The Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA) were a

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-themed

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stable in the

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(WWF) in the late 1990s. The group came together from the firing of Crush and Savio Vega from the

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stable in June 1997 and consisted of four main members: Crush, Chainz, Skull and 8-Ball.

History

DOA began to form on the June 9, 1997 edition of ''Raw is War'' when, the leader of the

Faarooq Ronald Nasir Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wres ...

fired both

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and Crush from the stable. 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

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led by

. In late November 1997, Crush 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 The 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

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, where he lost to

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. After Chaniz left the company, Skull and 8-Ball continued as a tag team using the DOA name. They entered a feud with The Legion of Doom and Droz, during the course of which the Legion's former

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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

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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

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** Worst Feud of the Year (1997) - vs.

References

External links

Profile on Online World of Wrestling
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History

Members

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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