▁team mate ▁R oder ick ▁Str ong ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁group . ▁Despite ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁the ▁two ▁te amed ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 7 ▁in ▁England ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁wrest ling ▁super card , ▁E ve ▁of ▁Ind yp end ence ▁against ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Brothers . ▁It ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁until ▁Box ing ▁Day ▁that ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Rich ards ▁formally ▁wrest led ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Wol ves , ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁S ween ey ▁and ▁accompanied ▁by ▁him , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁a ▁Three - W ay ▁El im ination ▁Tag ▁Team ▁match ▁at ▁All - Star ▁Ext rav ag anza ▁IV . ▁Though ▁they ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( N ig el ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁and ▁Cla udio ▁Cast agn oli ), ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁match ▁after ▁a ▁Jay ▁Dr iller ▁from ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Brothers . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁at ▁RO H ' s ▁annual ▁Final ▁Battle ▁event ▁they ▁te amed ▁with ▁Go ▁Sh io z aki ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁S weet ▁N ' ▁S our ▁Inc ▁only ▁to ▁lose ▁again ▁to ▁Str ong , ▁Br ent ▁Al br ight ▁and ▁Er ick ▁Stevens ▁in ▁a ▁Street ▁Fight ▁at ▁the ▁Ham mer stein ▁Ball room . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁the ▁team ▁attacked ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Brothers , ▁hand c uff ing ▁Jay ▁to ▁the ▁ro pes ▁while ▁attack ing ▁Mark ▁as ▁a ▁story line ▁cover ▁for ▁an