Men on a Mission

Men on a Mission
(Left to right) Mo, Mabel and Oscar as Men on a Mission
Tag team
Members	Mabel Mo Oscar
Name(s)	Men on a Mission Harlem Knights
Heights	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) – Mabel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) - Mo
Combined weight	770lb (349.27kg)
Debut	1993
Disbanded	1996
Years active	1993-1996
Promotions	USWA WWF PWF

Men on a Mission was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Mabel & Mo, best known for its appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1996.

The team that would later be known as “Men on a Mission” started out by competing as a team in the Pro Wrestling Federation and the United States Wrestling Association where they wrestled as The Harlem Knights with Frazier being known as Nelson Knight and Horne as Bobby Knight, with the two being billed as brothers. In the PWF the team was managed by George South. The duo would return to the PWF in 1996 and won the PWF Tag Team Title.

While in the USWA the team feuded with Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett and other faces being pushed as the “Monster threat” due to their size. Their work in the PWF and the USWA got them noticed by the WWF and they were signed to a contract in 1993.

When Men on a Mission began appearing on WWF television, their vicious heel gimmick had been repackaged as faces. They wore bright clothes, had positive attitudes, and teamed with a rapping manager called “Oscar” (whose real name is Greg Girard) and they were now known as “Mabel”, “Oscar”, and “Mo”, collectively “M.O.M.” or “Men On a Mission”. They had the image of three people who could be loved by the crowd but who were also attempting to make positive changes in their neighborhood. This was accomplished through use of several vignettes showing them walking down streets in the ghetto but saying positive things and talking about how things could be made better.

The team met with moderate success and got over with the crowd because of Mabel’s unusual size, their in-ring personas, and Oscar’s crowd pleasing raps. Their fun loving personalities were prominently displayed at the 1993 Survivor Series, when they, along with The Bushwhackers, dressed up as Doink the Clown and wrestled as "The Four Doinks" in a comedy match against Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers. The team even won the match in comedic fashion, with all four team members garnering the pin on Bigelow. Their next feud was against the WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers. Men on a Mission won the titles on March 29, 1994 at a house show in London, England. This happened when the large Mabel fell on Pierre and stunned him. When the ref went to make his count, Pierre did not kick out as was scripted. Two days later, to fix the error, the Quebecers regained the titles in Sheffield, England. The title change was also reported on WWF television.