Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002–2003) The Basham Brothers initially began working as a team in
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where they were known as Doug Basham and Damaja respectively. On February 6, 2002, they defeated Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway in an
Iron Man match to win the
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. Following a 99-day reign, they lost the championship to Dinsmore and Conway on May 17.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-2007) Debut (2003–2004) In mid-2003, they were promoted to the main World Wrestling Entertainment (
WWE) roster, when Damaja was renamed Danny Basham, and the duo were billed as brothers despite having no actual real life biological relation In June, the Bashams debuted
Shaniqua as their
valet. While on SmackDown! she proved that she was among the most dominant women on the roster by defeating many of the in-ring
divas on the
SmackDown! brand outside of
Stephanie McMahon and
Sable, including
Dawn Marie,
Nidia, and
Torrie Wilson. To further prove this, Shaniqua portrayed a
domme while the Bashams took up a
BDSM inspired bondage gimmick. In October, they began feuding with
The APA (Bradshaw and
Ron Simmons), defeating them in three consecutive matches, including at
No Mercy. On the October 23 episode of
SmackDown!, The Basham Brothers defeated
Los Guerreros (Eddie and
Chavo Guerrero) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. They retained the title in a rematch at
Survivor Series, and successfully defended the championship in a four-way match against Los Guerreros, Rikishi and
Scotty 2 Hotty, and
World's Greatest Tag Team (
Charlie Haas and
Shelton Benjamin) in December. On the February 5, 2004 episode of
SmackDown!, The Bashams lost the title to Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. At
No Way Out, the Bashams and Shaniqua lost a
handicap match to Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, and Shaniqua was then released from her contract. Over the next several months, The Basham Brothers unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship against teams including Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty,
Dudley Boyz (
Bubba Ray and
D-Von Dudley), Charlie Haas and
Rico, and
Billy Kidman and
Paul London. In January 2005, they won a four-way match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship, defeating
Rey Mysterio and
Rob Van Dam, Eddie Guerrero and
Booker T, and
Mark Jindrak and
Luther Reigns. A month later, at the
No Way Out pay-per-view, they lost the titles to Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero, and failed to regain the championship in a rematch on
SmackDown! on February 24. In June, they quit The Cabinet. Danny would wrestle in house shows and dark matches for the Raw brand. Doug went on a singles career going on to appear on
WWE Velocity.
Paul Heyman's enforcers (2006–2007) 's Personal Enforcers The Basham Brothers reunited in
ECW brand during July 2006 at several house shows before becoming on-screen unnamed masked
"Security Enforcers" for ECW leader
Paul Heyman. However, when Danny was injured with a torn biceps, he was later replaced by Derek Neikirk, who continued Danny's role as the second masked enforcer.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007) The two debuted in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on the May 10, 2007, episode of
Impact!; known as "Basham" (Doug) and "Damaja" (Danny) attacked the
Voodoo Kin Mafia on behalf of
Christy Hemme. At
Sacrifice, they attacked
B.G. James prior to their tag team match, turning it into a handicap match; they went on to defeat
Kip James. On May 24, on
Impact!, Basham and Damaja defeated Kip James and
Lance Hoyt (who was replacing B.G. James). At
Slammiversary, Basham and Damaja lost to B.G. and Kip James, but afterward were joined by Hoyt, who turned on the Voodoo Kin Mafia. At
Victory Road, Basham and Damaja were defeated by Voodoo Kin Mafia, and they then left the company.
IWA Mid-South and Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007–2008) They would participate in the Chris Candido Cup 2007 tournament in
IWA Mid-South defeating
Silas Young and Dysfunction on May 25, and
Axl Rotten and
Mickie Knuckles on May 26 before losing to
Thomaselli Brothers in the semi-finals that same night. That same year they appeared in
Juggalo Championship Wrestling losing in an eight-team elimination match for the JCW Tag Team Titles to
Necro Butcher and
Mad Man Pondo on August 11. Their last match together was on April 26, 2008, as they defeated Adam Rich and Shorty Biggs at JCW Slam TV Tour in Sauget, Illinois. Later that year Danny retired from professional wrestling. Doug continued to wrestle in England and Ireland until retiring from wrestling in 2009. ==Other media==