Triple X (professional wrestling)
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Members | Christopher Daniels / Daniels Low Ki / Senshi Elix Skipper |
Name(s) | Triple X xXx |
Debut | December 18, 2002 |
Years active | 2002–2004 2007–2008 |
Triple X was a wrestling
History
First Run (2002–2003)
Triple X began as a team under Vince Russo's "
They made the first title defense on February 5 PPV against
On May 7, Christopher Daniels became the first ever solo holder of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. He won a handicap match with then-champions Amazing Red and Jerry Lynn by disqualification (at the time in TNA, championships could change hands by countout or DQ).[4][8] They used their "Triple X Rule" to allow Elix Skipper to defend with him. During this time, Triple X began their now-legendary feud against America's Most Wanted, becoming the only team in TNA history to maintain regular success against the most dominant tag team in TNA history. This included the first cage match in TNA history, in which America's Most Wanted finally scored a win against Triple X for the NWA World Tag Team Championship on June 25.[9]
After Low Ki left TNA in July 2003, Triple X parted ways the next month and both Daniels and Skipper focused on singles careers. However, they had a short lived reunion in January 2004.
Second Run (2004)
In March, Daniels brought in Low Ki as a surprise partner for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament, in which they defeated The New Franchise (Michael Shane and Shane Douglas)[10] and The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)[11] before losing the finals to Kid Kash and Dallas.[12] Afterwards, Low Ki disappeared from TNA again.
On May 26, 2004, Daniels and Skipper were reunited as members of
With the assistance of Daniels' and Skipper's Triple X teamwork, Team NWA was successful at winning the 2004 World X Cup.After helping Team NWA win the World X Cup, Daniels ended up injuring his shoulder in Japan. After returning a month later, Daniels and Skipper stayed together, this time officially reuniting as Triple X. They went after the NWA Tag Team belts once more, this time in a feud involving long-term enemies America's Most Wanted and The Naturals. In an ironic twist of fate, they would each win the belts separately with members of their sworn enemies, America's Most Wanted. Elix Skipper and
After that loss, the feud restarted in earnest, leading to a Last Team Standing match at TNA's first three-hour monthly pay-per-view Victory Road 2004. AMW went on to win the match.[17] The two teams met each other in a Six Sides of Steel match at Turning Point 2004, a rematch of an August 2003 steel cage encounter, where the losing team was forced to disband. In a match that saw Elix Skipper do the now-legendary cagewalk rana, AMW got the win when they handcuffed Daniels to a corner and put the Power-Plex—Triple X's own finisher—on Skipper. Due to the loss, Triple X was disbanded and Daniels and Skipper could not tag together again.[18]
Aftermath
Following the split at the end of Turning Point, both Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper pursued singles careers in TNA. Daniels achieved success early on, winning the
Apart from a strong showing early, Skipper met with limited success, and was quickly recruited into
Low Ki returned to TNA in April 2006 at the
Reunion / Third Run (2007)
At
On September 13 edition of Impact!, Daniels would end up winning the bout over the champion Jay Lethal in a non-title match and being rewarded with a X Division Title match at Bound for Glory against Lethal.[36] At Bound for Glory (2007), Daniels would lose the match against Lethal after a top rope Lethal Combination. On the same show Skipper and Senshi faced LAX in a number one contender's match for the TNA World Tag Team Titles in an Ultimate X match. They would also lose their match on the show as Hernandez would retrieve the X for LAX after a Border Toss of Skipper onto Senshi on the outside of the ring.[37]
Christopher Daniels and Senshi were sent to New Japan Pro-Wrestling to represent TNA in a series of matches at Destruction '07. They were able to defeat Prince Devitt and Minoru in a tag team match.[38] Senshi left TNA thus ending the tag team. Daniels was then kayfabe fired via the 'Feast or Fired' stipulation.
Championships and accomplishments
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times)[4]
- Pink Slip)1 – Senshi/Daniels
- TNA Year End Award(1 time)
- Match of the Year (2004) Daniels and Skipper vs. America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) at Turning Point[39]
- Match of the Year (
- Notes
1On the December 6, 2007 Impact!, Christopher Daniels defeated Senshi with Elix Skipper as Special Guest Referee to win his briefcase
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