▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁and ▁R oder ick ▁Str ong ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁a ▁singles ▁match ▁against ▁Michael ▁El gin . ▁Rich ards ' ▁match ▁with ▁El gin ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁a ▁five - star ▁rating ▁by ▁Dave ▁M elt zer ▁of ▁the ▁Wrestling ▁Ob server ▁News letter . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 2 ▁at ▁Border ▁Wars , ▁Rich ards ▁lost ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship ▁to ▁Kevin ▁Ste en , ▁ending ▁his ▁reign ▁at ▁ 3 2 1 ▁days . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 ▁at ▁Best ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Host age ▁Cris is , ▁Rich ards ▁received ▁his ▁final ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁Ste en ▁was ▁champion , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁re union ▁( 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ) ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 ▁at ▁Final ▁Battle ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Do oms day , ▁Rich ards ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁in ▁a ▁tag ▁team ▁match , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁Bobby ▁Fish ▁and ▁K yle ▁O ' Re illy . ▁Following ▁their ▁win , ▁the ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁received ▁a ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship , ▁but ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions , ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Brothers , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁American ▁Wol