The House of Black has fallen at the first hurdle in the AEW Tag Team Title Tournament.
On the March 16th edition of AEW Collison, the House of Black’s Brody King and Buddy Murphy took on The Infantry – Shawn Dean and Carlie Bravo – in the first round of a tournament to crown the next Tag Team Champions.
House of Black have been a dominant force in All Elite Wrestling over the past two years and would normally be expected to have an easy victory over their opponents, who have mainly been featured on Ring of Honor TV.
Unfortunately for HoB, their recent past came back to haunt them as Mark Briscoe attacked Matthews with a steel chair. While King quickly chased Briscoe away, the damage was done and Dean caught Matthews with a roll-up for the upset victory.
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The Infantry To Face FTR In AEW Tag Team Title Tournament
Following their shock win, The Infantry are set to face FTR in the quarterfinals of the tournament. The two teams faced off on the March 9th edition of Collision, with Carlie Bravo making a dig at FTR’s WWE past when he claimed the tag team division needs a “revival.”
Dax Harwood responded by telling Bravo that The Revival is dead, before warning him that The Infantry would be too if they met in the tournament, a promise he can now make good on.