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[Farooq] [Bradshaw]

Title History

WWF Tag Team titles defeating X-Pac & Kane (May 31, 1999);
WWF Tag Team titles defeating The Hardy Boyz (July 25, 1999);
WWF Tag Team titles defeating The Dudley Boyz (July 9, 2001);
OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling) Southern Tag Team titles defeating Travis Bane & Seven (April 10, 2003);

Career Highlights

World Wrestling Federation – The Acolytes (members of The Ministry of Darkness)

Faarooq & Bradshaw teamed up to form the Acolytes, two followers of the Undertaker’s Ministry of Darkness..
December 13, 1998 – Rock Bottom: The New Age Outlaws defeated Faarooq & Bradshaw by disqualification to retain the Tag Team titles..
February 1, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Roaddog & Al Snow in a Hardcore match..
February 15, 1999 – RAW: Ken Shamrock & Test & Big Bossman vs Mideon & The Acolytes ended in a No Contest..
March 7, 1999 – HEAT: The Acolyes vs Public Enemy ended in a no contest.
March 22, 1999 – RAW: The Undertaker & Bradshaw & Faarooq vs Test & Bossman & Ken Shamrock ended in a No Contest..
April 12, 1999 – RAW: Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart w/Debra defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) by disqualification..
April 19, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) beat The Brood (Edge & Gangrel w/Christian) by disqualification..
~~~After the match, The Ministry punished the Acolytes for “failing” to take out the Brood..
April 25, 1999 – Backlash: The Ministry (Mideon & Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated The Brood (Gangrel & Edge & Christian)..
April 26, 1999 – RAW: Ken Shamrock vs Bradshaw ended in a No Contest after Faarooq attacked Shamrock before the match..
May 2, 1999 – HEAT: Ken Shamrock & Test defeated The Acolytes.
May 3, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Mankind in a Handicap match with Hardcore rules..
May 9, 1999 – HEAT: Tag Team Champions The Acolytes defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg.
May 10, 1999 – RAW: Faarooq vs Bradshawended in a No Contest in a Lumberjack match (The Union served as Lumberjacks)..
May 16, 1999 – No Mercy in the UK: Faarooq & Bradshaw & Viscera defeated The Brood (Gangrel & Edge & Christian)..
May 23, 1999 – Over The Edge: Test & Ken Shamrock & Big Show & Mankind beat The Acolytes & Viscera & Big Bossman..

World Wrestling Federation – The Acolytes (Tag Team Champions)

May 31, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes defeated Kane & X-Pac with help from Shane McMahon to win the Tag Team titles!
June 7, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes defeated Edge & Gangrel with help from The Hardyz to retain the Tag Team titles!
June 13, 1999 – HEAT: D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry defeated Tag Team Champions The Acolytes by disqualification.
June 14, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Kane in a Handicap match..
June 21, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes & Billy Gunn defeated Roaddog & X-Pac & Kane with The Acolytes title on the line..
~~~Billy Gunn scored the pin, so he took one of the Tag Team title belts with him, claiming he was a tag champion!
June 28, 1999 – RAW: Bradshaw w/Faarooq beat Billy Gunn to reclaim possession of his championship belt..
July 5, 1999 – RAW: The Hardy Boyz w/Michael Hayes defeated The Acolytes to win the Tag Team titles!!!!!
July 12, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) vs Hardcore Holly ended in a No Contest..
July 19, 1999 – RAW: The Hardyz defeated The Acolytes and Droz/Albert and Venis/Godfather in a 4-WAY to retain..
July 25, 1999 – Fully Loaded: The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) defeated The Hardy Boyz to win the titles!
July 26, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Edge & Christian to retain the Tag Team titles..
August 1, 1999 – HEAT: Tag Team Champions The Acolytes defeated The Big Show & The Undertaker by disqualification.
August 8, 1999 – HEAT: Tag Team Champions The Acolytes vs Road Dogg & Kane ended in a no contest.
August 9, 1999 – RAW: Kane & X-Pac defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) to win the Tag Team titles!
August 16, 1999 – RAW: Kane & X-Pac defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) to retain the Tag Team titles..
August 22, 1999 – SummerSlam: The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) won a 6-Team Tag Team Turmoil match..
August 23, 1999 – RAW: The Undertaker & The Big Show vs The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) ended in a No Contest..
August 26, 1999 – Smackdown!: Tag Team Champions The Big Show & The Undertaker defeated Kane & X-Pac and The Acolytes in a 3-way tag team match.
September 6, 1999 – RAW: Edge & Christian defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) in a #1 Contenders match..
September 9, 1999 – SmackDown!: Bradshaw w/Faarooq vs Buh-Buh Ray Dudley w/DVon Dudley ended in a No Contest..
September 13, 1999 – RAW: D-Von Dudley w/Bubba Ray defeated Faarooq w/Bradshaw in a Dudleyville Strap match..
September 26, 1999 – Unforgiven: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba & D-Von)..
September 30, 1999 – SmackDown!: Kane & X-Pac defeated The Acolytes and The Dudley Boyz in a 3-WAY..
October 4, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes defeated Kane & X-Pac and The New Age Outlaws and The Hollys in a 4-WAY..
October 11, 1999 – RAW: X-Pac defeated Faarooq w/Bradshaw (X-Pac was trying to proove he could hold his own)..
October 14, 1999 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) defeated Kane in a Handicap match..
October 17, 1999 – No Mercy: X-Pac defeated Kane and Bradshaw and Farooq in a 4-Corners Match..

World Wrestling Federation – The Acolytes (Bar Room Brawlers)

October 18, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes were playing Poker with Curtis Hughes and aquired Howard Finkel from a bet!
~~~The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Roaddog) defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Farooq w/Howard Finkel)..
~~~~~~Right at the beginning of the match, the top rope broke, but they worked a 10-minute match without it!
October 25, 1999 – RAW: Bradshaw & Faarooq entered a local bar and got into a fight and destroyed the place!
October 31, 1999 – HEAT: Tag Team Champions Hardcore & Crash Holly vs The Acolytes ended in a no contest.
November 11, 1999 – SmackDown!: The Big Bossman defeated Faarooq to retain the Hardcore title..
November 14, 1999 – Survivor Series: The Godfather & D-Lo Brown & The Headbangers beat The Acolytes & The Dudleyz..
November 21, 1999 – HEAT: The Acolytes vs Funaki & Taka Michinoku ended in a no contest.
November 22, 1999 – RAW: Triple H vs The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) ended in a No Contest in a Handicap match..
November 28, 1999 – HEAT: The Acolytes defeated Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz in a 3-way tag team match.
December 5, 1999 – HEAT: The Acolytes vs Rodney, Pete Gas & Joey Abs ended in a no contest.
December 12, 1999 – Armageddon: The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) won a “Tag Team Battle Royal”..
December 13, 1999 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated The Mean Street Posse..
December 16, 1999 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes defeated Joey Abs, Pete Gas & Rodney in a handicap match.
December 20, 1999 – RAW: The Dudley Boyz defeated The Acolytes and Moolah & Mae Young in a 3-WAY..
December 27, 1999 – RAW: The Dudley Boyz defeated The Acolytes and Edge/Christian and DLo/Godfather in a 4-WAY…
December 30, 1999 – SmackDown!: Faarooq defeated Buh-Buh Ray Dudley by disqualification..
January 3, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes vs The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von) ended in a No Contest..
January 6, 2000 – SmackDown!: Billy Gunn vs The Acolytes ended in a No Contest in a handicap match..
January 10, 2000 – RAW: Degeneration X defeated defeated Mankind & The Rock and The Acolytes in the main event..
January 13, 2000 – SmackDown!: The New Age Outlaws defeated The Acolytes to retain the Tag Team titles..
January 17, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes defeated X-Pac & Triple H by disqualification..
January 23, 2000 – Royal Rumble: The New Age Outlaws defeated The Acolytes to retain the Tag Team titles..
January 24, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated The Godfather & D’Lo Brown..
January 30, 2000 – HEAT: The Acolytes defeated The Headbangers.
February 7, 2000 – RAW: Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) in a Hardcore match..
February 21, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes & Mark Henry defeated Hardcore Holly & Crash Holly & Viscera..
February 28, 2000 – RAW: The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
March 13, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Edge & Christian..
March 16, 2000 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman..
March 20, 2000 – RAW: Edge & Christian defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
March 27, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes vs The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan ended in a No Contest..
April 13, 2000 – SmackDown!: The Rock & The Acolytes vs Triple H/Big Bossman/Bull Buchanan was a No Contest..
April 17, 2000 – RAW: Triple H & X-Pac & Road Dogg defeated Chris Jericho & The Acolytes..
April 30, 2000 – Backlash: The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated The APA (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
May 8, 2000 – RAW: Edge & Christian defeated The Acolytes by disqualification to retain the Tag Team titles..
May 15, 2000 – RAW: Edge & Christian beat The Acolytes and The Hardy Boyz in a 3-WAY to retain..
June 5, 2000 – RAW: Hardcore Holly defeated Faarooq in a KOTR Qualifying Match..
June 26, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) won a Tag Team Battle Royal..
July 3, 2000 – RAW: Chris Jericho & The Acolytes defeated Road Dogg & X-Pac..
July 10, 2000 – RAW: Edge & Christian defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
July 17, 2000 – RAW: Chris Benoit & Edge & Christian defeated The Acolytes & The Rock..
July 23, 2000 – Fully Loaded: The Acolytes defeated Edge & Christian (Champs) by disqualification..
July 31, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather..
August 3, 2000 – SmackDown!: Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
August 7, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes & Matt Hardy defeated The Big Show & Edge & Christian by disqualification..
August 17, 2000 – SmackDown!: Crash Holly & The Acolytes defeated The Big Bossman & Kaientai..
August 21, 2000 – RAW: Triple H & Kurt Angle defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
August 28, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes & Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit & Test & Albert..
September 4, 2000 – RAW: The Dudley Boyz defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) in a tables match..
September 7, 2000 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes defeated The Dudley Boyz in a Bar Room Brawl..
September 11, 2000 – RAW: Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
September 14, 2000 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes defeated Kane & Chris Benoit in an “Acolytes Rules” match..
September 21, 2000 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Farooq) defeated The Goodfather & Bull Buchanan..
September 24, 2000 – Unforgiven: The RTC (Richards/Buchanan/Goodfather/Venis) beat The Acolytes & The Dudleyz..
October 5, 2000 – SmackDown!: Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather & Val Venis beat Eddie Guerrero & The Acolytes..
October 16, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated T&A (Test & Albert)..
December 11, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated T&A (Test & Albert)..
December 18, 2000 – RAW: The Acolytes & Jacqueline defeated T&A (Test & Albert & Trish Stratus)..
December 25, 2000 – RAW: The Goodfather & Bull Buchanan defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
December 28, 2000 – SmacDdown!: The Goodfather & Bull Buchanan defeated The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..

World Wrestling Federation – The APA

January 21, 2001 – Royal Rumble: Faarooq entered at #4 (tossed by Hardyz) | Bradshaw entered at #16 (tossed by Taker)..
March 29, 2001 – SmackDown!: X-Pac & Justin Credible defeated The Acolytes.
April 1, 2001 – WrestleMania X7: The APA & Tazz defeated The RTC (Bull Buchanan/The Goodfather/Val Venis)..
The APA took leadership rolls in the Alliance Invasion of the World Wrestling Federation..
May 20, 2001 – Judgment Day: The APA participated in a Tag Team Turmoil match (won by Benoit & Jericho)..
June 7, 2001 – SmackDown!: Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit defeated The Acolytes.
June 24, 2001 – InVasion: The APA (Faarooq & Bradshaw) defeated Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire..
July 9, 2001 – RAW: The APA (Faarooq & Bradshaw) defeated The Dudley Boyz to win the Tag Team titles..
August 9, 2001 – SmackDown!: Chris Kanyon & DDP defeated The Acolytes to win the Tag Team Titles.
August 19, 2001 – SummerSlam: The Dudley Boyz & Test defeated The APA & Spike Dudley..
August 23, 2001 – SmackDown!: Rhyno, Test & Booker T defeated The Acolytes & The Rock.
September 13, 2001 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes defeated X-Pac & Albert.
October 4, 2001 – SmackDown!: The Acolytes & Edge defeated Christian, Albert & X-Pac.
October 21, 2001 – No Mercy: The APA defeated Chris Kanyon & Hugh Morrus in a match shown on HEAT..
November 8, 2001 – SmackDown!: Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz defeated The Acolytes to retain the titles.
December 9, 2001 – Vengeance: The APA defeated Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn in a match shown on HEAT..
January 20, 2002 – Royal Rumble: Bradshaw entered at #4 (tossed by Goldust) | Faarooq entered at #24 (tossed by Austin)..
February 17, 2002 – No Way Out: The APA (aFarooq & Bradshaw) won a Tag Team Turmoil match..
WrestleMania X-8 – Toronto Skydome: Billy & Chuck beat Hardyz and Dudleyz and APA to retain the Tag Team titles..
When the WWF Split into two brands, the APA are drafted to separate rosters and are forced to split up!

World Wrestling Entertainment – The Return of the Acolytes

March 8, 2003 – OVW Show: Nick Dinsmore & Bradshaw w/Ron Simmons defeated Doug Basham & Damaja..
March 12, 2003 – OVW Taping: Doug Basham & Damaja & Kanyon vs Nick Dinsmore & Bradshaw & Johnny Jeter..
March 26, 2003 – OVW Taping: The APA (Faarooq & Bradshaw) defeated Lance Cade & Rene Dupree by reverse decision..
October 9, 2003 – SmackDown!: The Basham Brothers & A-Train beat Chris Benoit & The APA (A-Train pinned Benoit)..
~~~During the opening brawl before the match, Faarooq took a hard chairshot and was looked at by EMTs and did not wrestle..
October 19, 2003 – No Mercy: The Basham Brothers defeated The APA with help from Shaniqua..
October 30, 2003 – SmackDown!: The APA defeated Brock Lesnar & The Big Show when Brock demolished Faarooq’s knee with a chair!
December 18, 2003 – SmackDown!: Faarooq (returns) defeated Rhyno by Disqualification when Rhyno hit a desperation low blow..
December 25, 2003 – SmackDown! in Iraq: The APA (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas..
February 15, 2003 – No Way Out: Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated The APA (Bradshaw & Faarooq)..
March 14, 2004 – WrestleMania XX: Rikishi/Scotty beat The APA, The Bashams & Haas/Benjamin to retain the Tag Team titles..
March 18, 2004: Ron Simmons is fired from the WWE, ironically two days after his Smackdown! firing angle was taped..
March 18, 2004 – SmackDown!: Rikishi & Scotty beat The APA (Faarooq/Bradshaw) to retain, thus Faarooq was fired by Paul Heyman!
~~~Bradshaw turned his back on his partner instead of supporting Faarooq on his way out, in order to keep his job on SD!..

World Wrestling Entertainment – The APA

December 3, 2007–RAW: Hornswoggle defeated Carlito Cool & The Coach in a handicap match with help from the APA!

Updated: January 31, 2024 @ 5:56 am

Active Promotion Inactive

Trained By

Debut

1998-2004

Birthday

Hometown

Gender

Male

Height

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

Super Powerbomb

Favorite Move(s)

Double Spinebuster

Notable Feuds

The Dudley Boyz,
X-Pac & Kane,
The Hardy Boyz,
The Dudley Boyz,
The Right To Censor,
The Holly Cousins,
The New Age Outlaws,
Edge & Christian,
T&A (Test & Albert),
The Alliance,
Benjamin/Haas,
Rhyno,
The Basham Brothers,
Shaniqua

Status

Living