| Renegade Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Mark Youngblood Chris Youngblood |
| Name(s) | The Renegade Warriors The Tribal Nation The Youngbloods |
| Billed heights | Mark: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Chris: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 484 lb (220 kg) |
| Hometown | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Debut | 1985 |
| Years active | 1985–1997 |
The Renegade Warriors, also known as theYoungblood Brothers, were aprofessional wrestlingtag team composed of brothersMark (Mark Romero) andChris Youngblood (Christopher Romero).[1] They performed under the name "The Renegade Warriors" inAll Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW),World Championship Wrestling (WCW),World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), and theWorld Wrestling Council (WWC) and the name "Tribal Nation" in theGlobal Wrestling Federation (GWF). They are the sons ofRicky Romero and the brothers ofJay Youngblood.[2][3]
Mark and Chris Youngblood began teaming up in 1985, while inWorld Class Championship Wrestling. In September 1986, they were involved in a one-night tournament to determine newWCWA World Tag Team Champions; they defeatedJos LeDuc andRick Rude in the first round, and defeatedTed andJerry Oates in the quarterfinals, before losing the semifinals toMatt Borne andBuzz Sawyer, who would win the titles later that night.
Near the end of 1986, the Youngbloods went toPuerto Rico, to wrestle for theWorld Wrestling Council. On January 6, 1987, they won their first championship, theWWC World Tag Team Championship, defeatingRon andChicky Starr.[2] They would hold onto the belts until April 4, 1987, when they lost them toThe Sheepherders, but regained the titles on May 10, 1987. Their second reign lasted two months, before losing them on July 11, 1987, toMr. Pogo andTNT, but regained the titles on July 30, 1987. Their third reign lasted nearly a month before losing them to The Hunters (Dale Veasey and Bob Brown) on August 26, 1987, but regained the titles on September 20, 1987. Their fourth reign lasted until October 17, 1987, losing them to The Ninja Express (Mr. Pogo andKendo Nagasaki).
In December 1987, they returned to WWC and Puerto Rico, and immediately won theWWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship, defeatingThe Samoans (Samu andFatu). They would hold onto the titles for nearly two months, before losing them on February 6, 1988, to The New Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers andDan Kroffat), but regained the titles on April 23, 1988. On May 14, 1988, they defeated the Ninja Express to win their fifth World Tag Team title, making them double champions. But on June 11, 1988, they lost the Caribbean Tag Team titles back to the Kansas Jayhawks, and on July 23, 1988, lost the World Tag Team titles back to the Ninja Express.
On March 4, 1989, they won their third Caribbean Tag Team titles, but had to vacate the titles two days later. It would be until October when they regained some gold by winning their sixth World Tag Team title. Their sixth reign would last until February 1990.[2] It would be over seven years before winning their last championship, their seventh World Tag Team title in August 1997. This reign would last until December.
In November 1987, the Youngbloods went toAll Japan Pro Wrestling, to take part in their annualReal World Tag League;[3] they finished sixth with two points, tying withRusher Kimura andGoro Tsurumi, andThe Terminator andTom Zenk. The brothers wouldn't return until January 1992, and consistently toured with the promotion[2][3] until July 1997. The Youngbloods were praised by AJPW mainstaySteve "Dr. Death" Williams for their in-ring ability.[4]
In April 1990, the Youngbloods signed withWorld Championship Wrestling asThe Renegade Warriors.[3] While in WCW, they would wrestle against the likes ofThe Midnight Express,The Fabulous Freebirds,The Nasty Boys, The State Patrol, Magnum Force,The Four Horsemen, andThe Young Pistols.
After their WCW release in May 1991, the Youngbloods moved over theGlobal Wrestling Federation (GWF). In July 1991, they took part in a one-night tournament to determine the firstGWF Tag Team Champions;[2] they defeated El Cubano andCuban Assassin in the quarterfinals, and defeatedBad News Allen andBig Bully Busick in the semi-finals, but lost toRip Rogers andScott Anthony in the finals.
In the spring of 1992, they began going by the team nameThe Tribal Nation, with Mark now calledNocona and Chris now calledBrave Sky.[1][3] That summer, they began a brutal rivalry with The California Connection (John Tatum and Rod Price) and their managerGary Hart. The rivalry intensified when Tatum, Price, and Hart cut off Brave Sky's hair. The brothers gained revenge by cutting Tatum's hair.
After the feud with the California Connection ended, they feuded withJohn Hawk and a revolving door of partners includingBlack Bart andBobby Duncum, Jr.