Eddie Edwards Eddie Edwards ( December 30 , 1983 ) is an American professional wrestler signed to Impact Wrestling ( formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ) , where he is a former one - time TNA World Heavyweight Champion , two - time TNA X Division Champion and a five - time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Davey Richards . Edwards has also wrestled for Ring of Honor ( ROH ) , where he is a former ROH World Champion , the inaugural ROH World Television Champion and a two - time ROH World Tag Team Champion with his partner Davey Richards as " The American Wolves " . He won ROH ' s Survival of the Fittest tournament in November 2010 which propelled him to win the World Championship . His World Championship victory made him the first wrestler to win the ROH Triple Crown , and the only wrestler to ever hold the TNA and ROH Triple Crown . He was also a regular for the Southern California - based promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG ) and has made several tours of Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah . Professional wrestling career . Other promotions . Edwards has competed for numerous independent promotions throughout his career , most notably New England Championship Wrestling ( NECW ) , Top Rope Promotions ( TRP ) , Maryland Championship Wrestling , and the Millennium Wrestling Federation ( MWF ) . He has also competed for MXW Pro Wrestling , Defiant Pro Wrestling , Power League Wrestling , Showcase Pro Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling . On February 5 , 2003 , Edwards became the first MWF Television Champion , by defeating Jerelle Clark in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion . He held the title for over two and a half years , before losing it to Tommaso Ciampa in a three - way match , also involving A . J . Styles . In January 2007 , Edwards started wrestling for Squared Circle Wrestling ( 2CW ) . As part of 2CW he wrestled against John Walters , C . W . Anderson , Samoa Joe , and challenged Slyck Wagner Brown for the 2CW Title in August 2008 . Edwards won his first title in 2CW , the 2CW Tag Team Championship alongside Davey Richards , on April 2 , 2010 . They held the championship for four months before losing it to Colin Delaney and Jimmy Olsen on August 22 . On June 9 , 2007 , Edwards competed in NECW ' s annual Iron 8 Championship Tournament , where he defeated Gary Cassidy in his first round match . Later that night , he beat Bobby Fish , Brandon Locke , and Brian Fury in the final , in a four - way Iron Man match , to win the Tournament . The time limit had been reached with a four - way tie with each wrestler on two pinfalls , so Edwards won in sudden death overtime , during which Fish broke his ankle . On October 30 , 2011 , Edwards made an appearance in Chikara , losing to Jigsaw . On November 30 , 2012 , he and Roderick Strong , billed as the Dojo Bros . , won the Premiere Wrestling Xperience ' s Tag Team Championship . At House of Hardcore VII , Edwards made his debut in the promotion , defeating Eddie Kingston . In August 2013 , after their contracts with ROH had expired , Edwards and Davey Richards took part in a tryout camp for WWE , where they were described as " standing out " . On November 18 , Edwards and Richards entered the WWE Performance Center in Orlando , Florida for another week - long tryout . Three days later , Edwards and Richards made their WWE NXT debut ; using the team name " The American Pitbulls " and billed as John Cahill and Derek Billington respectively , they lost to NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension ( Konnor and Viktor ) in a non - title match . Pro Wrestling Noah ( 2005 – present ) . On August 20 , 2005 , Edwards started his first tour with Japan ese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah . During the tour , which lasted until September 18 , Edwards wrestled mainly opening matches , losing all of them . During 2006 , Edwards made two more tours with Noah , first in April and the second in November . On December 2 , Edwards picked up his first win in Noah , when he and Doug Williams defeated Shuhei Taniguchi and Yoshinari Ogawa in a tag team match , with Edwards pinning Taniguchi for the win . During the next years , Edwards continued making two tours of Noah per year and now had begun earning himself title matches in the promotion . On May 25 , 2007 , Edwards and Ted DiBiase , Jr . unsuccessfully challenged Kentaro Shiga and Kishin Kawabata for the GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship , and on November 28 , 2008 , Edwards also unsuccessfully challenged Kenta for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship . During the tours , Edwards formed a partnership with Ricky Marvin , with whom he took part in the 2008 and 2009 Nippon TV Cup Jr . Heavyweight Tag League s , with the two making the semifinals in the latter . In the 2010 edition of the tournament , Edwards and Roderick Strong made it to the finals , before losing to the team of Atsushi Aoki and Kenta . On January 29 , 2011 , Edwards received his second shot at the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship , but was defeated by the defending champion , Kotaro Suzuki . In April 2012 , Edwards took part in his first Global Tag League , teaming with Colt Cabana . After two wins , one draw and four losses , the team was eliminated from the tournament , but was afterward awarded the Technique award . Edwards then formed a new partnership with Bobby Fish , with whom he took part in the 2012 Nippon TV Cup Jr . Heavyweight Tag League and 2013 Global Tag League . Edwards returned to Noah in late October 2013 to take part in the 2013 Global League Tournament . Despite big wins over reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta and Katsuhiko Nakajima , he finished last in his block . Ring of Honor . Early appearances ( 2006 – 2008 ) . Edwards made his Ring of Honor ( ROH ) debut on December 22 , 2006 at " International Challenge " , losing to Austin Aries . His second ROH appearance was over a month later , when he lost to Jack Evans at " Dedicated " on January 26 , 2007 . On April 11 , 2008 at " Bedlam In Beantown " , after defeating Jigsaw , Edwards accepted Larry Sweeney ' s proposal to join his faction , Sweet and Sour , Inc . His first match as part of Sweet and Sour , Inc was a tag team match against Erick Stevens and Pelle Primeau on April 12 at " Injustice " , which Edwards and fellow faction member Chris Hero won . Following this match , he went on a hiatus from ROH until " Up For Grabs " in June , when he lost to Claudio Castagnoli . In September 2008 , Sweet and Sour , Inc , and Edwards in particular , became embroiled in a feud with Erick Stevens , leading to various combinations of the faction members taking on Stevens and an assortment of tag team partners . This included a match where Stevens and Brent Albright defeated Edwards and Adam Pearce at the Driven pay - per - view . The American Wolves ( 2008 – 2010 ) . Later that year , in December , Edwards began teaming with fellow Sweet and Sour , Inc member , Davey Richards , as The American Wolves . Their first match as a team was on December 26 , at " All Star Extravaganza IV " , where they lost to The Briscoe Brothers ( Jay and Mark ) in a three way elimination tag team match , which also involved Claudio Castagnoli and Nigel McGuinness . The following night at " Final Battle 2008 " , the American Wolves , along with Go Shiozaki , lost to Brent Albright , Roderick Strong , and Erick Stevens in a " New York City Street Fight " . Later that night , they attacked and injured Mark Briscoe . As 2009 began , they began challenging for the ROH World Tag Team Championship , losing to the champions Kevin Steen and El Generico on numerous occasions . They eventually won the Championship on April 10 , at an " Ring of Honor Wrestling " taping , in a " Tables are Legal " match . Edwards and Richards went on to successfully defend the Championship against teams made up of ROH ' s top wrestlers including Tyler Black and Bryan Danielson , and against former champions Kevin Steen and El Generico at " Manhattan Mayhem III " in a submission match . On September 25 , Edwards suffered a broken elbow in an Anything Goes match against Kevin Steen . Despite the injury , he was able to compete the following night in a Ladder War against Steen and Generico , in which The American Wolves retained the championship . Edwards underwent successful surgery on October 6 , after the surgery was postponed from October 1 . On his return to ROH on December 19 at Final Battle 2009 , The American Wolves lost the Tag Team Championship to the Briscoe Brothers . Focus on singles competition ( 2010 – 2012 ) . In 2010 , Edwards competed in a tournament to determine the inaugural ROH World Television Champion . He defeated Colt Cabana and Kevin Steen en route to the final , where he defeated his tag team partner Richards to become the inaugural champion on March 5 . He made his first defense of the championship at the " Ring of Honor Wrestling " television tapings the following night , by defeating Cabana , and went to successfully defend the championship again on March 20 by defeating Petey Williams . At the " Ring of Honor Wrestling " tapings in May , Edwards introduced the " 10 Minute Hunt " , where if his opponent can either defeat Edwards within 10 minutes or last 10 minutes , they would receive a future ROH World Television Championship match . During a match at the " Ring of Honor Wrestling " television tapings on July 16 , Davey Richards lost to Roderick Strong after refusing assistance from Shane Hagadorn , the manager of The American Wolves . Afterwards , Richards attacked Hagadorn when Hagadorn claimed credit for making Richards the best wrestler in the world , and Edwards sided with Richards , ending their association with Hagadorn . On September 8 , 2010 , Ring of Honor announced that Edwards had signed a contract extension with the company . Later that week , he successfully defended the ROH World Television Championship against two members of The Embassy . He defeated Erick Stevens on September 10 , before defeating Shawn Daivari at Glory By Honor IX the following night . On November 12 , 2010 , Edwards won the 2010 Survival of the Fittest tournament . He defeated Chris Hero in the first round to advance to the final , a six - man elimination match , in which he last eliminated Kenny King via submission to win . 0 The following month on December 9 , Edwards defeated Mark Briscoe to retain the ROH World Television Championship at the " Ring of Honor Wrestling " tapings , before losing it to Christopher Daniels at the second night of television tapings the following day . On March 19 , 2011 at " Manhattan Mayhem IV " , Edwards defeated defending champion Roderick Strong to win the ROH World Championship for the first time . His victory made him the first person to win the ROH Triple Crown , having held the World Tag Team , World Television and World championships in the promotion . Edwards made his first title defense on April 1 , defeating Christopher Daniels at the first night of Honor Takes Center Stage to retain the championship . On June 26 at Best in the World 2011 , Edwards lost the ROH World Championship to Davey Richards . Edwards then faced Roderick Strong in a " Ringmaster Challenge " two out of three falls match at Death Before Dishonor IX in September , with the winner earning a guaranteed match for the ROH World Championship . With one decision each , Edwards and Strong competed in a 15 - minute Iron Man match for the third decision , which Edwards won during overtime . In order to prepare for his World Championship match , Edwards began training with Dan Severn to counter Richards ' mixed martial arts moves . At Final Battle 2011 , Severn accompanied Edwards to the ring for his rematch with Richards , in which Edwards was unsuccessful in regaining the ROH World Championship . At the January 7 , 2012 , tapings of " Ring of Honor Wrestling " , Edwards formed a new partnership with Adam Cole , opposite Davey Richards and Kyle O ' Reilly . At ROH ' s " Homecoming 2012 " show on January 20 , it was announced that Edwards would be unable to compete during that weekend ' s shows due to a staph infection , although he still made an appearance to aid Cole . On March 4 at the 10th Anniversary Show , Edwards and Cole defeated Davey Richards and Kyle O ' Reilly in a main event tag team match . Return of The American Wolves ( 2012 – 2013 ) . On December 16 at , Edwards reunited with Davey Richards in a tag team match , where they defeated Bobby Fish and Kyle O ' Reilly . Following their win , the American Wolves received a shot at the ROH World Tag Team Championship , but were defeated by the defending champions , the Briscoe Brothers , on January 18 , 2013 . On August 3 , the American Wolves defeated the Forever Hooligans ( Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero ) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the second time . They lost the title to reDRagon ( Bobby Fish and Kyle O ' Reilly ) on August 17 . On September 20 at Death Before Dishonor XI , the American Wolves unsuccessfully challenged Forever Hooligans for New Japan Pro Wrestling ' s IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship . On December 14 at Final Battle 2013 , Edwards wrestled his ROH farewell match , where he and B . J . Whitmer defeated Jay Lethal and Roderick Strong . Following the match , Edwards was attacked by The Decade ( Whitmer , Strong , and Jimmy Jacobs ) . Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( 2011 – 2013 ) . Edwards made his Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG ) debut on March 4 , 2011 , teaming with Davey Richards to participate in the fifth annual " Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament " . After defeating the RockNES Monsters ( Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma ) in the opening round , Edwards and Richards were eliminated in the semifinals by eventual winners The Young Bucks ( Matt and Nick Jackson ) . A short time later , Edwards became a member of the roster . During " All Star Weekend 8 " on May 27 and 28 , Edwards picked up his first singles victories in PWG , defeating Alex Shelley and El Generico on " Night One " and " Night Two " , respectively . On August 20 , Edwards took part in the " 2011 Battle of Los Angeles " , defeating Roderick Strong in the opening round before losing against PWG World Champion Kevin Steen in a non - title semifinal match . At " Fear " on December 10 , Edwards and Richards reunited to defeat the Super Smash Brothers ( Player Uno and Stupefied ) . Edwards received his first PWG World Championship title shot on March 17 , 2012 , at " World ' s Finest " . He was scheduled to wrestle champion El Generico in a rematch of their " All Star Weekend 8 " encounter ; the bout was turned into a three - way to include Kevin Steen , who subsequently pinned Edwards and regained the championship . Edwards made his " Battle of Los Angeles " return on September 1 and 2 . He defeated Kyle O ' Reilly in the opening round , before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Adam Cole , who ultimately won the tournament . At " Mystery Vortex " , which took place on December 1 , Edwards teamed with Roderick Strong under the team name " Dojo Bros . " and earned back - to - back tag team victories ; first defeating The Young Bucks in the opening match and then PWG World Tag Team Champions Super Smash Brothers in a non - title bout . On March 23 , 2013 , the Dojo Bros . received a shot at the PWG World Tag Team Championship , now held by The Young Bucks , but were defeated by the defending champions . On December 21 , the Dojo Bros . defeated AR Fox and Rich Swann in Edwards ' PWG farewell match . Edwards was set to make his return to PWG on July 24 , 2015 , alongside Davey Richards ; however , they were later pulled before the event took place . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling . World Tag Team Championship reigns ( 2014 – 2016 ) . On January 16 , 2014 , Edwards and Richards ( now renamed as The Wolves ) , appeared on the first episode of the " Genesis " specials of " Impact Wrestling " in a backstage segment with Dixie Carter . As part of their debut storyline , they revealed they had signed contracts with a new investor in TNA . Their in - ring debut came the following week , when they and Samoa Joe defeated The BroMans ( Robbie E and Jessie Godderz ) and Zema Ion in a six - man tag team match . On February 23 Edwards and Richards defeated TheBroMans to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship . After a week - long reign , The Wolves lost the championship back to The BroMans at Wrestle - 1 ' s " " event in Tokyo , Japan in a three - way match , also including Team 246 ( Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo ) . On April 27 at the Sacrifice pay - per - view , The Wolves regained the championship by defeating Robbie E , Godderz , and DJ Z in a two - on - three handicap match . On June 15 , 2014 , at Slammiversary XII Edwards competed in six - way ladder match for TNA X Division Championship , which was won by Sanada . The Wolves returned to Wrestle - 1 on July 6 , successfully defending the TNA World Tag Team Championship against the Junior Stars ( Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka ) . They also retained the championship in matches against Bram and Magnus and The Hardys ( Matt and Jeff Hardy ) . After being challenged to a three - way tag team match for the title by The Hardys and Team 3D , it was decided all three teams would compete in a best of three series for the title , with the winners of the each match being able to choose the stipulation of the next . At the end of the series , the teams each had won one match so a fourth match was held ; The Wolves won a Full Metal Mayhem match to retain the championship . At the " Impact Wrestling " tapings on September 19 , Edwards and Richards lost the championship to James Storm and Abyss , but regained the title on January 30 , 2015 , from The Revolution . On February 15 , Edwards suffered a broken heel during a special match against his partner Davey Richards at the One Night Only X - Travaganza taping , and required surgery . As a result of the injury , The Wolves vacated the Tag Team Championship at the television tapings on March 13 . On May 8 , 2015 on a live edition of Impact Wrestling . he returned and him and Davey Richards issued a Challenge to Bobby Roode & Austin Aries to a best of 5 series for the TNA World Tag Team Titles . The Wolves won the first 2 matches and Dirty Heels won the next two . AT Slammiversary , Aries defeated Richards , so he choose the stipulation for the last match of the series , a 30 minutes tag team iron man match . On June 25 , 2015 ( aired July 1 , 2015 ) The Wolves defeated Dirty Heels to win the Tag Team Titles . With this victory , The Wolves shared with Beer Money the record of most reigns , with four . On July 28 , ( aired September 2 , 2015 ) they lost the titles to Brian Myers and Trevor Lee . The Wolves regained the titles the following week in a rematch . During October and November ( taped in July ) , Edwards participated in the TNA World Title Series as a member of Group Tag Team Specialists along with Robbie E his fellow partner Davey Richards and Matt Hardy . where he ended of his fourth block . failing to advance to the finals . After a short feud with The Decay , The Wolves dropped their titles to Beer Money in London . Championship reigns ( 2016 – present ) . Davey would be injured in the match , and Eddie would embark on a singles career . He started a feud with Trevor Lee and Gregory Helms , challenged Lee in a match for the TNA X Division Championship , in a three - way also involving DJ Z , but lost the match . On June 12 at Slammiversary , Edwards defeated Lee , DJ Z and Andrew Everett in a four - way match to win the TNA X Division Championship , marking his first singles title in TNA . On the June 14 tapings of the June 21 episode of Impact Wrestling , however , Edwards dropped the title to Mike Bennett . Edwards regained the title the following day during an Ultimate X match to become a two - time X Division Champion . At Destination X he used the Option C for having a match against Lashley for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , his title was also on the line . However , the match ended in a no - contest after an interference from Mike Bennett and Eddie was attacked by the debuting Moose . A week later Eddie Edwards lost the X Division Championship to Lashley in a " Winner Takes All " Six Sides of Steel match with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship also on the line . On the 22 September episode of " Impact Wrestler " , he saved DJ Z from an attack of The Helms Dynasty , and challenged him for a match for his TNA X Division Championship , which DJ Z accept . However , a week later , Eddie Edwards was defeated by DJ Z , retaining his title . After the match , they were attacked by The Helms Dynasty . At Bound for Glory , after replacing Drew Galloway , he attempted to defeat Aron Rex to be the inaugural Impact Grand Champion but was ultimately defeated . On the October 6 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Edwards defeated Lashley to win his first TNA World Heavyweight Championship . On the October 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , he successfully defended his title against Cody and against Lashley on the November 3 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . On the November 10 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Eddie Edwards defeated Bound for Gold winner Eli Drake and retained his title . After the match , he was attacked by the Death Crew Council . On the November 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , he and Brother Nero were defeated by the Death Crew Coucnil in a no disqualification 3 - on - 2 handicap match . On the December 8 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Edwards defended his title against Ethan Carter III , but the match ended in a no contest . On January 5 , 2017 , Edwards successfully defended his title against Ethan Carter III and Lashley in a triple threat match , thanks to an intervention of Davey Richards . On January 6 , 2017 , Edwards successfully defended his title against Ethan Carter III at the event . At Genesis , Edwards dropped the title against Lashley in a Iron Man match . On the February 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Edwards lose his rematch after an intervention of Davey Richards and an attack of Richard ' s wife Angelina Love on Alisha Edwards . After the match , Richards attacked Edwards , thus ending The Wolves in the process . Personal life . Edwards is married to independent professional wrestler Alisha Inacio .