Fire and Desire

Fire and Desire
Rose (left) and Deville (right) in August 2019
Tag team
MembersMandy Rose
Sonya Deville
Name(s)Absolution
Fire and Desire
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville
Former
member(s)
Paige (leader)
DebutNovember 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
DisbandedApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
Years active2017–2020

Fire and Desire was an American professional wrestling tag team in WWE, consisting of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. The team was formed in 2017 on the Raw brand originally as a trio called Absolution, which consisted of Paige (as the founder and leader), Rose and Deville with the latter two jumping to the main roster from NXT.[1][2] In 2018, Paige retired from in-ring competition due to her injuries and became the SmackDown General Manager, ending her alliance with Rose and Deville.[3] Rose and Deville continued teaming together and the team was renamed "Fire and Desire" in late 2019.[4][5] The team dissolved in 2020 when Deville betrayed Rose by conniving with Dolph Ziggler to create friction between Rose and Otis.[6]

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  2. ^ James Wortman (November 29, 2017). "Absolution is no mystery". WWE. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ Nick Paglino (May 1, 2018). "Paige Officially Dissolves Absolution On WWE Smackdown, Mandy Rose Match Set for Next Week, Liv Morgan Reacts". Pro Wrestling.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ Felix Upton (February 6, 2019). "WWE TAG TEAM GETS OFFICIAL NAME". Ringside News. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ Jesse Rodriguez (April 23, 2020). "WWE: One Tag Team's Recent Break-Up Should Benefit Both Members". CBR. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2020.