The Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA) were a biker-themed

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in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the late 1990s. The group came together from the firing of Crush and Savio Vega from the Nation of Domination stable in June 1997 and consisted of four main members:

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, Chainz,

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and

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History

DOA began to form on the June 9, 1997, edition of ''Raw is War'' when, the leader of the Nation of Domination, Faarooq fired both Savio Vega and

from the

. As a result, Crush proceeded to form his own

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-themed stable. The group consisted of Chainz, Skull and 8-Ball (both of whom are real-life cousins of Chainz). They were introduced on the June 23, 1997, edition of ''Raw is War'' and proceeded to

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with the new Nation of Domination led by Faarooq and Los Boricuas led by Savio Vega. In late November 1997,

left the group, and the WWF in protest of the

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and believing he would fare better in WCW. The WWF addressed this by saying Crush was

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put out of action by Kane. DOA continued as a stable with Chainz assuming leadership. With the loss of Crush, DOA started to team on a semi-regular basis with

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and

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to battle Nation of Domination. They also feuded against

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and their spiritual leader, The Jackyl. During this time, DOA would make their ring entrances astride custom-made Titan motorcycles. As time passed, Skull and 8-Ball began to focus on their

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career, leaving Chainz to compete as a singles wrestler. In June 1998, Chainz had his final match in the company, on an episode of '' Raw is War'', where he lost to Val Venis. After Chainz left the company, Skull and 8-Ball continued as a tag team using the DOA name. They entered a feud with the

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and Droz, during the course of which the Legion's former

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Paul Ellering turned on his former charges and sided with DOA. However, that angle soon died out and DOA entered a brief feud with Southern Justice. Soon after that, Ellering was beaten up and fired by the duo, after he had an argument with the duo and they formed a short-lived alliance with

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and Scott Taylor known then as Too Much. Their last match in WWF as a tag team was a loss to

and Mankind on May 14, 1999, at a

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. Soon after that match, DOA left the WWF later in May 1999. Then, both Skull and 8-Ball went to WCW.

Members

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Championships and accomplishments

* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards ** Worst Feud of the Year (1997) - vs. Los Boricuas

References

External links

Profile on Online World of Wrestling
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History

Members

Championships and accomplishments

See also

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