The final DDT4 opening round match to be announced once again pits a longstanding tag team against a newly formed duo, as Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, the Motor City Machine Guns, take on Roderick Strong and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion Chris Hero.

On paper, it might seem like a mismatch, but Roderick Strong’s record not only in previous DDT4s, but as a tag team competitor in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla must be taken in to consideration. Strong has held the World Tag Team Championship on three separate occasions, two of which came after winning DDT4. Not to mention the tag team experience of World Champion Chris Hero, who along with Claudio Castagnoli formed one of the most successful tag teams in recent memory. With a wealth of individual experience and plenty of time to prepare before the tournament, Chris Hero and Roderick Strong will likely be a force to be reckoned with at DDT4.

What more needs to be said about the team opposing Chris Hero and Roderick Strong? They are one of, if not the most popular tag teams in professional wrestling today, and have held titles all around the world. Originally scheduled to be participants in the very first DDT4, contractual obligations kept the Motor City Machine Guns out of the tournament, and according to the Guns, that’s what allowed Roderick Strong’s team to win. After returning to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla at Ninety-Nine, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley found out first hand how the level of tag team wrestling in PWG has increased since they’ve been gone.

When they left the building after Ninety-Nine, Sabin and Shelley had a suitcase full of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla DVDs which they’ve been using to scout their competition in the tournament. Above all else, the Guns would love to have a rematch with The Young Bucks as a tournament final, but thanks to countless hours spent strategizing, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley feel prepared for any team they might meet in the tournament. Although this is their first DDT4, the Motor City Machine Guns feel like it was always intended to be their tournament, and will fulfill their destiny with their victory this year.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla DDT4:
May, 22nd 2009 - Reseda, CA,

DDT4 Block B Opening Round Match
Chris Hero & Roderick Strong vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)

April 20th Update: The fourth team to enter Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4 tournament may seem like a random pairing at first, but when you think about the tag team accomplishments of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion Chris Hero and three-time former Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong, it starts making sense.

Chris Hero of course holds the highest title Pro Wrestling Guerrilla can grant to a single wrestler, and was a finalist in the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles, but prior to all of that, Hero was a highly decorated tag team wrestler, as well. Along with Claudio Castagnoli, Chris Hero entered the first ever DDT4 in 2007 in an unsuccessful bid for the titles, but since then, he has been so consumed with his pursuit of Human Tornado and then the defense of the World Championship title that tag team wrestling took a backseat. At least it had, until now.

As the co-winner of the two previous DDT4 tournaments, Roderick Strong’s entry into this year’s tournament comes as no surprise. The real surprise, as always, is who Strong would be teaming with. When asked at One Hundred who his partner would be this year, Roderick was unsure, but was confident that no matter who he was paired with, a third tournament victory was in the cards.

Now that Roderick Strong has teamed up with the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion, Strong’s duo looks like an early favorite to once again walk away from DDT4 victorious. Check back on Wednesday, April 22 for more information about Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4! Visit the DDT4 Mini-Site to get your tickets today!

http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com

Ring of Honor
April 18th, 2009- 7:30pm belltime
Markham, Ontario

2. Chris Hero def. The Necro Butcher via DQ after a chairshot.

Ring of Honor
April 17th, 2009- 8:00 belltime
Montreal, Quebec

2. Chris Hero def. Franky The Mobster

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
April 11th, 2009
Reseda, CA

7. PWG Title: Chris Hero (c) def. Austin Aries via Rolling Elbow

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
April 12th, 2009
Reseda, CA7.

PWG Title: Chris Hero (c) def. Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana via Rolling Elbow

Chris is scheduled to appear at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s 99th and 100th shows on the 11th and 12th of April in Reseda, CA. Hero will be appearing on both nights and has these matches lined-up thus far:

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla presents ‘Ninety-Nine’
- PWG World Title: Chris Hero (c) vs. Austin Aries

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla presents ‘One Hundred’
- PWG World Title: Chris Hero (if still champion) (c) vs. Colt Cabana

For more information visit: www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com

The first installment in a series of Video FAQs recorded by Chris Hero. The first covering (as the title would suggest) how you can book Chris to appear at one of your wrestling events.

Chris Hero was stopped by border security (and their reality show camera crew) while trying to enter Australia for a PWA Queensland show in December 2008.Thankfully, Hero was granted his entertainers visa and was able to perform at PWA Queensland’s Summer Reign ‘08 Weekender. Here is the footage from Australian Television.