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30-599: Swann and Ricochet began teaming with each other as members of the World-1 International faction in the Dragon Gate promotion in 2012, and soon expanded into other promotions. The team was moderately successful, winning RevPro's British Tag Team Championship once . After competing in other alliances, Rich Swann and Ricochet were paired with each other for the first time in Dragon Gate during

60-498: A DDT to Elgin, allowing Swann to deliver a standing 450° splash to Elgin and Ricochet followed it with a 630° senton on Elgin. However, Cage caught Ricochet and attempted to deliver a Weapon X but Swann kicked Cage, allowing Ricochet to pin Cage with a sunset flip for the win. Later, the penultimate match took place. It was a four-way match between Chris Hero , Drake Younger , Johnny Gargano , and Kyle O'Reilly to determine

90-432: A double chokeslam to Goodtime, with the aid of a trenchcoat, from the top rope for the win. Next, Unbreakable F'N Machines ( Brian Cage and Michael Elgin ) took on PPRay ( Peter Avalon and Ray Rosas ). Cage knocked Rosas out of the ring after Rosas tried to deliver a superplex to Cage and then Cage and Elgin double teamed Avalon as Cage delivered a gorilla press slam into a backfist to Avalon. Elgin then delivered

120-570: A neckbreaker to Avalon and followed it with an Elgin Bomb for the win. Next, World's Cutest Tag Team ( Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan ) took on Cole Steen Cole ( Adam Cole and Kevin Steen ). Cole knocked LeRae out with a Panama Sunrise and Ryan proceeded to deliver That 70's Kick to Cole. Steen then delivered a pop-up powerbomb to Ryan, and Cole Steen Cole delivered a superkick/ package piledriver combination to Ryan and then Cole delivered

150-504: A losing effort. Inner City Machine Guns wrestled a few matches for the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling in 2014. Their first wXw match took place at the first night of 16 Carat Gold Tournament , unsuccessfully challenging Hot And Spicy ( Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack ) for the wXw World Tag Team Championship . They next appeared at Fans Appreciation Night , where they teamed with CIMA to defeat Masato Yoshino and Hot And Spicy in

180-555: A losing effort. At Ten , Guns unsuccessfully challenged Young Bucks for the PWG World Tag Team Championship in a three-way ladder match , also involving Dojo Bros. ( Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong ). On January 31, 2014, Guns participated in that year's DDT4 tournament , defeating The African American Wolves ( ACH and AR Fox) in the quarter-final and Unbreakable F'N Machines in the semi-final but lost to Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and Trent? ) in

210-559: A six-man tag team match. Inner City Machine Guns made their debut for the British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling at High Stakes on March 15, 2014. They defeated The Swords of Essex (Paul Robinson and Will Ospreay ) in their RevPro debut to win the British Tag Team Championship . The following day, at Sittingbourne Spectacular , Guns successfully defended the title against The Young Bucks, before losing

240-473: A superkick and a package piledriver combination to Trent?. But Candice LeRae distracted Cole by spitting in his face, causing Cole to chase her in retaliation. Steen was distracted, and Trent? capitalized by pinning him with a jackknife for the win. Next, Inner City Machine Guns took on Unbreakable F'N Machines. Cage countered a standing 450° splash by Swann into a gorilla press slam into a backfist. A miscommunication then occurred and Cage accidentally delivered

270-404: A superkick to Ryan for the win. It was followed by the last match in the quarterfinals between The Inner City Machine Guns ( Rich Swann and Ricochet ) and African-American Wolves ( A. C. H. and A. R. Fox ). Swann delivered a handspring cutter to ACH and attempted to deliver a standing 450° splash but ACH avoided it. However, Ricochet managed to deliver a springboard 450° splash to ACH for

300-511: A team in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla by participating in the 2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament . They were eliminated by the eventual winners The Young Bucks in the quarter-final round. They next appeared at All Star Weekend 9 , defeating AR Fox and Samuray del Sol on the first night. On the second night, Guns teamed with Fox against Kevin Steen and Unbreakable F'N Machines ( Brian Cage and Michael Elgin ) in

330-480: The 2014 Mercury Rising , where they teamed with AR Fox to participate in the Six Man Tag Team Tournament. They defeated Chris Hero , Masato Tanaka and Roderick Strong in the semifinal but lost to The Premier Athlete Brand ( Anthony Nese , Caleb Konley and Trent Barreta ) in a three-way final, also involving Fire Ant , Green Ant and Lince Dorado . Inner City Machine Guns debuted as

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360-720: The Glorious Gate tour on March 12, 2012, competing against Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk in a losing effort. At Memorial Gate in Wakayama , Masato Yoshino formed the WORLD-1 International faction with Naruki Doi , Pac and Swann. Ricochet later joined the group as its fifth member. Various group members occasionally teamed with each other, with Swann and Ricochet representing the group in tag team matches on various occasions against groups such as Akatsuki, Jimmyz, Mad Blankey and Team Veteran Returns, throughout

390-524: The #1 contender for the PWG World Championship . Gargano and Hero were knocked out, which led to Younger and O'Reilly exchanging moves with each other. It culminated with Younger delivering a Drake's Landing to O'Reilly for the win. In the DDT4 final, Best Friends took on Inner City Machine Guns. Chuck Taylor countered a handspring cutter attempt by Rich Swann into an Omega Driver for

420-447: The #1 contender for the PWG World Championship . The second match was a singles match between Roderick Strong and Tommaso Ciampa . However, Strong was unable to compete at DDT4 due to injury, and would be replaced by the debuting Adam Thornstowe as Ciampa's opponent. The DDT4 kicked off with a match between Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and Trent? ) and The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma). Best Friends delivered

450-553: The final. Aside from the tournament, Tommaso Ciampa defeated Adam Thornstowe , and Drake Younger defeated Chris Hero , Johnny Gargano and Kyle O'Reilly in a four-way match to become the #1 contender for the PWG World Championship . On December 23, 2013, PWG announced on its official Twitter account that the 2014 edition of DDT4 would take place at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, California . It

480-405: The final. On the first night of Battle of Los Angeles , Guns received a World Tag Team Championship opportunity against The World's Cutest Tag Team ( Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan ) in a three-way match, also involving The Addiction ( Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian ). Guns failed to win the titles. Ricochet and Swann participated in the namesake tournament on the second night. Swann

510-605: The go baaan Cup 8 Man Tag Tournament, losing to the eventual winners Jimmyz in the semi-final round. They would then lose to Team Veteran Returns in a match for the third place in the tournament. At Enter The Dragon in July, Inner City Machine Guns unsuccessfully challenged The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) for the Open the United Gate Championship. Their next major performance in Dragon Gate occurred at

540-502: The past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. Also road agent , producer and coach . Also juicing , gigging , getting color , and running

570-599: The quarter-final but lost to the eventual winners Andrew Everett and Trevor Lee in the semi-final. On the first night of Battle of Los Angeles , Guns lost to Los Güeros del Cielo ( Angélico and Jack Evans ). On the second night, both Swann and Ricochet participated in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament, but lost to Zack Sabre Jr. and Marty Scurll in their respective matches. On the third night, Guns teamed with Angélico and Fenix against Mount Rushmore 2.0 (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Roderick Strong and Super Dragon ) in

600-439: The razor . Also booker and booking . Also going broadway . Also bury and buried . Also championship advantage . Also forbidden door . Also getting the heat . Also lackey or heavy Also babyface , blue-eye (England), or técnico (Mexico). Also playing Ricky Morton . Also hope spot . Also cross-promotion . Also persona . Also jobber to

630-707: The stars . Also rudo (Mexico). Also live event . Also indie promotion . Also enhancement talent . Short-form of "legitimate". Also link up . Also simply Jannetty . Also microphone work . Also blown spot and mis-selling . Also house shooter . Also sandbag . Also kickoff show Also wrasslin' , southern style or, more specifically, Memphis style . Also return clause . Also audible finish . Also potato-sacking . Also write off television . Also young lion . Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2014) Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2014)

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660-412: The title to The Kartel ( Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier ). Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In

690-496: The win. DDT4 received mostly positive reviews from critics. Will Pruett of Pro Wrestling Dot Net praised the event as "an excellent night of wrestling", "with the unexpected crowning of Best Friends as DDT4 winners." He further wrote "The tag team action was all sorts of fun. The setup for Younger vs. Cole and Young Bucks vs. Best Friends (both of which I assume will happen in March) was great. The long term story of LaRae and Cole

720-454: The win. After the match, Adam Thornstowe made his PWG debut against Tommaso Ciampa . Ciampa delivered a high knee to Thornstowe for the win. The semifinal round of the DDT4 began with a match between Cole Steen Cole and Best Friends. Adam Cole knocked out Chuck Taylor by backdropping him on the chairs set up outside the ring. Kevin Steen then delivered a sleeper suplex to Trent? in the ring, and then Cole Steen Cole attempted to deliver

750-618: The year. They also competed at Dragon Gate's US subsidiary , first wrestling together at Enter The Dragon pay-per-view event, where they faced AR Fox and CIMA for the vacant Open the United Gate Championship in a losing effort. They also appeared at Uprising pay-per-view, where they lost to Super Smash Brothers ( Player Uno and Stupefied ). At Mercury Rising on April 7, 2013, Swann and Ricochet teamed with WORLD-1 International teammate Johnny Gargano to defeat CIMA, Eita and Tomahawk TT . In May, Swann and Ricochet teamed with Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi to represent their faction in

780-540: Was also delightful." Jake St-Pierre of 411Mania rated the event with 8.0 score, with "great matches up and down the card". He considered it a "consistently fantastic offering" by PWG, praising all of the matches, with the exception of PPRay's match against Unbreakable F'n Machines, stating it "more inoffensive than anything." DDT4 would turn out to be Drake Younger's last appearance in PWG, as he signed with WWE in March and

810-557: Was announced that unlike the previous edition , the PWG World Tag Team Championship would not be defended in the 2014 edition. Instead, the winning team would become the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship. The participants announced for the DDT4 were: Two non-tournament matches were also announced for DDT4. The first match set for the event was a four-way match between Chris Hero , Drake Younger , Johnny Gargano , and Kyle O'Reilly to determine

840-474: Was eliminated by LeRae while Ricochet advanced in the tournament by defeating Chris Sabin . On the third night, Ricochet defeated T.J. Perkins in the quarter-final, Kenny Omega in the semi-final, and Johnny Gargano and Roderick Strong in the three-way final to win the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. On May 22, 2015, Guns participated in their third consecutive Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament . They defeated Biff Busick and Drew Gulak in

870-461: Was the eighth Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (DDT4) produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). The event took place on January 31, 2014 at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, California . The tournament would be held to determine the #1 contenders for the PWG World Tag Team Championship . Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and Trent? ) won the tournament by defeating The Inner City Machine Guns ( Rich Swann and Ricochet ) in

900-524: Was unable to challenge Adam Cole for the PWG World Championship at Mystery Vortex II . Candice LeRae then substituted for Younger and answered Cole's open challenge for the title as a continuation of their feud following their confrontations at DDT4. Cole went on to retain the title. Best Friends received a World Tag Team Championship opportunity against The Young Bucks as a result of winning DDT4, at Mystery Vortex II, but failed to win

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