THE SIX MAN TAG TEAM WRESTLEMANIA WEEK TRADITION CONTINUES ON THE WWN SUPERSHOW
- 03/28/2019 (2:05:53 pm)
- Bob Mulrenin
Wrestlemania weekend has grown into a wrestling fan’s dream week with numerous shows and a dazzling array of talent. The roots to this all go back to 2006 and a six man tag team match. In 2019, the six man tag team match has become a tradition.
In 2006, current WWN VP Of Talent Relations & Creative Gabe Sapolsky led creative for Ring Of Honor. ROH made a bold move and decided to run Wrestlemania weekend in Chicago in 2006. They invited Dragon Gate, who requested to present a six man tag team match. The request was granted. The match changed history. This went down as one of the greatest matches of that time period. It paved the way for ROH to continue running on Wrestlemania weekend. This grew into the scene we have today.
The tradition continued with the ROH and Dragon Gate partnership in 2007 and 2008. The relationship between ROH, Sapolsky and Dragon Gate dissolved in late 2008. This led to Sapolsky and Dragon Gate forming Dragon Gate USA in 2009. The first goal of DGUSA was to continue the growing Six Man Tag Team Tradition. Dragon Gate USA presented the “Mercury Rising” event, featuring a six man tag team main event, during Wrestlemania weekend in 2010.
The Six Man Tag Team Tradition continued in DGUSA, until the promotion closed its doors in 2014. The “Mercury Rising” moniker was then picked up for the new WWN Supershow event, with the goal of continuing the Six Man Tag Team Tradition. “Supershow” is obviously a nod to the original “supercard” name. This means the “WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising” name brings together the history of the annual six man tag.
The Six Man Tag Team Tradition has taken several different forms over the years. In 2004, it was an entire tournament. In 2015, it featured women athletes. In 2017, it was six individual performers fighting to become the first WWN Champion. The list of participants in these historic bouts have ranged from potential hall of famers to the top superstars of today to upcoming stars, like last year.
The WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2019 will take place on April 5th at 3pm. It will be over in time to make it to NXT Takeover. Tickets are on sale at Etix.com. This year will be special as there will be two six man tag team matches. They will pit EVOLVE vs. international promotions DDT and wXw. This year’s Six Man Tag Team Matches are:
The Six Man Tag Team Tradition Continues – Main Event #1
Shane Strickland & EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy of The Unwanted
vs.
Team wXw of 16 Carat Gold 2019 winner Lucky Kid, Shotgun Champion Marius Al Ani & Unified World Wrestling Champion Bobby Gunns
The Six Man Tag Team Tradition Continues – Main Event #2
The Skulk of AR Fox, Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis with Ayla
vs.
Team DDT of Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Soma Takao
This year’s six man tag team matches are sure to add to the rich lineage of this tradition. You will see today’s top stars like Shane Strickland, Eddie Kingston and AR Fox, rising stars like Leon Ruff, hungry talent like Adrian Alanis and Joe Gacy and a plethora of international top stars from Japan and Europe.
Be there and witness the Six Man Tag Team Tradition for yourself, or watch live on Club WWN at WWNLive.com.
If it wasn’t for the success of the first six man tag team match, who knows what Wrestlemania week would look like today. Now the WWN Supershow will bring us into the future.
The complete list of the Six Man Tag Team Tradition:
Ring Of Honor – Supercard of Honor – 3/31/2006 – Chicago, IL
Do FIXER (Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito) vs. Blood Generation (CIMA, Masato Yoshino & Noruki Doi)
Ring Of Honor – Supercard of Honor – 3/31/2007 – Detroit, MI
CIMA, SHINGO, & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Dragon Kid, Masaaki Mochizuki & Ryo Saito
Ring Of Honor – Supercard of Honor – 3/29/2008 – Orlando, FL
The Muscle Outlawz (Genki Horiguchi, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) vs. Typhoon (CIMA, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito)
Dragon Gate USA – Mercury Rising – 3/27/2010 – Phoenix, AZ
WORLD-1 (BxB Hulk, Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi) vs. WARRIORS (CIMA, Dragon Kid & Gamma)
Dragon Gate USA – Mercury Rising – 4/2/2011 – Atlanta, GA
Blood WARRIORS (CIMA, Naruki Doi & Ricochet) vs. Ronin (Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann)
Dragon Gate USA – Mercury Rising – 3/31/2012 – Miami Beach, FL
Low Ki & MAD BLANKEY (Akira Tozawa & BxB Hulk) vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & WORLD-1 International (PAC & Ricochet)
Dragon Gate USA – Mercury Rising – 4/7/2013 – Secaucus, NJ
Johnny Gargano, Rich Swann & Ricochet vs. CIMA, Eita & Tomahawk TT
Dragon Gate USA – Mercury Rising – 4/5/2014 – New Orleans, LA – Six-Man Tag Team Tournament
Semi-Final 1 – AR Fox, Rich Swann & Ricochet vs Chris Hero, Masato Tanaka & Roderick Strong
Semi-Final 2 – The Premier Athlete Brand (Tony Nese, Caleb Konley & Trent Barretta) vs. Biff Busick, Chuck Taylor & Teddy Hart
Semi-Final 3 – Lince Dorado & The Colony (Fire Ant & Green Ant) vs. Moose & The Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lancelot)
Finals (Three Way Elimination) – The Premier Athlete Brand defeats AR Fox, Rich Swann & Ricochet and Lince Dorado & The Colony
WWN Supershow – Mercury Rising – 3/28/2015 – San Jose, CA
Mia Yim & The Kimber Bombs (Cherry Bomb & Kimber Lee) vs. Andrea & The Canadian Ninjas (Nicole Matthews & Portia Perez)
WWN Supershow – Mercury Rising – 4/2/2016 – Dallas, TX
Johnny Gargano, Kota Ibushi & TJ Perkins vs. Marty Scurll, Tommy End & Will Ospreay
WWN Supershow – Mercury Rising – 4/1/2017 – Orlando, FL – EVOLVE vs. Progress
Six-Man Elimination Match for the WWN Title – Matt Riddle vs. Fred Yehi vs Timothy Thatcher vs. Tracy Williams vs Jon Davis vs. Parrow
WWN Supershow – Mercury Rising – 4/6/2018 – New Orleans, LA
AR Fox, DJZ & Trey Miguel vs. Austin Theory, Travis Banks & Zachary Wentz
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