PWR Presents - Pro Wrestling Spotlight Episode 12: Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed)

The Pro Wrasslin' Reflection celebrates Black History month by putting the spotlight on one of the most dominating and terrifying tag teams in pro wrestling history.... DOOM! Doom was a tag team in the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling that consisted of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed which existed from 1989 to 1991. These tow men had stellar  singles careers but once teamed up, these two were destined for gold and glory! When Doom unmasked no one was really surprised to see Ron Simmons and Butch Reed underneath the black hoods, they had both been on WCW television shortly before Doom debuted and they were the only two African American wrestlers in the federation that had the same massive physical appearance. Freed of the masks and now under management of former referee Teddy Long Doom began to prosper, being free to use their full move sets and not trying to hide who they were Doom earned another shot at the Steiner Brothers.Doom won the tag-team titles and quickly set about defending them against the former champions the Steiners as well the rest of WCW's very talented tag-team division. Doom defeated the Rock & Roll Express at the Great American Bash 1990 and also mauled such teams as Flyin’ Brian & The Z-Man and The Young Pistols while having frequent clashes with rivals the Steiner Brothers. February 24, 1991 at WCW's 1991 Wrestle War PPV Doom took on former tag-team champions The Fabulous Freebirds and lost due to miscommunication between Reed and Simmons. After the Freebirds left the ring Reed turned on Simmons and beat him up, turning Simmons face and ending the team of Doom forever. Teddy Long sided with Butch Reed as the former Doom partners engaged in a short but intense feud. The feud culminated at SuperBrawl I where Ron Simmons pinned Butch Reed in a Steel cage match (referred to as a "Thunder-Doom" cage match). After the PPV Reed left the company allowing Ron Simmons to focus on other opponents while Teddy Long started to manage other talent in WCW.