▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( EC W ) ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁having ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁matches ▁against ▁Sab u ▁and ▁Rob ▁Van ▁Dam . ▁At ▁F right ▁Fight ▁' 9 7 , ▁La fon ▁and ▁F urn as ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁Sh ane ▁Douglas ▁ ▁and ▁Chris ▁Cand ido . ▁At ▁Hol iday ▁Hell ▁ 9 7 , ▁The ▁Sand man , ▁Tommy ▁Dream er , ▁Al ▁Snow ▁and ▁T az ▁defeated ▁La fon , ▁Rob ▁Van ▁Dam , ▁Sab u ▁and ▁Doug ▁F urn as . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁EC W ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁The ▁Full ▁Blo oded ▁It ali ans ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 . ▁Their ▁reign ▁would ▁not ▁last ▁long , ▁however , ▁as ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁bel ts ▁to ▁Chris ▁Cand ido ▁and ▁L ance ▁Storm ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁tag ▁team ▁title ▁success ▁La F on ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁d eth r one ▁EC W ▁Champion ▁Sh ane ▁Douglas ▁in ▁singles ▁competition . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Hard core TV , ▁La F on , ▁Doug ▁F urn as , ▁Rob ▁Van ▁Dam ▁and ▁Sab u ▁lost ▁to ▁Al ▁Snow , ▁T az , ▁The ▁Sand man ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Dream er ▁in ▁an ▁E ight - Man ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Match . ▁ ▁La f ond ▁and ▁F urn as ▁also ▁formed ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁stable ▁of ▁" inv aders " ▁from