A couple months ago, Tony and I went to Squared Circle Expo VI. Of the about 100 wrestlers in the guest lineup, the Killer Bees were among our favorites.
The Bees came to tag team prominence in the WWF in the 1980s. Jumpin' Jim Brunzell had already made a name for himself as half of the High Flyers tag team (with Greg Gagne) in the AWA. When Brunzell jumped to the WWF, Gagne stayed behind, obviously because his dad owned the AWA. I wonder if his dad wasn't the owner, would Greg have gone to the WWF, too.\In any case, Brunzell was teamed with B Brian Blair and given the Killer Bees team name. While they never won tag titles, they were a big part of the tag scene back then. Wrestling as faces, they eventually started using masks in sort of a heelish way. "Masked Confusion" allowed them to switch places without legit tags, much like heels. They never made a full turn to the dark side though. That's another wonder. Was that a test for the reaction of the fans?
The Bees actually didn't lasy too many years in the WWF, but they bounced around the indie scene. Forty or so years later, here they were together at a convention. They were just the type of old school wrestlers Tony and I really appreciated.
I always enjoy SCX, but wish they would have a few more old school wrestlers like the Bees. With their usual wrestling lineup though, I have no real complaints. There always are plenty of interesting wrestlers I enjoy meeting.
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