Nasty Boys The Nasty Boys were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags , active from the mid to late 1980s and throughout the 1990s . Their gimmick was that of anti - social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling . They were noted for their distinctive all - black " street look " , which , while very commonplace among today ' s wrestlers , was vastly different from the colorful attire of their wrestling peers of the late 1980s - early 1990s . This included graffiti - sprayed T - shirts , chain - adorned leather trenchoats , and their distinctive mullet - hawk haircuts . Career . Unlike most professional wrestling tag teams , Jerry " Biff " Sags and Brian " Buff " Knobbs were childhood friends ( both hailing from Whitehall Township , Pennsylvania ) who put themselves together ( whereas most tag teams were and still are matched together by bookers ) . They began their careers in the American Wrestling Association in 1985 and began teaming together as The Nasty Boyz in 1986 . They first started moving up the cards while in Memphis , as a heel team against the face team of the Midnight Rockers . In 1988 , they moved to Florida Championship Wrestling , where they won five Tag Team Championship between 1989 and 1990 . While they were in Memphis , Jerry Lawler gave them the idea to change their look ( spandex gold tights and long boots ) , so Sags and Knobbs decided to cover their bodies . They also painted their faces , but they dropped the face paint when wrestling outside of Memphis . World Championship Wrestling : First Run ( 1990 ) . In 1990 , the Nasty Boys joined the World Championship Wrestling . They initially feuded with Rick and Scott Steiner but were unable to defeat the Steiner Brothers for the United States Tag Team Championships . World Wrestling Federation ( 1990 – 1993 ) . The Nasty Boys left WCW in December 1990 and joined the World Wrestling Federation . Along with their manager Jimmy Hart , they announced their intention to " Nastisize the WWF " . After becoming the number one contenders by winning a seven team battle royal on the February 16 , 1991 airing of Superstars of Wrestling ( last eliminating the Legion of Doom , thanks to interference from Power and Glory ) , they defeated The Hart Foundation for the WWF World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania VII , and held the titles until SummerSlam 1991 , when they were defeated by the Legion of Doom in a no disqualification , no countout match . They turned face in the fall of 1992 to feud with Jimmy Hart ' s Money Incorporated over the tag team titles , but were unable to recapture the gold . World Championship Wrestling : Second Run ( 1993 – 1997 ) . The Nasty Boys returned to WCW in 1993 as heels and , managed by Missy Hyatt , became WCW World Tag Team Champions . In 1994 , they fought Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne in a series of wild brawls , which Payne later described as " not far away from gladiator days " . They were supposed to engage in a feud with the Evad and Kevin Sullivan , a pair of ( kayfabe ) brothers , but Evad injured his knee , and Sullivan convinced Cactus Jack to team with him . The Nasties lost the titles to the thrown - together team of Jack and Sullivan in a wild Philly Street Fight at Slamboree . As a result of the intense brawls , the Nasty Boys soon turned face . Knobs and Sags went on to feud with tag teams such as Harlem Heat and The Blue Bloods . In 1996 , the New World Order offered them membership in the nWo , but attacked them as soon as they received their nWo T - shirts . In the subsequent match against Scott Hall and Kevin Nash , Sags became enraged during the match after Hall injured his neck with a chair . After the match , Sags filed a lawsuit . He was released from his contract , and retired later that year . Knobbs began pursuing the WCW Hardcore Championship . Independent Circuit . The Nasty Boys were briefly reunited in the short - lived XWF and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico . Since retirement the boys have both appeared on " Hogan Knows Best " and the WWE Magazine ' s " Where are they now ? " section . On November 20 , 2007 , Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags reformed at the WWE SmackDown tapings from Tampa , Florida to wrestle their first WWE match in 14 years . On November 21 , 2009 , They were involved with the " Hulkamania : Let the Battle Begin " Australian Tour event in Melbourne , Australia and wrestled and defeated Reno Anoa ' i and Vampire Warrior in an Australian Street Fight . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2010 ) . On January 4 , 2010 , The Nasty Boys made their debut appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s television show , TNA Impact ! , where they trashed Team 3D ' s locker room during their absence from the show while in Japan . This initiated a feud , with both teams exchanging physical onslaughts with one another . On the January 21 edition of " Impact ! " the Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA , defeating the team of Eric Young and Kevin Nash . At Against All Odds The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match , when Jimmy Hart made his return to the company and interfered in the match on the Nasty Boys ' behalf . On the February 25 edition of " Impact ! " Team 3D defeated the Nasty Boys in a tables match , when Jesse Neal interfered on Team 3D ' s behalf . The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D by defeating them and the returning Brother Runt , a replacement for Jesse Neal , whom the Nastys attacked prior to the match , in a six man tag team match . After the match Neal attacked the Nastys and helped Team 3D put Sags through a table . On March 29 , 2010 , news broke that the Nasty Boys had been released by TNA following an incident at a TNA function with Spike executives present . Reputation . The Nasty Boys have a reputation of being very stiff with their opponents . They have also been involved in several legitimate fights with other wrestlers also ribbing ( pranking backstage ) them : Personal life . Brian Knobbs and Greg " The Hammer " Valentine ' s wives are siblings . Jerry Sags is the uncle of Cody Rhodes . They ' re both fans of the New York Yankees