From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Brotherhood (professional wrestling)
The Brotherhood (professional wrestling)
The Brotherhood his efforts. On February 26, 1999, Nelson and Sbraccia
failed in defending the title at a NWA event.[1] As a result,
Stable they were stripped of the tag title on March 3.[1] Shortly
Members Knuckles Nelson thereafter, Sbraccia suffered an injury which forced him
Rick Fuller to leave Brotherhood. The rest of the members of the fac-
Dukes Dalton tion, Rick Fuller and Dukes Dalton would substitute for
Eric Sbraccia
Sbraccia and team with Nelson. On June 10, 1999, Nelson
Tony Rumble (manager)
and Fuller won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
Name(s) The Brotherhood by defeating Team Extreme.[1] On June 17, they were de-
Debut 1997 feated by The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco
Rock) for the titles.[4][1]
Disbanded 2000 On June 19, Brotherhood regained the NWA World
Promotions CWA / NWA New England Tag Team Championship when Nelson and Dalton
teamed to defeat Public Enemy.[5][1] On August 22, Nelson
The Brotherhood was a professional wrestling faction in and Dalton would win the NWA New England Tag Team
Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New England. The fac- Championship by defeating Ark Angels (Damon
tion was managed by NWA New England’s owner Tony D’Arcangelo and Phoenix King).[6] On September 22, they
Rumble and consisted of Knuckles Nelson as its main lost the titles to New York Posse (Curtis Slamdaug and
member. He won the NWA World Tag Team Champion- Jay Kobain).[7][6] At NWA’s 51st Anniversary Show, Nel-
ship three times with all the members of the faction on son and Dalton would lose the NWA World Tag Team Ti-
separate occasions.[1] tles to Team Extreme.[8][1] On October 2, Nelson and Dal-
ton defeated New York Posse for their second NWA New
England Tag Team Title.[9][6] They held the titles until Fe-
History bruary 2000 when the team eventually split, marking the
end of Brotherhood.[6]
Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA New
England (1997-2000) World Wrestling Federation (1999)
In 1997, Tony Rumble formed a villainous faction in his The Brotherhood made several appearances in World
promotion Century Wrestling Alliance (CWA). He became Wrestling Federation (WWF). On May 8, 1999 episode of
the faction’s manager and named it The Brotherhood Its
Brotherhood. Shotgun, Knuckles Nelson and Eric Sbraccia competed in
members included Knuckles Nelson, Rick Fuller, Dukes Singles Matches against Hardcore Holly and Mideon and
Dalton and Eric Sbraccia. jobbed to their opponents.[10] On October 30 episode of
Nelson and Sbraccia were pushed as a successful tag Jakked, Nelson and Dukes Dalton jobbed to The Head-
team of the promotion, winning the CWA Tag Team bangers (Mosh and Thrasher).[11]
Championship on October 18, 1997, defeating The Ex-
tremists (Ace Darling and Devon Storm).[2] In 1998, CWA
joined National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the tag ti-
Championships and accom-
tles being held by Nelson and Sbraccia were renamed plishments
NWA New England Tag Team Championship.[2] Nelson
• • NWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) -
and Sbraccia were forced to vacate the tag team title.
Nelson & Sbraccia (1), Nelson & Fuller (1), Nelson
They had been pushed as the promotion’s dominant and
& Dalton (1)[1]
top tag team. At NWA’s 50th Anniversary Show, Nelson
• CWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) - Nelson
and Sbraccia were accompanied by their manager Tony
& Sbraccia (1), Nelson & Dalton (2)[2][6]
Rumble and defeated The Border Patrol (Agent Gunn and
Agent Maxx), Team Extreme (Kit Carson and Khris Ger-
many) and Tully Blanchard and Tom Prichard in a Four
Corners match for the NWA World Tag Team Champi-
onship.[3][1] Tony Rumble tried to keep the NWA World
Tag Team Title in NWA New England but failed in all of
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titles"
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[2] ^ "Century Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Title [7] "The History of CWA". The History of the Century
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