In 1996, Rosey and Jamal were brought into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) together to take part in an angle with Jamal's brother Fatu, who wanted to be a positive influence on kids and wanted to "make a difference" in inner city neighborhoods. Rosey and Jamal were brought in as two silent "gangsters" who would watch Fatu's matches from the entrance aisle and stalk him around arenas, making him nervous. Neither gimmick lasted long, and both men were soon released by the WWF.
In 2002, they returned to (the now-renamed) World Wrestling Entertainment as enforcers for Raw brand General Manager Eric Bischoff. The team was used to squash any activity in the ring that Bischoff deemed "boring". They made their debut on the July 22 episode of Raw, interrupting a match between D'Lo Brown and Shawn Stasiak that had been previously allotted three minutes. When the time limit expired, Rosey and Jamal entered through the crowd and laid out both men, to the delight of Bischoff watching on from the entryway. The gimmick continued over the next few weeks, with Bischoff either giving people three minutes to entertain him before they were attacked, or otherwise deciding that three minutes of a segment was enough before the team appeared to end it. As a result of the time period, the team became known as 3 Minute Warning. One of their attacks was on Jeff Hardy, as ordered by Bischoff, who thought Jeff was leaving for SmackDown! to reunite with his brother Matt, only for the actual defector to be Jeff's scheduled opponent Crash.
During the September 12 episode of SmackDown!, 3 Minute Warning and Eric Bischoff crashed the "commitment ceremony" being held for Billy and Chuck. Afterwards, Rico, Billy and Chuck's manager, started managing 3 Minute Warning full-time. With Rico by their side, they engaged in a feud with The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and Spike) and Jeff Hardy, which resulted in their highest-profile match as a team, an elimination tables match at Survivor Series, which they lost.
The team stayed on the lower mid-card until June 2003, when Jamal was released from WWE.
They reunited one last time in WWE in a dark match for Sunday Night Heat, as they defeated Trent Acid and Bison Bravado on January 9, 2006. Rosey was released by WWE two months later, effectively disbanding the group for good.
Jamal passed away on December 4, 2009, while Rosey would pass away on April 17, 2017.