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Besties in the World

(The) Besties in the World, currently activating under the ring name of Grindhouse is an American professional wrestling tag team composed of Mat Fitchett and Davey Vega. They are best known for their work in various promotion of the American independent scene such as AAW Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1 USA.[4][5]

Besties in the World
Fitchett (left) and Vega (right) in December 2016
Tag team
MembersMat Fitchett
Davey Vega[1]
Name(s)Sex Bob-ombs
Kobra Kai Dojo
(The) Besties In The World
Grindhouse
Billed heightsFitchett: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Vega: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Combined
billed weight		Fitchett: 172 lbs[2]
Vega: 180 lbs[3]
Debut2010
Years active2010–2013
2015–2022
2024–present

Professional wrestling career

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American independent circuit (2010–present)

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Vega (left) and Fitchett (right) in October 2015

Fitchett and Vega made their debut as a tag team at a house show promoted by High Voltage Wrestling on August 7, 2010, where they teamed up with Billy McNeil to defeat Evan Gelistico, Gary Jay and Pierre Abernathy as a result of a six-man tag team match.[6] Due to their main freelance work, Fitchett and Vega worked for various promotions from the American circuit with which they shared brief or longer tenures such as AAW Wrestling, Alpha-1 Wrestling, Evolve, Metro Pro Wrestling, Premiere Wrestling Xperience, Full Impact Pro and many others.[2][3]

At ROH Masters Of The Craft 2018 on April 15, Fitchett and Vega unsuccessfully challenged The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[7] At Impact Wrestling/Rockstar Pro Ohio Versus Everything, a cross-over event promoted on December 14, 2018, Fitchett and Vega unsuccessfully challenged reigning champions Latin American Exchange (Ortiz & Santana) and The Dirty (Austin Manix & Brandon Edwards) for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[8]

AAW Wrestling (2012–present)

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Fitchett and Vega are best known for their tenure with AAW Wrestling. They made their debut in the promotion at AAW Point Of No Return 2012 on April 21, where they defeated The Awesome Threesome (Jordan McEntyre and Knight Wagner).[9] During their time in the promotion, they won the AAW Tag Team Championship on three separate occasions, first at AAW Epic 2016: The 12 Year Anniversary Event on April 9, by defeating The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter).[10] They won the titles on the second occasion at Hell Hath No Fury on November 3, 2017, where they defeated Scarlet and Graves (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz).[11] On the third occasion, Fitchett and Vega won the titles at Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament on August 29, 2019, by defeating Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana).[12]

Fitchett and Vega also worked as singles competitors after 2022 when they briefly dissolved their tag team. Fitchett won the 2021 edition of the Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament by defeating Jake Something in the first rounds, ACH in the quarterfinals, Schaff in the semifinals and Josh Alexander in the finals.[13] Fitchett also won the AAW Heavyweight Championship for the first time at Windy City Classic XVI on November 26, 2021, by defeating Fred Yehi.[14] Vega succeeded in winning the Heavyweight title as well by defeating Jake Something at The Art of War 2023 on August 21.[15]

Various promotions (2010–present)

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In Evolve, Fitchett and Vega made their debut at Evolve 134 on August 25, 2019, where they fell short to The Skulk (Adrian Alanis and Liam Gray) and The Unwanted (Joe Gacy and Sean Maluta).[16] At Evolve 142 on December 7, 2019, they defeated A. R. Fox and Leon Ruff to win the Evolve Tag Team Championship.[17] They kept the titles until the promotion ceased operations in June 2020.[18]

Fitchett and Vega made their debut for the United States branch of Pro Wrestling Zero1 on a house show from February 27, 2021, where they defeated The Premier (Campbell Myers and SK Bishop) to win the Zero1 USA World Tag Team Championship. They dropped the titles two months later back to Myers and Bishop.[19]

Fitchett and Vega made their AEW debut at AEW Rampage #44 on June 8, 2022, where they fell short to Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh.[20] One week later at AEW Dark: Elevation #68, Fitchett and Vega fell short to Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland).[21]

European independent circuit (2018–2019)

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Fitchett and Vega made their debut in the European independent scene at RevPro Live In Southampton 3, an event promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling on June 3, 2018, they teamed up with Kurtis Chapman and Psycho Phillips in a losing effort against Legion Of Lords (Gideon Grey, Los Federales Santos Jr., No Fun Dunne and Rishi Ghosh).[22] During Progress Wrestling's 2018 World Cup, they fell short to M&M (Connor Mills and Maverick Mayhew) in tag team competition.[23] At PROGRESS Chapter 72: Got Got Need on June 24, 2018, they teamed up with Josh Alexander in a losing effort against British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven and Tyler Bate).[24]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  2. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Mat Fitchett/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Davey Vega/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Mat Fitchett & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Davey Vega & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 7, 2010). "Events Database»HVW". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Csonka's ROH Masters of The Craft 2018 Review". 411mania.com. 411Mania. April 15, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Impact Wrestling Ohio vs. Everything Results 12.14.15". 411mania.com. 411Mania. December 15, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Views from the Hawke's Nest: AAW Point of No Return 2012". 411mania.com. 411Mania. July 12, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  10. ^ McCarron, Rob (April 26, 2016). "AAW EPIC 12TH ANNIVERSARY DVD REVIEW: CIAMPA VS SABRE JR". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Lowe, Case (August 3, 2017). "AAW United We Stand (July 15) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Daly, Wayne (August 30, 2019). "AAW Results: Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament 2019 Night 1 – Chicago, IL (8/29)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  13. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (October 30, 2021). "AAW Jim Lynam Memorial Tournament Night Two Results (10/30): Alexander, ACH, Garcia, More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  14. ^ Daly, Wayne (November 26, 2021). "AAW Results: Windy City Classic XVI – Merrionette Park, IL (11/26)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "Davey Vega Wins AAW Heavyweight Championship, Becomes Triple Crown Champion". September 2023.
  16. ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "EVOLVE 134 Results: Drew Gulak Battles Kushida, More". 411MANIA. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "EVOLVE 142 Results: WALTER vs. Josh Briggs Headlines". 411MANIA. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  18. ^ Boone, Matt (June 17, 2020). "EVOLVE Wrestling Shutting Down Due To COVID-19". ewrestling.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  19. ^ Perez, Luis (January 26, 2023). "Mat Fitchett Stepping Away From Professional Wrestling". pwponderings.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  20. ^ "AEW Dynamite Results for June 8, 2022". allelitewrestling.com. All Elite Wrestling. June 8, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  21. ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (June 16, 2022). "AEW Dark Elevation Spoilers For 6/20 (Taped On 6/15)". Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "Live In Southampton 3". revproondemand.com. Revolution Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  23. ^ Peralta, Sergi (June 14, 2018). "Resultados de PROGRESS: World Cup 2018". solowrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  24. ^ Furious, Arnold (July 12, 2018). "PROGRESS CHAPTER 72 'GOT GOT NEED' RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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