10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Roderick Strong

10. He Was In TNA

If Strong goes to NXT, he will be reuniting with his told ROH tag partner, Austin Aries. The two were incredibly successful together in ROH, having one of the longest title reigns in the company’s history. But they also had a brief run together in TNA.

In 2005, the two were signed, and started off as opponents in their debut matc, with Strong coming up on the losing side of the contest. They started teaming shortly thereafter, but were unable to reach the same level of success as they would in ROH. Both men also participated in X-Division matches, back when the company was putting more emphasis on the division.

The two were entertaining in the ring, and seemed destined for bigger things but, sadly, neither of them lasted very long in the company due to a specific incident...

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