling

Finishing moves

- Jinder Mahal
Punjabi Clutch (Camel Clutch w/ theatrics)

- Drew McIntyre
"Future Shock" DDT (Snap double underhook DDT)

- Heath Slater
Springboard corkscrew splash 2013-present
"Smash Hit" (Spinning lifting DDT) 2012-present

- Hornswoggle
"Sweet Shin Music" (Superkick to the opponent's shin)
"Tadpole Splash" (Frog splash)
"Celtic Cross" (Kryptonite Krunch)

Entrance themes
- "One Man Band" by Jim Johnston (September 21, 2012 – 2014)
- "Three Man Band " by Jim Johnston
- "Three Man Band (ver. 2)" by Jim Johnston

External links

Profile

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 | image = [[File:2812 3MB2.png|200px]]
 | members = [[Jinder Mahal]]<br>[[Heath Slater]]<br>[[Drew McIntyre]]
-| former =
+| former =[[Hornswoggle]]
-| heights = Mahal:<br>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)<br>McIntyre:<br>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)<br>Slater:<br>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)<br>Hornswoggle:<br>4 ft. 5 in (1.35 m)
+| heights = Mahal:<br>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)<br>McIntyre:<br>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)<br>Slater:<br>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
-| weights = Mahal:<br>222 lbs. (101 kgs.)<br>McIntyre:<br>254 lbs. (115 kgs.; 18 st)<br>Slater:<br>216 lbs. (98 kgs.)<br>Hornswoggle:<br>138 lbs. (63 kgs.)
+| weights = Mahal:<br>222 lbs. (101 kgs.)<br>McIntyre:<br>254 lbs. (115 kgs.; 18 st)<br>Slater:<br>216 lbs. (98 kgs.)
-| billed = Mahal:<br>Punjab, India<br>McIntyre:<br>Ayr, Scotland<br>Slater:<br>Pineville, West Virginia<br>Hornswoggle:<br>Dublin, Ireland
+| billed = Mahal:<br>Punjab, India<br>McIntyre:<br>Ayr, Scotland<br>Slater:<br>[[Pineville, West Virginia]]
 | promotions = [[WWE]]
-| debuted = July 23, 2012
+| debuted = July 23, [[2012]]
-| disbanded = June 14, 2014
+| disbanded = June 14, [[2014]]
 }}
-'''3MB''' (also referred to as '''The Band''', '''The Three Man Band''', '''The International House of Hits''', '''The Trio''', '''Slater Group''', '''Encore''', '''The Union Jacks''', '''The Rhinestone Cowboys''' and '''The Plymouth Rockers''') was a heel [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestling stable]] in [[WWE]], consisting of [[Jinder Mahal]], [[Drew McIntyre]], [[Heath Slater]], and [[Hornswoggle]].
+'''3MB''' aka '''The Three Man Band''' was a heel [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestling stable]] in [[WWE]], consisting of [[Jinder Mahal]], [[Drew McIntyre]], [[Heath Slater]], and later on [[Hornswoggle]].
-It was formed on the [[September 21, 2012 Smackdown results|September 21, 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown]] (taped the 18th) when McIntrye and Mahal saved Slater from a match against [[Brodus Clay]]. [[The League of Nations]]
+It was formed on the [[September 21, 2012 Smackdown results|September 21, 2012 episode of WWE SmackDown]] (taped the 18th) when McIntyre and Mahal saved Slater from a match against [[Brodus Clay]].
 ==Background==
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 [[Drew McIntyre]] and [[Jinder Mahal]] as a duo were a third of the six men who assaulted [[Kane]] (until his rescue by [[Undertaker]]) at [[Raw 1000]]. They did so with the aid of [[MidCard Mafia]] and [[Hunico & Camacho]].
-==Etymology==
-'''The trio''' is what WWE.com initially referred to them as before they were given any other names. It refers to their number.
-'''The International House of Hits''' is a name for the group used by [[Matt Striker]] in a backstage interview.
-'''Encore''' was a name (and hashtag) thrown around on the member's three Twitter accounts for one night after their debut.
-'''Slater Group''' is what [[Aftermath]] (WWE's first international commentary show) referred to them as.
-WWE.com credits [[Jim Ross]] for calling the trio "'''The Band'''" on their [[October 1, 2012 Monday Night RAW results|October 1]] assault on Santino. It is not known if they were credited with a working name on their Sept 21 debut. The name is a play on Heath Slater's catch phrase "One Man Band", except in this case it's literally a band of three people. Also possibly a mocking reference to the [[NWO]].
-'''3MB''' (standing for '''Three Man Band''') is the newest alias, debuted on the [[October 15, 2012 Monday Night RAW results|Oct 15 Raw]].
 ==History==
-===Precursor===
-*[[Raw 1000]]: Jinder and Drew joined in on the attack on [[Kane]] but were stopped by [[Undertaker]]
-*[[September 13, 2012 Superstars results|Sept 13 Superstars]]: Santino defeated Jinder
-*[[September 20, 2012 Superstars results|Sept 20 Superstars]]: Drew defeated Jinder.
 ===Formation (2012)===
 On the [[September 21, 2012 Smackdown results|September 21, 2012]] episode of ''[[WWE Smackdown|Smackdown]]'', Heath Slater wrestled a singles match with [[Brodus Clay]] that ended in a disqualification when Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal interfered, preventing a pinfall. After the match officially ended Mahal, Slater, and McIntyre assaulted Clay, each utilizing their finishers. In a backstage interview with [[Matt Striker]] they joked they were considering forming a band, but they all played the same instrument, the drums, leading to Striker calling them "The International House of Hits".
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 ===Continuation (2013)===
+In November upon travelling to the UK, they were dressed in costumes themed after the flag of the United Kingdom and rebranded '''The Union Jacks''' where they lost on [[November 11, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|November 11]] to [[Santino Marella]] & [[Los Matadores]], and on [[November 15, 2013 Smackdown results|November 15]] to [[R-Truth]] & [[The Prime Time Players]]. In spite of these losses, [[JBL]] talks about them having a new 'undefeated streak' under their new moniker.
-*[[February 11, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|February 11 on Raw]]: they lost to [[the Sword]]
+On June 12, 2014, both Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre were released from their WWE contracts, thus disbanding 3MB.
-In November upon travelling to the UK, they were dressed in costumes themed after the flag of the United Kingdom and rebranded '''The Union Jacks''' where they lost [[November 11, 2013 Monday Night RAW results|November 11]] to [[Santino Marella]] & [[Los Matadores]], and on [[November 15, 2013 Smackdown results|November 15]] to [[R-Truth]] & [[The Prime Time Players]]. In spite of these losses, [[JBL]] talks about them having a new 'undefeated streak' under their new moniker.
-On June 12, both Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre were released from their WWE contracts, thus disbanding 3MB.
 ==In Wrestling==
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 *'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
-**'''"[[WWE Music Group#Single releases|One Man Band]]"''' by [[Jim Johnston]] (September 21, 2012 – present)
+**"[[WWE Music Group#Single releases|One Man Band]]" by [[Jim Johnston]] (September 21, 2012 – 2014)
 **"[[Three Man Band (Theme)|Three Man Band]] " by [[Jim Johnston]]
 **"[[Three Man Band (Theme)|Three Man Band (ver. 2)]]" by [[Jim Johnston]]
-==References==
-<references/>
-==See also==
-*[[The Nexus]]/[[The Corre]], a heel team of [[Nexus]] breakoffs that Heath was in.
-*[[The Dashing Ones]], Drew's previous heel tag team with Cody Rhodes.
-*[[The Mid-Card Mafia]], a similar team of heel jobbers Drew was with.
-*[[The Singhs]], the family that Jinder used to tag with, turning Khali heel.
 ==External links==
+*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=29&nr=672 Profile]
-===Facebooks===
-*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heath-Slater-WWE-Universe/315841261378 Heath]
-*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drew-McIntyre-WWE-Universe/226605254953 Drew]
-*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jinder-Mahal-WWE/162469720536268 Jinder]
-===Twitters===
-*[https://twitter.com/HeathSlaterOMRB Heath]
-*[https://twitter.com/TheDrewMcIntyre Drew]
-*[https://twitter.com/JinderMahal Jinder]
-===WWE profiles===
-*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/heathslater Heath]
-*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/drewmcintyre Drew]
-*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/jindermahal Jinder]
-===Entrance Videos===
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLbTmFAIg8M&list=PL6BE48F0C6D99EAC1&index=39 Heath Slater]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KbC-h76akM 3MB Entrace Video]
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Da6QhtrjI&feature=g-u-u 3MB Entrance Video (Version 2)]
 [[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment teams and stables]]
 [[Category:2012 debuts]]
 [[Category:2014 disbandments]]
+[[Category:Teams and stables]]