The Big Guns | |
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Tag team | |
Members |
Zeus The Bodyguard |
Heights | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)- Zeus 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)- Bodyguard |
Combined weight |
208 kilograms (459 lb) |
Debut | January 29, 2011 |
Promotions |
AJPW DDT OPW Smash WNC Pro Wrestling Zero1 |
The Big Guns (ザ・ビッグガンズ Za Biggu Ganzu?) is a professional wrestling tag team currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where they are current World Tag Team Champions. They have also worked for Osaka Pro Wrestling, Smash, DDT, Wrestling New Classic, and Pro Wrestling Zero1.
The Big Guns was formed after professional wrestler Zeus defeated Bodyguard in a singles encounter in January 2011. After the match, JOKER rushed to the ring to attack Zeus. When Bodyguard refused to join in, he was attacked as well. Zeus and Bodyguard then joined forces against JOKER. Weeks later, they won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship from JOKER’s Kuuga & Orochi. They then successfully defended the title against Hideyoshi & Masamune at the February IMP Hall show. Their reign was short-lived as Orochi reunited with Tadasuke and took the belts back in March 2011. The Big Guns have also wrestled against Genichiro Tenryu, Minoru Suzuki, Akebono, and Shinjiro Otani.
They won the Osaka Tag Festival in 2013 and later won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship for the second time. Zeus also won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship, and at the Tennozan 2013 Zeus defeated Bodyguard in the finals to win the tournament. After it was announced that Osaka Pro Wrestling would continue under new management, Zeus and The Bodyguard vacated the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship and Tag Team Championship to leave the promotion. On April 20 Zeus and Bodyguard were defeated in their last match with Quiet Storm against Billyken Kid, Bull Armor Takuya and Black Buffalo.