Ridge Holland Talks What Brawling Brutes Need To Take Next Step In WWE

Publish date: 2024-05-08

The Brawling Brutes -- a faction consisting of Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch -- have seen some mild success in WWE since being introduced as a group, but one of the members believes it's time their trio turned a corner. Believing that there's real potential for them and that "I think we've got a lot to give and a lot to show," Holland said that they really only need one thing to take the next step.

Holland added, "I don't think there's a trio like us. The styles, we all mesh very well. So yeah, it would be nice to get our teeth stuck into something and show people what we're capable of." That something would be a serious push without as much of the comedy that has been connected to their group to start things off. To date, Butch has been the centerpiece of the trio, but the "little brother" character that he plays has been billed as more of a rascal who disappears at times. He's the comedy layer of the faction. Holland seems to hint that a change could be coming.

What's so interesting is that Butch's past as Pete Dunne and The Bruiserweight was anything but a laughing act. Holland explained that it's time they move forward with a consistent push as a trio to be reckoned with. "We wanna really kick on now," Holland said during an interview with Metro. "It's been kinda stop, start, so we wanna show people what we are capable of." Noting that fans haven't even seen the beginnings of what this group can be, he noted, "We need to take on a bit of a more serious edge now. We've done some comedy stuff, and we really need to show people that we've got that mean streak and we're not here to play games, you know?"

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Could Brawling Brutes Be The Next Great Heel Faction?

It will be intriguing to see if WWE decides to push this group as a heel trio that fights for titles. Sheamus has an upcoming bout with Gunther at Clash at the Castle and he's got a background as someone who can and should be taken seriously. Butch might be good for a chuckle, but he's a master manipulator or joints and digits. Holland is really the undiscovered question mark. Does he have what it takes to elevate himself to another level?

h/t to wrestlinginc. for the quotes

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