▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Rom ero ▁won ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁The ▁Age ▁of ▁the ▁Fall ▁( J im my ▁Jacob s ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Black ), ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁four - month ▁reign ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Brothers . ▁Following ▁a ▁victory ▁of ▁Str ong ▁over ▁rival ▁Er ick ▁Stevens , ▁Rich ards ▁himself ▁turned ▁on ▁his ▁ment or ▁after ▁reve aling ▁his ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁Larry ▁S ween ey ▁and ▁his ▁group , ▁S weet ▁' n ' ▁S our , ▁Inc . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Str ong ▁attempting ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁reven ge ▁before ▁Rich ards ▁won ▁a ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Wol ves ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁S ween ey ▁on ▁the ▁RO H ▁New sw ire ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁team ▁up ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁to ▁create ▁The ▁American ▁Wol ves . ▁The ▁Wol ves ▁would ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁triple ▁threat ▁tag ▁team ▁elim ination ▁match ▁at ▁All - Star ▁Ext rav ag anza ▁IV ▁against ▁the ▁Br is co es ▁and ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁European ▁Union ▁( Cla udio ▁Cast agn oli ▁and ▁N ig el ▁Mc Gu in ness ). ▁They ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁but ▁ultimately ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Br is co es . ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁Rich ards ▁attacked ▁Kevin ▁Ste en ' s ▁kne