Minor Threat Minor Threat , formally known as The Elitism , is a current tag team for Southern Illinois - based promotion , All American Pro Wrestling Brandon Espinosa is a former member of Babewatch , and current member of Ohio Valley Wrestling . Ace Hawkins is the 2011 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year . History . The Elitism . The Elitism started off as a stable , never actually teaming in any match . Donovan Ruddick , Brandon Espinosa , and Travis Cook originally would accompany each other to the ring at Mid - Missouri Wrestling Alliance to ensure their group member would win their respective match . For example , during a battle royal championship match , Ruddick caught Espinosa on the outside to stop him from being eliminated and threw him back in to eliminate the last competitor . As well as , Espinosa interfered in Ruddicks match to distract his opponent allowing Ruddick to capture the win and the MMWA Heavyweight Championship . On November 20 , 2010 after a successful 6 man tag match with Hawkins and former tag partner Mike Sydal at ROH in July , Espinosa decided to enlist Hawkins as the newest member of The Elitism at an Independent Hardcore Wrestling event in Dupo , Il . They would loose their first tag match as members of The Elitism as well as marking the first tag match for the group . On December 4 , Donovan Ruddick had to depart due to signing a contact with WWE and heading to Tampa as part of Florida Championship Wrestling . Shortly after that , on December 11 , Travis Cook was taken out by David Vaughn as part of an angle as Cook was planning to take time off from the ring . After the departure of Ruddick and Cook , Espinosa and Hawkins would continue to compete as a tag team throughtout the Midwest . On May 5 , 2011 , Espinosa brought in a new member , David Osborne , to compete with him at Independent Wrestling Association Unlimited in a tag match . They would go on to win their match . On June 8 , Espinosa would debut at Ohio Valley Wrestling with Hawkins accompaning him to the ring . On June 15 , they would have their debut match as a tag team in a loosing effort to Tony Gunn and Jimbo Onno . On July 2 , at the OVW " Saturday Night Special , " they would compete in a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Tag Match for the OVW Southern Tag Team [ [ File : OriginalElitism . jpg | thumb | Travis Cook , Donovan Ruddick , & Brandon Espinosa ] ] Championship . They would be the last team to be eliminated in the match , thus not capturing the titles . On July 16 , D . A . Morrison would bring in the Pro Wrestling Prestige US Champion , Espinosa to IWAU to challenge for the IWAU Club Championship in a Champion vs Champion match thus becoming a part of the Elitism . On September 10 , Osborne and Hawkins would capture the Pro Wrestling Prestige Tag Team Championship . On September 14 , The Elitism would have their first 6 Man Tag Match as a group competing at OVW against Nick Dinsmore , Michael Hayes , and Jason Wayne . On October 2 , Pro Wrestling Prestige would shut down thus ending David Osborne and D . A . Morrison being part of the group . On November 16 , Espinosa would face Hawkins in a singles match for OVW Television , thus ending their run together as a team in OVW . On December 31 , Espinosa and Hawkins would team to face Drake Younger and Canadian Kidd at New Focus Wrestling in Evansville , In . On January 28 , 2012 , they lost in the first round of the Zero1 USA Tag Team Championships tournament but aided The Kentuck Buffett , Alex Castle and Matt Cage , to defeat The Hooligans , Devin and Mason Cutter . Minor Threat . On March 17 , 2012 , Espinosa and Hawkins renamed their tag team " " Minor Threat " " at the All American Pro Wrestling " " Collision " " TV Taping as a tribute to their Straight Edge lifestyle . They competed in their first match as Minor Threat against Joey O ' Riley and Jay Spade . The match ended in a 10 - minute television time - limit draw . On March 31 , 2012 they competed against Shorty Biggs and Chris Logan for the right to become # 1 Contenders to the Metro East Champioship Wrestling Tag Team Championships . The match ended in a double countout leading to a second bout on May 12 . That match becamse a 2 on 1 handicap as Minor Threat attacked Short Biggs backstage injurying him in the process . The match was declared a No Contest when the MECW Tag Champions interferred to save Logan from a con - chair - to setting up for a triple threat tag match on June 23 . On May 19 , 2012 they won a # 1 Contenders match to the AAPW Tag Team Championships against Dalton Diamond and Zach Sommers . Minor Threat will take on Team Overkill , Matt Cage and Christian Rose at AAPW Summer Chaos on June 30 .