{"id":55048,"date":"2019-09-30T10:03:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=55048"},"modified":"2019-09-30T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:03:34","slug":"aew-on-tnt-the-dark-order-the-best-team-you-didnt-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/09\/30\/aew-on-tnt-the-dark-order-the-best-team-you-didnt-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW on TNT: The Dark Order – The Best Team You Didn’t Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"

After only a handful of shows under their belts, <\/span>All Elite Wrestling<\/b> is quickly establishing a plethora of fan favorites on their roster approaching their upcoming weekly show, <\/span>Wednesday Night Dynamite<\/b>. People like <\/span>Riho<\/b>, <\/span>Private Party<\/b><\/a>, and <\/span>Luchasauras<\/b> have all become favorites amongst fans who were previously unaware of their existence. On the other hand, some wrestlers have not gotten off on the right foot with the AEW faithful. One such case of this is the Canadian tag-team <\/span>Super Smash Bros.<\/b>, now known as <\/span>The Dark Order<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: Scott Lesh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The team currently recognized for the masked \u201ccreepers\u201d that accompany them to the ring and aide them to victory are both veterans of the ring. Having a combined 30 years of wrestling experience between them, they are no strangers to the wrestling ring. They have also been put over by many of their peers as one of the most underrated tag teams on the planet. Despite this, however,<\/span> many fans have failed to see the appeal of the duo. So today, let me tell you a brief history of The Dark Order, and why you should believe the hype.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arkham Origins<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Since the mid-2000s, the men currently known as <\/span>Evil Uno<\/b> and <\/span>\u201cPlayer Dos\u201d Stu Grayson <\/b>have brought retro video games to the world of independent wrestling. Born in separate parts of Quebec, Canada, Uno & Dos came into the wrestling world within close proximity of one other, with only a year and a half separating each man’s debut date. Due to their shared love of retro video games, as well as their quickly established friendship, they were a natural fit as a tag team. Starting in 2006, “Player Uno” and “Stupified” would team up throughout the Quebec area under the name “Triforce” and quickly becoming one of the top teams in the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

By early 2007, the team had their eyes on the <\/span>International Wrestling Syndicate <\/b>tag team championships; Arguably the largest company in the area at that time. The team, now officially known as the Super Smash Brothers, challenged <\/span>Team 2.0<\/b> for their championships and were able to walk away with their first pieces of gold in their short tenure. After a lengthy 180+ day reign, they finally lost the belts in March 2008, right around the time they started doing dates south of the Canadian border.<\/span><\/p>\n

The New World<\/span><\/h2>\n

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In late 2007, Uno & Dos made their first tag-team appearances outside of Quebec, traveling down to Philadelphia to compete in <\/span>CHIKARA<\/b>. In the place where over the top characters thrive, The Smash Bros truly made a name for themselves in Chikara, being invited back repeatedly throughout 2008. As the Summer came along, in fact, Uno & Dos started picking up big wins against <\/span>F.I.S.T. <\/b>and <\/span>The Osirian Portal <\/b>before getting a shot at the <\/span>CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas titles. In the main event match of the evening, SSB beat <\/span>Incoherence <\/b>to claim their 2nd pair of championship belts since their partnership began. Despite losing the belts a month later, this laid the groundwork for their eventual surge into the American independent scene.<\/span><\/p>\n