It's now only natural after someone shouts the word "Beer" you respond with "Money." Total Nonstop Action (TNA), known for it's aging main-event talent pool and overbooked finishes, has done some good. They have given us one of the better tag teams in recent memory in Beer Money, Inc.

So just who are the fellows who are every bartender's favorite patrons?

Robert Roode

Perhaps one of the most well-rounded wrestlers in TNA today, Roode (no relation to Rick Rude) has come a long way since his days training with Val Venis in Canada.

Back in 2004, Roode would show up on TNA as a part of the Team Canada stable. At the time of Roode's appearance (known then as Bobby Roode), Team Canada consisted of Petey Williams, Eric Young, and Johnny Devine, with "Coach" Scott D'Amore.

Roode would act as the enforcer of the group, much like Batista was in Evolution, and Arn Anderson was in the Four Horsemen. Roode would play this role for around two years, until the disbanding of Team Canada in 2006. Shortly after, the Robert Roode character was born.

The self-proclaimed "hottest free agent" (someone beat you to it, MVP) would appear at the Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View with his new manager, Ms. Brooks (Traci Brooks).

His first feud as the Wall Street tycoon came against his former partner, Eric Young. This led to Roode going up against TNA's founder, Jeff Jarrett, who turned out to be EY's friend and adviser.

Roode would go through different alliances, as he would join forces with Christian Cage (Christian Coalition), and later Kurt Angle (Angle Alliance). Issues began to arise between Roode and Ms. Brooks, who he would verbal abuse.

At Final Resolution 2008, Roode would team with Ms. Brooks to face the team of Booker T and Sharmell. Roode's team lost, and post-match saw Roode fully turn on his manager.

He would continue to have what was a long, drawn-out feud with Booker T, except his No. 1 fan, Peyton Banks, was now at his side. Banks met the same fate as Brooks following a Lockdown Pay-Per-View loss.

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