War Machine (professional wrestling)
| War Machine | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Hanson Ray Rowe |
| Name(s) |
War Machine Hanson & Rowe[1] Rowe & Hanson[1] Hanson and Raymond Rowe Hanson and Ray Rowe |
| Debut | February 22, 2014 |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Promotions |
Noah ROH[2] |
War Machine is the professional wrestling tag team of Hanson and Raymond Rowe. They currently work for Ring of Honor (ROH), and are currently the ROH World Tag Team Champions in their first reign. They have also worked in Pro Wrestling Noah.
History
In 2014, Hanson and Rowe participated in the Top Prospect Tournament,[3] where they met in the finals. Hanson defeated Rowe to win the tournament[4] Since then, they performed as a tag team under the name War Machine. On April 11, Hanson and Rowe both signed contracts with ROH.[5] On August 22, 2015, War Machine defeated Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) in a non-title match and afterwards challenged them to a match for their GHC Tag Team Championship, a title owned by the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah promotion.[6] War Machine received their title shot in Japan on September 19, but were defeated by the Killer Elite Squad.[7] On December 18 at Final Battle, War Machine defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[8]
In wrestling
- Double-team finishing moves
- Double-team signature moves
- Double chokeslam[9]
- Hanson powerbombs Rowe onto a grounded opponent[10][9]
- Entrance themes
- "Blood and Tears" by Eric Baumont and Jean-Michel Bacou
Championships and accomplishments
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)
References
- 1 2 http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/hanson-rowe-sign-roh
- ↑ "Show results - 4/4 ROH in San Antonio, Tex.: Major title change & debut (contains spoilers for upcoming TV episodes)". Pro Wrestling Torch. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Ring Of Honor (2013-12-16). "2014 Top Prospect Tournament: Participant #8". Ring Of Honor.
- ↑ CageMatch (2014-01-25). "ROH Wrestling's Finest". CageMatch.
- ↑ "Hanson & Rowe sign with ROH". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ "Ring of Honor tag team heading to Pro Wrestling Noah". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ↑ "Great Voyage 2015 in Osaka". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (December 18, 2015). "ROH Final Battle 2015 live results: Jay Lethal vs. AJ Styles, Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "METZGER'S ROH TV REPORT 4/5: A.J. Styles vs. Briscoe main event, plus Elgin, A.C.H., War Machine in action leading to big episode next week".
- ↑ "RING OF HONOR TELEVISION REPORT: MATCHES TAPED AT BEST IN THE WORLD By Richard Trionfo".
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