Don Callis Family

Don Callis Family
Don Callis Family
Stable
Leader(s)	Don Callis (manager)
Members	Konosuke Takeshita; Powerhouse Hobbs; Kyle Fletcher; Trent Beretta; Lance Archer; Brian Cage
Billed heights	Callis: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m); Takeshita: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m); Hobbs: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); Fletcher: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m); Berretta: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m); Archer: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m); Cage: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Former; member(s)	Sammy Guevara; Will Ospreay; Rush
Debut	May 28, 2023
Years active	2023–present

The Don Callis Family is a villainous professional wrestling stable led and managed by Don Callis. The group also consists of Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Powerhouse Hobbs, Trent Beretta, Lance Archer, and Brian Cage. They are all currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where Takeshita is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. They also perform in its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where Cage is the current ROH World Television Champion.

History

On the May 10, 2023 episode of Dynamite, during a steel cage match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley, Callis turned on Omega, stabbing him with a screwdriver which allowed Moxley to get the win. At Double or Nothing, Callis allied himself with Konosuke Takeshita, after he delivered a jumping knee strike to Omega.^[1] In June 2023, Will Ospreay joined the Don Callis Family.

At Grand Slam, Callis recruited Sammy Guevara to his family, after he turned on Chris Jericho.^[2] In October 2023, Powerhouse Hobbs and Kyle Fletcher joined the Don Callis Family. On the December 28, 2023 episode of AEW Dynamite New Years Smash, Sammy Guevara returned and crashed The Don Callis Family's Boxing Week Celebration, Callis got Guevara a custom portrait with his new baby and his family, Guevara turned on Don Callis and the family attacked Guevara until Chris Jericho saved him from the family, Guevara reunited with Jericho until Big Bill and Ricky Starks attacked Jericho and Guevara, Sting and Darby Allin come to Jericho and Guevara's rescue. ^[3]^[4] On the May 29, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Trent Beretta joined the Don Callis Family.^[5] On the July 3 episode of Dynamite, Ospreay left the Don Callis Family.^[6] On the July 5 episode of AEW Rampage, Rush joined the Don Callis Family.^[7] On the October 8 episode of Dynamite, Callis acquired Lance Archer from Jake Roberts in exchange for Rush, who reformed his old faction La Facción Ingobernable at Grand Slam on September 28. On the October 16 episode of Dynamite, Brian Cage joined the Don Callis Family and formed a tag team within the group with Archer.

Members

*	Founding member(s)
L	Leader
M	Manager

Current

Members	Joined
Don Callis (L/M)	May 28, 2023*
Konosuke Takeshita	May 28, 2023*
Powerhouse Hobbs	October 4, 2023
Kyle Fletcher	October 28, 2023
Trent Beretta	May 29, 2024
Lance Archer	October 8, 2024
Brian Cage	October 16, 2024