Harris Brothers Donald " Don " Harris and Ronald " Ron " Harris ( born October 23 , 1960 ) are American twin brothers who achieved fame as professional wrestlers . Throughout their careers , the brothers teamed together under a variety of ring name s . Both Harris Brothers have retired from wrestling and currently manage Country singer Bucky Covington under the Nashville - based O - Seven Artists Management Company . Don usually tours with Bucky while Ron stays in Nashville . Ron Harris was married and subsequently divorced on three occasions , remarried by his third wife - Amanda , and has three daughters . In 2005 , he became a Christian . Early career . Don and Ron Harris were born in Florida . In the 1980s , Don Harris relocated to Nashville , Tennessee in order to become a professional wrestler . Ron Harris worked as a police officer in West Palm Beach , Florida until moving to Tennessee to form a tag team with his brother . Don and Ron Harris debuted in the Continental Wrestling Association in 1988 as The Bruise Brothers , where they became two time World Tag Team Champions . When the CWA became the United States Wrestling Association in 1989 , the Bruise Brothers remained in the promotion . Don and Ron won five more Tag Team Championships , with Don winning two additional USWA World Tag Team Championships with Brian Lee and Ron winning an additional USWA World Tag Team Championship with Jimmy Harris ( no relation ) as " Beauty and The Beast " . The Harris Brothers made a final appearance with the USWA in 1996 as " The Grimm Brothers " . In 1991 , the Bruise Brothers debuted in the Oregon - based National Wrestling Alliance Pacific Northwest promotion , where they became six time Tag Team Champions . Don Harris was also part of the last match in that promotion ' s television show , defeating Jon Rambo . Smoky Mountain Wrestling . In 1993 , the Harris Brothers joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling as the Bruise Brothers , managed by Jim Cornette . On June 28 , Cornette lead them to a victory over the Rock ' n ' Roll Express , Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson , for the World Tag Team Championships . The Bruise Brothers remained in SMW until early 1994 , participating in hardcore matches such as Street Fights and steel cage match es . ECW . The Bruise Brothers appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling later in 1994 . On February 5 , the ECW Tag Team Championship s were held - up after a controversial ending to a match between the Bruise Brothers and the incumbents , Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac . The Bruise Brothers went on to participate in some of the first ECW hardcore matches , and feuded with Shane Douglas . WWF . The Harris Brothers were signed by the World Wrestling Federation in 1995 , where they were renamed " The Blu Brothers " . They retained their trademark bushy beards and long hair and were managed by Uncle Zebekiah . They made their WWF debuts at the 1995 Royal Rumble and were defeated by Lex Luger and The British Bulldog in the opening match of WrestleMania XI . They eventually left the WWF and returned to ECW in 1996 as the Bruise Brothers , competing once more in the tag division , and briefly joining Raven ' s Nest . Don and Ron Harris returned to the WWF in 1996 , as the short - lived " Grimm Twins " , and in June 1997 , when they returned to the WWF as " 8 - Ball " ( Ron ) and " Skull " ( Don ) , joining the Disciples of Apocalypse stable with Crush and their cousin , Chainz . The DOA participated in the " gang wars " of 1997 , feuding with the African American Nation of Domination and the Hispanic stable Los Boricuas . They went on to compete in the tag division throughout 1998 . Ron Harris also competed in the WWE ' s Brawl For All tournament on July 20 , 1998 , but lost to 2 Cold Scorpio in the third round . They continued wrestling in the company until the Spring of 1999 , in which they then left . WCW . In 1999 , the Harris Brothers debuted in World Championship Wrestling as " Gerald " ( Ron ) and " Patrick " ( Don ) . The names where shots at Pat Patterson and Jerry Brisco who worked for WWF as Vinces stooges . They were known collectively as " Creative Control " . They went on to join the nWo 2000 in 1999 using their real names , acting as enforcers . They remained in WCW throughout 2000 , feuding with Sid Vicious , Terry Funk and many of the younger tag teams , such as The Mamalukes . After winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times , the Harris Brothers began wrestling in singles matches in 2001 , but WCW was purchased by the WWF in March 2001 , and they were not hired . Later years including TNA . In November and December 2001 , Don and Ron Harris took part in the All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League 2001 , an eight - team tag tournament . They defeated the Varsity Club ( Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams ) before losing to Mitsuya Nagai and Toshiaki Kawada in the tournament semi - finals . In June 2002 the Harris Brothers were hired by the upstart Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion . They joined Vince Russo ' s Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction in December 2002 , and remained with the stable until it disbanded in mid 2003 . On July 19 , 2003 , Ron Harris appeared in Harley Race ' s World League Wrestling promotion , and , in a match refereed by Ricky Steamboat , won the WLW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Ron Powers ( he was substituting for Trevor Rhodes , who had been injured earlier that evening ) . He lost the title on September 12 , 2003 to Takeshi Morishima in a Tokyo title defence in the Nippon Budokan promoted by the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion . In late 2003 , Ron Harris began working for wrestler and burgeoning rap artist Randy Savage as a tour manager . The Harris Brothers were reunited in November 2004 when Savage debuted in TNA and , following a backstage altercation with his rival Hulk Hogan , requested that he be accompanied by two bodyguards at all times . The job was given to Ron Harris and Savage ' s tour bodyguard , Brian Adams . Savage left the promotion in December 2004 , but the Harris Brothers were retained to act as road agents . In February 2005 , the Harris Brothers reappeared onscreen as " The Disciples of Destruction " , two bikers managed by Traci Brooks . Retirement and life after wrestling . Don Harris effectively retired from the ring in 2005 , and began working backstage with TNA , heading the security team . In the same year , Ron Harris retired from professional wrestling and began working for the Christian music label Beach Street Records .