▁N XT ▁debut , ▁losing ▁to ▁N XT ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champions ▁The ▁As c ension ▁( K onn or ▁and ▁Vik tor ) ▁in ▁a ▁non - title ▁match . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Rich ards ▁announced ▁that ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁independent ▁circuit ▁was ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁development al ▁contract ▁with ▁W WE . ▁ ▁Total ▁Non stop ▁Action ▁Wrestling ▁/ ▁Imp act ▁Wrestling ▁▁ ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁reign s ▁( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁episode ▁of ▁Imp act ▁Wrestling , ▁Rich ards ▁made ▁his ▁Total ▁Non stop ▁Action ▁Wrestling ▁debut ▁alongside ▁his ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁team mate ▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁( now ▁renamed ▁The ▁Wol ves ), ▁in ▁a ▁segment ▁with ▁T NA ▁President ▁D ix ie ▁Carter , ▁where ▁she ▁wel com ed ▁them ▁and ▁then ▁offered ▁them ▁a ▁try out ▁match ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁episode ▁of ▁Imp act ▁Wrestling ▁before ▁they ▁informed ▁her ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁signed ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁company , ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁the ▁private ▁invest or , ▁M VP . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁won ▁the ▁T NA ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champions ▁at ▁a ▁live ▁event ▁in ▁M org ant own , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁After ▁a ▁week - long ▁reign , ▁The ▁Wol ves ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁back ▁to ▁The ▁Bro