Initial run as The Club (2016–2018) ,
AJ Styles (leader), and
Luke Gallows At the
2016 Royal Rumble, AJ Styles debuted for WWE in the
Royal Rumble match. A few months later on the April 11, 2016, episode of
Raw, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson then made their WWE debut as a team, attacking
The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), establishing themselves as
heels in the process and with the duo's NJPW background being acknowledged by WWE announcers. On the following week's
Raw, WWE began teasing an alliance between Gallows and Anderson and their former Bullet Club stablemate Styles when, after meeting Styles in a backstage interview, Gallows and Anderson attacked his
Payback opponent
Roman Reigns in the ring; Styles, however, did not seem pleased with the attack. Over the next few weeks, Gallows and Anderson continued teasing an uneasy alliance with Styles, while having several face offs with The Usos and Roman Reigns, including at Payback, where the two failed in their attempt to help Styles capture the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Reigns. On the May 9 episode of
Raw, the trio of Styles, Gallows, and Anderson was dubbed "The Club" (a reference to their former NJPW stable, Bullet Club). The Club disbanded two weeks later on
Raw, when Styles stated that he wanted an amicable separation from Gallows and Anderson, blaming them and The Usos for his failure to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the previous day's
Extreme Rules. Though Styles stated that the three could remain "brothers", Gallows and Anderson refused and ended the friendship altogether. On the May 30 episode of
Raw, Gallows and Anderson entered the
WWE Tag Team Championship picture by attacking reigning champions
The New Day (
Big E,
Kofi Kingston, and
Xavier Woods), while later in the show, Styles turned on the returning
John Cena and reunited with Gallows and Anderson. This set up a match between Styles and Cena at
Money in the Bank on June 19, which Styles won after interference from The Club. On July 19, The Club was split up in the
WWE draft, with Gallows and Anderson being drafted to the
Raw brand and Styles to
SmackDown, which resulted in them wrestling their last match together as a trio on July 24 at
Battleground in a loss against Cena,
Enzo Amore, and
Big Cass. Gallows and Anderson were both drafted to SmackDown in the
2018 Superstar Shake-up, where they made a one-off reunion with Styles on the April 24, 2018, episode of
SmackDown Live as
faces, in a losing effort to
Shinsuke Nakamura,
Aiden English, and
Rusev. After an unsuccessful stint on the SmackDown brand, Gallows and Anderson returned to the Raw brand on April 29, 2019, losing to The Usos. At that point, they had not won a match on television since they defeated The Usos in May 2018. Throughout the following weeks, Styles frustratingly encouraged Gallows and Anderson to be the successful duo they once were.
Reformation as The O.C. (2019–2020) On the July 1, 2019, episode of
Raw, Gallows and Anderson encouraged Styles to be the guy he once was in NJPW. After Styles lost a
United States Championship match to
Ricochet, Gallows and Anderson helped Styles to beat up Ricochet, and reuniting The Club as heels. Two weeks later at
Extreme Rules, Styles, accompanied by The Club, won his third United States Championship by defeating Ricochet. On the July 22 episode of
Raw, The Club was renamed "The O.C." and repeatedly claimed that they were the "official, original, and only club that matters". The following week, Gallows and Anderson won their second
Raw Tag Team Championship, making all members of The O.C. champions, but they lost the titles on the August 19 episode of
Raw to
Seth Rollins and
Braun Strowman, ending their reign at 21 days. At
Crown Jewel on October 31, Gallows and Anderson won the nine-team
tag team turmoil match to win the WWE Tag Team World Cup and be called "the best tag team in the world". Styles also retained his U.S. title against
Humberto Carrillo at the event. The O.C. would have unfortunate luck at
Survivor Series; during the Kickoff pre-show, Gallows and Anderson were eliminated from the interbrand tag team battle royal, and on the main show, Styles lost the interbrand triple threat match, in which he faced SmackDown's
Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and
NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, where Strong stole the victory from Styles after Styles had performed a Phenomenal Forearm on Nakamura and Strong threw Styles out of the ring and pinned Nakamura. The O.C. would again have bad luck on the following night's
Raw as during Styles' championship match against
Rey Mysterio, Gallows and Anderson were ejected from ringside and Styles ultimately lost his U.S. title to Mysterio thanks to help from
Randy Orton. All members of The O.C. would enter the
2020 Royal Rumble, with Styles entering at 18, Anderson at 20, and Gallows at 24, but they were all eliminated. At
Super ShowDown in February, Gallows and Anderson took out Mysterio in an attempt to help Styles win the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet match, but
The Undertaker in turn took out Gallows and Anderson, and then took Mysterio's spot in the gauntlet match and defeated Styles to win the trophy, thus beginning a feud with Undertaker. Styles then faced
Aleister Black at
Elimination Chamber in a
no disqualification match, but would lose after The Undertaker came out and took out Gallows and Anderson and chokeslammed Styles, allowing Black to hit Black Mass and win the match. Styles would then face The Undertaker in the main event of the first night of
WrestleMania 36 in a
Boneyard match, but would lose despite interference from Gallows and Anderson. On April 15, 2020, the stable was dissolved when Gallows and Anderson were released from their WWE contracts as part of budget cuts stemming from the
COVID-19 pandemic, while Styles formed a
tag team with
Omos a short time later.
Reunion and addition of Michin (2022–2024) After a two year absence, Gallows and Anderson returned to WWE on the October 10, 2022, episode of
Raw, reuniting The O.C. with Styles as faces. They attacked former Bullet Club leader
Finn Bálor and his stable,
The Judgment Day (including
Damian Priest and
Dominik Mysterio), as Bálor had issued Styles an ultimatum to join his group, whereby Styles refused and brought in Gallows and Anderson as his backup. The following week, a six-man tag team match between the stables was scheduled for
Crown Jewel on November 5. At the event, The O.C. lost to The Judgment Day after interference from
Rhea Ripley. On the November 7, episode of
Raw,
Michin, returning to WWE herself that night, aligned with The O.C. to counter Ripley. At
Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, Styles defeated Bálor while Michin’s team defeated Ripley's team in a
WarGames match. On the following episode of
Raw, The O.C. was defeated by The Judgment Day in an eight-person mixed tag team match to end their feud. As part of the
2023 WWE Draft, The O.C. were drafted to the
SmackDown brand, with Styles and Michin subsequently feuding briefly with
Karrion Kross and
Scarlett, with Styles and Kross trading victories in singles matches and the two sides facing off in tag team matches. The feud concluded on the August 11 episode of
SmackDown, when Styles defeated Kross. The O.C. would begin a feud with
The Bloodline, with Styles losing to
Solo Sikoa on the September 1 episode of
SmackDown after interference from
Jimmy Uso.
John Cena would come to Styles' aid, setting up a tag team match between Cena and Styles against Uso and Sikoa for
Fastlane. However, Styles was taken out by Sikoa backstage, removing him from the match; he was replaced by
LA Knight. After a two-month hiatus, Styles returned on the December 15 episode of
SmackDown and assisted Knight and
Randy Orton in fending off The Bloodline. Styles took out Knight after The Bloodline was cleared from the ring. In the following week, Michin pinned
WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky in an
eight-women tag team holiday street fight match against
Damage CTRL, granting her a title shot at
SmackDown: New Year's Revolution. Later that night, The O.C. greeted Styles, but he blew them off for not coming to his aid when he was attacked by The Bloodline, thus leaving the group. At
SmackDown: New Year's Revolution on January 5, 2024, Michin failed to win the title from Sky. On the February 20, 2024 episode of
NXT, Gallows and Anderson attacked
Axiom and Nathan Frazer and
Chase University (
Andre Chase and
Duke Hudson) after the two teams faced each other, marking Gallows and Anderson's return to NXT. On the February 27 episode of
NXT, Gallows and Anderson defeated Edris Enofe and Malik Blade in their first match back in NXT. Gallows and Anderson entered a tournament for an
NXT Tag Team Championship match at
Stand and Deliver, which was won by
Axiom and
Nathan Frazer. Michin would also return to NXT on April 30. On the May 28 episode of
NXT, Michin defeated
Tatum Paxley to qualify for the ladder match to crown the inaugural
NXT Women's North American Championship at
Battleground. Later that night, NXT General Manager
Ava announced Gallows and Anderson will face Axiom and Frazer for the titles at the event.
Disbandment On the May 31 episode of
SmackDown, Styles seemingly delivered a retirement speech, which was revealed to be a ruse after he attacked
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes as Gallows and Anderson stopped security from intervening. This led to an
"I quit" match between Styles and Rhodes being announced for
Clash at the Castle. At the event, Styles failed to win the Undisputed WWE Championship from Rhodes after saying "I quit!" into the microphone. After that, Styles took time off television, leading to the start of the dissension of the stable. 3 months later, on September 1, Michin confirmed that the stable had disbanded. == Members ==