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Old School Assassins

Members: Brad Michaels, Tyler Bateman, Viper, The New Dr. X, Striker, Dark Angel, Jimmy Cruize, Bryan Cruize, Chris Matthews, Aaron Neil, John O'Malley, Ryan Davidson, Seth Allen, Dexter Hardaway, Maddox Jones

Pro Debut: 2001

Feds Worked For: NMS, MSWA, IZW, SWCW, Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX)

Career Highlights: -IZW Tag Team Titles (2x; 1 each Michael & Hardway and Michaels & Allen)
-MSWA Cruiserweight Title (Bateman)
-MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions (3x; 2 with Jimmy Cruize & Viper [2nd], 1 w/ Brad Michaels 7 Tyler Bateman)
-MSWA Tri-State Title (Michaels (2x))

Affiliates: Paul Lewis, Sloppy Joe

Notable Feuds: Dark Angel, Dynamite Extreme, Chris Matthews, New Dr. X, Legacy

Other Facts: -Membership in this group has varied over the years. The only member in all versions was Brad Michaels, who considers himself the CEO.
-The Old School Assassins began as a tag team in Texas consisting of Michaels and The Flying Jobber, managed by Paul Lewis. Jobber was eventually replaced by Tyler Bateman and the group was managed by Rat Man.
-When the OSA moved to MSWA, there were 3 variations of the group. The first group consisted of Brad Michaels, Tyler Bateman, Viper, The New Dr X, Striker & Dark Angel.
-The second group was made up of Michaels, Jimmy Cruize, Bryan Cruize, Chris Matthews & Aaron Neil. Sloppy Joe was their intern.
-The third and final version in MSWA consisted of Michaels, Bateman, John O'Malley & Ryan Davidson.
-Two versions of the OSA existed in IZW as well. The first saw Michaels tag with Seth Allen. Allen was replaced by Dexter Hardaway when Allen went on a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
-One version of the group competed in SWCW, consisting of Maddox Jones & Striker, managed by Michaels.
-Striker & Michaels tag together as the OSA at the Texas based Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment