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'''The Nasty Boys''' are a ] ] consisting of ] and ]. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Their ] was that of anti-social ] who specialized in ] and brawling. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's wrestlers, was vastly different from the colorful attire of their wrestling peers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This included graffiti-sprayed T-shirts, chain-adorned leather trenchcoats, and their distinctive ]-] haircuts.
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'''The Nasty Boys''' were a ] ] consisting of ] and ], active in the mid to late ] and throughout the ]. Their ] was that they were crude, anti-social ] who specialized in ] and brawling.

Former professional wrestler ] described the Nasty Boys in his autobiography as "''sloppy as hell, and more than a little dangerous, but they knew how to brawl.''"


==Career== ==Career==
===American Wrestling Association and Florida Championship Wrestling (1985–1988)===
Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs, both natives of ], began their careers in the ] in ] and began teaming together as The Nasty Boys in ]. In ], they moved to ], where they won five Tag Team Championship between ] and ].
] and ] were childhood friends growing up in ]. They both attended ] in the ] region of eastern ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfvideo.com/shootwiththenastyboys.aspx|title=The Nasty Boys Shoot Interview|website=RF Video Inc. - Wrestling Merchandise, Wrestling DVDs, Shoot Interviews, ECW|access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> While most professional wrestling tag teams were and still are matched by bookers, Sags and Knobbs friendship led them to form The Nasty Boys without any such professional booking guidance or input.


The Nasty Boys began their career in the ] in 1985 and began teaming together as The Nasty Boyz in 1986. They began moving up the cards while in ], as a heel team against ], a face team. In 1988, they moved to ], where they won five tag team championships between 1989 and 1990. While they were in Memphis, ] suggested they change their look to spandex gold tights and long boots. Sags and Knobbs also decided to cover their bodies and paint their faces, though they dropped the face paint when wrestling outside of Memphis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.net/article.php?Nasty-Boy-Brian-Knobbs-on-WWE-Hall-of-Fame-aspirations-identifies-a-standout-match-against-The-Rockers-comments-on-today-s-wrestling-scene-and-working-with-Jimmy-Hart-42578|title=Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs on WWE Hall of Fame aspirations, identifies a standout match against The Rockers, comments on today's wrestling scene, and working with Jimmy Hart}}</ref>
In 1990, the Nasty Boys joined the ] affiliate ], soon to be renamed ]. They initially ] with ] and ] but were unable to defeat the Steiner Brothers for the ].


===World Championship Wrestling (1990)===
The Nasty Boys left WCW in early ] and joined the ]. Along with their ] ], they announced their intention to "''Nastisize the WWF''". They defeated ] for the ] at ], and held the titles until ], when they were defeated by the ] in a ].
In 1990, the Nasty Boys joined ] (WCW). They initially ] with the ] but were unable to defeat them for the ]. In December 1990, they left WCW and joined the ] (then known as the WWF), debuting on the December 29, 1990, episode of '']''.


===World Wrestling Federation (1990–1993)===
They returned to WCW in ], where they were managed by ]. Hyatt left the Nasty Boys after their first reign as ], and they went on to feud with tag teams such as ] and the ]. In ], the ] offered them membership in the nWo, but attacked them as soon as they received their nWo t-shirts. Sags retired later that year, and Knobbs began pursuing the ].
Along with their ] ], The Nasty Boys quickly announced their intention to "Nastisize the WWF". They became number one contenders after winning a seven team battle royal on February 16, 1991, that aired on ''WWF Superstars''. On March 24, 1991, they eliminated ] thanks to interference from ] and defeated ] at ] in ] to win the ].


The Nasty Boys held the title until ] at ] on August 26, 1991, where they were defeated by Legion of Doom in a no disqualification, no count out match. They then feuded with ] and ], leading to a match at ] in ], where they teamed with ] to defeat both teams. In early 1992, The Nasty Boys had a feud with ] and ] that culminated in an eight-man tag team match at ] in ], where Duggan, Slaughter, ], and ] defeated The Nasty Boys, ], and ]. That fall, they turned face and dumped Jimmy Hart as their manager after Hart overlooked them for a tag team title match against ], instead giving the title shot to ] Knobbs and Sags teamed with The Natural Disasters to defeat Money Inc. and The Beverly Brothers at ] in ], but The Nasty Boys were unable to regain the title.
The Nasty Boys were briefly reunited in the short-lived ], but both retired when it closed.


On the March 13, 1993, edition of ''WWF Superstars'', The Nasty Boys agreed to step aside and allow ] and ] to have a one-time title shot against Money Inc. at ] at ] in ]. They then entered a house show series against ] and wrestled to double disqualifications on several occasions. Their feud spilled onto WWF television, and they wrestled once more to a double disqualification against ] and ] on the Italian version of ''WWF Superstars'' in which both teams hit each other with chairs in a post-match brawl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/93.htm |title=1993 |website=thehistoryofwwe.com|date=16 January 2023 }}</ref> In April 1993, after a European tour, The Nasty Boys were suspended and later fired from the company. Their final television appearance came on May 16, 1993, when they defeated jobbers Steve Vega and ] on ''WWF Wrestling Challenge''.
===Reputation===
The Nasty Boys were the original hardcore wrestlers, before there was an ECW to give the The Nasty Boys style of wrestling a name. People were actually scared for the opponents of Nobbs and Saggs as their style of in ring brutality seemed so extreme, that the people thought that they were actually trying to maim and kill their opponents.


===Return to WCW (1993–1997)===
The Nasty Boys have a reputation of being very ] with their opponents. They have also been involved in several legitimate fights with other wrestlers:
The Nasty Boys returned to WCW in July 1993 as heels managed by ]. They defeated ] and ] at ] in ] to become ]. They then lost the championship on October 4 to ] and ] before regaining it on October 24. In 1994, they fought ] and ] in a series of wild brawls.<ref name=mick/> They were supposed to feud with ] and his (kayfabe) ]c brother ], who called himself Evad ("Dave" backwards). Evad, however, injured his knee, and Sullivan convinced Cactus Jack to team with him. The Nasty Boys lost the title to the thrown together team of Jack and Sullivan in a wild street fight at ] in ].


In Summer 1994, The Nasty Boys quietly turned face and Knobbs and Sags went on to feud with tag teams such as ] and ]. At ] in ], they defeated Harlem Heat to become three-time WCW tag team champions but lost the title to them soon after. In 1996, ] offered them membership in the nWo, but attacked them as soon as they received their nWo T-shirts. In the subsequent match against ] and ], Sags became enraged during the contest after being struck on the head. He thought Hall had struck him with a chair and retaliated by attacking him and knocking his tooth out. After the match, Sags filed a lawsuit. He later saw footage and learned it was Nash that had hit him with a tag belt. He was released from his contract in early 1997 and retired. After Sags left the company, Knobbs continued as a singles wrestler and began pursuing the ].
*] ] ] had an argument with the Nasty Boys after they harassed his friend and his friend's fiancée in a ]. Later that night, Shamrock went to The Nasty Boys' hotel room to continue the argument, but was hit from behind and beaten. Shamrock confronted Sags years later in an ], but deigned not to attack him.
*The Nasty Boys fought with ] in a ] ], with Flair being thrown out of the club as a result.
*In ], The Nasty Boys faced ] and ] in a series of wild brawls which Payne later described as "''not far away from gladiator days''".
*In ], a match between The Nasty Boys and ] (] and ]) allegedly degenerated into a ].


===Independent circuit (1997-present)===
==Profile==
] in ], 2009]]
*Combined weight: 546 lb (247.7 kg)
The Nasty Boys reunited in the Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6, 2001, where they defeated ] (] and ]).<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mixed reactions to WWF UK-only PPV |issue=307 |magazine=] |location=Woodinville, Washington |publisher= |date=May 14, 2001 |quote=Jerry Sags worked his first match in literally years for Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6th, teaming with old partner Brian Knobs to beat Roger Anderson & Frank Parker. Sags’ career supposedly ended a few years ago after a neck injury in WCW.}}</ref> They were also active in the short-lived ]<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=]|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=|publisher=]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0}}</ref> and the ] in Puerto Rico. Since retirement, The Nasty Boys have both appeared on '']'' and in WWE magazine's "Where are they now?" section. On November 21, 2009, they were involved with Hulkamania's Australian tour in ], Australia, where they wrestled and defeated Reno Anoaʻi and ] in an Australian street fight. In March and April 2012 they feuded with AJ Mitrano and Mr. TA for Big Time Wrestling in Massachusetts.
*Hometown: Whitehall, PA - went to Whitehall - Coplay School District
*Billed from: Nastyville
*Debut: ]
*Previous managers: ], ]
*Quotes: "''We're as nasty as we wanna be!''"


===Return to WWE (2007)===
==Finishing and signature moves==
On November 20, 2007, Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags rejoined forces as The Nasty Boys at '']'' in ], participating in their first WWE match in 14 years. They defeated ] and ], but were subsequently released the following day. On August 26, 2024 the WWE posted this match on YouTube through their WWE Vault channel.
*One of the Nasty Boys would execute a ''']''', then the second Nasty Boy would climb to the top rope and perform a ''']'''.
*''Clubberin’'' (The Nasty Boys would simultaneously repeatedly punch their opponents) - named by ] who, while commentating, would announce to his partner ]: "''They be clubberin', Tony!''"
*].
*''Pit Stop'' / ''Pity City'' (One of the Nasty Boys would raise their arm, exposing their ] while the other Nasty Boys would seize a victim by the back of the neck and rub his face into the other Nasty Boy's armpit)


===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)===
==Championships and accomplishments==
On January 4, 2010, The Nasty Boys made their debut appearance on ]'s television show, '']'', where they trashed ]'s locker room during their absence from the show while in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_37861.shtml|title=KELLER'S TNA IMPACT LIVE REPORT 1/4: Jeff Hardy, NWO reunion, Hulk Hogan, TNA Knockout Title match, more surprises - ongoing coverage|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=2010-01-04|work=PWTorch|access-date=2010-01-05}}</ref> This initiated a feud, with both teams exchanging physical onslaughts with one another. on the January 14 episode of ''Impact!'', Team 3D returned, but were attacked by The Nasty Boys. On the January 21 episode of ''Impact!'', The Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA, defeating ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_38325.shtml|title=WILKENFELD'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 1/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|date=2010-01-21|access-date=2010-01-22|work=PWTorch}}</ref> On the January 28 episode of ''Impact!'', The Nasty Boys and Team 3D got into an intense confrontation as they hyped their upcoming match. On the February 4 episode of ''Impact!'', The Nasty Boys attacked Team 3D following a match until ] and ] ended the confrontation.
*''']'''
:*AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)


At ] in ], The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match when ] made his return and interfered in the match on The Nasty Boys' behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_39033.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA AGAINST ALL ODDS PPV REPORT 2/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe, Nastys vs. 3D|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2010-02-14|publisher=PWTorch|access-date=2010-02-14}}</ref> On the February 25 edition of ''Impact!'', Team 3D defeated the Nasty Boys in a ] when ] interfered on Team 3D's behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_39384.shtml|title=WILKENFELD'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 2/25: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast|last=Wilkenfeld|first=Daniel|date=2010-02-25|publisher=PWTorch|access-date=2010-02-26}}</ref> The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D on the March 15 episode of ''Impact!'', defeating them and returning ], who served as a replacement for Jesse Neal, who The Nastys attacked prior to the match in a six-man tag team match. After the match, Neal attacked The Nastys and helped Team 3D throw Sags through a table.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_39854.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA IMPACT REPORT 3/15: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV show - A.J. Styles vs. Jeff Hardy|last=Caldwell|first=James|date= 2010-03-15|work=PWTorch|access-date=2010-03-16}}</ref>
*''']'''
:*] (5 times)


On March 29, 2010, The Nasty Boys were released by TNA.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_39854.shtml|title=TNA News: Nasty Boys reportedly released by TNA|last=Caldwell|first=James|date= 2010-03-29|work=PWTorch|access-date=2010-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1269909904|title=Report: The Nasty Boys gone from TNA|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=2010-03-29|work=WrestleView|access-date=2010-03-30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402085122/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1269909904|archive-date=2010-04-02}}</ref>
*''']'''
:*] ]
:*PWI ranked them # '''53''' of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in ].


==Reputation==
*''']'''
], 2009]]
:*] (])
The Nasty Boys have a reputation of being very ] with their opponents.<ref name=mick>{{cite book|last=Foley|first=Mick|author-link=Mick Foley|title=Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2000|isbn=0-06-103101-1|page=262}}</ref> They have also been involved in ribbing (pranking backstage) other wrestlers and have engaged in several legitimate fights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfvideo.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3419|title=Scott Hall Shoot Interview|website=RF Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/63779/Nasty-Boys-Getting-Major-Heat-For-Horrible-Smackdown-Dark-Match.htm|title=Nasty Boys Getting Major Heat For Horrible Smackdown Dark Match|access-date=2008-07-20|publisher=411mania.com}}</ref><ref name=mick/>


==Championships and accomplishments==
*''']'''
* ''']'''
:*] (])
** ] (])<ref name=SouthernTag>{{cite book | first1=Royal |last1=Duncan |first2=Gary |last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present |location=Waterloo, Ontario |orig-year=2000|chapter= (Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title | pages= 185–189| publisher=Archeus Communications |year=2006 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref><ref name=SouthernTagWeb>{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html | title=Southern Tag Team Title | work=Wrestling-Titles | access-date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>
* ''']'''
** Tag Team Award (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/news/2023/03/12/2023-tag-team-honorees-get-nasty |title=2023 Tag Team Honorees Get Nasty |website= ] |date=2023-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314194016/https://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org/news/2023/03/12/2023-tag-team-honorees-get-nasty |archive-date=2023-03-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''']'''
** ] (])
* '''Championship Wrestling International'''
** CWI Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* ''']'''
** ] (1 time)
* ''']'''
** ] award in 1994
** PWI ranked them # '''53''' of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
* '''Professional Wrestling Federation'''
** PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
* ''']'''
** ] (])
* ''']'''
** ] (])
* ''']'''
** ] (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Xtreme_Wrestling_Federation.htm|title=Xtreme Wrestling Federation Title Histories|access-date=2008-07-15|publisher=titlehistories.com}}</ref>
* ''''']'''''
** ] (1996) – nWo
** ] (1996) <small>New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling</small>


==References==
*''']'''
{{Reflist}}
:*] (1 time)


==External links==
*'''Other Titles'''
* {{wwe superstar|nasty-boys|The Nasty Boys}}
:*NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
:*PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
:*SAPC Tag Team Championship (1 time)


{{World Tag Team Championship (WWE)}}
==External link==
{{WCW World Tag Team Championship}}
{{Authority control}}


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Professional wrestling tag team This article is about the professional wrestling team. For other uses, see Nasty Boys (disambiguation). Professional wrestling tag team
The Nasty Boys
The Nasty Boys, Brian Knobbs (left) and Jerry Sags (right), in 2011
Tag team
MembersBrian Knobbs
Jerry Sags
Name(s)The Nasty Boys
Billed heights6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) (Knobbs)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) (Sags)
Combined
billed weight		585 lb (265 kg)
HometownWhitehall Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Billed from"Nastyville"
Allentown, Pennsylvania (WWF)
"The Streets of New York City" (WCW)
Debut1986
TrainerVerne Gagne
Brad Rheingans

The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's wrestlers, was vastly different from the colorful attire of their wrestling peers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This included graffiti-sprayed T-shirts, chain-adorned leather trenchcoats, and their distinctive mullet-hawk haircuts.

Career

American Wrestling Association and Florida Championship Wrestling (1985–1988)

Jerry "Biff" Sags and Brian "Buff" Knobbs were childhood friends growing up in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. They both attended Whitehall High School in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. While most professional wrestling tag teams were and still are matched by bookers, Sags and Knobbs friendship led them to form The Nasty Boys without any such professional booking guidance or input.

The Nasty Boys began their career in the American Wrestling Association in 1985 and began teaming together as The Nasty Boyz in 1986. They began moving up the cards while in Memphis, Tennessee, as a heel team against The Rockers, a face team. In 1988, they moved to Florida Championship Wrestling, where they won five tag team championships between 1989 and 1990. While they were in Memphis, Jerry Lawler suggested they change their look to spandex gold tights and long boots. Sags and Knobbs also decided to cover their bodies and paint their faces, though they dropped the face paint when wrestling outside of Memphis.

World Championship Wrestling (1990)

In 1990, the Nasty Boys joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW). They initially feuded with the Steiner Brothers but were unable to defeat them for the United States Tag Team Championship. In December 1990, they left WCW and joined the WWE (then known as the WWF), debuting on the December 29, 1990, episode of Superstars of Wrestling.

World Wrestling Federation (1990–1993)

Along with their manager Jimmy Hart, The Nasty Boys quickly announced their intention to "Nastisize the WWF". They became number one contenders after winning a seven team battle royal on February 16, 1991, that aired on WWF Superstars. On March 24, 1991, they eliminated Legion of Doom thanks to interference from Power and Glory and defeated The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship.

The Nasty Boys held the title until SummerSlam 1991 at Madison Square Garden on August 26, 1991, where they were defeated by Legion of Doom in a no disqualification, no count out match. They then feuded with The Rockers and The Bushwhackers, leading to a match at Survivor Series '91 in Detroit, where they teamed with The Beverly Brothers to defeat both teams. In early 1992, The Nasty Boys had a feud with Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter that culminated in an eight-man tag team match at WrestleMania VIII in Indianapolis, where Duggan, Slaughter, Big Boss Man, and Virgil defeated The Nasty Boys, The Mountie, and Repo Man. That fall, they turned face and dumped Jimmy Hart as their manager after Hart overlooked them for a tag team title match against The Natural Disasters, instead giving the title shot to Money Inc. Knobbs and Sags teamed with The Natural Disasters to defeat Money Inc. and The Beverly Brothers at Survivor Series '92 in Richfield Township, Ohio, but The Nasty Boys were unable to regain the title.

On the March 13, 1993, edition of WWF Superstars, The Nasty Boys agreed to step aside and allow Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake to have a one-time title shot against Money Inc. at WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. They then entered a house show series against The Headshrinkers and wrestled to double disqualifications on several occasions. Their feud spilled onto WWF television, and they wrestled once more to a double disqualification against Fatu and Samu on the Italian version of WWF Superstars in which both teams hit each other with chairs in a post-match brawl. In April 1993, after a European tour, The Nasty Boys were suspended and later fired from the company. Their final television appearance came on May 16, 1993, when they defeated jobbers Steve Vega and Barry Horowitz on WWF Wrestling Challenge.

Return to WCW (1993–1997)

The Nasty Boys returned to WCW in July 1993 as heels managed by Missy Hyatt. They defeated Arn Anderson and Paul Roma at Fall Brawl 1993 in Houston to become WCW World Tag Team Champions. They then lost the championship on October 4 to Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio before regaining it on October 24. In 1994, they fought Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne in a series of wild brawls. They were supposed to feud with Kevin Sullivan and his (kayfabe) dyslexic brother Dave, who called himself Evad ("Dave" backwards). Evad, however, injured his knee, and Sullivan convinced Cactus Jack to team with him. The Nasty Boys lost the title to the thrown together team of Jack and Sullivan in a wild street fight at Slamboree 1994 in Philadelphia.

In Summer 1994, The Nasty Boys quietly turned face and Knobbs and Sags went on to feud with tag teams such as Harlem Heat and The Blue Bloods. At Slamboree 1995 in St. Petersburg, Florida, they defeated Harlem Heat to become three-time WCW tag team champions but lost the title to them soon after. In 1996, New World Order offered them membership in the nWo, but attacked them as soon as they received their nWo T-shirts. In the subsequent match against Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, Sags became enraged during the contest after being struck on the head. He thought Hall had struck him with a chair and retaliated by attacking him and knocking his tooth out. After the match, Sags filed a lawsuit. He later saw footage and learned it was Nash that had hit him with a tag belt. He was released from his contract in early 1997 and retired. After Sags left the company, Knobbs continued as a singles wrestler and began pursuing the WCW Hardcore Championship.

Independent circuit (1997-present)

The Nasty Boys during the Hulkamania Tour in Melbourne, Australia, 2009

The Nasty Boys reunited in the Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6, 2001, where they defeated Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson). They were also active in the short-lived XWF and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Since retirement, The Nasty Boys have both appeared on Hogan Knows Best and in WWE magazine's "Where are they now?" section. On November 21, 2009, they were involved with Hulkamania's Australian tour in Melbourne, Australia, where they wrestled and defeated Reno Anoaʻi and Vampire Warrior in an Australian street fight. In March and April 2012 they feuded with AJ Mitrano and Mr. TA for Big Time Wrestling in Massachusetts.

Return to WWE (2007)

On November 20, 2007, Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags rejoined forces as The Nasty Boys at WWE SmackDown in Tampa, Florida, participating in their first WWE match in 14 years. They defeated Dave Taylor and Drew McIntyre, but were subsequently released the following day. On August 26, 2024 the WWE posted this match on YouTube through their WWE Vault channel.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)

On January 4, 2010, The Nasty Boys made their debut appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's television show, TNA Impact!, where they trashed Team 3D's locker room during their absence from the show while in Japan. This initiated a feud, with both teams exchanging physical onslaughts with one another. on the January 14 episode of Impact!, Team 3D returned, but were attacked by The Nasty Boys. On the January 21 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA, defeating Eric Young and Kevin Nash. On the January 28 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys and Team 3D got into an intense confrontation as they hyped their upcoming match. On the February 4 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys attacked Team 3D following a match until Hernandez and Matt Morgan ended the confrontation.

At Against All Odds in Orlando, Florida, The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match when Jimmy Hart made his return and interfered in the match on The Nasty Boys' behalf. On the February 25 edition of Impact!, Team 3D defeated the Nasty Boys in a tables match when Jesse Neal interfered on Team 3D's behalf. The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D on the March 15 episode of Impact!, defeating them and returning Brother Runt, who served as a replacement for Jesse Neal, who The Nastys attacked prior to the match in a six-man tag team match. After the match, Neal attacked The Nastys and helped Team 3D throw Sags through a table.

On March 29, 2010, The Nasty Boys were released by TNA.

Reputation

The Nasty Boys' entrance at Hulkamania, 2009

The Nasty Boys have a reputation of being very stiff with their opponents. They have also been involved in ribbing (pranking backstage) other wrestlers and have engaged in several legitimate fights.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
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