The American Wolves
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| - | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size: | + | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''The Wolves'''</span><br> |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Members''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Members''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[ | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Dustin Richards|'''Davey Richards'''/Derek Billington]]<br>[[Kevin Edwards (wrestler)|'''Eddie Edwards'''/John Cahill]] |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Name(s)''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |The American Wolves | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |The American Wolves<br>'''The Wolves''' |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Combined<br>weight''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Combined<br>weight''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |The American Wolves | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |The American Wolves<br>'''The Wolves''' |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut''' |
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |26 December 2008 | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |26 December 2008 | ||
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Promotions''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotions''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |IPW<br>[[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla|PWG]]<br>[[Ring of Honor (ROH)|ROH]]<br>[[Westside Xtreme Wrestling|wXw]]<br>2CW | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |2CW<br>[[All American Wrestling|AAW]]<br>[[Combat Zone Wrestling|CZW]]<br>IPW<br>[[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla|PWG]]<br>[[Ring of Honor (ROH)|ROH]]<br>[[Westside Xtreme Wrestling|wXw]]<br>2CW<br>[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]] |
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| - | '''The | + | '''The Wolves''' are a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Tag Team|tag team]] of [[Dustin Richards|Davey Richards]] and [[Kevin Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]], previously known as '''The American Wolves'''. They are wrestling for the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotions|promotion]] [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]], where they are four-time [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team Champions]]. They have previously wrestled for [[Ring of Honor (ROH)|Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where they are two-time [[ROH World Tag Team Champions]]. |
| - | The two started out as members of [[Larry Sweeney]]'s alliance Sweet N' Sour Inc., but forged a tag team on their own. As well as being a tag team unit, the two wrestlers have had strong singles careers, with Edwards being ROH's first [[ROH World Television Championship|World Television Champion]] and the first to complete the [[Triple Crown Championship]] after winning the [[ROH World Championship]], which he then went on to drop to Richards. They were originally managed by Shane Hagadorn when they portrayed [[Heel|villainous]] characters, but later abandoned him to become [[Face|fan favourites]]. | + | The two started out as members of [[Larry Sweeney]]'s [[List of professional wrestling terms#Stable|alliance]] Sweet N' Sour Inc., but forged a tag team on their own. As well as being a tag team unit, the two wrestlers have had strong singles careers, with Edwards being ROH's first [[ROH World Television Championship|World Television Champion]] and the first to complete the [[Triple Crown Championship]] after winning the [[ROH World Championship]], which he then went on to drop to Richards. They were originally managed by Shane Hagadorn when they portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] characters, but later abandoned him to become [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favourites]]. They left ROH in 2013, and debuted for TNA in January 2014, winning the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] a month later. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====Individual World Champions (2010–2012)==== | ====Individual World Champions (2010–2012)==== | ||
| - | ====Reunion ( | + | ====Reunion (2012–2013)==== |
| - | ===Other promotions=== | + | ===Other promotions (2009–present)=== |
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| + | ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–present)=== | ||
==In wrestling== | ==In wrestling== | ||
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*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | ||
**PWI ranked Edwards #'''37''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 | **PWI ranked Edwards #'''37''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 | ||
| - | **PWI ranked Richards #'''32''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 | + | **PWI ranked Richards #'''32''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 |
| - | *'''[[Ring of Honor]]''' | + | |
| + | *'''[[Ring of Honor (ROH)|Ring of Honor]]''' | ||
**[[ROH World Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Champions|2 times]]) – Edwards (1), Richards (1) | **[[ROH World Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Champions|2 times]]) – Edwards (1), Richards (1) | ||
**[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) | **[[ROH World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of ROH World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) | ||
**[[ROH Survival of the Fittest|Survival of the Fittest]] ([[Survival of the Fittest (professional wrestling)#2010|2010]]) – Edwards | **[[ROH Survival of the Fittest|Survival of the Fittest]] ([[Survival of the Fittest (professional wrestling)#2010|2010]]) – Edwards | ||
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*'''Squared Circle Wrestling''' | *'''Squared Circle Wrestling''' | ||
**2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) | **2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) | ||
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| + | *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' | ||
| + | **[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|5 time]]) | ||
*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]''' | *'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]''' | ||
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2009) | **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2009) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| - | {{ | + | {{Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Employees}} |
| + | {{TNA World Tag Team Championship}} | ||
{{ROH World Tag Team Championship}} | {{ROH World Tag Team Championship}} | ||
Current revision as of 01:59, 1 February 2016
| The Wolves | |
| Members | Davey Richards/Derek Billington Eddie Edwards/John Cahill |
| Name(s) | The American Wolves The Wolves |
| Combined weight | The American Wolves The Wolves |
| Debut | 26 December 2008 |
| Promotions | 2CW AAW CZW IPW PWG ROH wXw 2CW TNA |
The Wolves are a professional wrestling tag team of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, previously known as The American Wolves. They are wrestling for the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where they are four-time TNA World Tag Team Champions. They have previously wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where they are two-time ROH World Tag Team Champions.
The two started out as members of Larry Sweeney's alliance Sweet N' Sour Inc., but forged a tag team on their own. As well as being a tag team unit, the two wrestlers have had strong singles careers, with Edwards being ROH's first World Television Champion and the first to complete the Triple Crown Championship after winning the ROH World Championship, which he then went on to drop to Richards. They were originally managed by Shane Hagadorn when they portrayed villainous characters, but later abandoned him to become fan favourites. They left ROH in 2013, and debuted for TNA in January 2014, winning the TNA World Tag Team Championship a month later.
Contents |
[edit] History
[edit] Ring of Honor
[edit] On the hunt (2008–2009)
[edit] Tag Team Champions (2009–2010)
[edit] Individual World Champions (2010–2012)
[edit] Reunion (2012–2013)
[edit] Other promotions (2009–present)
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–present)
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Pop-up (Edwards) into a lifting kick to the opponent's midsection (Richards)
- Powerbomb (Edwards) / Double knee backbreaker (Richards) combination
- Managers
- Larry Sweeney
- Sara Del Rey
- Shane Hagadorn
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (2 times) – Edwards (1), Richards (1)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Survival of the Fittest (2010) – Edwards
- Squared Circle Wrestling
- 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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