Article: The Forgotten Minority

Title History

WWF Tag Team Titles

Career Highlights

World Wrestling Entertainment – Billy & Chuck:

• November 11, 2001 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Justin Credible & Raven..
• November 25, 2001 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated The APA (Bradshaw & Farooq)..
• December 2, 2001 – HEAT: Bradshaw of the APA defeated Chuck Palumbo..
• December 9, 2001 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Tajiri & Spike Dudley..
• December 16, 2001 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo defeated The Big Show..
• December 17, 2001 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated The Big Show & Tajiri..
• December 23, 2001 – HEAT: Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert..
• December 24, 2001 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated The APA (Bradshaw & Farooq)..
• January 6, 2002 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo defeated Albert..
• January 7, 2002 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert..
• January 14, 2002 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated Tajiri & The Hurricane..
• January 21, 2002 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated Kane & The Big Show..
• January 27, 2002 – HEAT: Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Crash Holly & Sho Funaki..
• January 28, 2002 – RAW: Billy & Chuck & Jazz defeated The APA & Trish Stratus..
• January 31, 2002 – Smackdown!: Stacy & Torrie Wilson defeated Billy & Chuck in a pose-down match..
• February 7, 2002 – Smackdown!: Stacy & Torrie Wilson defeated Billy & Chuck in a pose-down match..
• February 4, 2002 – RAW: Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated Billy & Chuck and The APA in a 3-WAY to retain the Tag Titles..
• February 14, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeated The APA (Bradshaw & Farooq)..
• February 17, 2002 – No Way Out: Billy & Chuck participated in a tag team turmoil won by The APA..
• February 21, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeated Tazz & Spike Dudley to win the WWE Tag Team titles..
• February 25, 2002 – RAW: WWE World Tag Team Champions Billy & Chuck defeated The Hardy Boyz..
• February 28, 2002 – Smackdown!: WWE World Tag Team Champions Billy & Chuck defeated The Acolytes..
• March 10, 2002 – HEAT: Bradshaw of the APA defeated Chuck Palumbo..
• March 17, 2002–WrestleMania 18: Billy & Chuck beat Hardyz and Dudleyz and APA to retain the WWF Tag Titles..
• March 18, 2002 – RAW: Billy & Chuck defeated The Dudleyz by DQ when Stacy interfers..
• ~~~After the match: The Dudley Boyz turned on Stacy Keibler and Dudley-bombed her through a Table!..
• March 21, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck (Tag Team Champions) defeated The Hardy Boyz..
• March 28, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck (Tag Team Champions) defeated The Dudley Boyz..
• April 4, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck (Tag Team Champions) defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert..
• April 11, 2002 – Smackdown!: Al Snow defeated Chuck Palumbo..
• April 18, 2002 – Smackdown!: Rikishi & Al Snow & Maven defeated Billy & Chuck & Albert..
• April 21, 2002 – Backlash: WWE Tag Team Champions Billy & Chuck defeated Al Snow & Maven..
• May 2, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck (Tag Team Champions) defeated Rikishi & The Hurricane..
• May 9, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck & Rico defeated Al Snow & Maven & Rikishi..
• May 19, 2002 – Judgment Day: Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy & Chuck to win the WWE Tag Team titles..
• May 30, 2002 – Smackdown!: Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy & Chuck to retain the WWE Tag Team titles..
• June 6, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeat Rikishi & Rico to recapture the WWE Tag Team Titles, with help from Rico!
• June 15, 2002 – Velocity: WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Randy Orton & Mark Henry..
• June 27, 2002 – Smackdown!: WWE Tag Team Champions Billy & Chuck defeated Hardcore Holly & Val Venis..
• July 4, 2002 – Smackdown!: Edge & Hulk Hogan defeated Billy & Chuck to win the WWE World Tag Team titles!
• July 11, 2002 – Smackdown!: Edge & Hulk Hogan defeated Billy & Chuck to retain the WWE World Tag Team titles!
• July 27, 2002 – Velocity: Billy & Chuck defeated Hurricane Helms & Shannon Moore..
• August 3, 2002 – Velocity: Billy & Chuck defeated Hurricane Helms & Shannon Moore..
• August 8, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeated The Hurricane & Shannon Moore..
• August 15, 2002 – Smackdown!: Hurricane & Shannon Moore & Hardcore Holly defeat Billy & Chuck & Rico..
• August 24, 2002 – Velocity: Chuck Palumbo defeated Hardcore Holly..
• August 31, 2002 – Velocity: Billy & Chuck defeated Hardcore Holly & Randy Orton..World Wrestling Entertainment – The “Commitment Ceremony”:
• September 5, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy Gunn was defeated by Rey Mysterio in a 1-on-1 match..
• ~~~After the match, Chuck gets down on one knee and asks Billy to be “his partner for life”! Billy says YES!!!!
• September 9, 2002: The “Billy & Chuck” Wedding angle seems to have sparked media attention after a story ran in the New York Post..
• September 10, 2002: Billy, Chuck & Rico will be doing several radio shows over the next few days to promote the “Wedding”..
• September 12, 2002: Billy, Chuck & Rico appear on Howard Stern and “the Today Show” to hype their story on SmackDown!..
• September 12, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck’s “commitment ceremony” was planned by Rico, but didn’t quite go as scheduled..
• ~~~First Billy & Chuck got nervous because they were led to believe that the controversial ceremony was a publicity stunt..
• ~~~Then the minister ripped off his make-up, revealing RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff – there to invade SmackDown!..
• ~~~Three Minute Warning showed up and destroyed Billy & Chuck, having been betrayed by Rico – who would go to RAW..
• September 16, 2002 – RAW: A group of women calling themselves “the International Organization for Women” protest RAW..
• ~~~Bischoff decided to meet with them inside the ring – Bischoff set them up for their “three minutes of fame”..
• ~~~Before Rosey & Jamal could attack, one of the women stepped forward and kicked Eric Bischoff in the crotch!
• ~~~She takes of her wig and it’s Stephanie McMahon! Billy & Chuck hit the ring to give Bischoff a clothesline..
• ~~~Rosey & Jamal made the save but SmackDown!’s Stephanie McMahon, Billy & Chuck escaped through the crowd…
• September 19, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeated Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle when Benoit & Angle fail to ‘get along’..
• September 22, 2002 – Unforgiven: Rosey & Jamal defeat Billy & Chuck which forced Stephanie McMahon to perform HLA later..
• September 26, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck defeated Jamie Noble & Tajiri..
• October 3, 2002 – Smackdown!: Billy & Chuck are upset by DVon & Farooq in the 1st round of the Tag Team Title tournament!
• Billy falls to a shoulder injury after botching his finishing move, the famouser, and Chuck is left gimmickless and lost in the shuffle..