The Iron Empire
The Iron Empire | |
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Conway (left) and Riviera (right) as NWA World Tag Team Champions | |
Tag team | |
Members |
Rob Conway Matt Riviera |
Name(s) |
The Iron Empire Iron Empire |
Heights |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) - Conway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) - Riviera |
Combined weight | 451 lb (205 kg) |
Debut | December 4, 2015[1] |
Promotions |
NWA DSW |
The Iron Empire are a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Rob Conway and Matt Riviera who are currently signed with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where they are two-time and current NWA World Tag Team Champions.
History
National Wrestling Alliance (2015–present)
In 2015, Rob Conway and Matt Riviera joined forces and formed a tag team known as "The Iron Empire" after Rob's moniker, "The Ironman" and The Empire, a stable of wrestlers led by Matt Riviera. On December 4, 2015, The Iron Empire captured the defeating NWA World Tag Team Championships The Heatseakers.[2] On September 9, 2016, The Iron Empire were defeated by The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Sigmon) losing the NWA World Tag Team Championships.[3] The next day, on September 10, 2016, The Iron Empire regained to championships to become two time NWA World Tag Team Champions defeating The Heatseekers.[4]
On September 25, 2016, The Iron Empire made their debut for Diamond Stars Wrestling in Tokyo, Japan where they successfully defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship in a 2 out of 3 falls match against Rob Terry and Masakatsu Funaki.[5]
In wrestling
- Conway's finishing moves
- Ego Trip (Whiplash, sometimes to a rope hung opponent)[6]
- Iron Fist (Punch with loaded glove)[6]
- Riviera's finishing moves
- One Night Stand (Modified Flatliner)
- Matt Lock
- Managers
- Bruce Tharpe
- Jim Cornette
- Entrance themes
- Erotic City by Prince
- "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ↑ "Iron Empire profile".
- ↑ "NWA Mid-South Wrestling Results 12/4/15".
- ↑ "2x NWA World Tag Team Champions!!! #HeatSeekers".
- ↑ "2x NWA World Tag Team Champions TheIronEmpire".
- ↑ "Diamond Stars Wrestling - 9/25".
- 1 2 ロブ・コンウェイ. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ↑ "NWA World Tag Team Championship History".