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'''Roughly Obsess & Destroy''' (abbreviated in writing as '''RO&D''', spoken as '''R.O.D.''') was a professional wrestling stable founded in 2003 in [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW) by [[Taka Michinoku]], disbanding in 2006, and later briefly reforming in [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] in 2007. Debuting in 2003 as an initially [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Heel|heel]] group of mostly [[gaijin]] wrestlers recruited by Taka Michinoku during his time working for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) in the [[United States of America|United States]], the group initially consisted of him, [[Jerry Tuite|Gigantes]] and [[Mike Awesome|The Gladiator]], but was composed primarily of him, [[Taiyo Kea]], [[D'Lo Brown]], [[Bull Buchanan|Buchanan]] and [[Umaga (wrestler)|Jamal]] throughout their peak.

With the introduction of the new heel [[Voodoo Murders]] unit in 2005, RO&D subsequently turned [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#babyface|face]] and became popular with fans for their pre match promos and catchphrase, "''R.O.D., boo-yah!''". After they were defeated by the Voodoo Murders in a losing team disbands match on September 16, 2006, Taka disbanded the group, with the only remaining members at the time being himself and Kea, as [[Matt Anoa'i|RO'Z]], Buchanan and D'Lo Brown had all defected to the Voodoo Murders.

Appearing at [[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'s [[Nippon Budokan]] show on April 24, 2007, Taka announced his intention to revive the group in Noah, with himself, D'Lo Brown, Buchanan and [[Kazma Sakamoto]] as the new members. D'Lo and Buchanan briefly held the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]] in 2007, however, the group effectively disbanded again when Brown re-signed with WWE in June 2008. Brown returned to NOAH the following year, where he and Buchanan briefly used the RO&D name as a tag team.

==History==
=== Original incarnation (2003–2006) ===

==== Formation and early years (2003–2004) ====
RO&D was initially formed in October 2003, as Taka Michinoku announced he would be forming a stable composed of himself and the strongest [[gaijin]] he knew of. Three names were initially considered for the group, these being "Yoshida-ya USA", "RAGD" (Rough and Greats Destroyers Crew), and the name the group finally came to be known as '''"RO&D"''' (Roughly Obsess & Destroy). The group's first two members were [[Mike Awesome|The Gladiator]] and [[Jerry Tuite|Gigantes]], later also recruiting [[D'Lo Brown]], [[Bull Buchanan|Buchanan]], [[Justin Credible]] and [[Umaga (wrestler)|Jamal]] in December; however, the group would be dealt a blow early in its life as Gigantes suddenly died in his hotel room while on tour on December 6.<ref name="SLAM">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/12/20/293162.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714101844/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/12/20/293162.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=The Wall, Jerry Tuite, dead at 37|date=2003-12-20|last=Waldman|first=Jon|author2=Clevett, Jason|access-date=2009-03-25|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref><ref name="Mooneyham">{{cite web|url=http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=B52E780D-8EB3-410B-ACF45F6A97DE1CBE|title=Jerry "The Wall" Tuite Dies In Japan|date=2003-12-14|last=Mooneyham|first=Mike|access-date=2009-03-25|publisher=The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312160002/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=B52E780D-8EB3-410B-ACF45F6A97DE1CBE |archive-date=2008-03-12}}</ref>

In early 2004, Taka recruited a new member for the group, [[Hawaiian people|Hawaiian]] [[Taiyo Kea]], unique to the other members in the sense that he was a gaijin, but was trained by and had spent his entire career up to that point in AJPW. Early in their run, the group primarily feuded with [[Keiji Muto]], [[Kensuke Sasaki]] and his Kensuke Family group, [[Toshiaki Kawada]], [[Satoshi Kojima]] and the rest of the babyface All Japan roster. The addition of Kea also saw the formation of a successful tag team between himself and Jamal, with the two combining to win the [[Real World Tag League#2004|2004 Worlds Strongest Tag Determination League]], defeating KojiKaz ([[Satoshi Kojima]] and [[Kaz Hayashi]]) in the final and dedicating their victory to Gigantes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=44769|title=AJPW Real World Tag League 2004 - Tag 8|website=cagematch.net}}</ref>

==== Rise in popularity and face turn (2005) ====
At one point in early 2005, the group had a monopoly on all available championships in All Japan bar the [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship|Triple Crown]], as Kea and Jamal held the [[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)|World Tag Team Championship]], Buchanan and [[Rico Constantino]] held the [[All Asia Tag Team Championship]] and Taka Michinoku held the [[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)|World Junior Heavyweight Championship]], the most successful period of the group's lifespan. Around this time, they began to gain popularity with fans for their catchphrase and pre and post match promos, showing signs of a full face turn, which was officially realised after the introduction of the rival [[Voodoo Murders]] stable. VM followed a similar theme to RO&D with heavy gaijin inclusion, however, their leader was the villainous [[Yoshikazu Taru|Taru]] and the group were portrayed as much more ruthless heels, generating sympathy for RO&D and leading to their face turn. RO&D would feud with the group throughout 2005 as faces, with Taka later recruiting [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW)'s [[Masahiro Chono]] as a special one night member in July,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=3347|title=AJPW Summer Action Series 2005 - Tag 7: Heavy Fighting Yoyogi|website=cagematch.net}}</ref> and the group producing their own event, "RO&D Festival ~ Boo Ya! The World" in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=41836|title=AJPW/RO&D RO&D Festival ~ Boo Ya! The World|website=cagematch.net}}</ref>

==== Final success and first breakup (2006) ====
A brief dissension angle played out within the group between Kea and Brown in early 2006, which ended after Kea defeated Brown in a singles match in March, after which they reconciled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=5705|title=AJPW Hold Out Tour 2006 - Tag 6|website=cagematch.net}}</ref> Kea achieved the group's greatest individual success soon after this, as he defeated [[Suwama]] to win the [[Champion Carnival#2006|2006 Champion Carnival]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=6128|title=AJPW Champion Carnival 2006 - Tag 10|website=cagematch.net}}</ref> in April and beat [[Satoshi Kojima]] in July to win the [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship|Triple Crown]] for the first time in his career. In June, Taka recruited [[Matt Anoa'i|RO'Z]] into the group, relative and tag team partner of former member Jamal, who had since returned to WWE. RO'Z's time in the group would be short lived, however, as he would abandon RO&D to join the Voodoo Murders on September 3. As the feud between the two groups began to reach its peak, a losing stable disbands match was organised for September 17 in Korakuen Hall, putting Taka, Kea, Buchanan & D'Lo against Taru, Suwama, [[Yasushi Tsujimoto|Yasshi]] and RO'Z. During the match, Buchanan and D'Lo both abandoned Taka and Kea, turning heel once again and joining the Voodoo Murders in the process, allowing them to win and force RO&D to disband. The two would be aided by [[Keiji Muto]] and [[Kaz Hayashi]], who helped them even the odds against the Voodoo Murders, after which Taka officially announced the disbandment of the group. He and Kea would remain face and begin fighting alongside Muto and the other members of the All Japan Army against the Voodoo Murders.

=== Second incarnation (2007–2009) ===

On April 24, 2007, [[Taka Michinoku]] appeared at [[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'s event at [[Nippon Budokan]] and announced his intention to reform RO&D with himself, former members [[Bull Buchanan]] and [[D'Lo Brown]] and his trainee [[Kazma Sakamoto|Kazma]]. The new RO&D debuted the following month in Korakuen Hall, as Taka, Buchanan and D'Lo defeated [[Go Shiozaki]], [[Mohammed Yone]] and [[Takeshi Morishima]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=NOAH Northern Navigation '07 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database | url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=11430 | access-date=2025-02-12 | website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref> Taka's appearances would become more sporadic soon after this, while Buchanan and D’Lo continued to use the name as a tag team. They had their first chance for gold in Noah in June, where they  unsuccessfully challenged [[Jun Akiyama]] and [[Takeshi Rikio]] for the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]. In October, the two entered a tournament for the vacant championships, winning them by defeating Go Shiozaki and [[Akira Taue]] on October 16, however, they would lose the titles to [[Naomichi Marufuji]] and [[Takashi Sugiura]] a little over a week later.<ref>{{Cite web | title=NOAH Autumn Navigation 2007 - Tag 8 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database | url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=14238 | access-date=2025-02-12 | website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=NOAH Autumn Navigation 2007 - Tag 12 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database | url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=14380 | access-date=2025-02-12 | website=www.cagematch.net}}</ref> The two would continue to compete for Noah until Brown re-signed with WWE in June 2008. They briefly reunited the following year, and entered the [[Global Tag League#2009|Global Tag League]], where they did not advance to the next stage. The group would essentially dissolve again after this.

== Members ==
*[[Taka Michinoku]]
*[[Taiyō Kea]]
*[[D'Lo Brown]]
*[[Barry Buchanan|Buchanan]]
*[[Umaga (wrestler)|Jamal]]
*[[Rico Constantino]]
*[[Mike Awesome|The Gladiator]]
*[[Jerry Tuite|Gigantes]]
*[[Justin Credible]]
*[[Matt Morgan]]
*[[Rosey (wrestler)|RO'Z]]
*[[KAZMA]]

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
:*[[All Asia Tag Team Championship]] ([[All Asia Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - [[Barry Buchanan|Buchanan]] and [[Rico Constantino]]
:*[[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship#Reigns|1 time]]) - [[Taiyō Kea]]
:*[[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)|World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)#Title history|1 time]]) - [[Taka Michinoku]]
:*[[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)|World Tag Team Championship]] ([[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)#Title history|1 time]]) - [[Taiyō Kea]] and [[Umaga (wrestler)|Jamal]]
:*[[Champion Carnival]] ([[Champion Carnival|2006]]) - Taiyō Kea
:*[[World's Strongest Tag Determination League]] ([[World's Strongest Tag Determination League#2004|2004]]) - Taiyō Kea and Jamal
:*January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2004) - Jamal <ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/alljap/ajtourn.htm | title=All-Japan Other Tournaments Open Championship | date=1975-12-06 | access-date=2015-04-09 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103153959/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/alljap/ajtourn.htm | archive-date=2011-01-03}}</ref>
*'''Hawai'i Championship Wrestling'''
:*HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) &ndash; Taiyō Kea and Jamal
*'''[[Kaientai Dojo]]'''
:*[[Strongest-K Championship]] ([[Strongest-K Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - Taka Michinoku
:*[[FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship]] ([[FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – Taka Michinoku with [[Tomo Michinoku]]
*'''[[Michinoku Pro Wrestling]]'''
:*[[Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - Taka Michinoku
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'''
:*[[GHC Tag Team Championship]] ([[GHC Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 Time]]) - [[D'Lo Brown]] and Buchanan
:*Global Tag League Technique Prize (2008, 2009)- D'Lo Brown and Buchanan<ref>{{Cite web | title=PUROLOVE.com | url=http://www.purolove.com/noah/history/globaltagleague08.php | access-date=2025-02-12 | website=www.purolove.com}}</ref>
*'''''[[Tokyo Sports]]'''''
:*Technique Prize (2005) - Taka Michinoku <ref>{{Cite web | title=PUROLOVE.com | url=http://www.purolove.com/awards.php | access-date=2025-02-12 | website=www.purolove.com}}</ref>

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