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10. He Tagged With Colt Cabana

One of several men Tye paired with on his strained journey through WWE's developmental system, 'Art of Wrestling' host and Ring of Honour mainstay Colt Cabana won the vacant Ohio Valley Wrestling Tag Team titles with the future 'Perfect 10' shortly after the two men had battled furiously over Dillinger's (then 'Shawn Spears') Television Title.

The victory over fellow future main roster strugglers Paul Burchill and Stu Sanders (Wade Barrett) didn't aid relations between the pair though, with a final fight occurring on the company's last show of 2007 in a ladder match to determine which man could take total control of the championships and pick a partner they actually wanted.

Colt would end up victorious, abandoning Spears for Charles Evans. The duo would lose the gold back to Burchill and Sanders shortly after, whilst Shawn Spears floated around the OVW midcard before WWE moved all their developmental talent to their new Florida Championship Wrestling territory in mid-2008.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Posted On: 12th Apr 2017

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