World Championship Wrestling (1989–2001) Bruce debuted in
World Championship Wrestling in 1989, using his real name as a preliminary wrestler, then earned some undercard notoriety as Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, competing in a tag-team with partner
Lt. James Earl Wright, as
The State Patrol. He later became a member of the
Dungeon of Doom, under the short-lived identity of
Braun The Leprechaun in 1996 Boot only lasted a short time before Buddy Lee Parker returned, but this time as a Military Sergeant. This was Bruce's final wrestling persona, later simply going by
Sarge. After his semi-retirement, he became the head trainer at the official WCW wrestling school,
the Power Plant. Bruce also made an appearance on ''
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends'', where he forced
Louis Theroux to exercise until he got physically sick.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1991, 1992) During 1991 and 1992, Bruce traveled to
Japan to compete for
All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), while still under contract with WCW. Bruce teamed with a variety of tag-team partners in AJPW, however, much like in WCW, AJPW used Bruce as "
enhancement talent". Despite rarely winning, Bruce did have some notable moments in his AJPW tenure. Bruce stopped competing for AJPW in March 1992, and returned to Atlanta, to again work for WCW.
Late career (2001, 2004, 2011) After WCW, DeWayne would once again portray the Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker gimmick to wrestle for
Xcitement Wrestling Federation in 2001 at their first tapings, losing to Jimmy Snuka Jr. After not performing for nearly 3 years, DeWayne defeated Steve Sellars at UCW Clash Of Champions. He then finally wrestled his last match in 2011 on the losing end of a 6-man tag team match on a show called A Night To Remember. Bruce returned in 2021 as part of the revived Georgia Championship Wrestling where he is currently serving as a ringside authority figure. In addition to his authority role, he is known to agent & critique matches on the events as well as holding training with many of the independent performers on those cards. == Championships and accomplishments ==