Santana and Ortiz

# **The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz)**

**The Latin American Xchange** **Santana** (born February 4, 1991) and **Ortiz**(born September 27, 1991) are an American professional wrestling tag team currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Where they are the current TNA World Tag Team Champions. They also completing for the independent wrestling company House of Glory where they are the current House of Glory Tag Team Champions in their second reign as champions. They considered one of the many wrestlers helping TNA get back to being the second biggest American Wrestling Company once again.

 Name(s)
**LAX**
 Billed from
 Years active

In 2012, Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik formed a tag team known as EYFBO (acronym for Entertain Your Fucking Balls Off or Entertain Your Freakin Butt Off) and worked for several years on the American independent scene. They won several titles, including the AAW Tag Team Championship, CZW World Tag Team Championship and the HOG Tag Team Championship.

In 2017, they were hired by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and changed their names to Ortiz and Santana. They joined Konnan as the members of the stable The Latin American Xchange (LAX) and became a big part of the promotion's tag team division. During their first two months in TNA, they are one time TNA World Tag Team Champions at TNA Lockdown 2017. In the Finals of the TNA World Tag Team Championships Tournament inside of an Six Sides Of Steel Elimination Match.

## History

#### TNA Debut (2017)

On the March 16, 2017 episode of *Impact Wrestling*, Santana and Ortiz were part of LAX with Homicide, Diamante, and manager Konnan. LAX attacked.

#### TNA In Ring Debut (2017)

At TNA Wrestling Reboot 3.0: Chapter Three on March 23, 2017. The New LAX defeated Decay in the first round of the TNA World Tag Team Championships Tournament for the vacated TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA World Tag Team Championship picture and winning them the following month, establishing themselves as heels in the process. On the March 30 episode of *Impact Wrestling*, LAX was seen talking to then TNA Wrestling Dixie Carter about something.

#### TNA World Tag Team Champions (2017–present)

Ortiz and Santana defeated The Pretty Boy Killers, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship in Finals of the TNA World Tag Team Championships Tournament inside of an Six Sides Of Steel Elimination Match at TNA Lockdown 2017. At TNA Battle Of The Belts on May 13, 2017. **The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz)** defeated The Decay in a street fight to remain TNA World Tag Team Champions.
Since then LAX has remain undefeated at 7-0 in tag team action. And have made five successful defenses of the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On the June 23 episode of *Impact Wrestling*, It was announced that The TNA World Tag Team Champions **The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz)** will take on The GFW World Tag Team Champions The Veterans Of War (Anthony Mayweather and Jax Wilcox) in a winner take all for both the TNA World Team Championship and the GFW World Tag Team Championship. At [[Slanniversary]].

## Championships and accomplishments

Santana with the TNA Tag Team Championship belt

Before they signed with TNA, Santana and Ortiz worked as EYFBO in the independent circuit

* **AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined**
	+ AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **Combat Zone Wrestling**
	+ CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **House of Glory**
	+ HOG Tag Team Championship (2 times, current]]))
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ TNA World Tag Team Championship(1 times, current)
* **Jersey Championship Wrestling**
	+ JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Revolver**
	+ PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **WrestlePro**
	+ WrestlePro Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **Warriors Of Wrestling**
	+ WOW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling League**
	+ WWL World Tag Team Championship (1 time)

## References

* + GFW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* **All Elite Wrestling**
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked Ortiz No. 115 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2019
	+ Ranked Santana No. 119 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2019