The Killer Bees (wrestling)
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| The Killer Bees | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Jim Brunzell B. Brian Blair |
| Heights | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) – Jim Brunzell 6ft 1in (185 cm) – B. Brian Blair |
| Combined weight | 456 lb (207 kg) |
| Debuted | 1985 |
| Disbanded | 1992-93 |
| Promotions | WWF |
The Killer Bees was a tag team comprised of ”Jumpin” Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair in the World Wrestling Federation from 1985 to 1987 and later on in the independent Circuit. The team name is a play off name for the Miami Dolphins' defensive unit known as the Killer B's as well as the fact that both team members last name started with a “B”
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[edit] Before the Bees
Jim Brunzell had made his debut in the early 70ties achieving most fame along with Greg Gagne as “The High Fliers” in the American Wrestling Association where the two won the AWA World Tag-Team titles on two occasions.
B. Brian Blair was trained by Hiro Matsuda and made his debut in 1977 competing in various independent federations before 1985
[edit] World Wrestling Federation
The two men were signed by the WWF as they continued their national expansion through 1985 debuting under the “Killer Bees” name right away. The team debuted on June 17, 1985 defeating the team of Steve Lombardi & Dave Barbie[1]. After facing several makeshift teams the Killer Bees contested a series of matches with The Hart Foundation and received a couple of unsuccessful shots at the then WWF World Tag-Team Champions The Dream Team
The Killer Bees were a part of the “Wrestlers and NFL Players Battle Royal at WrestleMania II and next got the spotlight at WrestleMania III where they face Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik where they lost by disqualification. After WM III the Killer Bees moved onto a feud with WWF newcomers Demolition
The Killer Bee’s “Signature” was two identical yellow & black masks that they team would put on during the course of a match to confused their opponents & referee so that no one could tell who was which. Despite this normally being a tactic used by the heels (bad buys) the fans loved it when the Killer Bees used this gimmick to win matches – notably when the Killer Bees and The Young Stallions became the sole survivors in the 1987 Survivor Series. Despite the Bees high profile win at Survivor Series the team never won the world tag-team titles.
The Killer Bees’ last “Highlight” was when they appeared at the WWF Event known as “WrestleFest” where they lost to The Fabulous Rougeaus. In the fall of 1988 B. Brian Blair left the WWF after a promise of winning the Tag Team titles never came to fruition, thus (at least temporarily) ended the yellow & black days of the Bees. The duo had their last match as a team on August 24, 1988 against the Young Stallions[2] with Blair competing in singles matches until he left in November.
[edit] the Bees after the WWF
Brunzell left the WWF sometime in the early 1990s and reformed the Killer Bees in Herb Abrams Universal Wrestling Federation where they won that promotion's tag-team titles before the federation folded and the Killer Bees stopped teaming for good. While there, they were unable to use the WWF-trademark name "Killer Bees" and were instead known as Masked Confusion.
[edit] In Wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
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- Putting the Killer Bees mask on'
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] References
- ^ Graham Cawthon (2007-01-22). WWF Ring Results 1985. Retrieved on 12 February, 2007.
- ^ Graham Cawthon (2007-02-05). WWF Ring Results 1987. Retrieved on 12 February, 2007.
