▁hand ic ap ▁match ▁to ▁R ik ishi ▁and ▁Scot ty ▁ 2 ▁Hot ty , ▁and ▁Sh ani qua ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁from ▁her ▁contract . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁months , ▁The ▁Bash am ▁Brothers ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁for ▁the ▁W WE ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁against ▁teams ▁including ▁R ik ishi ▁and ▁Scot ty ▁ 2 ▁Hot ty , ▁The ▁D ud ley ▁Bo yz ▁( B ub ba ▁Ray ▁and ▁D - V on ▁D ud ley ), ▁Charlie ▁Ha as ▁and ▁Rico , ▁and ▁Billy ▁Kid man ▁and ▁Paul ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Cab inet ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁The ▁Bash am ▁Brothers ▁joined ▁John ▁" B rad sh aw " ▁L ay field ' s ▁fa ction , ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Cab inet , ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁they ▁won ▁a ▁four - way ▁match ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁W WE ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship , ▁defe ating ▁Rey ▁Myst er io ▁and ▁Rob ▁Van ▁Dam , ▁Edd ie ▁Gu err ero ▁and ▁Book er ▁T , ▁and ▁Mark ▁J ind rak ▁and ▁Luther ▁Re ign s . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁at ▁the ▁No ▁Way ▁Out ▁pay - per - view , ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁titles ▁to ▁Rey ▁Myst er io ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Gu err ero , ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁championship ▁in