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The Cole Twins
Tag team
MembersKent Cole
Keith Cole
Name(s)Cole Twins
Kent and Keith Cole
Kohl Brothers
Keith and Kent Kohl
Billed heightsKent:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Keith:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Combined
billed weight		524 pounds (238 kg)
Kent:
262 pounds (119 kg)
Keith:
262 pounds (119 kg)
Debut1992
Disbanded2001

The Cole Twins were a

Fury), Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and The Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin
).

Career

Brought in as a regular tag team by then

Tex Slazenger and Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne. Later that month, Keith and Kent Cole defeated The Wrecking Crew when the twins scored a roll-up pin after narrowly avoiding their opponent's "Wrecking Ball" finisher.[3]

On March 8,

Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce challenged the Cole Twins to a match after defeating their scheduled opponents Bobby Baker and Scott McKeever. Moments later, Grizzly Smith walked out to the ring and agreed to sanction a match for 5 minutes. The twins immediately came out cleared Slazenger and Pierce from the ring. After Shanghai Pierce was pinned after a double dropkick, the Cole Twins fended off an attack from The Wrecking Crew as well as Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce who managed to escape from the ring. On the same show, the debuting Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) called out the Cole Twins during a post-match interview with Jesse Ventura to see who were the better of the twin brother teams. This match never came about however.[2][3]

On WCW Saturday Night, he and Kent also defeated

cow bell that Slazenger was attempting to use in the match. That same day in Gainesville, Georgia, the twins defeated Chris Benoit and Bobby Eaton.[3][5]

On April 30, the twins wrestled in separate matches at a house show held at the Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kent Cole defeated Fury while Keith Cole lost to Maxx Payne. Defeating Tony Vincent and Mustafa Saied on WCW Saturday Night,[6] they also beat The Wrecking Crew at house shows in Harrisonburg, Virginia, New Orleans and Baltimore. They also traded matches with Vinnie Vegas and Big Sky at a May 15 television taping in Anderson, South Carolina that aired on WCW Power Hour in June.[3][2] At another house show in Philadelphia, the Cole Twins defeated Bob Starr and Joey Maggs on May 21. On June 3, the Cole Twins faced Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina and fought to a 20-minute time limit draw. They later defeated them at Kings Mountain, North Carolina three days later.[2][3]

In early July, the twins took part in television tapings at

The Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) later that month losing to them at a television taping in Anderson on July 27.[2][3]

On August 1, Keith and Kent Cole defeated

The Italian Stallion at the Brushfork Armory in Bluefield, West Virginia several days later. On the August 30 edition of WCW Saturday Night, the twins defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) via reverse-decision when referee Nick Patrick disqualified Harlem Heat for throwing the Cole Twins over the top rope after they had won the match by pinfall. Earlier that night, they had also acted as "lumberjacks" during a match between Charlie Norris and Maxx Payne. Ricky Steamboat, Paul Orndorff, The Equalizer, Brad Armstrong and Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce were also present.[2][3]

On September 10, the Cole Twins and

Sting and WCW World Tag Team Champion Jerry Sags (with Missy Hyatt) when Saggs pinned Cole after a top-rope elbow drop. Following the match, Simmons attacked Cole with a spinebuster.[2][3][7]

On January 3, 1994, the Cole Twins lost to Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce at the Georgia Mountain Center in Gainesville, Georgia. The match would be aired on WCW Main Event as the main event later that week. The twins would make their last appearance as a team losing to Harlem Heat on WCW Main Event in

Terra Ryzing in his WCW debut at the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta on February 1, 1994.[8]

After a six-year absence from wrestling, the twins debuted in

Tony Stradlin) on August 4, 2001.[14][15] In one of their last matches in the promotion, they faced TNT and the Lost Boyz (Azrael and Gabriel) in a three-way match [16]
before quietly leaving the promotion soon after.

Championships and accomplishments
  • Rookie of the Year
    (1993, 2nd runners up)
  • PWI ranked Keith Cole # 187 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993.
  • PWI ranked Kent Cole # 190 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993.

References

  1. ^ Webb, Tedd (2004). ""The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes". Wrestling Hall of Fame. TeddWebb.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cawthon, Graham. "WCW 1993". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Miguez, Edward C. (June 2004). "World Championship Wrestling Results - 1993". TheHistoryofWCW.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05.
  4. ^ "Cole Twins vs. Buddy Lee Parker & Bob Cook." WCW Saturday Night.Turner Broadcasting System. 17 Mar. 1993.
  5. ^ Nevada, Vance; Baker, Brent (June 26, 2007). "Wrestlers Results Archive: Chris Benoit". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Cole Twins vs. Tony Vincent & Mustafa Saied."WCW Saturday Night.Turner Broadcasting System. 02 May. 1993.
  7. ^ Peddycord, Matt (2008-07-21). "Matt Speaks Out - Battlebowl 1993". 411mania.com.
  8. ^ Cawthon, Graham (2007). "WCW: 1994". Graham Cawthon's History of the WWE.
  9. ^ NWA Wildside TV 8/27/00. Perf. Kohl Brothers and Total Destruction. 2000. Videocassette. NWA Wildside.
  10. ^ NWA Wildside TV Aug.-Sept. '00. Perf. Kohl Twins, Riddle and Sean Royal. 2000. Videocassette. NWA Wildside.
  11. ^ NWA Wildside TV 10/23/00. Perf. Kohl Brothers and Ultimate Creation. 2000. Videocassette. NWA Wildside.
  12. ^ NWA Wildside TV, EP. 85-88. Perf. Kohl Brothers and Romeo Bliss. 2000. Videocassette. NWA Wildside.
  13. ^ Behrens, Bill (2005-07-25). "Bill Behrens' Notes for 7-25-05". NWA-Wildside.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
  14. ^ Brian Westcott; Eric Roelfsema; Hisaharu Tanabe; Jim Dupree (2005). "NWA Georgia Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  15. ^ Niblett, Kyle (2001-08-02). "Indy News: HOPWF, NWA Wildside, OVW,Chaotic Wrestling, LAW, & More". LordsofPain.net. Archived from the original on 2001-11-09.
  16. ^ Behrens, Bill (2001-08-14). "NWA Wildside News 8/14/01". NWA-Wildside.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14.
  17. ^ "N.W.A. Georgia Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-04-26.

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