▁was ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁Kings ' ▁dev ast ating ▁finish er , ▁the ▁K RS ▁T W O . ▁After ▁the ▁match , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁helped ▁to ▁the ▁back . ▁ ▁In ▁N WA ▁Up state ▁the ▁du o ▁changed ▁their ▁team ▁name ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁The ▁Road ies ▁(" I ▁Can ' t ▁Drive ▁ 5 5 " ▁Sam my ▁D unn ▁& ▁" D iam ond " ▁Dave ▁Mar cos ). ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁The ▁Road ies ▁won ▁N WA ▁Up state ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Ann ual ▁Up state - 8 ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Tournament , ▁winning ▁the ▁N WA ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁Although ▁D unn ▁and ▁Mar cos ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Road ies ▁in ▁N WA ▁Up state ▁and ▁its ▁sister ▁fed ▁N WA ▁Empire , ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ring ▁C rew ▁Express ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁f eds ▁the ▁team ▁appears ▁in . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁D unn ▁and ▁Mar cos ▁deb uted ▁for ▁rival ▁Next ▁Era ▁Wrestling , ▁defe ating ▁All ▁M oney ▁is ▁Leg al . ▁Still ▁the ▁N WA ▁Up state ▁tag ▁team ▁champions ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁their ▁competition , ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 9 . ▁They ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁bel ts ▁against ▁Cloud y ▁and ▁Bro die ▁Lee . ▁Following ▁the ▁match , ▁they ▁were ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁Rh ythm ▁&