!, ▁defe ating ▁Sp ank y ▁and ▁R ik ishi . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁they ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁W WE ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Champions ▁Edd ie ▁Gu err ero ▁and ▁T aj iri ▁in ▁a ▁non - title ▁match . ▁In ▁June , ▁the ▁Bash ams ▁deb uted ▁Sh ani qua ▁as ▁their ▁v alet . ▁In ▁October , ▁they ▁began ▁fe ud ing ▁with ▁The ▁A PA ▁( B rad sh aw ▁and ▁Ron ▁Sim m ons ), ▁defe ating ▁them ▁in ▁three ▁consecutive ▁matches , ▁including ▁at ▁No ▁Mer cy . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down !, ▁The ▁Bash am ▁Brothers ▁defeated ▁Los ▁Guer rer os ▁( E dd ie ▁and ▁Ch avo ▁Gu err ero ) ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁W WE ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship . ▁They ▁retained ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁at ▁Sur viv or ▁Series , ▁and ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁championship ▁in ▁a ▁four - way ▁match ▁against ▁Los ▁Guer rer os , ▁R ik ishi ▁and ▁Scot ty ▁ 2 ▁Hot ty , ▁and ▁The ▁World ' s ▁Great est ▁Tag ▁Team ▁( Char lie ▁Ha as ▁and ▁Sh el ton ▁Benjamin ) ▁in ▁December . ▁On ▁the ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down !, ▁The ▁Bash ams ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁R ik ishi ▁and ▁Scot ty ▁ 2 ▁Hot ty . ▁At ▁No ▁Way ▁Out , ▁the ▁Bash ams ▁and ▁Sh ani qua ▁lost ▁a