3 Man Band
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| 3 Man Band | |
|---|---|
 3MB in 2014 | |
| Stable | |
| Members | Heath Slater Drew McIntyre Jinder Mahal Hornswoggle |
| Name(s) | The Band 3 Man Band 3MB |
| Billed heights | Slater: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) McIntyre: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mahal: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Hornswoggle:4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 858 lb (389 kg) |
| Debut | July 23, 2012 |
| Years active | 2012-2014 |
3 Man Band, also known as 3MB was an American professional wrestling stable consisting of Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, and Hornswoggle. The stable preformed in the WWE from 2012-2014.
3MB is considered by many to be one of the most underrated stables of the 2010, with 2 out of the 4 members (McIntyre, Mahal) going on to becoming WWE Champions
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]3MB was formed on the September 21, 2012 episode of Smackdown (taped the 18th) when McIntyre and Mahal saved Slater from an pre-match attack against Brodus Clay. On that epodes 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. On the September 21st episode of Smackdown, Drew and Jinder attacked Brodus Clay during his match with Heath, causing Brodus to win via DQ. On the September 27th episode of Superstars, Drew and Jinder helped Heath beat Yoshi Tatsu. On the October 1st episode of Raw, Drew and Jinder attacked Santino Marella during his match with Heath, causing Santino to win via DQ. On the October 8th episode of Raw, attacked Santino again after he and Zack Ryder lost to Cody Rhodes and Goldust. On 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. On the October 15th episode of Raw, They would attack Zach Ryder, debuting new black leather outfits and had their own segment where they tried to sing in a karaoke bar but where thrown out. 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.
Disbantion
[edit]On June 12, 2014, both Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre were released from their WWE contracts, thus disbanding 3MB.
Face-offs
[edit]Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal would compete against one and other on the August 1, 2016 episode of Raw. On the show, the two returned to television and demanded contracts from Raw General Manager Mick Foley. Foley told them they had to face each other in a match for a Raw contract, which Mahal won.
Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre would face against each other on a Monday Night RAW show on July 6, 2020, Slater's appearance on the show included a promo about their history, pushing and slapping McIntyre, and thanking the WWE Universe. McIntyre went on to win the match
Other media
[edit]All four of them had never been together as squadmates in a WWE game, previously been featured in official WWE video games. However, the closest thing of 3MB being featured as together would be when Slater, McIntyre, and Mahal appeared as squadmates for WWE’s Videogame 2k14. This would be the only game where at least 3 out of the 4 members where shown together.
In 2020, all members of 3MB (Slater, McIntyre, and Mahal in person and Hornswoggle over FaceTime) would reunite on the WWE’s YouTube channel and react to the 2013 match of Hornswoggle vs. El. Torito.