Haas Brothers
Haas Brothers | |
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Tag team | |
Members | Charlie Haas Russ Haas |
Name(s) | Haas Brothers |
Billed heights | Charlie: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Russ: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Combined billed weight | 487 lb (221 kg) |
Debut | 1998 |
Disbanded | December 15, 2001 |
The Haas Brothers was a
History
Jersey All Pro Wrestling (1998–2000)
Charlie and Russ Hass formed a tag team in 1998, The Haas Brothers. They first wrestled in the New Jersey-based independent promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW). The two became successful by winning the vacant JAPW Tag Team Championship on July 22 in a three-way tag team match which also involved Skin Head Express (Lord Zieg and Crazy Ivan) and The Nation of Immigration (Homicide and Kane D). The two dominated the tag team division of JAPW by receiving this victory and this was the first title reign of this successful tag team. They would lose the titles to Nation of Immigration in a weapons match on August 25.
Haas Brothers captured the JAPW Tag Team Championship for a second time on May 21, 1999 facing The Big Unit member Rick Silver in a handicap match. The duo would become stronger than before. Charlie and Russ had many title defenses and they would be successful as they received victories over their opponents. They faced several tag teams in matches and their in-ring ability made them the longest reigning JAPW Tag Team Champions. On February 25, 2000, the Haas Brothers defended the JAPW Tag Team Championship in a three-way tag team match against Da Hit Squad (
Various Promotions (1999–2001)
The Haas Brothers debuted in
During their ECWA and CZW tag title reigns, Haas Brothers also included a third title belt to their waists. They debuted in Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling during spring 2000. They defeated Boogie Woogie Brown and Jeff Peterson to win the PCW Tag Team Championship. The two had a long dominating reign which ended on September 7 when they lost the titles to
In 2000, the Haas Brothers joined Newark, Delaware based East Coast Wrestling Association where they once again received success in the tag team division of ECWA. In 2000, they defeated The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid) to win the ECWA Tag Team Championship. After reigning for a year, the Haas Brothers dropped the ECWA Tag Team Championship to Low Ki and American Dragon on April 7, 2001. Following this loss, the Haas Brothers left the promotion.
World Wrestling Federation and developmental territories (2000–2001)
After a
The Haas Brothers made their debut in
The brothers then worked for
Death of Russ Haas
After receiving success in the independent circuit, they made their way to the
Championships and accomplishments
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- Mayhem Independent Wrestling
- MIW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[2]
- Memphis Championship Wrestling
- Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ "Events Database – World Wrestling Federation". Cage Match. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.