Private Party (professional wrestling)

Private Party
Quen (left) and Kassidy (right) in 2020
Tag team
MembersIsiah Kassidy/Brother Zay/Zay
Marq Quen/Quen
Name(s)Private Party
Billed heightsZay: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Quen: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Combined
billed weight		355 lb (161 kg)
Zay: 180 lb (82 kg)
Quen: 175 lb (79 kg)
HometownNew York City, U.S.
Billed from"A location where you need an invitation"[1]
Brooklyn, New York
Former
member(s)		Matt Hardy (Manager)
DebutAugust 21, 2015
Years active2015–present
TrainerHouse of Glory
The Amazing Red
Brian XL

Private Party is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen. As of April 2019, they are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where they are the AEW World Tag Team Champions in their first reign. The team debuted in August 2015 and wrestled on the independent circuit, as well as several regional promotions such as House of Glory (HOG) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) before signing with AEW.

History

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Independent circuit (2015–2019)

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Private Party made their debut for House of Glory (HOG) on August 21, 2015, where they defeated Josh Glide and TJ Marconi.[2] In December of that year, they won the HOG Tag Team Championship.[3] They lost the titles to The Hardy Boyz in August 2016.[4] The team would later win several other championships, including the Fight The World Tag Team Championship,[5] the Game Changer Wrestling Tag Team Championship,[6] the Pro Wrestling Magic Tag Team Championship[7] and the Warriors of Wrestling Tag Team Championship.[8] Private Party also made several appearances for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) between 2016 and 2018.[9]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

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Various storylines (2019–2024)

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On April 22, 2019, it was announced that Private Party had signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[10] The team made their AEW debut at Fyter Fest on June 29, where they lost to Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) in a triple threat tag team match also involving SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky).[11] On the All Out pre-show on August 31, Private Party defeated The Hybrid 2 (Angélico and Jack Evans).[12] Private Party then competed in a tournament to determine the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Champions, defeating The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in the first round,[13] but ultimately lost to the Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) in the semi-finals.[14] At Full Gear on November 9, Private Party failed to win the AEW Tag Team titles from SoCal Uncensored in a triple threat tag team match also involving the Lucha Brothers.[15]

On January 8, 2020, Private Party faced the AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page in a losing effort after an altercation between Page, Kassidy and Quen. On March 12, Private Party teamed up with Joey Janela where they lost to Pac and The Lucha Brothers, otherwise known as "The Death Triangle" in a six-man tag team match. Janela, Kassidy, and Quen then suffered a post match attack until Best Friends and Orange Cassidy made the save. At the Double or Nothing Buy-In, Private Party faced Best Friends in a number one contender's match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[16] On the June 10 episode of Dynamite, Quen challenged Cody for the TNT Championship in a losing effort. At Fyter Fest Night 1, Private Party, being accompanied by Matt Hardy, took on Santana and Ortiz, where they emerged victorious.[17] They faced Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page in an AEW World Tag Team Championship match on Night 2 of Fyter Fest, which they lost against the champions during the event. Private Party along with Matt Hardy would turn heel for the first time in AEW after they attacked Top Flight & Matt Sydal after they won against them. [18] Kassidy would lose to a debuting Keith Lee on the February 9, 2022 episode of Dynamite in a "Face of the Revolution" ladder match for Revolution. At Revolution, Hardy and Kassidy would lose a Tornado tag team match with Andrade El Idolo against Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin, and Sting. In 2023, Quen would suffer an injury that would keep him out of action for the rest of the year. During Quen's hiatus, Kassidy remain aligned with Hardy and changed his ring name to "Brother Zay"

On the January 3, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Quen returned from his injury and Zay reverted back to being called "Isiah Kassidy", reuniting Private Party in the process.

AEW World Tag Team Champions (2024–present)

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At WrestleDream, Private Party unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks for the titles.[19] On the October 23 episode of Dynamite, they teamed with Daniel Garcia to defeat The Young Bucks and Jack Perry. After the match, Kassidy challenged The Young Bucks to a rematch for the tag team titles and stated that if they lost, Private Party would disband as a tag team.[20] At Fright Night Dynamite on October 30, Private Party defeated The Young Bucks to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship, thus remaining a team.[21] On November 23 at Full Gear, Private Party successfully defended their titles in a four-way tag team match against the The Acclaimed, Kings of The Black Throne, and The Outrunners.[22]

Impact Wrestling (2021)

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On January 19, 2021, Private Party made their Impact Wrestling debut, and defeated Chris Sabin and James Storm to earn a shot against The Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championship at No Surrender.[23][24] At No Surrender on February 13, Private Party were unsuccessful.[25]

Personal lives

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Isiah Kassidy was born on July 10, 1997, in New York City.[26] Marq Quen was born as DaQuentin Redden on April 12, 1994, also in New York City.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Private Party vs Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr | AEW Dark 8/11/20. All Elite Wrestling. YouTube. August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "House of Glory At Last". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HOG Civil War « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HOG High Intensity 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  5. ^ a b FTW Tag Team Championship History
  6. ^ a b "GCW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "PWM Tag Team Championship". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Tag Team Title History - Warriors of Wrestling". 4 January 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Matches wrestled by Private Party for CZW". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Currier, Joseph (April 22, 2019). "Private Party join AEW tag team division". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (29 June 2019). "6/29 AEW Fyter Fest results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr., Fenix, and Laredo Kid, Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela in an unsanctioned match, Cody vs. Darby Allin, Cima vs. Christopher Daniels". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Powell, Jason (August 31, 2019). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page to become the first AEW Champion, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, Kenny Omega vs. Pac". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "AEW DYNAMITE Results 10/09/2019". www.allelitewrestling.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "AEW DYNAMITE Results 10/23/2019". www.allelitewrestling.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  15. ^ Powell, Jason (November 9, 2019). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Cody for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley, Hangman Page vs. Pac, Riho vs. Emi Sakura for the AEW Women's Championship, The Young Bucks vs. Santana and Ortiz". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  16. ^ Ravens, Andrew (May 23, 2020). "AEW Double Or Nothing Results". Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  17. ^ Renner, Ethan (June 24, 2020). "AEW Dynamite live results: Final build to Fyter Fest". Figure Four Online. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  18. ^ Rose, Bryan (July 1, 2020). "Tag Team title match set for AEW Fyter Fest night two". Figure Four Online. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  19. ^ Mueller, Doc-Chris. "AEW WrestleDream 2024 Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  20. ^ "Private Party To Split Up If They Lose AEW Tag Title Match At AEW Fright Night Dynamite". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  21. ^ Powell, Jason (October 30, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (10/30): Powell's live review of The Young Bucks vs. Private Party for the AEW Tag Titles, Swerve Strickland vs. Shelton Benjamin, Kamille vs. Kris Statlander, Adam Cole vs. Buddy Matthews". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  22. ^ Powell, Jason (2024-11-24). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW World Championship, Mercedes Mone vs. Kris Statlander for the TBS Title, Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  23. ^ Middleton, Marc (January 21, 2021). "AEW Stars Set For Title Match At Impact No Surrender". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  24. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (January 21, 2021). "Private Party Challenge The Good Brothers at No Surrender". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  25. ^ "Impact Wrestling No Surrender 2021". Cagematch. February 13, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  26. ^ "Isiah Kassidy". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  27. ^ "Marq Quen". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  28. ^ "HOG Tag Team Championship". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  29. ^ a b "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  30. ^ Reardon, Ben (November 17, 2020). "PWI Top 50 Tag Team 2020 List". WrestlingTravel.org. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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