APA

[8.0] "They really could have just been two legitimate ass beaters but combined with memorable segments and bits like the famous "APA Door", these two really have a solid legacy and are always entertaining to watch."

[8.0] "Acolytes/APA was surprisingly awesome, even for someone like me who generally doesn't find the whole big brawling dudes thing too interesting in the ring. These guys kicked ass, and I'm sure I wouldn't want to be booked against them with how stiff they were."

[6.0] "They were great as a hard hitting team from 1999-2000ish but they were always just outside the bubble when it came to the tag team titles most of the time."

[10.0] "When it comes to brawling tag teams, these guys were fantastic. No class, no flare, no pomp. They existed to kick some ass. I always liked that they did not stay one-dimensional. They had their start with the weird symbols on their chests but progressed to beer-drinkers and hell-raisers."

[9.0] "This was a great tag team. Both of these guys had a reputation for working stiff and not being people to mess with backstage and it's not really surprising as they really was a no nonsense hard hitting team at their best with their earliest standout match being when they massacred Public Enemy. Hardys, Edge & Christian or The Dudleys was all at the top of their game the tag division really took off in the Attitude Era, but they did have memorable moments against all three and they had a different style to any of them. Their character change from being the heavys for The Undertaker when they was in the Ministry to showing a more fun side to their personality with the poker playing antics when they became the APA was also greatly remembered."

"When their music hit, you know that someone was about to get their ass kicked and heir demolition of those ECW jabronis on Sunday Night heat was amazing."

[7.0] "Helped flush out both the tag division & the comedy division during the Attitude Era. And they were not a bad addition to either facets. They were misplaced as a part of Taker's Ministry. But once they moved away from demonic cult members with sharpie on their chests & into the APA role, they really took off. They are not remembered as fondly as the Dudleys, Hardyz, or E&C; but they were solid in their role."

[8.0] "If you go back and rewatch Acolytes and APA matches then they weren't necessarily incredible, a mixture of Attitude Era tropes and Faarooq being in his 40s and edging towards retirement, but these two felt incredibly legit. This was a time where a tag team could credibly stand up to top guys like Kane, The Undertaker, Triple H, Mankind, Brock Lesnar, Big Show, etc. Beating the Acolytes felt like a tough thing to do. Though their three World Tag Team title reigns were short and rarely featured on PPV, they mixed up with some of the biggest teams of their era (The Hardy Boyz, Dudley Boyz, Edge & Christian, Billy & Chuck, Righ to Censor, The New Age Outlaws/Degeneration-X) and many more. Towards the ends of their career they'd even have short but successful runs in OVW and MCW, working with younger talent and winning the tag team titles in both promotions. Though Bradshaw is famously a pretty bad person, the trajectory of both men is quite fascinating. Both came from tag team success (Ron Simmons was the leader of the Nation of Domination and accumulated tag gold with Doom and Big Josh in WCW, while Bradshaw held tag gold in CWA and GWF) and Simmons was a former WCW World Heavyweight Champion at the time of their formation while Bradshaw would become WWE Champion shortly after the APAs split (as well as becoming a Grand Slam champion). The Acolytes/APA were able to play it straight as scary heels or as comedy baby faces but always felt intense and dangerous in the ring. There's better teams in WWE today but I'm not sure any carry the same threat as the Acolytes did. Today Simmons is a retired Hall of Famer but re-appears for comedy segments with his "DAMN! " catchphrase and JBL is a longstanding on air personality (pre-shows, commentary, etc)."

[7.0] "A perfect team for two guys who would end up going in drastically different directions afterward (JBL to main event, Simmons to retirement. ) A perfect smashmouth tag team that contrasted well with the high-fliers, and the hardcore teams. They are however most notable for their on-screen chemistry in their segments, Bradshaw being the expressive one and Simmons being the perfect straight man. A memorable team that always gets a pop on nostalgia shows."

[6.0] "They were two fun brawlers who liked to kick ass and drink beer. They were a good comedy act with their backstage antics and bodygaurd gimmick, but Ron Simmons was a better worker than he was able to show here as his career an to an end. Bradshaw is still an ass."

[10.0] "Maybe not the best in ring, the the characters more than made up with it. Every time they appeared, especially out of nowhere, that "oh s***" came, because you knew someone was about to get their ass beat."

[10.0] "One of my all time favourite teams, brutal inside the ring and absolutely hilarious in backstage segments. Grea tAttitude Era Tag Team."

[7.0] "Originally Faarooq and Bradshaw were put together as minions of the Undertaker as he formed his Ministry of Darkness. While this was a step up for the still-rising Bradshaw, it seemed at the time a step down for Faarooq, who was a former WCW World Champion and had only recently left the leadership of his own major stable, the Nation of Domination. As time went on, though, the Acolytes established themselves as a solid hard-hitting power team and, after breaking away from the Ministry and establishing themselves on their own as hard-drinking guns-for-hire the APA (Acolytes Protection Agency) - became one of the WWF tag division's more reliable and popular acts, capable of working as face or heel opponents for other teams on the rise and moving into the title picture as needed. Ultimately, the APA served as a nice way for Ron Simmons to wind down his in-ring career and a nice establishment for Bradshaw to lead into his singles run."

[9.0] "Great bruiser team. Both guys would do main event level work at different times in their career, but here they kind of met in the middle and were a really strong midcard act."