aling ▁him ▁as ▁T . J . ▁Per kins , ▁starting ▁a ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁Rich ards ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁more ▁extens ively ▁in ▁tag ▁team ▁matches ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁partner , ▁Super ▁Dragon ; ▁the ▁two ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁P W G ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁El ▁Gener ico ▁and ▁T orn ado , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁seven - month ▁reign , ▁defe ating ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁teams ▁before ▁losing ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁Chris ▁Bos h ▁and ▁Scott ▁Lost ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Following ▁the ▁loss , ▁Rich ards ▁entered ▁singles ▁competition ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁annual ▁Battle ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁tournament ▁by ▁defe ating , ▁Ron in , ▁Austin ▁A ries , ▁R oder ick ▁Str ong , ▁and ▁finally ▁C ima , ▁a ▁guest ▁from ▁Japan ' s ▁Dragon ▁Gate ▁promotion , ▁in ▁the ▁final s . ▁ ▁Rich ards ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁tag ▁team ▁competition ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁tag ▁championship ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁with ▁Str ong ▁defe ating ▁B - Bo y ▁and ▁former ▁partner , ▁Super ▁Dragon , ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁bel ts ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁former ▁champions ▁the ▁following ▁night . ▁Rich ards ▁spent ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁P W G ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁singles ▁matches ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁European ▁V ac ation ▁II , ▁he ▁and ▁Dragon ▁reun ited ▁to ▁defeat ▁riv als ▁Kevin ▁Ste en ▁and ▁El ▁Gener ico . ▁The ▁two ▁held