Knuckles Nelson competed in several regional promotions such as the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and the United States Wrestling Association.
15 Facts About Knuckles Nelson
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Knuckles Nelson briefly appeared in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as well as touring Japan as Super Destroyer between 1997 and 1999.
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Knuckles Nelson was a founding member of Tony Rumble's The Brotherhood, a "heel" stable which dominated NWA New England during the late 1990s, and which included Eric Sbraccia, Dukes Dalton and Rick Fuller.
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Knuckles Nelson took them up on their offer and soon began training at the Freetown facility.
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Knuckles Nelson eventually made his debut in 1994, under the name Tully McShane, and spent some time in Coastal Pro Wrestling before meeting Tony Rumble who would bring him into his emerging Boston promotion, the Century Wrestling Alliance.
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Knuckles Nelson suffered a bloody mouth during the match and Rumble ended up beating him with a Boston crab submission hold.
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Knuckles Nelson did win the CWA Television Championship from Vic Steamboat in Derry, New Hampshire on July 6,1996.
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Knuckles Nelson was a regular on the promotion's television show, Mass Madness.
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On one occasion, during a match against a young Steve Bradley, Nelson attempted to use his brass knuckles but lost them to Bradley.
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On January 24,1998, Knuckle Knuckles Nelson appeared at a CWA fundraising event, billed as "Killer Kowalski Night" held at the high school in Ridgefield, CT.
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On February 18,1999, Knuckles Nelson won the NWA New England Heavyweight Championship from Trooper Gilmore in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
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Knuckles Nelson wrestled Slamdawg, who succeeded him as heavyweight champion, in a singles match at Somerville's Good Time Emporium that same day.
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Shortly thereafter, Knuckles Nelson started his own promotion and Katz moved to Las Vegas to take over the morning drive show on that market's most successful talk radio station.
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Knuckles Nelson founded Wrestling Star Wars, a regional promotion based in Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts, which he initially started in memory of Tony Rumble feeling it was his duty "to continue his work".
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On October 11,2003, Knuckles Nelson retired from the business in favor of spending more time with his family.