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Latin American Exchange

The Latin American Xchange
The LAX.jpg
Hernandez (left) and Homicide (right) after a TNA event in 2008
Stable
Members Konnan (manager)
Homicide
Ortiz
Santana
Diamante
Name(s) The Latin American Xchange
Former
member(s)
Hernandez
Apolo
Machete
Héctor Guerrero (manager)
Salinas (valet)
Low Ki
Debut December 31, 2005
Years active 2005–2009
2011–2015
2017–present
Promotions Chikara
C4
GFW
GPW
HOG
IWA
JAPW
LW
RCW
ROH
SWF
The Crash
TNA/Impact/GFW
WrestleCade
XWA
WWL

The Latin American Xchange (also frequently abbreviated to LAX) is a professional wrestling stable signed to Impact Wrestling. The group achieved initial success as a stable consisting of Konnan, Homicide, and Hernandez. Puerto Rican wrestler Apolo was a brief original member, who was later replaced by Machete. Later, upon the departure of Konnan from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Homicide and Hernandez wrestled exclusively as a tag team.

The original gimmick of LAX centered on its members being Hispanic, denouncing the perceived repression of ethnic minorities by the NWA Championship Committee and TNA Management, with LAX's response as a group of militant street thugs. After becoming fan favorites, the group continued to stand as proud street Latin Americans, but dropped its militant focus.

In 2017, LAX returned to Impact Wrestling as villains. Founding members Konnan and Homicide were joined by Diamante, Ortiz, Santana and later on by Low Ki.

LAX emerged from the breakup of 4Live Kru (newly added member Kip James), which was the result of Konnan being tired of the shenanigans between B.G. James and Kip James. When Kip was permitted into the stable, it was the last straw. At Turning Point in 2005, Konnan attacked Kip and B.G. with a chair, signaling that stable's end. Throughout December, "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, B.G. James' father, tried to get 4Live Kru back together. On the December 31, 2005 episode of TNA Impact!, Bullet Bob encountered Konnan, who expressed himself like he had a change of heart and was willing to talk. Later in the show, however, two other Latino wrestlers, the returning Apolo and the debuting Homicide, ambushed Bullet Bob backstage at Konnan's command. As a result, a feud began between LAX and the James Gang, who sought revenge for the attack.


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