The Nasty Boys, Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs : Hulk and Friends

The Nasty Boys were made up of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs. Both men were born in the mid-'60's, grew up in Allentown, PA, and made their wrestling debuts in 1985. They started teaming together in 1986. As their name implies, they were nasty and one of their favorite maneuvers was called The Pit Stop. They would take the face of their opponent and rub it into their armpits.

The Nasty Boys were a top tag team wherever they went. For the first few years of their careers they wrestled in the AWA, Tennessee and Florida territories. In 1990, they wrestled for WCW where they feuded with the Steiner Brothers. A year later, they made their debut in the WWE.

While in the WWE, they were managed by Jimmy Hart. Within a few months, they beat the Hart Foundation for the tag team championship. They lost the belts a few months later to the Legion of Doom. The next year their manager Jimmy Hart turned on them and they were briefly fan favorites. They left the WWE in early 1993.

In their return to WCW, they became known for a new hardcore style that was not seen before. Their matches featured weapons and a stiff fighting style that bordered on legitimately hurting their opponents. This style of wrestling would help ECW become a national company. Their tag team feud involving Cactus Jack was revolutionary and the matches are still talked about to this day. They became 3 time tag team champions in WCW.