The Nightmares (professional wrestling)
| The Nightmares | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Danny Davis/Nightmare #1 Ken Wayne/Nightmare #2 |
| Name(s) |
The Nightmares The American Eagles The Galaxians |
| Heights |
Davis: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Wayne: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Combined weight | 420 lb (190 kg) |
| Debut | 1981 |
| Years active | 1981–1994 |
| Promotions |
CWA Stampede NWA CCW/CWF WCW GWF USWA |
The Nightmares were a wrestling tag team consisting of Danny Davis and Ken Wayne.
History
Danny Davis and Ken Wayne began teaming up as the masked Nightmares in 1981 in Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis. In 1982, they went up to Canada to wrestle for Stampede Wrestling. It wasn't until August 1984 when they won their first championship together, the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship, defeating The Rock 'n' Roll Express. They would hold onto the titles for nearly a month, before losing them to Dutch Mantel and Tommy Rich. In 1985, they moved over to the Gulf Coast area to wrestle for Continental Championship Wrestling. In November 1985, they lost their masks to Tommy and Johnny Rich. Together in Continental, they won three NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championships and two NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Championships. After losing the titles in May 1988, the Nightmares broke up and embarked in a heated rivalry over the NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship, which lasted until Wayne left the promotion at the end of 1988.
In 1990, Davis and Wayne reunited as the masked Galaxians as enhancement talent for World Championship Wrestling. In 1991, they took part in a tournament for the Global Wrestling Federation to determine their inaugural Tag Team champions; they lost to Billy Jack and Joel Deaton in the first round. By 1992, they returned to Memphis for the United States Wrestling Association under masks as The American Eagles. By 1994, they left the USWA and disbanded shortly thereafter.
In wrestling
- Managers
- Entrance themes
- "Blackboard Jungle" by Jimmy Hart
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
- "Hello Again" by The Cars
Championships and accomplishments
- DSW Tag Team Championship (3 times, inaugural)[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The Territorial Era (Mid-1960s to mid-1980s): The Nightmares". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 215–217. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Memphis: NWA Southeastern Continental Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Memphis: NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Memphis: AWA Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "Deep South Tag Team title history". wrestling-title.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.