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213-659: A losing effort to United Empire's , Aussie Open and T. J. Perkins . After the match, Aussie Open challenged FTR to a match for the IWGP Tag Team Championships. FTR made their first IWGP Tag Team Championship defense on night one of Royal Quest II , defeating Aussie Open in the main event. On January 4 2023 at Wrestle Kingdom 17 , FTR lost the IWGP Tag Team Championships to Bishamon ( Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI ), ending their reign at 192 days. FTR have been praised for their old-school style and knowledge of tag team wrestling. According to Harwood,
284-913: A losing streak for the duo as three days later at Final Battle , FTR lost the ROH World Tag Team Championships to The Briscoes in a Dog Collar match , ending their reign at 253 days. After the match, FTR were attacked by rivals The Gunns , but were fended off by The Briscoes. On the December 22 edition of Dynamite , FTR lost to The Gunns. Two weeks later, they lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to Dralistico and Dragon Lee at AAA Noche de Campeones , thus ending another title reign at 441 days. FTR made their return since losing all of their titles, at Revolution , confronting The Gunns, who had just retained their AEW World Tag Team Championships. On
355-524: A match which saw manager Tully Blanchard banned from ringside. On the March 10, 2021 episode of Dynamite , FTR and Blanchard attacked The Inner Circle along with MJF , Wardlow , and Shawn Spears , with their new group being named The Pinnacle . On the October 16 special episode of Dynamite , FTR - disguised as luchadors called Las Super Ranas (The Super Frogs) - defeated The Lucha Brothers to win
426-490: A name from those that worked so hard to build it up". A letter sent by Wheeler and Harwood's attorney, Michael E. Dockins, the following day, announced that Wheeler and Harwood's team name was not The Revolt but "FTR", which "would mean different things depending on their storyline and creatives", and that they could keep using the "Fear The Revolt" catchphrase regardless. While Konley and Riley claim that Wheeler and Harwood, who knew them personally, knew about their previous use of
497-473: A non-title match following interference from Blanchard. On September 30, 2020, FTR successfully defended their tag team titles on Dynamite against SCU members Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky . On October 7, 2020, FTR retained their titles after defeating Hybrid2 . On October 14, 2020, they again successfully defended their tag team titles, this time against Best Friends. On November 7, 2020 at Full Gear , FTR lost their titles to The Young Bucks in
568-435: A problem with Condrey due to his previous overnight disappearance and Scott had previous animosity with Rose, so Scott's appearance as top booker made for the catalyst to bury both teams and the feud. The feud was cooled off and the "loser leaves town" match was going to be used to kick one of them out of the territory once and for all and continue to bury the other. At the last minute, Dennis Condrey once again decided to leave
639-481: A rematch against Gargano and Ciampa (now called DIY) at NXT TakeOver: Toronto , The Revival lost their tag team titles in a two-out-of-three falls match after scoring the first fall via pinfall, ending their second reign at 164 days. The match was later named "WWE Match of the Year" for 2016. At NXT TakeOver: Orlando , The Revival lost to The Authors of Pain ( Akam and Rezar ) in a triple threat elimination match for
710-497: A rematch, but failed to regain the titles. At The Shield's Final Chapter , The Revival once again unsuccessfully fought Hawkins and Ryder for the tag team championship in a triple threat match also involving Aleister Black and Ricochet. After being drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up , The Usos began a rivalry with Dawson and Wilder where The Usos would repeatedly embarrass The Revival on numerous occasions. On
781-544: A short-lived tag team called the "Lethal Weapons" with Doug Gilbert . Together, they went to the New England area to wrestle for International Championship Wrestling . On December 30, 1989, they defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat , who was subbing for Apollo's partner Eric Sbraccia, who no-showed, to win the ICW Tag Team Championship . They held onto the belts until March 1990, when they left
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#1732794353190852-590: A temporary hiatus. On the July 10 episode of Raw , The Revival attacked The Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff Hardy ) after their match against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson , and became embroiled in a three-way feud; however, shortly afterwards, Dawson suffered a ruptured bicep, putting him out of action for an estimated five months. The Revival returned again on the December 18 episode of Raw , defeating Heath Slater and Rhyno . At Raw 25 , The Revival lost to Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, marking their first defeat on
923-616: A two out of three falls match. They made another successful defense in October at Battle of the Belts IV , defeating Gates of Agony . They made another successful defense defeating Top Flight ( Darius and Dante Martin ) on the November 23rd edition of ‘’Rampage’’. On the December 7th edition of ‘’Dynamite’’, FTR faced The Acclaimed for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, but lost. This loss resulted in
994-746: Is an American retired professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with the Continental Wrestling Association , Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s. Dennis Condrey was born in Florence, Alabama , and started wrestling in 1973 in the Tennessee area, wrestling for promoter Nick Gulas . He would also wrestle in the Mid-Atlantic area as well. In 1974, Condrey teamed up with Phil Hickerson , and became known as
1065-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FTR (professional wrestling) FTR (often stylized as #FTR ; standing for Fuck The Rest ) is a professional wrestling tag team of Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood , who are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and are former two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions . Before coming to AEW, they were known for their tenure in WWE as The Revival , under
1136-526: The AAA World Tag Team Championship for the first time. After The Pinnacle dissolved FTR turned face, after siding with MJF's rival CM Punk . FTR made a surprise appearance at ROH Final Battle , attacking the newly-crowned ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers and setting up a match between the two teams, which took place at Supercard of Honor XV . FTR won the match and became ROH World Tag Team Champions for
1207-571: The Condrey / Eaton version of The Midnight Express . After the two left WWE, Dawson and Wilder changed their names to Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, now using their real last names while paying tribute to Demolition 's Ax and Smash . The duo's finishing move, called the "Shatter Machine" in WWE, was inspired by the "Codebreaker" used by Chris Jericho , whom the two saw as a major inspiration; although WWE staff had told them they did not need it,
1278-450: The Condrey / Eaton version, two of the top teams of all time. The team uses the phrase "No flips, just fists" to convey their more traditional, mat based in-ring style in contrast to the more high flying style of some contemporary teams. They are the first team to have won WWE's Raw Tag Team Championship ( held twice ), SmackDown Tag Team Championship ( once ), and NXT Tag Team Championship ( twice ), and are recognized by WWE as being
1349-692: The Midnight Express , alongside Norvell Austin . They left for Mid-South wrestling in 1984. Once in Mid-South, Condrey formed a new version of the Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton with Jim Cornette as their manager. They also started a legendary feud with the Rock 'n' Roll Express that carried over into the NWA 's Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985. In early 1986, Condrey and Eaton won
1420-493: The ROH World Tag Team Championship , NJPW's IWGP Tag Team Championship , and the AAA World Tag Team Championship - holding all three titles simultaneously for the bulk of the year. All totaled between WWE, AEW, ROH, AAA, and NJPW, FTR are eight-time world tag team champions, making them the only team to have held championships in all five promotions. They are also the only people to have jointly won
1491-463: The Revolution event in March. In April 2024, FTR would participate in a tournament to determine the next AEW World Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Infantry in the first round, Top Flight in the semi-finals, but lost to The Young Bucks in a ladder match in the finals at Dynasty on April 21, due to interference from a returning Jack Perry . FTR would go to feud with The Young Bucks from
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#17327943531901562-678: The SmackDown Tag Team Championship , making them the first team to hold the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT Tag Team Championships, and thus the first-ever WWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champions . As part of the draft , The Revival was drafted to the SmackDown brand. As Randy Orton had become drafted to the Raw brand, this signified the end of The Revival's alliance with Orton. On the November 8 episode of SmackDown , The Revival lost
1633-506: The WWE 24/7 Championship and are hailed as one of the greatest professional wrestling tag teams of all time. Upon arriving in AEW, the duo took the name of FTR, alternately using the letters to mean "Forever The Revival" as WWE had ownership rights to the name "The Revival". The initialism is also a reference to "Fuck the Revival", an inside joke and catch-phrase coined by Cody Rhodes on
1704-469: The "Mind Breaker" as their double-team finishing move in AEW, modeled after the Brain Busters's own finisher. In November 2020, Harwood and Wheeler revealed in an interview with Talk Sport journalist Alex McCarthy that FTR wanted to join AEW, despite being offered a huge amount of money to stay in the WWE, because they kept getting pulled from main roster events in the WWE. Harwood stated "We knew it
1775-463: The August 12 episode of Dynamite , FTR hosted Tag Team Appreciation Night where they invited Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard and The Rock 'n' Roll Express to the show. However, after a scuffle between Tully Blanchard and Ricky Morton, FTR attacked Rock 'n' Roll Express thus turning heel in the process. The following week, FTR recruited Blanchard as their manager as they defeated Private Party . On
1846-437: The August 27 episode of Dynamite , FTR defeated The Natural Nightmares , Best Friends and The Young Bucks in a Gauntlet match to earn an AEW World Tag Team Championship match at All Out . At All Out, they defeated Omega and Page to capture the titles, making them the first team to have held tag team titles in both AEW and WWE. On September 16, 2020, FTR defeated Jurassic Express members Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy in
1917-720: The Bicentennial Kings, and was managed by "Kangaroo" Al Costello . In March 1977, he began wrestling for Jerry Jarrett 's promotion in Memphis. Four months later, he would make his first international trip to Canada, wrestling in the Maritimes. In 1978, Condrey went to Alabama 's Southeast Championship Wrestling . After the Bicentennial Kings broke up in 1979, Condrey formed the Big C's with Don Carson. In 1980, after Carson retired, Condrey teamed up with Randy Rose , and formed
1988-732: The February 11 episode of Raw , The Revival finally defeated Roode and Gable for the titles, marking their first tag team championship win on the main roster. The following two weeks on Raw , The Revival were booked to lose to two different teams from NXT. This string of losses included against DIY and the team of Ricochet and Aleister Black . The team successfully defended their titles against Black and Ricochet and Roode and Gable at Fastlane , when Dawson pinned Gable. At WrestleMania 35 , The Revival lost their titles to Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder , ending their reign at 55 days. The following night on Raw , The Revival fought Hawkins and Ryder in
2059-531: The May 20 episode of Raw , The Revival defeated The Usos. At Super ShowDown, The Revival lost the rematch. On the following episode of Raw , The Revival defeated Hawkins and Ryder, and The Usos in a triple threat tag team match to win the Raw Tag Team Championships for a second time. The Revival defeated The Usos at Extreme Rules to retain the tag titles. On July 29 episode of Raw, they lost
2130-705: The Miz in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Heavy Machinery ( Otis and Tucker ) and Lucha House Party, in a match where the winner would earn a Smackdown Tag Team Championship match at Super ShowDown ; this was The Revival's final televised match in WWE. On the February 7, 2020 episode of SmackDown , they attacked Intercontinental Champion Braun Strowman alongside Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura , in their final appearances in WWE. On April 10, The Revival were granted their releases from WWE, fifteen months after their request in January 2019. In an interview
2201-724: The NWA World Tag Team Titles from the Rock 'n' Roll Express on Superstars on the Superstation and feuded with them until Condrey left the promotion in early 1987. He left overnight, giving no notice to Cornette, Eaton, or the NWA. Condrey would reunite with former partner Randy Rose in the AWA under manager Paul E. Dangerously . "Loverboy" Dennis and "Ravishing" Randy called themselves "The Midnight Express", and claimed
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2272-544: The NWA, rather than take his PPV payoff and give Crockett and Scott the satisfaction. Jack Victory was brought in as his replacement and the match went forward. Condrey returned to Alabama (now known as Continental) in the Spring of 1989. On July 22, 1989, Condrey defeated Tom Prichard to win the CWF Heavyweight Championship , before losing the title back to Prichard on December 6. He would also form
2343-590: The NXT Tag Team Championship that also featured DIY, in what would be their last match in NXT. On the April 3 episode of Raw , The Revival made their main roster debut, defeating The New Day . The following week on Raw , they defeated The New Day once again. On April 14, Wilder subsequently suffered a fractured jaw during a live event, and was estimated to be out for eight weeks, putting the team on
2414-510: The NXT Tag Team Championship to American Alpha ( Chad Gable and Jason Jordan ), ending their reign at 142 days. On June 8 at NXT TakeOver: The End , The Revival regained the titles from American Alpha, thus becoming the first team to win the NXT Tag Team Championship twice. On the July 6 episode of NXT , The Revival defeated American Alpha in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the titles. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II , they retained their titles over Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa . In
2485-478: The Revolt name, Dockins stated that his clients "were not aware of and, at worst, have no recollection of ever knowing of [Konley and Riley]'s claimed rights in a REVOLT-inclusive trademark." On the May 27, 2020 episode of Dynamite , Harwood and Wheeler made their All Elite Wrestling debut as FTR, saving The Young Bucks from an attack by The Butcher and The Blade thus establishing themselves as babyfaces in
2556-536: The SmackDown Tag Team titles back to The New Day's Big E and Kingston, ending their reign at 54 days. They received a rematch for the titles at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs , but was again defeated by The New Day. Later that same night, The Revival also aligned themselves with King Corbin , assisting him in defeating Roman Reigns , but that alliance ended quietly. On the January 31, 2020 episode of SmackDown , The Revival lost to John Morrison and
2627-515: The YouTube series Being the Elite . It was later revealed that it stood for Fuck The Rest, as noted in their shirts and their theme music video. That year, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked them number one on their inaugural PWI Tag Team 50 list. Wheeler and Harwood were longtime friends before being made into a team, and had wrestled together on the independent circuit . In 2012, Harwood
2698-510: The caller and basically asked him to come say it to his face. At that point, Dangerously and the Original Midnight Express hit the ring and proceeded to pummel Cornette and Stan Lane, who was wrestling in a singles match. By the time Bobby Eaton showed up, it was three on one. Cornette showed up the next week on TBS carrying his blood stained suit jacket and the feud was on. The teams wrestled at Starrcade '88 , but nothing
2769-598: The company's first-ever WWE Tag Team Triple Crown winners . After being released by WWE in April 2020, and signing with AEW the next month, they made their AEW debut on the May 27, 2020, episode of Dynamite , winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship the following September at AEW's All Out . In 2022, due to AEW co-owner Tony Khan 's purchase of Ring of Honor (ROH), and AEW's partnerships with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexico 's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), FTR would win
2840-522: The entire tag team division" by himself before winning the Raw Tag Team Championship with 10-year old non-wrestler Nicholas Cone, a son of WWE referee John Cone , at WrestleMania 34 . According to the duo, WWE management originally thought that The Revival was bluffing in order to receive a push , and that the push they received shortly after (they won the Raw Tag Team Championship the following month, with three more title wins later
2911-520: The final team eliminated in the match. Following this they began a feud against Lucha House Party ( Kalisto , Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado ) and suffered various losses in handicap matches labeled "Lucha House Rules". On the December 17 episode of Raw , The Revival defeated Lucha House Party, The B-Team and Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) in a fatal-4-way match, earning a shot at the Raw Tag Team Championship . Throughout
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2982-632: The first time, and with their AAA Tag Team Titles, became double champions. On June 26, 2022, FTR added the IWGP Tag Team Championship from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) when they won a Three-way Winner Takes All tag team match against IWGP Champions United Empire ( Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb ) and Roppongi Vice ( Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta ) at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door , making them triple champions (AAA, ROH, IWGP). At Death Before Dishonor , FTR defended their ROH Tag Team Championships against The Briscoes, in
3053-422: The following March 8 edition of Dynamite , Harwood and Wheeler stated their intentions of capturing the AEW World Tag Team Championships. FTR confronted The Gunns on the March 22 edition of Dynamite , seeking a title shot, but were continuously refused. The title match was finally granted upon Harwood's proposition that if he and Wheeler were to lose to The Gunns, they would quit AEW. The title match took place on
3124-455: The following month, the duo explained that they had asked for their releases because "the tag team division doesn't get respect, it doesn't get the time that we think a lot of these teams deserve and we want to take chances on ourselves", and that they felt that otherwise they would have "no legacy aside from our NXT stuff". They also stated: "The tag team titles, they don't really mean anything", pointing out that Braun Strowman had "steam-rolled
3195-561: The independents, Condrey returned to the NWA in November 1988, alongside Randy Rose and Paul E. Dangerously, and now calling themselves "The Original Midnight Express". During the November 5 episode of World Championship Wrestling , Jim Cornette received an anonymous phone call. The caller ridiculed Cornette over Eaton and Lane's loss of the NWA World Tag Team titles to the Road Warriors on October 29. Cornette recognized
3266-468: The lack of faith some coaches had for them at the Performance Center (with WWE chairman Vince McMahon 's dislike for southern accents being well-known backstage). They were notably told that they would not get to do many promos, although Rhodes, a fellow resident of North Carolina, insisted that they should. In 2014, after returning from injury, Dawson teamed up with a debuting Wilder, with
3337-507: The main event of the April 5 edition of Dynamite , where FTR defeated The Gunns, capturing the AEW World Tag Team Championships for the second time. FTR lost the titles to Big Bill and Ricky Starks on the October 7 episode of Collision , ending their second reign at 185 days. Going into 2024, FTR would feud with Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli of the Blackpool Combat Club, with Moxley and Castagnoli defeating FTR at
3408-542: The main roster. On January 28, 2018 at the Royal Rumble pre-show, The Revival defeated Gallows and Anderson. On SummerSlam pre-show, The Revival lost to The B-Team ( Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel ) in an attempt to become the Raw Tag Team Champions . At Survivor Series , they were part of Team Raw, but lost to Team SmackDown in the 10-on-10 Survivor Series tag team elimination match. The Revival were
3479-653: The match to become the NXT Tag Team Champions for the first time. They made their first successful title defense two weeks later, defeating The Vaudevillians in a rematch. Afterwards, they successfully defended their titles against Amore and Cassady at NXT TakeOver: London . Beginning in February 2016, Dash and Dawson began performing under the team name The Revival. The Revival made their first appearance on WWE's main roster at Roadblock , successfully defending their championships against Amore and Cassady. On April 1 at NXT TakeOver: Dallas , The Revival lost
3550-438: The next two weeks, The Revival faced Bobby Roode and Chad Gable for the titles, but Dawson and Wilder were unsuccessful in winning the titles in controversial fashion each time. Shortly after, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported that the duo asked for their release from their WWE contracts. This information was reported following their bout against Lucha House Party on the January 14, 2019 episode of Raw . On
3621-739: The process. They made their in-ring debut on the June 10 episode of Dynamite , where they defeated The Butcher and The Blade. During the following weeks, FTR had interactions with The Young Bucks and the AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page , including a match at Fyter Fest where FTR and The Young Bucks were defeated by The Lucha Bros and The Butcher and The Blade in an eight-man tag team match . In July 2020, after appearing on AEW television for two months without signing contracts, Harwood and Wheeler signed multi-year contracts with AEW. On
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#17327943531903692-421: The promotion. Condrey retired shortly thereafter. Condrey came back to team with Eaton in 2004 and, along with Stan Lane, they have been wrestling as the Midnight Express in the independents and feuding with the Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Fantastics . Condrey signed to World Wrestling Entertainment in March 2010 as a developmental trainer. He was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling and works with
3763-580: The rest of the summer facing them in May at Double or Nothing in an Anarchy in the Arena match , and in August at All In in a three-way tag team match for the tag titles, also involving The Acclaimed , both ended in defeat for FTR. After winning the IWGP Tag Team Championships at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door , FTR made their first appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling , at Music City Mayhem, where they teamed with Alex Zayne , in
3834-662: The right to the name, which had since been used by Condrey and Eaton (and later by "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and "Sweet" Stan Lane ) in the NWA. They would defeat Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee for the AWA World Tag Team titles on October 30, 1987, in Whitewater, Wisconsin . They would have a two-month title reign, losing the titles to the returning Midnight Rockers ( Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ) on December 27, 1987, in Las Vegas , Nevada . After wrestling
3905-556: The ring names Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson, respectively. The team was created by Dusty Rhodes in 2014, then as The Mechanics , and later simply Dash and Dawson when they made their television debut on WWE NXT . The team adopted the name The Revival in 2016, referencing reviving the classic tag-team wrestling style of the 1980s, which has led to the two being compared favorably to the Brain Busters ( Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard ) and The Midnight Express , particularly
3976-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FTR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FTR&oldid=1226983988 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
4047-536: The same year) was a result of it, even after they repeatedly insisted that they did not want to win titles because they believed WWE's tag team championships were meaningless. During the two's last months in the company, Vince McMahon personally designed an entirely new gimmick for The Revival. However, the duo found the proposed characters "less than flattering", with Wilder stating that he laughed out loud when McMahon gave them pictures displaying their offered new looks. The designs, which have since leaked online, had
4118-462: The table that were very tempting because we loved NXT and we loved our time there, but at the end of the day like Dax said, we knew that our time there was done." The Revival made their video game debut as playable characters in WWE 2K17 , and have since appeared in WWE 2K18 , WWE 2K19 , WWE 2K20 . and AEW Fight Forever . Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey (born February 1, 1952)
4189-536: The tag team approach to wrestling is having boundaries and rules and work with them, usually breaking them. Pro wrestling booker and manager Jim Cornette , known for his old-school approach, has praised the team on several occasions. The team uses the phrase "No flips, just fists" to convey their more traditional, mat based in-ring style in contrast to the more high flying style of some contemporary teams. The duo said that they were modeled after The Brain Busters and
4260-485: The team name was changed to "Dash and Dawson". On the October 28 episode of NXT , Dash and Dawson attacked Amore and Cassady before their match, completely laying out Amore while decimating Cass' knee, leaving him unable to compete. Due to an earlier non-title victory over the NXT Tag Team Champions , The Vaudevillains , Dash and Dawson earned a title match on the November 11 episode of NXT , and won
4331-482: The titles to Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a triple threat match that also involved the Usos, ending their second reign at 49 days. On the August 12, 2019 post-Summerslam episode of "Raw", during a scheduled tag team match where The Revival were facing Lucha House Party ( Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik , with Kalisto ), the 24/7 champion R-Truth ran out from backstage, being chased by several wrestlers. The match
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#17327943531904402-447: The two asked for Jericho's approval to use the move, which he gave them. The duo confirmed after leaving WWE that they would change the move's name. As FTR, the duo renamed the move to the "Goodnight Express", an homage to The Midnight Express. They later renamed the move again to "Big Rig" after the late Brodie Lee before returning to the “Shatter Machine” name in 2023 at Revolution . FTR also uses an assisted spike piledriver called
4473-468: The two needed to become a team. According to a May 2020 interview of the duo, Rhodes was not only highly influential in both the creation and development of the team, but had "unwavering faith" in them even as some of the other coaches had doubts, and was their "biggest supporter and pushed for [them] harder than anybody" until his passing in 2015. Wheeler and Harwood, who were both from North Carolina , acknowledged that their southern accents contributed to
4544-548: The two performing extensively at live events under the ring name The Mechanics. The duo resurfaced and picked up their first televised win on the July 29, 2015 episode of NXT , defeating Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. At NXT TakeOver: Respect , The Mechanics were defeated in the semi-finals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic by eventual winners Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe . In the following weeks,
4615-477: The two wearing lipstick, bright colors and tassels and carrying glow sticks, with Wilder also wearing suspenders and a large "Shatter Machine" sign on a chain necklace. The duo stated that they had immediately told McMahon that these new characters were "bad", and that while they would portray them if WWE wanted, they would still leave the company once their contracts expired in June 2020. In the same May 2020 interview, Wheeler and Harwood stated their belief that this
4686-558: Was called off and The Revival performed a " Hart Attack " on Truth and simultaneously pinned him to become the first co-champions of the 24/7 Championship . However, in the same night, R-Truth pinned Dawson, with the help of Carmella, to regain the title. Following SummerSlam , The Revival began to appear on SmackDown Live , aligning themselves with Randy Orton in a feud against The New Day ( Big E , Kofi Kingston , and Xavier Woods ). On September 15 at Clash of Champions , The Revival defeated The New Day's Big E and Woods to capture
4757-527: Was hired by WWE based in part on a match he previously had with Wheeler, and performed there under the name Scott Dawson, mostly in tag team matches on NXT and live shows. Wheeler had hoped to join WWE, with the two also hoping to form a tag team there. In 2014, Wheeler joined the WWE Performance Center , and on his very first day of promo training, performed a promo with Dawson; WWE producer Dusty Rhodes immediately became convinced that
4828-467: Was now using the first name he originally wanted in WWE). On May 10, 2020, the duo received a cease and desist letter over the usage of the name "The Revolt" by the attorney of Caleb Konley and Zane Riley, a duo who had been using the name on the independent circuit since 2015; the letter stated that "[Wheeler and Harwood's] conduct is not only unlawful, it is truly shameless that they would willfully steal
4899-501: Was solved. The Midnights vs. Midnights would be the hottest feud in the NWA for months, building up to a 6-man tag match involving the managers at the Chi-Town Rumble pay-per-view in February 1989. The one who got pinned would have to leave the promotion. However, due to changes in ownership, the NWA was going through booking upheaval with Dusty Rhodes being replaced as head booker by George Scott . Jim Crockett, Jr. already had
4970-635: Was the moment McMahon and WWE executives realized that the two actually intended to leave the company; this resulted in The Revival being permanently taken off-television until their release. Following their departure from WWE, the team released a video on their social media pages using the new catchphrase "Fear The Revolt" (FTR); this resulted in their new ring name being largely reported to be The Revolt. Furthermore, Wilder changed his ring name to Cash Wheeler while Dawson changed his to Dax Harwood (with both now using their real-life last names, while Wheeler
5041-420: Was time for us to move on because money is great, and I am so fortunate and lucky to take care of my beautiful wife and perfect little six year old daughter because of professional wrestling, but that's what it's because of – professional wrestling." Wheeler stated "Once we got pulled from all of our dates on the main roster, it was down to NXT as the option and we talked to Hunter at length, there were offers on
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