Jon West Jon West is an American professional wrestler best known through the central United States as one half of the tag team The American Bulldogs with Mad Dog McDowell . He is also the co - holder of the 3XW Tag Team Championships . Career . 3XWrestling ( 2010 - Present ) . West made his professional debut in the Iowa - based promotion 3XWrestling during January 2010 . He first wrestled in tag team action with Sparrow facing the team Sexy and Smooth ( AJ Smooth and Ryan Slade on January 1 at " 3XW New Year ' s Revenge " . He wrestled his first singles match against " The Viking Warrior " Kraig Keesaman at " 3XW Reign Of Terror " on February 5 . On May 7 , West was part of a unique 25 - Man Gauntlet match for the Gold Battle Royal held at " 3XW Over The Top " which was won by Rory Fox . West would wrestle other matches involving tag teams and multiple - competitor action such as four - ways and six - way competition during the months of June through September before seeing more significant - themed matches . On October 1 , at " 3XW Halloween Horror IV " , West wrestled in a Number 1 Contendership Battle Royal for the 3XW Heavyweight Championship eventually won by Ryan Slade . Having teamed with " Sir " Bradley Charles in a previous tag team match , West went on to compete with Charles in further tag matches including the October 1 " 3XW Halloween Horror IV " against " American Ground and Air " ( Ben Sailer and Nate Bush ) and " 3XW Reign Of Terror II " on February 4 , 2011 once again facing American Ground and Air . The American Bulldogs ( 2011 - Present ) . During the spring of 2011 , West joined forces with " Mad Dog " McDowell forming the team of " The American Bulldogs " . On May 27 , The American Bulldogs wrestled their first match together in a tournament semi final at " 3XW Over The Top 2 " for the 3XW Tag Team Championship against the team of Ben Sailer and Nate Bush ( wrestling under the new team name Genesis ) . The American Bulldogs soon became involved in an ongoing rivalry with the opposing team of " The Mylan Management Agency " ( Ricky Kwong and The Mauler ) beginning on July 29 at " 3XW Six Year Anniversary Show " . They faced The Mylan Management Agency ( MMA ) again at " 3XW Clobberpalooza Classic IV " on September 23 and twice more at " 3XW Halloween Horror V " on October 28 , and at " 3XW November Knockout 3 " on November 25 in an Eight - Man Elimination tag team match . The Bulldogs faced The MMA in one last before the year ended at " 3XW Holiday Havoc 3 " on December 30 in a Tag Team Flag match , finishing out the year with a victory over their long - time rivals . On April 27 , 2012 at " 3XW Spring Showdown 3 " , The American Bulldogs won their first championship by facing American Ground And Air ( Ben Sailer and Nate Bash ) for the 3XW Tag Team Championships . Shortly after winning the championship , West and McDowell successfully defended their titles against " The Kentucky Buffet " ( Alex Castle and Matt Cage ) at a 3XW live show on April 28 . The Bulldogs retained the championship against the challenging team of Arik Cannon & Darin Corbin on May 25 , at " 3XW Over The Top 3 " . During the course of the 2012 year , The American Bulldogs competed against a variety of tag teams including The Mylan Management Agency , " Heroes For Hire " ( Jimmy Rockwell and Zach Thompson ) and " Team Saturn " ( Perry Saturn and " Sir " Bradley Charles ) . During the early months of 2013 , The American Bulldogs remain the 3XW Tag Team Championship . Metro Pro Wrestling ( 2011 - 2012 ) . West and McDowell still remained a tag team and entered competition in Metro Pro Wrestling as The American Bulldogs . They loss to the team " Girthy Management Group " ( Jeremy Wyatt and " Sir " Bradley Charles ) on the December 10 , 2011 MPW taping . Their second match was on February 4 , 2012 in a MPW taping , facing the team of " The Hooligans " ( Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter ) . West challenged for the NWA Kansas Heavyweight Championship on May 5 , losing to the champion Bradley Charles at NWA Metro Pro Wrestling . During that same event , West and McDowell wrestled in a MPW Tag Team Championship three - way match against The Hooligans ( Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter ) and the champions " The Heroes For Hire " ( Jimmy Rockwell and Zach Thompson ) , losing to The Hooligans . Both West and McDowell both competed in a battle royal for the MPW Heavyweight Championship , eventually won by Dingo . The American Bulldogs challenged again for the tag titles unsuccessfully against the champions " The Hooligans " on the June 2 , MPW taping . The team defeated " The Commission " ( Evan Gelistico and Pierre Abernathy ) on the July 21 , MPW taping . Independent Circuit ( 2010 - 2012 ) . West wrestled a match for Windy City Pro Wrestling ( WCPW ) in 2010 . He wrestled in a Number 1 Contender match for the WCPW Heavyweight Championship on September 18 , 2010 in a losing effort against Navy Blue . On August 27 , West wrestled in a match for Pro Wrestling Epic ( PWE ) as part of The American Bulldogs against The Hooligans for the PWE Tag Team Championships , losing to the champions . On December 3 , 2011 , The American Bulldogs wrestled for Dynamo Pro Wrestling ( DPW ) in tournament quarter final match for the DPW Tag Team Championships against Chris Hargas and Dan Walsh . West later worked a match for Pro Wrestling Phoenix ( PWP ) at PWP It ' s Showtime ! on March 24 , 2012 losing against SM King . On April 21 , West and McDowell won a match against Preston Maxwell and Zac James at a PWP event . The American Bulldogs defeated The Heroes for Hire at PWP 7th Anniversary Spectacular on May 19 . Paul Daniels & The American Bulldogs teamed with Paul Daniels won a six - man tag team match against Heroes For Hire and Joey Daniels at " PWP Phoenix Rising II " on August 18 .