Air Boom
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Air Boom is a WWE professional wrestling
tag team
consisting of Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston
, both of whom compete on WWE's Raw
brand
where they are the current reigning WWE Tag Team Champions
. Their team name "Air Boom" was voted upon by fans on WWE's website. They have been noted for being funny and having good chemistry.
and Mike Knox
, because on Bourne's debut (as Matt Sydal), Shelton Benjamin had powerbombed Bourne into Kingston who was at ringside commentating. Bourne and Kingston would again team together on rare occasions between late 2009 to early 2010, facing the Legacy
in tag matches.
in a non-title match to become #1 contenders to the Tag Team Championship. On the August 22nd episode of Raw, Kingston and Bourne beat Otunga
and McGillicutty to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship
while teaming together. On the August 29 edition of Raw, the duo was officially named "Air Boom", and they had their first successful title defense when they defeated Otunga and McGillicutty in a rematch. The name "Air Boom" was chosen by Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston
on WWE.com after the Twitter
followers of WWE were asked to submit names. Out of the 11 finalists, the name "Air Boom" was chosen, which was created by combining their monikers: “Air Bourne” for "Air" and “Boom Squad
for "Boom".”
Air Boom went on to successfully defend their titles against R-Truth
and the Miz at Night of Champions
via disqualification after the Miz assaulted the referee in the midst of the match. They would then enter into a feud with Vickie Guerrero
's two clients, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger, and they would successfully defend their titles against Ziggler and Swagger at both Hell in Cell
and Vengeance
.
On November 1, 2011, WWE suspended Bourne for 30 days for his first violation of the company’s Wellness policy.. Since then, Kingston, the sole representation of the team, has lost most of his singles matches
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
consisting of Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah , is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to WWE and works on its Raw brand where he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Evan Bourne as Air Boom...
, both of whom compete on WWE's Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
brand
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
where they are the current reigning WWE Tag Team Champions
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
. Their team name "Air Boom" was voted upon by fans on WWE's website. They have been noted for being funny and having good chemistry.
On-and-off tag teaming
Kingston and Bourne had first teamed up in a winning effort on Bourne's second match in the June 10, 2008 edition of ECW, against Shelton BenjaminShelton Benjamin
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted...
and Mike Knox
Mike Knox
Michael Shawn Hettinga is a American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment as Mike Knox. He is also an avid fisherman, and fishes in his spare time.-Independent circuit :...
, because on Bourne's debut (as Matt Sydal), Shelton Benjamin had powerbombed Bourne into Kingston who was at ringside commentating. Bourne and Kingston would again team together on rare occasions between late 2009 to early 2010, facing the Legacy
The Legacy (professional wrestling)
The Legacy was a villainous alliance of professional wrestlers in World Wrestling Entertainment. The group was led by Randy Orton and contained the tag team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase....
in tag matches.
Debut and Tag Team Champions (2011)
Bourne and Kingston would form an official team in 2011. On the August 15th episode of Raw, Kingston and Bourne defeated WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga and Michael McGillicuttyNexus (professional wrestling)
The Nexus was a villainous professional wrestling stable in the professional wrestling promotion, WWE, that competed on its Raw brand. The group originally consisted of all eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their existence...
in a non-title match to become #1 contenders to the Tag Team Championship. On the August 22nd episode of Raw, Kingston and Bourne beat Otunga
David Otunga
David Daniel Otunga is a professional wrestler and former reality television actor. He is signed to WWE, appearing on the Raw brand under his real name. He's a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having one reign each with Michael McGillicutty and John Cena. He was the runner-up on the first season...
and McGillicutty to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
while teaming together. On the August 29 edition of Raw, the duo was officially named "Air Boom", and they had their first successful title defense when they defeated Otunga and McGillicutty in a rematch. The name "Air Boom" was chosen by Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah , is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to WWE and works on its Raw brand where he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Evan Bourne as Air Boom...
on WWE.com after the Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
followers of WWE were asked to submit names. Out of the 11 finalists, the name "Air Boom" was chosen, which was created by combining their monikers: “Air Bourne” for "Air" and “Boom Squad
Kofi Kingston
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah , is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to WWE and works on its Raw brand where he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Evan Bourne as Air Boom...
for "Boom".”
Air Boom went on to successfully defend their titles against R-Truth
Ron Killings
Ronald Aaron "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE working on its Raw brand. Since working for the company, he has been a one time United States Champion under the ring name R-Truth and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik...
and the Miz at Night of Champions
Night of Champions (2011)
Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on September 18, 2011 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. It was the 4th annual WWE Night of Champions event and the 11th in the WWE Vengeance overall timeline. Seven matches took...
via disqualification after the Miz assaulted the referee in the midst of the match. They would then enter into a feud with Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
's two clients, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger, and they would successfully defend their titles against Ziggler and Swagger at both Hell in Cell
Hell in a Cell (2011)
Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on October 2, 2011 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the third annual Hell in a Cell event. Like the 2009 and 2010 events, this event also featured the Hell in a Cell match...
and Vengeance
Vengeance (2011)
Vengeance was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on October 23, 2011 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. It is the 12th event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology and the first event under the Vengeance name since the 2007 edition...
.
On November 1, 2011, WWE suspended Bourne for 30 days for his first violation of the company’s Wellness policy.. Since then, Kingston, the sole representation of the team, has lost most of his singles matches
In wrestling
- Double-team finishing moves
- Trouble in Paradise by Kingston (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick540 kickIn martial arts and tricking, the 540 kick, also known as inside turning kick, jump inside kick, tornado kick and Xuanfengjiao , is a jump kick move...
) followed by Air Bourne by Bourne (Shooting star press)
- Trouble in Paradise by Kingston (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick
- Bourne's finishing moves
- Air Bourne (Shooting star press)
- Kingston'sKofi KingstonKofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah , is a Ghanaian American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to WWE and works on its Raw brand where he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Evan Bourne as Air Boom...
finishing moves- S.O.S. (Ranhei)
- Trouble in Paradise (Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick540 kickIn martial arts and tricking, the 540 kick, also known as inside turning kick, jump inside kick, tornado kick and Xuanfengjiao , is a jump kick move...
)
- Double-team signature moves
- Aided leaping corner elbow smash (Kingston)
- Aided diving double stomp (Bourne or Kingston) to an elevated rope-hung opponent
- Aided headscissors takedown (Bourne)
- Double bulldog
- Double dropkick, sometimes to an opponent in the corner
- Simultaneous diving crossbodies on multiple opponents
- Simultaneous suicide dives on multiple opponents
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "The Dreadlocked Dynamo" (Kingston)
- "Air" Bourne (Bourne)
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "Born to SOS" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
ft. Mutiny Within and Collie Buddz (September 5 2011–October 3 2011) - "Boom" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
(October 7 2011–present)
- "Born to SOS" by Jim Johnston
Championships and accomplishments
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWEWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
- WWE Tag Team ChampionshipWWE Tag Team ChampionshipThe WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship in WWE. It was established as a second title for tag teams in WWE in 2002 to complement the original World Tag Team Championship...
(1 time, current)
- WWE Tag Team Championship