The Headhunters | |
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Tag team | |
Members | Headhunter A / Squat Teamer #1 / Mofat / Demon Clown Headhunter B / Squat Teamer #2 / Mahim |
Name(s) |
The Headhunters The Squat Team The Arabian Butchers Los Reggaetones |
Heights | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) (both) |
Combined weight |
652 lb (296 kg) (even) |
Billed from | Dominican Republic |
Debut | 1987 |
Promotions | W*ING ECW CMLL IWA Japan FMW WWF JCW WWC AAA IWRG |
Trainer | Johnny Rodz |
The Headhunters is a professional wrestling tag team that consists of American twin brothers Manuel and Victor Santiago (born August 11, 1968, in New York, New York, USA), best known by the respective ring names, Headhunter A and Headhunter B, although they were announced as Mofat and Mahim (spellings uncertain) during their appearances in ECW.
The Santiago brothers trained under Johnny Rodz and both debuted in 1987. There were among the Puerto Rican wrestlers brought to Canada during the talent exchange between Lutte Internationale and the World Wrestling Council. On June 23, 1987, The Headhunters defeated Len Shelley and Louis Laurence at the Verdun Auditorium.
In the early 1990s, The Headhunters travelled to Japan and began wrestling for W*ING. In August 1992, they were awarded the newly created W*ING International New Generation World Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until November 6, 1992, when they lost to Crash the Terminator and Mr. Pogo in Sapporo. The brothers regained the titles on May 19, 1993, defeating Miguelito Perez and Yukihiro Kanemura in Honjo, and held them until the promotion closed in March 1994.
The Headhunters debuted in Eastern Championship Wrestling in August 1993, taking part in a tournament for the vacant ECW Tag Team Championship. The Headhunters were eliminated from the tournament after fighting their opponents, Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Koloff, to a double disqualification. At UltraClash on September 18, 1993, The Headhunters defeated Crash the Terminator and Miguelito Perez in a baseball bat match.