Early career (1987–1993) Don and Ron Harris, with support from the country music group
Sawyer Brown, debuted in the
Continental Wrestling Association in December 1987 as "The Bruise Brothers", where they became two-time World Tag Team Champions. When the CWA became the
United States Wrestling Association in 1989, the Bruise Brothers remained in the
promotion. Don and Ron won five more Tag Team Championships, with Don winning two additional USWA World Tag Team Championships with
Brian Lee and Ron winning an additional USWA World Tag Team Championship with Jimmy Harris (no relation) as "Beauty and The Beast". The Harris Brothers made a final appearance with the USWA in 1996 as "The Grimm Brothers". In 1991, the Bruise Brothers debuted in the
Oregon-based
National Wrestling Alliance Pacific Northwest promotion, where they became six-time Tag Team Champions. Don Harris was also part of the last match in that promotion's television show, defeating Jon Rambo. On January 27, 1992, the Harris Twins received a tryout match with the WWF at a Wrestling Challenge taping in Lubbock, Texas, defeating Khris Germany and Todd Overbow. They beat the duo again the next night in
Amarillo. In March 1993, the Twins worked a few matches for
World Championship Wrestling.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1993–1994) In 1993, the Harris Brothers joined
Smoky Mountain Wrestling as the Bruise Brothers,
managed by
Jim Cornette. On June 28, Cornette led them to a victory over the Rock 'n' Roll Express,
Ricky Morton and
Robert Gibson, for the SMW Tag Team Championships. The Bruise Brothers remained in SMW until early 1994, participating in
hardcore matches such as
Street Fights and
steel cage matches.
Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling (1994) The Bruise Brothers appeared in
Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994. On February 5, the
ECW Tag Team Championships were held-up after a controversial ending to a match between the Bruise Brothers and the incumbents,
The Public Enemy. The Bruise Brothers went on to participate in some of the first ECW hardcore matches, and
feuded with
Shane Douglas.
World Wrestling Federation (1995) The Harris Brothers were signed by the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in January 1995, where they were renamed "The Blu Brothers", Eli (Ron) and Jacob (Don). They retained their trademark bushy beards and long hair and donned garb to resemble mountain men, and were managed by
Uncle Zebekiah. They made their WWF debuts shortly before the
1995 Royal Rumble and were defeated by
Lex Luger and
The British Bulldog in the opening match of
WrestleMania XI. Jacob Blu competed in the
King of the Ring 1995 tournament losing to
Razor Ramon in the qualifying round. Following a series of losses to the
Smoking Gunns, the Harris Brothers left the WWF in October 1995.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996) After leaving the WWF they returned to ECW in 1996 as the Bruise Brothers, competing once more in the tag division, and briefly joining
Raven's Nest. In late 2003, Ron Harris began working for wrestler and burgeoning rap artist
Randy Savage as a
tour manager. The Harris Brothers were reunited in November 2004 when Savage debuted in TNA and, following a backstage altercation with his rival
Hulk Hogan, requested that he be accompanied by two bodyguards at all times. The job was given to Ron Harris and Savage's tour bodyguard,
Brian Adams. Savage had his final match in the promotion in a 6-man tag team match with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles in a victory over Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall on December 5, 2004, then immediately left the company, but the Harris Brothers were retained to act as
road agents. In March 2005, the Harris Brothers reappeared onscreen as "The Disciples of Destruction", two
bikers as a nod to their previous WWF gimmick. They were managed by
Traci Brooks and had three final victories, one over
Buck Quartermain and Lex Lovett, one over
Trinity's team
Phi Delta Slam and one over the team of Cassidy Riley and Shark Boy. ==Retirement==