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| + | The team reunited on th [[June 6, 2012 NXT results|June 6]] episode of ''[[NXT]]'' defeating the team of [[Johnny Curtis]] and [[Heath Slater]]. They competed at the [[No Way Out (2012)|No Way Out]] pay-per-view in a fatal four way tag team match to become the #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship also involving Epico and Primo, The Usos, and the [[Prime Time Players]] ([[Thaddeus Bullard|Titus O' Neil]] and [[Darren Young]]), but were unsuccessful with O' Niel and Young coming out victorious. On the June 21 episode of ''WWE Superstars'', Kidd and Gabriel competed in tag team competition coming out victorious against the team of [[Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks]], a feat they repeated on the July 26 and August 9 episodes of ''WWE Superstars'' again in winning efforts. On the August 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', Kidd and Gabriel joined the other tag teams backstage in an argument on which team will be the new #1 contenders, which ended in a brawl. |
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| − | On the [[June 6, 2012 NXT results|June 6]] episode of [[NXT]] Gabriel and Kidd defeated the team of [[Heath Slater]] and [[Johnny Curtis]]. |
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| − | On June 17, 2012 At [[No Way Out 2012]] Gabriel and Kidd competed in a Fatal four way number one contenders match to the Tag Team Championships with [[The Usos]], [[Primo and Epico]], and The [[Prime Time Players]], they were successful in winning the match with The Prime Time Players winning. |
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| − | On a episode of SmackDown they were involved in a segment arguing with other tag teams over who should be the number 1 contenders to [[Kofi Kingston & R-Truth]]'s title. But nothing was made due to Teddy Long and Booker T having a lot to deal with. |
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[[File:TyJust.jpg|thumb|Gabriel & Kid tauting on the ropes]] |
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| + | The name '''International Airstrike''' was chosen on August 28 by the WWE fans via ''Tout'' and ''Twitter'' because Kidd is a Canadian and Gabriel is a South African. The team suffered their first loss on the August 31 episode of ''SmackDown'' against the Prime Time Players. On the September 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', the team appeared as lumberjack's along during a tag team match between [[Daniel Bryan]] [[Team Hell No|and]] [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] against [[Cody Rhodes]] and [[Damien Sandow]], ending in a disqualification after Rhodes attacked Kane with a chair, who would afterwards assault the team's with Bryan with chairs. On the [[October 3, 2012 Main Event results|October 3]] premiere of ''[[WWE Main Event]]'', Kidd and Gabriel lost a #1 contender [[Tag Team Tournament|tournament first round match]] against [[Santino Marella]] and [[Zack Ryder]]. |
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| − | On the [[August 31, 2012 Smackdown results|August 31]] episode of SmackDown, they were defeated by the [[The Prime Time Players]] in a Tag team match. On September 16 at [[Night of Champions 2012]] Gabriel and Kidd were involved in the pre-show Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the US title, neither of them won the match. The Battle royal was won by [[Zack Ryder]]. |
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| − | On the [[September 21, 2012 Smackdown results|Sept 21]] episode of SmackDown they were Lumberjacks in the tag team match between [[Team Hell No]] and Team [[Rhodes Scholars]]. |
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| − | On the [[October 3, 2012 Main Event results|October 3]] debuting episode of [[WWE Main Event]] Gabriel and Kidd were defeated by Zack Ryder and [[Santino Marella]] in the [[Tag Team Tournament]] that would crown new No. 1 contender's tot he [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] |
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== In wrestling == |
== In wrestling == |
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Revision as of 02:02, 8 October 2012
International Airstrike is the unofficial name of a Professional wrestling tag team consisting of Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel, both working for WWE on its SmackDown brand.
They became a tag team after they competed in a match against each other, ending with mutual respect, and went on to compete for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania XXVIII in April.
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Background
Tyson was a member of the Hart Dynasty with DH Smith. Justin was a member of Nexus/Corre where Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel tagged. In both their former teams, Justin and Gabriel were tag team champions. They were also the more acrobatic of their respective pairs.
History
Tag Team Championship pursuits (2012–present)
On the March 29 episode of WWE Superstars after Gabriel defeated Kidd in singles competition, they shook hands and agreed to become a tag team. They then competed in their first match as a tag team at WrestleMania XXVIII for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat tag team match also involving Epico and Primo being managed by Rosa Mendes, and The Usos, but were unsuccessful in retrieving the titles, and with Gabriel suffering an elbow injury during the match.
Gabriel & Kidd coming to the ring
The team reunited on th June 6 episode of NXT defeating the team of Johnny Curtis and Heath Slater. They competed at the No Way Out pay-per-view in a fatal four way tag team match to become the #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship also involving Epico and Primo, The Usos, and the Prime Time Players (Titus O' Neil and Darren Young), but were unsuccessful with O' Niel and Young coming out victorious. On the June 21 episode of WWE Superstars, Kidd and Gabriel competed in tag team competition coming out victorious against the team of Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks, a feat they repeated on the July 26 and August 9 episodes of WWE Superstars again in winning efforts. On the August 24 episode of SmackDown, Kidd and Gabriel joined the other tag teams backstage in an argument on which team will be the new #1 contenders, which ended in a brawl.
Gabriel & Kid tauting on the ropes
The name International Airstrike was chosen on August 28 by the WWE fans via Tout and Twitter because Kidd is a Canadian and Gabriel is a South African. The team suffered their first loss on the August 31 episode of SmackDown against the Prime Time Players. On the September 21 episode of SmackDown, the team appeared as lumberjack's along during a tag team match between Daniel Bryan and Kane against Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, ending in a disqualification after Rhodes attacked Kane with a chair, who would afterwards assault the team's with Bryan with chairs. On the October 3 premiere of WWE Main Event, Kidd and Gabriel lost a #1 contender tournament first round match against Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.
In wrestling
- Double team finishing moves
- Double knee backbreaker (Gabriel) / Springboard elbow drop (Kidd) combination
- Spinebuster (Gabriel) / Diving neckbreaker (Kidd) combination
- Double team signature moves
- Aided hip toss (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana (Kidd) combination
- Aided sunset flip
- Chinlock (Gabriel) / Shoot kick to the opponent's head (Kidd)
- Double hip toss / Double dropkick combination
- Double snapmare / Shoot kicks to a seated opponent's chest and back
- Double springboard dropkick
- Drop toe-hold (Gabriel) / front dropkick (Kidd) combination
- Suicide dive (Gabriel) / Hurricanrana or a Shoot kick (Kidd) combination
- Entrance themes
- "The Rising" by Jan Cyrka and Tony Bricheno (April 1, 2012–present)
Quotes
- "We are the tag team of the future." -Tyson
Permutations include:
- Justin & Tyson
- Kidd & Gabriel
- Gabriel & Kidd
- Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel
- Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd
External links
- World Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico def. The Usos and Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd
- Zack Ryder won a Pre-Show Battle Royal to become No. 1 Contender for the United States Championship: "Order of elimination: .. Epico, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Brodus Clay.."