The Brotherhood (professional wrestling)
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The Brotherhood was a professional wrestling
faction in Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New England
. The faction was managed
by NWA New England's owner Tony Rumble
and consisted of Knuckles Nelson
as its main member. He won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
three times with all the members of the faction on separate occasions.
formed a villainous
faction in his promotion
Century Wrestling Alliance
(CWA). He became the faction's manager
and named it The Brotherhood. Its members included Knuckles Nelson
, Rick Fuller
, Dukes Dalton
and Eric Sbraccia.
Nelson and Sbraccia were pushed as a successful tag team
of the promotion, winning the CWA Tag Team Championship
on October 18, 1997, defeating The Extremists (Ace Darling and Devon Storm
). In 1998, CWA joined National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA) and the tag titles being held by Nelson and Sbraccia were renamed NWA New England Tag Team Championship. Nelson and Sbraccia were forced to vacate the tag team title. They had been pushed as the promotion's dominant and top tag team. At NWA's 50th Anniversary Show, Nelson and Sbraccia were accompanied by their manager Tony Rumble and defeated The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx), Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Germany) and Tully Blanchard and Tom Prichard
in a Four Corners match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
. Tony Rumble tried to keep the NWA World Tag Team Title in NWA New England but failed in all of his efforts. On February 26, 1999, Nelson and Sbraccia failed in defending the title at a NWA event. As a result, they were stripped of the tag title on March 3. Shortly thereafter, Sbraccia suffered an injury which forced him to leave Brotherhood. The rest of the members of the faction, Rick Fuller and Dukes Dalton would substitute for Sbraccia and team with Nelson. On June 10, 1999, Nelson and Fuller won the NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Team Extreme. On June 17, they were defeated by The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge
and Rocco Rock
) for the titles.
On June 19, Brotherhood regained the NWA World Tag Team Championship when Nelson and Dalton teamed to defeat Public Enemy. On August 22, Nelson and Dalton would win the NWA New England Tag Team Championship by defeating Ark Angels (Damon D'Arcangelo and Phoenix King). On September 22, they lost the titles to New York Posse (Curtis Slamdaug and Jay Kobain). At NWA's 51st Anniversary Show, Nelson and Dalton would lose the NWA World Tag Team Titles to Team Extreme. On October 2, Nelson and Dalton defeated New York Posse for their second NWA New England Tag Team Title. They held the titles until February 2000 when the team eventually split, marking the end of Brotherhood.
(WWF). On May 8, 1999 episode of Shotgun
, Knuckles Nelson and Eric Sbraccia competed in Singles Matches against Hardcore Holly and Mideon
and jobbed
to their opponents. On October 30 episode of Jakked, Nelson and Dukes Dalton jobbed to The Headbangers
(Mosh
and Thrasher
).
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
faction in Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New England
Century Wrestling Alliance
The Century Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as NWA Cold Front and NWA New England, is a New England-based American independent wrestling promotion located in Boston, Massachusetts...
. The faction was managed
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
by NWA New England's owner Tony Rumble
Tony Rumble
Anthony David Magliaro was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Boston Bad Boy" Tony Rumble. He competed on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s...
and consisted of Knuckles Nelson
Knuckles Nelson
Knuckles Nelson is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer who wrestled throughout the North American independent circuit during the 1990s and 2000s. He competed in several regional promotions such as the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and the...
as its main member. He won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
three times with all the members of the faction on separate occasions.
Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New England (1997-2000)
In 1997, Tony RumbleTony Rumble
Anthony David Magliaro was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Boston Bad Boy" Tony Rumble. He competed on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s...
formed a villainous
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
faction in his promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Century Wrestling Alliance
Century Wrestling Alliance
The Century Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as NWA Cold Front and NWA New England, is a New England-based American independent wrestling promotion located in Boston, Massachusetts...
(CWA). He became the faction's manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
and named it The Brotherhood. Its members included Knuckles Nelson
Knuckles Nelson
Knuckles Nelson is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer who wrestled throughout the North American independent circuit during the 1990s and 2000s. He competed in several regional promotions such as the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and the...
, Rick Fuller
Rick Fuller
Richard Fuller is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances World Championship Wrestling. He would later be featured in several video games including WCW Nitro and WCW/NWO Thunder....
, Dukes Dalton
Dukes Dalton
James "Jim" McCarthy is an American professional wrestler and trainer, known by his ringname Dukes Dalton, who competes on the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States. He has wrestled for the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and Chaotic Wrestling where he...
and Eric Sbraccia.
Nelson and Sbraccia were pushed as a successful tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
of the promotion, winning the CWA Tag Team Championship
CWA Tag Team Championship (New England)
The CWA Tag Team Championship is the primary wrestling tag team title in the Century Wrestling Alliance. Double Trouble were the first team to win the titles by defeating The Interns in Wakefield, Massachusetts on September 23, 1993...
on October 18, 1997, defeating The Extremists (Ace Darling and Devon Storm
Devon Storm
Christopher "Chris" Ford is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he...
). In 1998, CWA joined National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
(NWA) and the tag titles being held by Nelson and Sbraccia were renamed NWA New England Tag Team Championship. Nelson and Sbraccia were forced to vacate the tag team title. They had been pushed as the promotion's dominant and top tag team. At NWA's 50th Anniversary Show, Nelson and Sbraccia were accompanied by their manager Tony Rumble and defeated The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx), Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Germany) and Tully Blanchard and Tom Prichard
Tom Prichard
Thomas Prichard is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, working in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling as a trainer using his ring name Tom Prichard...
in a Four Corners match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
. Tony Rumble tried to keep the NWA World Tag Team Title in NWA New England but failed in all of his efforts. On February 26, 1999, Nelson and Sbraccia failed in defending the title at a NWA event. As a result, they were stripped of the tag title on March 3. Shortly thereafter, Sbraccia suffered an injury which forced him to leave Brotherhood. The rest of the members of the faction, Rick Fuller and Dukes Dalton would substitute for Sbraccia and team with Nelson. On June 10, 1999, Nelson and Fuller won the NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Team Extreme. On June 17, they were defeated by The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)
The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge. The duo competed in many promotions, including Extreme Championship Wrestling , World Championship Wrestling , National Wrestling Alliance , and the World Wrestling Federation...
(Johnny Grunge
Johnny Grunge
Michael "Mike" Durham was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge...
and Rocco Rock
Rocco Rock
Theodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...
) for the titles.
On June 19, Brotherhood regained the NWA World Tag Team Championship when Nelson and Dalton teamed to defeat Public Enemy. On August 22, Nelson and Dalton would win the NWA New England Tag Team Championship by defeating Ark Angels (Damon D'Arcangelo and Phoenix King). On September 22, they lost the titles to New York Posse (Curtis Slamdaug and Jay Kobain). At NWA's 51st Anniversary Show, Nelson and Dalton would lose the NWA World Tag Team Titles to Team Extreme. On October 2, Nelson and Dalton defeated New York Posse for their second NWA New England Tag Team Title. They held the titles until February 2000 when the team eventually split, marking the end of Brotherhood.
World Wrestling Federation (1999)
The Brotherhood made several appearances in World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWF). On May 8, 1999 episode of Shotgun
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night is a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It aired from January 4, 1997 through August 21, 1999 as a syndicated broadcast...
, Knuckles Nelson and Eric Sbraccia competed in Singles Matches against Hardcore Holly and Mideon
Dennis Knight
Dennis Knight is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon.-Career:...
and jobbed
Job (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match. It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect kayfabe. As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.The term...
to their opponents. On October 30 episode of Jakked, Nelson and Dukes Dalton jobbed to The Headbangers
The Headbangers
The Headbangers is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mosh and Thrasher, best known for their work in the World Wrestling Federation...
(Mosh
Charles Warrington
Charles Warrington is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Chaz and Mosh.-Career:Warrington began training under Larry Sharpe and Glen Ruth during the early 1990s, debuting in 1993...
and Thrasher
Glen Ruth
Glen Ruth is a former American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Thrasher.-Career:Ruth trained under Larry Sharpe and debuted in 1990 as The Spider. He later became Sharpe's assistant and trained wrestlers such as the Big Show and others at Sharpe's "Monster Factory"...
).
Championships and accomplishments
- Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New EnglandCentury Wrestling AllianceThe Century Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as NWA Cold Front and NWA New England, is a New England-based American independent wrestling promotion located in Boston, Massachusetts...
- NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipNWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
(3 times) - Nelson & Sbraccia (1), Nelson & Fuller (1), Nelson & Dalton (1) - CWA Tag Team ChampionshipCWA Tag Team Championship (New England)The CWA Tag Team Championship is the primary wrestling tag team title in the Century Wrestling Alliance. Double Trouble were the first team to win the titles by defeating The Interns in Wakefield, Massachusetts on September 23, 1993...
(3 times) - Nelson & Sbraccia (1), Nelson & Dalton (2)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship