The Killer Bees (professional wrestling)
| The Killer Bees | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Jim Brunzell B. Brian Blair |
| Heights | Brunzell: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Blair: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Combined weight |
465 lb (211 kg) |
| Debut | 1985 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Years active | 1985–1994 |
| Promotions |
WWF UWF AWA |
The Killer Bees was a tag team composed of "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair in the World Wrestling Federation from 1985 to 1988 and later on in the independent circuit. The team name is a play on the name of the Miami Dolphins' defensive unit known as the Killer Bs, which was dominant and popular in the NFL at that time, as both team members' last name started with a "B", as did the last names of several Dolphin players.
Jim Brunzell made his debut in 1972, achieving most of his fame along with Greg Gagne as “The High Flyers" in the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association, where the two won the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two occasions.
B. Brian Blair was trained by Hiro Matsuda and made his debut in 1977 in the area of Florida, specifically in Florida-based promotion Championship Wrestling From Florida, competing in various territories (including the WWF) before 1985.
Both Blair and Brunzell were considered stand-up wrestlers with lot of potential during their Florida/AWA days, respectively.
The two men were signed by the WWF as it continued its national expansion through 1985, debuting under the "Killer Bees" name. Blair was already a part of the company wrestling as a singles competitor in 1984, mostly as "enhancement talent" but previously being a mid-card wrestler with lot of potential during 1980 and 1983. The teaming of Blair and Brunzell was suggested by Hulk Hogan. Because Blair and Brunzell were similar in build, the team had a special gimmick referred to as Masked Confusion where both wrestlers would put on identical masks during the match to confuse the opponents and referee and usually win that way—despite this normally being a tactic used by the heels. The “Masked Confusion" idea was given to Blair by Billy Red Lyons, who had used it in Maple Leaf Wrestling (albeit as a singles wrestler)
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