On the October 10 episode of SmackDown, The Hype Bros faced Benjamin and Gable, Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) in a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contenders for The Usos' SmackDown Tag Team Championship, in which The Hype Bros were unable to win. Throughout the next few weeks on SmackDown, Ryder and Rawley would shown signs of dissension as Rawley would constantly tag himself into matches, which ultimately caused them to lose when they began arguing. The Hype Bros would have an opportunity to become number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team championship at the June 27 episode of SmackDown in a match against champions The Usos, in which they were defeated. It was later reported that Ryder would be out of action for 4–9 months.Īfter six months of inactivity, Ryder returned on the June 13 episode of SmackDown, reuniting with Rawley. However, during the match, Ryder injured his knee and was seen using crutches backstage. Despite Rawley being eliminated, Ryder would go on to win the battle royal for his team and become the #1 contenders. On the December 13 episode of SmackDown, The Hype Bros competed in a tag-team battle royal to determine the #1 contenders for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The Hype Bros were eliminated earlier within 5 minutes when Ryder was pinned following a Magic Killer from Gallows and Anderson.
On the October 25 episode of SmackDown, The Hype Bros defeated The Ascension to qualify as part of Team SmackDown for the 10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match at Survivor Series in a losing effort. The Hype Bros entered the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship tournament, defeating The Vaudevillains in the first round before losing to Heath Slater and Rhyno in the semi-finals. At Battleground, Rawley saved Ryder from a post-match beating by WWE United States Champion Rusev, officially uniting the Hype Bros on the main roster. In the WWE Draft on 19 July 2016, Rawley was drafted to SmackDown. On the October 16 episode of NXT, The Hype Bros competed in a match for the NXT Tag Team Championship in a losing effort. In June 2015, Zack Ryder debuted in NXT, forming an alliance with Mojo Rawley, dubbing the Hype Bros. The Mavericks went on to acquire Kidd without including George in the trade.History NXT (2015–2016)
George had veto rights after re-signing with the Mavericks on a one-year deal, and subsequently vetoed the trade to accrue Early Bird rights at the end of the season. One notable instance of a player vetoing an agreed-upon trade was in 2008 when the Mavericks agreed to trade Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Devean George, and two first-round picks for Jason Kidd and Malik Allen. If a player has veto rights, teams may as well get approval from them before executing a trade involving them, instead of agreeing to a trade just to have the player go through the process of vetoing it. Likewise, when Carmelo Anthony requested a trade from the Knicks in 2017, it was reported that he was willing to waive his no-trade clause for the Thunder, Rockets, and Cavaliers. Instead, we heard more about his preferred destinations, such as the Chicago Bulls. For example, when Kobe Bryant requested a trade from the Lakers in 2007, he reportedly vetoed a trade to the Pistons, but at the time it wasn’t confirmed. Generally, we don’t hear about players needing to exercise their veto rights because conversations on trade participation happen behind the scenes. Have there been notable instances when a player has vetoed a trade? Also, players get veto rights for one year when their team matches offer sheets for them, which just happened to Deandre Ayton with the Suns.
In that same spirit, players also receive veto rights for one year if they reach restricted free agency and sign their qualifying offer. The purpose of veto rights is to allow such players to protect their Bird rights and prevent teams from re-signing players to short deals for the sole purpose of making them walking trade exceptions.
If such a player gets traded, any Bird or Early Bird rights they were set to generate at the end of the season would revert to Non-Bird, limiting their potential earnings on a new deal with their new team. While the no-trade clause is reserved for players who meet the criteria, players automatically receive veto rights when they re-sign with their current teams on a one-year deal, or a two-year deal with an option on year two.