e ▁with ▁a ▁pipe . ▁The ▁next ▁night ▁at ▁Final ▁Battle ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁they ▁te amed ▁with ▁Go ▁Sh io z aki ▁against ▁Br ent ▁Al br ight , ▁Er ick ▁Stevens ▁and ▁R oder ick ▁Str ong ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁effort . ▁They ▁later ▁attacked ▁the ▁Br is co es , ▁attack ing ▁the ▁already ▁injured ▁Mark ▁Br is co e ' s ▁kne e ▁putting ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁Kevin ▁Ste en ▁and ▁El ▁Gener ico ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁save , ▁but ▁were ▁laid ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Wol ves . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Str ong ▁twice ▁with ▁different ▁tag ▁partners ▁The ▁Wol ves ▁gained ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁match ▁against ▁Ste en ▁and ▁Gener ico ▁at ▁Motor ▁City ▁Mad ness , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁defeated . ▁Rich ards ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁face ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship ▁cont ender ▁Ty ler ▁Black ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁effort ▁at ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound ▁Night ▁ 1 . ▁At ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound ▁Night ▁ 2 , ▁Rich ards ▁lost ▁to ▁Ste en ▁in ▁a ▁singles ▁match ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁show , ▁he ▁attacked ▁Gener ico ' s ▁kne e ▁with ▁a ▁chair . ▁At ▁St y lin ' ▁& ▁Profil in , ▁The ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁and ▁Chris ▁Hero ▁defeated ▁Ste en , ▁Gener ico ▁and ▁Bobby ▁D emp sey , ▁which ▁granted ▁the ▁Wol ves ▁another ▁title ▁shot . ▁Before ▁their ▁tag ▁team ▁title ▁shot ▁in