Diamond Mine (professional wrestling)

History

WWE (2021–2024)

NXT (2021–2023)

After the collapse of the Undisputed Era in early February, Roderick Strong would seemingly quit WWE, several weeks later vignettes would tease the debut of Diamond Mine, and he would make his return on June 22, 2021 episode of NXT attacking Kushida as the Diamond Mine stable alongside Tyler Rust (who was released on August 6 and was later replaced by the Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile) with Hachiman and Malcolm Bivens as their manager. On the September 21 episode of NXT 2.0, Strong defeated Kushida to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. At NXT WarGames, Strong defeated Joe Gacy to retain his championship. At NXT: New Year's Evil, he lost the title to NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes in a championship unification match.

Strong and the rest of Diamond Mine would slowly turn face at the start of 2022, when they entered a feud with Imperium. On January 5, 2022, Hachiman was released from WWE, ending his role as coach of the group. On February 15 at NXT Vengeance Day, the Creed Brothers defeated MSK to win the Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. On the February 17 edition of NXT, Bivens introduced Tatum Paxley as a new member of Diamond Mine, and she would become Nile's frequent tag team partner. At Worlds Collide, Damon Kemp betrayed Diamond Mine by costing the Creed Brothers the NXT Tag Team Championship. In November 2022, Strong's WWE contract expired, ending his time in the company and group. However, Strong's departure was not public knowledge until he debuted on the April 25, 2023 edition of AEW Dynamite.

On the March 14, 2023 episode of NXT, Paxley betrayed Nile, thus also effectively leaving Diamond Mine. On the July 4 episode of NXT, the Creed Brothers left the brand after losing a Loser Leaves NXT match to the Dyad. However, on the August 29 edition of NXT, the Creed Brothers defeated the Dyad in a steel cage match to reinstate them to NXT.

Raw (2023–2024)

The Creed Brothers and Ivy Nile made their main roster debut on the October 30 episode of Raw. The following week, they officially signed for the Raw brand.

On the July 14, 2024 episode of Raw, the Creed Brothers aligned themselves with Chad Gable forming the American Made stable. Nile subsequently joined them on the August 12 episode of Raw.

Members

Former

Timeline

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Sub-groups

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked Strong No. 269 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
  • Ranked Tyler Rust No. 192 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
  • Ranked Nile No. 207 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023
• WWE
  • NXT Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) – Roderick Strong
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Creed Brothers
  • Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2022) – Creed Brothers
  • NXT Year-End Award
    • Tag Team of the Year (2023) – Creed Brothers

References

References

1. "Julius & Brutus Creed of The Diamond Mine to debut tonight on NXT".
2. (August 7, 2021). "Tyler Rust Released by WWE".
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4. Moore, John. (September 21, 2021). "9/21 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Kushida vs. Roderick Strong for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
5. Moore, John. (January 4, 2022). "1/4 NXT 2.0 results: Moore's review of Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Title, Walter, Fabian Aichner, and Marcel Barthel vs. Riddle and MSK, Mandy Rose vs. Raquel Gonzalez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Roderick Strong in a title unification match, AJ Styles confronts Grayson Waller". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
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8. (April 27, 2023). "New Details Reported on Roderick Strong's WWE Departure, Surprise AEW Debut". Wrestling Inc.
9. (2023-07-05). "The Creed Brothers Will Leave WWE NXT Following Loss To The Dyad".
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12. Tessier, Colin. (2023-11-06). "The Creed Brothers, Ivy Nile Officially Join WWE RAW".
13. Powell, Jason. (July 15, 2024). "WWE Raw results (7/15): Powell's live review of Rhea Ripley's opening promo, Sami Zayn vs. Ilja Dragunov for the Intercontinental Title, Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed".
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