Santana (Mark Sanchez, born February 4, 1991) and Ortiz (Miguel Molina, born September 27, 1991), sometimes nicknamed Proud & Powerful, are an American

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currently signed to

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(AEW), but the team is currently on hiatus due to Santana suffering a

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. In 2012, Molina and Sanchez, then known as Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik respectively, formed a tag team known as EYFBO (acronym for Entertain Your Fucking Balls Off or Entertain Your Freakin Butt Off) and worked for several years on the American independent scene. They won several titles, including the AAW Tag Team Championship,

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and the HOG Tag Team Championship. In 2017, they were hired by Impact Wrestling, and changed their names to Ortiz and Santana. They joined

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as the members of the stable The

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(LAX) and became a big part of the promotion's tag team division. During their time in Impact, they were four time

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, holding the record for most combined days as champions, with 662 days and, at one point, the record as the longest reign with 261 days. They also won

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and unified the title with the Impact Tag Team Championship. Santana and Ortiz left the promotion in 2019 and, soon after, joined the newly created

, where they joined

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's stable The Inner Circle. After a dispute in The Inner Circle, they left and teamed up with

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where they now compete in an ongoing feud against The

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History

Impact Wrestling (2017–2019)

On the March 16, 2017 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Santana and Ortiz were part of LAX with Homicide,

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, and manager

. LAX attacked

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, and

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inserting themselves in the

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picture and winning them the following week, establishing themselves as

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in the process. On the March 30 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Ortiz and Santana defeated Decay, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. and Reno Scum to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship. On the April 23 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Santana and Ortiz defeated Veterans of War (

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and

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) in a tournament finals to win the

. On November 5 at Bound for Glory, they lost to

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(OVE) as part of a double turn with

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interfering on OVE's behalf,

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performing a low blow on Ortiz, and OVE attacking them after the match, thus turning LAX into

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in the process. On the May 24, 2018 episode of ''Impact''

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became the newest member of LAX. After the group leader

was attacked, and Homicide and

went missing in action, King assumed leadership of the faction and guided Ortiz and Santana back to being tag team champions. In June, Konnan and Diamante returned, both showing suspicion about King's involvement with the group. On the July 5, 2018 episode of ''Impact'', Konnan confronted King who admitted that it was he who had "taken out a hit" against Konnan to takeover the faction. King then attempted to get Ortiz and Santana to recognize him as the new head of the group but they rejected this and stood beside the original leader, Konnan. Then, former LAX members Hernandez and Homicide returned, entering the ring and attacking Konnan's trio. At Bound for Glory on October 14, Hernandez and Homicide lost to Ortiz and Santana in a Concrete Jungle Death match. On January 12, 2019, The Lucha Bros ( Pentagón Jr. and

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) defeated LAX during the TV Tapings in Mexico to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships. Santana and Ortiz would reclaim them at the Rebellion pay per view on April 28. They held the titles until July, when they lost them to The North (

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and

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). On July 8, it was revealed that Santana and Ortiz would soon be leaving Impact and had interest from

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and

. During August 9 tapings Santana and Ortiz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room. Santana confirmed the following day that he and Ortiz were in fact done appearing on Impact Wrestling.

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

On August 31, 2019, at All Out, Santana and Ortiz debuted as heels for

(AEW), attacking both Lucha Brothers ( Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) and

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after their tag team ladder match. On October 2, the inaugural episode of '' Dynamite'', they teamed with

in the main event and defeated The Elite (

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and The Young Bucks). Led by Jericho, they subsequently formed a new faction along with

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and

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called The Inner Circle. On the November 18, 2020 episode of ''Dynamite'', Konnan reunited with Santana and Ortiz during an Inner Circle party in Las Vegas. On the February 9, 2022 episode of ''AEW Dynamite'', the Inner Circle had a team meeting that ended with Sammy Guevara throwing his vest and walking out. It was later announced that Jericho and Hager would face Santana and Ortiz in a tag team match the following week, with it being billed as the ''Inner Circle Implodes'' match. On the March 9, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', the Inner Circle was disbanded after Jericho and Hager attacked Santana and Ortiz and formed an alliance with

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and Daniel Garcia. On the June 15, 2022 special episode of ''Dynamite'' '' Road Rager'', Ortiz would have his head shaved after losing a

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to Jericho. On the June 29, 2022 at '' Blood And Guts'', they would compete in the main event, defeating The Jericho Appreciation Society.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2019)

On September 8, 2019, Santana and Ortiz debuted with the Mexican promotion

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(AAA), earning their first victory after defeating the team of Arez and Daga and

and

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Championships and accomplishments

* AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined ** AAW Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) *

** Dynamite Award (3 times) *** " Bleacher Report PPV Moment of the Year" (

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) –

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( The Elite vs. The Inner Circle) –

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(May 23) *** "Biggest Beatdown" (

) – The Inner Circle jumping

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– '' Dynamite'' (June 10) ***Hardest Moment to Clean Up After (

) - ( Best Friends vs Santana and Ortiz) - Dynamite (September 16) *

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(1 time) *

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** HOG Tag Team Championship (3 times) * Impact Wrestling **

( 1 time) **

(

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) ** Tag Team of the Year (2018) *

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** JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) *Latin American Wrestling Entertainment **LAWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) – Santana * ''

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'' ** Faction of the Year (2021) – with The Inner Circle ** Ranked Ortiz No. 115 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019 ** Ranked Santana No. 119 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2019 *Pro Wrestling Revolver **PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) *WrestlePro **WrestlePro Tag Team Championship (1 time) *Warriors Of Wrestling **WOW Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

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(1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

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