Mogul Embassy, formerly simply the Embassy, was a villainous
professional wrestling
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stable
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Styles
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. Formed by
Prince Nana
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in
Ring of Honor
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(ROH) in 2004, in 2022 the Embassy also began appearing with
All Elite Wrestling
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(AEW). In 2023, the Embassy merged with Swerve Strickland's Mogul Affiliates stable to become the Mogul Embassy. The Mogul Embassy disbanded in May 2024 when its members turned on Strickland, ending the stable's run after 20 years.
History
Ring of Honor (2004–2024)
The Embassy was formed in
Ring of Honor
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in early 2004 by
Prince Nana
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, who used the gimmick of an African prince. In storylines, Nana used his wealth gained from the
taxes
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of people of
Ghana
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to hire wrestlers to wrestle the Embassy's opponents and rivals, although he did once use winnings from betting on
Ghana
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in a match (against the
United States
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) in the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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to hire one. Under Nana's management John Walters defended his
ROH Pure Championship
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Alex Shelley
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and
Abyss
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Tony Deppen
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during the preshow. Jonathan Gresham was removed from the group after losing the ROH World Championship and requesting his release. In December 2022, at Final Battle, The Embassy defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys to become the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. This marked the first ever championships for The Embassy.
thumb
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On the October 14, 2022, episode of '' Rampage'', the Embassy made its
All Elite Wrestling
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Shawn Spears
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. On the November 1, 2022, episode of ''
Dark
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'', the Embassy defeated the team of Fuego Del Sol along with Waves And Curls (Jaylen Brandyn and Traevon Jordan). On the December 5, episode of '' Dark: Elevation'', the Embassy defeated Dan Adams, Facade and Star Rider.
On the April 7, 2023, episode of Rampage, Swerve Strickland joined the faction after he announced he was merging his own faction "Mogul Affiliates" with them. The group was then renamed "Mogul Embassy". On the July 26, 2023 episode of ''
Dynamite
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'',
AR Fox
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joined the faction after helping Strickland defeat
Darby Allin
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The Young Bucks
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( Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). On the November 1, 2023, episode of ''Dynamite'', Mogul Embassy defeated The Elite to become the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions for the second time.
On the January 17, 2024 episode of ''Dynamite'', Mogul Embassy lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships to Bullet Club Gold (
Jay White
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Dynasty
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H ...
, Strickland defeated
Samoa Joe
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to win the
AEW World Championship
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. This victory marked several firsts for the stable, including first singles championship and first PPV main event. Accordingly, in anticipation; before the match, Prince Nana adorned Swerve Strickland with the "Crown Jewel" robes established by his first client Jimmy Rave. On the May 8 episode of ''Dynamite'', Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona turned on Strickland, disbanding Mogul Embassy in the process. Afterwards, Nana and Strickland remained aligned without the Mogul Embassy banner, while Cage, Kaun, and Liona subsequently formed a new stable called Cage of Agony.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023)
On November 13, 2023, it was announced that Gates of Agony (Liona and Kaun), would make their
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(NJPW) debut, by competing in the 2023 World Tag League. The duo were announced to be competing in the A-Block. On November 29, Gates of Agony would seemingly join
House of Torture
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, but would reveal it to be a trick on the following December 1st show. The duo finished with 4 points and were unable to qualify for the semi-finals.
Members
Former
Part-time
Sub-groups
Former
Timeline
Championships and accomplishments
*
All Elite Wrestling
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**
AEW World Championship
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Ring of Honor
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Abyss
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Religion
* Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld
* Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema
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* ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film s ...
,
Alex Shelley
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