Professional wrestling tag team
Professional wrestling tag team
Santana and Ortiz
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ortiz_y_santana.jpg/220px-Ortiz_y_santana.jpg) Mike Santana (right) and Ortiz (left) in 2019
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Members
| Angel Ortiz / Ortiz
Mike Draztik / Mike Santana / Santana
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Name(s)
| The Latin American Xchange / LAX
EYFBO
Proud & Powerful
Santana and Ortiz
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Billed from
| New York City
,
New York
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Debut
| March 9, 2012
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Years active
| 2012?2023
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Santana
and Ortiz
, sometimes nicknamed
Proud & Powerful
, were an
American-Puerto Rican
professional wrestling
tag team
consisting of
Mark Sanchez
(born February 4, 1991) and
Miguel Molina
(born September 27, 1991), who are best known for their time together in
All Elite Wrestling
(AEW).
[1]
In 2012, Sanchez and Molina, then known as Mike Draztik and Angel Ortiz respectively, formed a tag team known as EYFBO (acronym for Entertain Your Fucking Balls Off or Entertain Your Freakin Butt Off)
[2]
and worked for several years on the American independent scene. They won several titles, including the
AAW Tag Team Championship
,
CZW World Tag Team Championship
and the
HOG Tag Team Championship
.
In 2017, they were hired by
Impact Wrestling
, and changed their names to Ortiz and Santana. They joined
Konnan
as the members of the stable The
Latin American Xchange
(LAX) and became a big part of the promotion's tag team division. During their time in Impact, they were
four time
Impact World Tag Team Champions
, holding the record for most combined days as champions, with 662 days and, at one point, the record as the longest reign with 261 days. They also won
GFW Tag Team Championship
and unified the title with the Impact Tag Team Championship. Santana and Ortiz left the promotion in 2019 and, soon after, joined the newly created
All Elite Wrestling
, where they joined
Chris Jericho
's stable
The Inner Circle
. After a dispute in The Inner Circle, they left and teamed up with
Eddie Kingston
.
History
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edit
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Impact Wrestling (2017?2019)
[
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On the March 16, 2017 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Santana and Ortiz were part of LAX with
Homicide
,
Diamante
, and manager
Konnan
. LAX attacked
Decay
,
Laredo Kid
,
Garza Jr.
, and
Reno Scum
inserting themselves in the
Impact World Tag Team Championship
picture and winning them the following week, establishing themselves as
heels
in the process. On the March 30 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Ortiz and Santana defeated Decay, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship. On the April 23 episode of
Impact Wrestling
, Santana and Ortiz defeated Veterans of War (
Mayweather
and
Wilcox
) in a tournament finals to win the
GFW Tag Team Championship
. On November 5 at
Bound for Glory
, they lost to
Ohio Versus Everything
(OVE) as part of a double turn with
Sami Callihan
interfering on OVE's behalf,
Jake Crist
performing a low blow on Ortiz, and OVE attacking them after the match, thus turning LAX into
face
in the process.
On the May 24, 2018 episode of
Impact
King
became the newest member of LAX. After the group leader
Konnan
was attacked, and
Homicide
and
Diamante
went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being
tag team champions
. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5, 2018 episode of
Impact
, Konnan confronted King who admitted that it was he who had "taken out a hit" against Konnan to takeover the faction. King then attempted to get Ortiz and Santana to recognize him as the new head of the group but they rejected this and stood beside the original leader, Konnan. Then, former LAX members
Hernandez
and Homicide returned, entering the ring and attacking Konnan's trio.
[3]
At
Bound for Glory
on October 14, Hernandez and Homicide lost to Ortiz and Santana in a
Concrete Jungle Death match
.
On January 12, 2019,
The Lucha Bros
(
Pentagon Jr.
and
Rey Fenix
) defeated LAX during the TV Tapings in Mexico to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships.
[4]
Santana and Ortiz would reclaim them at the
Rebellion
pay per view on April 28. They held the titles until July, when they lost them to
The North
(
Ethan Page
and
Josh Alexander
).
On July 8, it was revealed that Santana and Ortiz would soon be leaving Impact and had interest from
WWE
and
All Elite Wrestling
.
[5]
During August 9 tapings Santana and Ortiz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room.
[6]
Santana confirmed the following day that he and Ortiz were in fact done appearing on Impact Wrestling.
[7]
All Elite Wrestling (2019?2024)
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edit
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On August 31, 2019, at
All Out
, Santana and Ortiz debuted as heels for
All Elite Wrestling
(AEW), attacking both
Lucha Brothers
(
Pentagon Jr.
and
Fenix
) and
Nick Jackson
after their tag team ladder match.
[8]
On October 2, the inaugural episode of
Dynamite
, they teamed with
Chris Jericho
in the main event and defeated
The Elite
(
Kenny Omega
and The Young Bucks).
[9]
Led by Jericho, they subsequently formed a new faction along with
Sammy Guevara
and
Jake Hager
called
The Inner Circle
.
[10]
On the November 18, 2020 episode of
Dynamite
, Konnan reunited with Santana and Ortiz during an Inner Circle party in Las Vegas.
[11]
On the February 9, 2022 episode of
AEW Dynamite
, the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out. It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week, with it being billed as the
Inner Circle Implodes
match.
[12]
On the March 9, 2022 episode of
Dynamite
, the Inner Circle was disbanded after Jericho and Hager attacked Santana and Ortiz and formed an alliance with
2point0
and
Daniel Garcia
. On the June 15, 2022 special episode of
Dynamite
Road Rager
, Ortiz would have his head shaved after losing a
hair vs. hair match
to Jericho. On the June 29, 2022 at
Blood And Guts
, they competed in the main event, defeating the
Jericho Appreciation Society
.
During his absence, it was reported Santana and Ortiz had problems working together.
[13]
[14]
After the tag team returned following Santana's recovery from injury, Santana had his ring name changed to
Mike Santana
.
[15]
The team competed alongside the
Blackpool Combat Club
losing to Kingston,
Penta El Zero M
and
Best Friends
'
Trent Beretta
,
Chuck Taylor
and
Orange Cassidy
in a
Stadium Stampede
match at
All In
at
Wembley Stadium
on August 27. After the event, the team disbanded which led to a match on
AEW Rampage
on October 27, where Santana defeated Ortiz. In March 2024, Santana's profile was removed from AEW's official website, ending his almost five-year tenure with the company.
[16]
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2019)
[
edit
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On September 8, 2019, Santana and Ortiz debuted with the Mexican promotion
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
(AAA), earning their first victory after defeating the team of Arez and
Daga
and
Laredo Kid
and
Myzteziz Jr.
[
citation needed
]
Championships and accomplishments
[
edit
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Santana with the Impact Tag Team Championship belt
Before they signed with Impact, Santana and Ortiz worked as EYFBO in the independent circuit
Luchas de Apuestas
record
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edit
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Winner (wager)
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Loser (wager)
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Location
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Event
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Date
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Notes
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Chris Jericho (hair)
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Ortiz (hair)
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Road Rager
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June 15, 2022
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[32]
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References
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Personnel
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Partnerships
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See also
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1990s
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- Jon Dahmer and Jose Rivera Jr.
- Brothers of East L.A.
- Extreme Fahrenheit (Heartbreaker and Mr. Motion)
- King Pinz (Bill Schaffer and Jim Price)
- John Zandig
and
Nick Gage
- Lobo
and T.C.K.
- Justice Pain
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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- CMD (Boom Harden and Desean Pratt)
- Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts and Randy Summers)
(current)
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1990s
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- The MOB (Nick Niosi and Ricky O)
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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