NXT (2014–2016) In June 2014, English formed a tag team with Simon Gotch, known as
The Vaudevillains. The Vaudevillains made their in-ring debut as a team of
villains on the June 19 episode, defeating
Angelo Dawkins and Travis Tyler. In August, The Vaudevillains participated in a tournament to determine the number one contenders to the
NXT Tag Team Championship, losing to the
Lucha Dragons (
Sin Cara and
Kalisto) in the final. On the October 30 episode of
NXT, The Vaudevillains won a tag team
battle royal to become the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championship. They received their title match at
NXT TakeOver: R Evolution against The Lucha Dragons, but were unsuccessful. After a brief hiatus, The Vaudevillains returned on the June 3, 2015 episode of
NXT, defeating the team
Jason Jordan and
Marcus Louis. On the July 8 episode of NXT, The Vaudevillains defeated
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to become the #1 contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships. On July 15,
Blake and Murphy defeated The Vaudevillains to retain their championships after
Alexa Bliss interfered. Afterwards, Bliss insulted and slapped them both, turning them
good in the process. General Manager
William Regal then announced that there would be a rematch at a later date. At
NXT TakeOver:Brooklyn, The Vaudevillains (with
Blue Pants in their corner) defeated Blake and Murphy (with Alexa Bliss) to become NXT Tag Team Champions for the first time. The Vaudevillains were eliminated in the second round of the
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic by
Dash and Dawson, setting up a future championship match. On November 11, The Vaudevillains lost their titles to Dash and Dawson, ending their reign at 61 days. The pair later failed to regain the titles on the November 25th episode of
NXT. The duo once again turned villain after a losing streak continued with a loss to
American Alpha when they refused to shake hands with the two, showing a lack of sportsmanship. They would later compete against the duo on the March 21st episode of
NXT in a #1 contender's match for the NXT Tag Team titles where they would lose again. They made their final NXT appearance on the 13 April episode of
NXT, losing to
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.
Main roster (2016–2017) On the April 7, 2016 episode of
SmackDown, The Vaudevillains made their main roster debut as villains, defeating The
Lucha Dragons. On the April 11 episode of
Raw, The Vaudevillains were announced as one of the teams to participate in the #1 contender's tournament for the
WWE Tag Team Championship, where they defeated Goldango (
Goldust and
Fandango) in the first round later that week on
SmackDown and
The Usos on the April 18 episode of
Raw in the semi-finals. At
Payback, The Vaudevillains faced
Enzo Amore and Big Cass in the finals of the tournament. The match resulted in a
no-contest due to Amore suffering a legitimate concussion, and The Vaudevillains were declared the #1 contenders. At
Extreme Rules, The Vaudevillains received their shot at the titles against
The New Day in a losing effort, marking their first defeat. At
Money in the Bank, The Vaudevillains would receive another shot at the titles, competing against The New Day, Enzo and Big Cass, and
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a
fatal-four-way match in a losing effort after Kingston pinned English. On July 19 at the
2016 WWE Draft, The Vaudevillains were drafted to
SmackDown in the tenth round of picks. In August, a tag team tournament for the newly created
SmackDown Tag Team Championship was set up by SmackDown general manager
Daniel Bryan and SmackDown commissioner
Shane McMahon, where the winner of the tournament would be crowned the inaugural champions. On the August 30 episode of
SmackDown, The Vaudevillains would compete in the first round match of the tournament, where they were defeated by The
Hype Bros. On the November 8 episode of
SmackDown, They were defeated by Breezango (
Tyler Breeze and
Fandango) in a qualifying match for a spot on Team SmackDown at
Survivor Series. On the January 31, 2017 episode of
SmackDown, The Vaudevillains, along with five other teams, answered an open challenge set by
American Alpha, where a brawl between all six teams ensued before being broken up by referees and officials. The following week on
SmackDown, The Vaudevillains, teaming with
The Usos and
The Ascension, defeated American Alpha, Breezango, and
Heath Slater and Rhyno in a twelve-man tag team match. At
Elimination Chamber, The Vaudevillains competed in a
tag team turmoil match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were eliminated by Heath Slater and Rhyno. The Vaudevillains then competed in the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the
WrestleMania 33 pre-show on April 2, 2017, but both were eliminated from the match. This would be their last match together, as just three days later on April 5, 2017, it was announced that Gotch had been released by WWE, effectively disbanding The Vaudevillains.
Independent circuit (2023) On July 24, 2023, Gotch and English confirmed they would reunite as a tag team, having their first match in over six years for
House of Glory Wrestling on September 15, 2023. == Championships and accomplishments ==