[5][6] On the August 22, 2005 episode of Raw, a vignette was shown showcasing the new tag team of "Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch".

[7] The men were shown in a bar setting, portraying redneck characters; Cade a smooth-talking cowboy, and Murdoch an angry, Southern trucker.view They defeated the reigning World Tag Team Champions, the Hurricane and Rosey, in a non-title match in their televised in-ring debut on the September 5, 2005 episode of Raw,[3] making them the number one contenders for the championship.

They took the championship for the first time at the Unforgiven pay-per-view after Murdoch delivered an elevated DDT to the Hurricane outside of the ring causing him to suffer a kayfabe stinger.

[11] After the split, Murdoch received a small push and became the Unlimited "movie critic", view while Cade debuted a new "Refined Southern Gentleman" gimmick.

Later in the year, the two began appearing as "hired guns" for various superstars, including The McMahons (Vince and Shane) and Edge, mostly against D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels).

[17] After the loss the two teams began a feud over the title, with the Hardy's retaining at the Backlash, after which Cade and Murdoch started a gimmick of being supreme sportsmen.

They lavished the Hardys with compliments, calling them the "better men," when they performed guest commentary during their matches and started wrestling in an overly clean fashion.

They also began showing respect to all opponents; shaking hands before and after matches, when before they wouldn't have bothered, though commentators doubted their sincerity.

[30] On the February 13, 2009, episode of NWA Wrestling Showcase, Cade and Murdoch defeated the team of Liger Rivera and Tito Aquino.