Background and formation Dezmond Xavier and
Zachary Wentz teamed with each other for the first time at a Rockstar Pro event
Amped on December 12, 2015, by defeating
Ohio Is 4 Killers (Dave Crist and Jake Crist). They soon formed an alliance with Dave Crist, JT Davidson and Brittany Blake called Scarlet And Graves at a
Combat Zone Wrestling event
Seventeen on February 13, 2016, by defeating Conor Claxton, Frankie Pickard and Neiko Sozio. Xavier and Wentz won many tag team titles as part of the stable including the
CZW World Tag Team Championship twice and the
All American Wrestling Tag Team Championship once. In CZW, they split up from Dave Crist and JT Davidson, with whom Xavier and Wentz had begun feuding and continued to compete as Scarlet And Graves. Xavier and Wentz teamed with their future partner
Trey Miguel for the first time to defeat
Ohio Is 4 Killers (Dave Crist, Jake Crist and
Sami Callihan) in a doors match at
EVILution on July 8, 2017. Scarlet and Graves dissolved in 2017 and Xavier and Wentz formed a tag team called The Rascalz in Fight Club Pro by teaming with
Meiko Satomura against
Travis Banks and
Aussie Open in a six-person tag team match at the second day of the Dream Tag Team Invitational tournament on March 31, 2018.
Independent circuit (2018–2020) Xavier and Wentz added Trey Miguel and
Myron Reed as the new members of Rascalz in CZW at
Welcome to the Combat Zone on April 7, 2018. They defeated
Bandido and Flamita and Ohio Versus Everything in a three-way match. At FCP's
International Tekkers: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted, Xavier and Wentz captured The Wrestling Revolver's PWR Tag Team Championship by defeating the defending champions
Millie McKenzie and
Pete Dunne and
The Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) in a
three-way match. They successfully defended the titles in a one-night tag team tournament against
Killer Death Machines (
Jessicka Havok and
Nevaeh), The Crew (Jason Cade and
Shane Strickland) and the
Latin American Exchange (
Santana and Ortiz) at
Catalina Wrestling Mixer 2. Miguel and Reed also participated in the tournament, losing to Besties in the World in the opening round. Rascalz held the PWR Tag Team Championship until ''It's Always Sunny In Iowa'' on March 3, 2019, where they lost the titles to Latin American Exchange in a three-way match, also involving Besties in the World. Reed would leave the group after Miguel, Xavier and Wentz signed with
Impact Wrestling. On May 12, Miguel and Wentz won the WC Big Top Tag Team Championship at WrestleCircus event
Encore by defeating The Dirty Devils (Andy Dalton and Isaiah James) and The Riegel Twins (Logan and Sterling) in a three-way match. After a successful title defense against the Riegel Twins and
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) at
Big Top Revival, Miguel and Wentz vacated the titles on July 25. In the
United Kingdom-based Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Xavier and Wentz captured the SWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Chris Tyler and Stixx at
III Manors on August 10. They lost the titles to Deadly Sins at
Lock, Stock And Three Smoking Rascalz.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2018–2020) Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz debuted for
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at
Time is a Flat Circle on March 23, 2018, by defeating Bandido and Flamita in a tag team match. The following month, during the night one of
All Star Weekend on April 20, Rascalz defeated The Chosen Bros (
Jeff Cobb and
Matt Riddle) and
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in a three-way match to capture the
World Tag Team Championship. Rascalz made their first successful title defense the following night against Violence Unlimited. Rascalz would retain the titles throughout the rest of 2018 and 2019 as they successfully defended the titles against The Young Bucks,
Lucha Brothers, Latin American Exchange and
Best Friends in quick succession. At
Two Hundred, Rascalz retained the title against LAX and Lucha Brothers in a three-way match. They successfully defended the titles against Flamita and
Rey Horus at
Mystery Vortex VI and LAX in a
ladder match at
Sixteen. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing PWG to postpone running shows for over a year, the team remained champions even after signing with WWE/NXT, eventually vacating the titles. At 1025 days, their reign is the longest ever in the promotion’s history.
Impact Wrestling (2018–2020) The Rascalz signed with
Impact Wrestling in the fall of 2018. Dezmond Xavier had already worked for Impact (then known as
Global Force Wrestling), having won the
GFW Super X Cup tournament in 2017. Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel made their first appearance in Impact by teaming with
Ace Austin as
enhancement talents against
oVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist and Sami Callihan) in a losing effort on the September 6 episode of
Impact!. A
vignette aired promoting the debut of Rascalz on the November 15 episode of
Impact!. Rascalz made their debut as a
fan favorite team on the November 29 episode of
Impact! as Xavier and Wentz defeated Chris Bey and Mike Sydal. Miguel was in their corner for the match. Rascalz began their feud against
Moose in 2019, which led to Rascalz making their
pay-per-view debut against Moose and
The North in a six-man tag team match at
Rebellion, which Rascalz lost. During the match, the
ring names of Xavier, Miguel and Wentz were shortened to
Dez,
Trey and
Wentz respectively. Dez and Wentz would lose to North at
Code Red. The Rascalz would then go on to defeat oVe members Dave Crist, Jake Crist and
Madman Fulton at
A Night You Can't Mist. On the June 7 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz received their first opportunity for the
World Tag Team Championship against The Latin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz), which they lost via disqualification after Wentz interfered in the match. This led to a rematch between the two teams for the titles at
Slammiversary XVII. On the July 5 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz defeated Trey in a three-way match to earn the right to be LAX's opponents at Slammiversary. In the meanwhile, LAX lost the titles to The North, which led to North being added into the match, making it a three-way match for the titles, where North retained the titles. Rascalz would then defeat Andy Dalton, Matthew Palmer and Steve O Reno at
Bash at the Brewery. At
Slammiversary, The Rascalz, represented by Dez and Wentz, issued an open challenge to any tag team. The reunited
Motor City Machine Guns (
Alex Shelley and
Chris Sabin) accepted the challenge and won the match. Trey challenged for the vacant
Impact World Championship in the main event. However, the match was won by
Eddie Edwards. On November 11, it was revealed that The Rascalz would be leaving Impact amid interest from both
WWE and
All Elite Wrestling. During the November 17 tapings, The Rascalz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room. Trey confirmed the following day that he, Dez and Wentz were in fact finished with Impact Wrestling. However, since then, Trey Miguel has made his return to IMPACT, effectively ending The Rascalz as a trio.
WWE (2020–2022) On December 2, 2020, it was announced that Xavier and Wentz had signed with
WWE and would be reporting to the
WWE Performance Center. On the January 13, 2021, episode of
NXT, Xavier and Wentz debuted as
Wes Lee and
Nash Carter respectively under the new team name
MSK. They defeated
Jake Atlas and
Isaiah "Swerve" Scott in the first round of the
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. The duo then defeated
Drake Maverick and
Killian Dain in the second round on the January 27 episode of
NXT to advance to the semi-finals. On the February 10 episode, they defeated
Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and
Raul Mendoza) in the semi-finals. On February 14, at
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, MSK defeated the
Grizzled Young Veterans (
James Drake and
Zack Gibson) in the finals to become the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classics winners. At
NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver, MSK defeated Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado Del Fantasma in a triple threat tag team match to win the vacant
NXT Tag Team Championship. MSK would have their first successful title defense against the team of Killian Dain and Drake Maverick on the April 13 episode of
NXT. At
NXT Takeover: In Your House, MSK teamed with
NXT North American Champion Bronson Reed to take on Legado Del Fantasma in a winners take all match, where the team of MSK and Reed were successful. At
NXT: Halloween Havoc on October 26, MSK lost their titles to
Imperium, ending their reign at 201 days. They regained their title from Imperium several months later on April 2, 2022, at
NXT Stand & Deliver in a triple threat match that also involved the
Creed Brothers. However, on April 6, Carter was released from his WWE contract and the NXT Tag Team Championship was declared vacant two days later. Lee continued as a singles wrestler in
NXT and went on to become the then-longest-reigning
NXT North American Champion at 269 days.
Return to independent circuit (2022–present) On June 9, 2022, it was announced that The Rascalz would be reforming with Miguel, Wentz and Reed, facing the team of
Blake Christian,
Nick Wayne and
Fuego Del Sol at Warrior Wrestling 24 on June 26. On May 7, 2023, at an Insane Wrestling Revolution event, Miguel and Reed defeated The Death Threat Army in a tag team match for the IWR World Tag Team Championship. On December 10, 2024, after winning Wrestling Revolver's REVOLVER World Championship three days prior, Reed, disgruntled that he does not have the same opportunities as his stablemates in the top wrestling promotions, announced his departure from The Rascalz. After his departure, Reed defeated Wentz at
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) Thank Me Later on January 11, 2025 and Miguel in a REVOLVER World Championship match at The Wrestling Revolver Square Game on January 31.
Return to Impact / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–2026) On the June 29, 2023, episode of
Impact Wrestling, Wentz made his return to the promotion, attacking
Chris Sabin during his match against Miguel and reuniting The Rascalz in the company as
villains in the process. At
Emergence, Miguel and Wentz won the
Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time in their careers by defeating
Subculture (
Mark Andrews and
Flash Morgan Webster). At
Bound for Glory, The Rascalz lost the Impact World Tag Team Championships to Ace Austin and
Chris Bey, ending their reign at 55 days. On the November 9 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Reed made his Impact Wrestling debut by joining The Rascalz. Since then, Reed has made sporadic appearances for the company, with his final appearance being on the April 25, 2024 episode of
Impact! where he lost to
Mike Santana before being quietly removed from the company's roster. On the July 4, 2024 episode of
Impact!, NXT wrestler
Charlie Dempsey made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut appearance by attacking Miguel and
Leon Slater during their match. On the July 11 episode of
Impact!, Wentz lost to Dempsey in the latter's TNA in-ring debut after interference from Dempsey's
No Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC) stablemate
Myles Borne. As
Tavion Heights joined Dempsey and Borne after the match, TNA Director of Authority
Santino Marella scheduled a six-man tag team match between The Rascalz and NQCC. Wes Lee, the former Dezmond Xavier who reunited with The Rascalz in NXT, made his return to TNA on July 20 at
Slammiversary with The Rascalz to defeat NQCC in a six-man tag team match. Lee later turned on The Rascalz
in the following month. On the August 8 episode of
Impact!, Wentz defeated
KC Navarro and NXT's
Dante Chen in a three-way match to qualify for an
Ultimate X match at
Emergence on August 30, where Wentz defeated champion
Mike Bailey,
Hammerstone, Jason Hotch,
Laredo Kid and NXT's
Riley Osborne in the Ultimate X match for
TNA X Division Championship, winning it for the first time in his career. At
Victory Road on September 13, Wentz lost the title to Bailey, ending his reign at 14 days. At
Genesis on January 19, 2025, Wentz and Miguel failed to defeat TNA World Tag Team Champions
The Hardys (
Matt Hardy and
Jeff Hardy) for the titles. Later that night, it was announced that Wentz and Miguel will face NXT Tag Team Champions
Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the titles (which they were unable to challenge for in October 2024 after Miguel had to undergo an unexpected minor surgery) on the January 23 episode of
Impact!, where they lost after Lee and his new allies,
Tyriek Igwe and
Tyson Dupont, interfered in the match. On the January 30 and February 6 episodes of
Impact!, Wentz and Miguel ran out to save Ace Austin from Lee, Igwe and Dupont after Austin's matches against Lee and Dupont respectively. Despite their past differences, Austin joined The Rascalz in their feud against Lee. At
Sacrifice on March 14, The Rascalz and Austin defeated Lee, Igwe and Dupont in a "
Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match to end the feud. ,
Dezmond Xavier,
Myron Reed, and
Zachary Wentz (from left to right)) in November 2025 On the July 3 episode of
Impact!, Miguel was scheduled to face
Nic Nemeth but was later reported as sidelined due to a hernia injury. Wentz replaced Miguel and was accompanied by Reed, who reunited with The Rascalz in the process. It was later reported that Reed is working for TNA as a free agent on a freelance basis. At
Emergence on August 15, Reed challenged for the TNA World Tag Team Championship for the first time with Wentz but they failed to defeat The Hardys for the titles. On the September 12 episode of
Impact!, Wentz, Reed, Miguel (who returned from injury) and
Jake Something faced each other in a four-way match, where Reed won to face Leon Slater for the TNA X Division Championship at
Victory Road at September 26 but failed to win the title. Following his release from WWE in October, It was later reported that Xavier is not contracted to TNA but will have creative plans in place for him. On January 13, 2026, it was reported that the contracts of all members of the stable had expired and TNA elected not to opt-in, making The Rascalz free agents.
Return to WWE (2024–2025) After losing a
Last Chance match for the NXT North American Championship at
NXT Heatwave, Wes Lee, on the July 9, 2024 episode of
NXT, was about to announce that he would walk away but was interrupted by Miguel (who makes his WWE debut appearance) and the returning Wentz. Miguel and Wentz convinced Lee to stay and the trio reunite for the first time since 2020. At Week 2 of
NXT: The Great American Bash on August 6, Wentz and Lee (as MSK) failed to defeat NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the titles. After the match, Lee turned on Miguel and Wentz, lashing out at the latter for leaving him back in 2022 and turning
heel for the first time in his career. Wentz returned to
NXT on August 20 to attack Lee and a match between Wentz and Lee was made official for
NXT No Mercy a week later. A day after winning the TNA X Division Championship at Emergence, Wentz became the third TNA wrestler to walk into WWE with a TNA championship and he defeated Lee at NXT No Mercy on September 1. Two days later on
NXT, Miguel and Wentz defeated
Gallus (
Mark Coffey and
Wolfgang) and
Hank Walker and
Tank Ledger in a triple threat tag team match for a NXT Tag Team Championship match. However, Miguel and Wentz failed to appear for the title match after Lee had taken out Miguel offscreen.''
In reality, it was reported that Miguel had to undergo an unexpected minor surgery. Lee then challenged Wentz to a Street Fight match at Week 1 of NXT'''s CW premier on October 1, where Lee won to end the feud for the year. On the May 6, 2025, episode of
NXT, Wentz made a temporary return to NXT where he participated in a 25-man
battle royal to become the #1 contender for the
NXT Championship. During the battle royal, he reignited his feud with Lee but both men were eventually eliminated. Lee was released by WWE in October, ending his nearly five-year tenure with the promotion. On the October 21 episode of
NXT, Wentz participated in the
Speed Championship #1 Contender's Tournament where he lost to
Jasper Troy in the first round.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2026–present) In January 2026, it was reported by Fightful Select that all four members of the stable had signed with
All Elite Wrestling (AEW). On January 14, 2026 at
Dynamite: Maximum Carnage, AEW aired a video teasing The Rascalz's arrival. The stable (barring Miguel) made their on-screen debut on January 17 at
Collision: Maximum Carnage in a backstage segment with
Lexy Nair. The following day, Miguel was reported to have been released from AEW due to past controversial remarks. Miguel apologized for his remarks and announced that he would be taking a hiatus from professional wrestling, but later re-signed to TNA. On the January 31 episode of
Collision, Xavier and Wentz made their AEW in-ring debut, defeating CRU (
Action Andretti and
Lio Rush). On the February 11 episode of
Dynamite, Reed made his in-ring debut, teaming with Xavier in a
three-way tag team match for an
AEW World Tag Team Championship match, which was won by
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On the February 21 episode of
Collision, Xavier and Wentz defeated the reigning
AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (
Cash Wheeler and
Dax Harwood) in a championship eliminator match and earned a future title opportunity, but failed to win the titles two weeks later on
Collision. In March 2026, The Rascalz made their debut for AEW's sister promotion
Ring of Honor (ROH) during the tapings of
Ring of Honor Wrestling, with Xavier and Wentz defeating
The Workhorsemen (
Anthony Henry and
JD Drake), while Reed defeated
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