The All Night Express (usually abbreviated ANX) was a

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that primarily performed in

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. The tag team consisted of Rhett Titus and Kenny King, who are former one-time

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History

On January 13, 2009 at ''The French Connection'' show, Kenny King tagged with

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to face

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, but abandoned Omega halfway during the match, when Rhett Titus came to ringside. Titus and King left together, showing a new alliance between them. Over the next few months, Titus and King competed both in singles and tag team competition, and unsuccessfully challenged Kevin Steen and El Generico for the

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at ''Insanity Unleashed''. At ''Steel City Clash'', Titus and King revealed their alliance with

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, when they attacked Aries' former allies, Erick Stevens and Matt Cross, with Aries becoming a mentor to Titus and King. The team garnered a second shot at the ROH World Tag Championship on ROH's television program, ''

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'', and picked up a series of wins during the ''Double Feature II'' tour of Canada, and at the ''Never Say Die'' and ''Validation'' shows. At the ''Ring of Honor Wrestling'' tapings on August 15, 2009, King beat

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. After the match, Titus and King attacked Lynn, and performed a

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on Lynn, removing Lynn from active competition. He and Titus defeated The Young Bucks at ''Clash Of The Contenders''. On December 18 at Final Battle 2010 the All Night Express defeated

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and

Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987), better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon (professio ...

, announcing their intention of becoming ROH World Tag Team Champions in 2011. On February 26, 2011, at 9th Anniversary Show, Titus and King failed in their first attempt to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship, when they were defeated by

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(

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and

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). During the program with the Kings of Wrestling, Titus and King showed signs of a

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turn and finalized their turn on March 19 at ''Manhattan Mayhem IV'', after defeating the Briscoe Brothers. However, in a bloody rematch at the second show of Honor Takes Center Stage, The Briscoe Brothers won. On September 17 at Death Before Dishonor IX, the All Night Express defeated the Briscoe Brothers in a

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to become the number one contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On June 24 at Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis, Titus and King defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (

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and

Shelton Benjamin Shelton James Benjamin (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Hurt Syndicate and is one-half of the AEW World Tag Team Champ ...

) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the first time. After making an appearance for TNA, ROH severed its ties with King on July 5 and five days later officially stripped him and Titus of the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Titus would remain in ROH during this time, adopting a masked comedy persona The Romantic Touch. King made a surprise return to ROH on September 18, 2015, at All Star Extravaganza VII, reuniting with Titus in a tag team match, where they defeated the Briscoe Brothers. At ROH 14th Anniversary Show All Night Express was defeated by

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(

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and Raymond Rowe) in a No Disqualification tag team match for the

. In 2016, they formed "The Cabinet" with

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and vowed to "make wrestling great again". On ROH TV The Cabinet defeated

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, Leon St. Giovanni and Shaheem Ali in the first round of the

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. They was defeated by A. C. H.,

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and Kushida in the second round. The Cabinet was originally portrayed as something not be taken seriously, but in late 2016, the trio turned serious and renamed themselves "The Rebellion", eventually also adding Shane Taylor as a member. The Rebellion remained together until June 2017, when they were defeated by Search and Destroy in a match, where the losing team had to disband. Following the dissolution of the Rebellion, Titus formed a new tag team named "The Dawgs" with Will Ferrara, while King went solo, winning the

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Championships and accomplishments

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References

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