Roughly Obsess & Destroy (abbreviated in writing as RO&D, spoken as R.O.D.) was a professional wrestling stable founded in 2003 in

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by Taka Michinoku, and later reformed in Pro Wrestling Noah as a tag team consisting of former members D'Lo Brown and

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History

RO&D began in AJPW in mid-2003 as heels, often clashing with the likes of

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. Taka Michinoku was the only Japanese member of RO&D, with all the rest being gaijins (foreigners). Some experts do not consider Taiyō Kea to be gaijin, despite the fact that he is Hawaiian, because he trained in the AJPW dojo and has spent nearly all of his career in the promotion. Later, RO&D became faces and feuded against the Voodoo Murders. At one point, they held almost all the titles in AJPW (see championships and accomplishments). Later, members of the stable would rejoin in NOAH, with D'Lo Brown and Buchanan capturing the GHC Tag Team Championship on one occasion.

Members

* Taka Michinoku * Taiyō Kea * D'Lo Brown *

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* Rico Constantino * The Gladiator *

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* Justin Credible * Matt Morgan * RO'Z * KAZMA *

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(one-night member) *PSYCHO (honorary member) *BLUE-K (honorary member)

Championships and accomplishments

:* All Asia Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) -

and Rico Constantino :* Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) - Taiyō Kea :* World Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) - Taka Michinoku :* World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - Taiyō Kea and

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:* Champion Carnival ( 2006) - Taiyō Kea :* World's Strongest Tag Determination League (

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) - Taiyō Kea and Jamal :*January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2004) - Jamal *Hawai'i Championship Wrestling :*HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Taiyō Kea and Jamal * Kaientai Dojo :* Strongest-K Championship ( 1 time) - Taka Michinoku :* FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – Taka Michinoku with

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:* Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) - Taka Michinoku * Pro Wrestling Noah :* GHC Tag Team Championship ( 1 Time) - D'Lo Brown and Buchanan :*Global Tag League Technique Prize (2008, 2009)- D'Lo Brown and Buchanan *''

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References

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