TAG TEAM PROFILES

	Team: The Batton Twins Members: Brad Batten & Bart Batten Real Names: Brad Batten & Bart Batten Birthday: September 8, 1958 Hometown: Mt. Hope, West Virginia Trained by: Randy Savage Lanny Poffo Angelo Poffo Debut: May 12, 1983 Finishing Move: Double Drop Kick Top Rope Drop Kick Favorite Moves: Double Elbow Double Hip Toss Switching Without a Tag Notable Feuds: The Midnight Rockers Sheik Abdullah The Great Hurricane Castillo Jr. Miguelito Perez
Together WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles defeating Kensuke Sasaki & Mr.Pogo (April 2, 1989); WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles defeating Hurricane Castillo Jr. & Miguelito Perez (May 14, 1989); WWC World Tag Team titles defeating Kendo Nagasaki & Mr.Pogo (August 6, 1988); WWC World Tag Team titles defeating Chicky Starr & Ron Starr (November 12, 1988); WWC World Tag Team titles defeating Dan Kroffat & Tama The Islander (March 4, 1989); WWC World Tag Team titles defeating Ray Gonzalez & Ricky Santana (March of 1993); NWA Central States Tag Team titles defeating Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton (November 21, 1985); NWA Central States Tag Team titles defeating Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty (May 22, 1986); NWA Central States Tag Team titles Brad Batten defeated Bobby Jaggers and he picks Bart (August 6, 1987); Brad Batten NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Bobby Jaggers awarded vacant titles by NWA (June 1987); Bart Batten NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Rick McCord defeated MOD Squad (February 27, 1987); ICW (Poffo) World Tag Team Team titles w/Johnny Wilhoit (1983);
Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling: Brad & Bart Batton were trained by the legendary Angel Poffo and his sons Randy Poffo and Lanny Poffo.. May 12, 1983: The Batton Twins made their pro debut against Tony Falk & Doug Vines in Prestonsburg, KY.. Central States: August 15, 1985: Bob Brown & Marty Jannetty defeated The Batten Twins.. Junyary 5, 1986 - St.Louis, MO: The Batten Twins defeated Sheik Abdullah The Great & Akio Sato.. January 2, 1986 - Kansas City, MO: The Batten Twins defeated Sheik Abdullah The Great & Akio Sato.. January 9, 1986: Bart Batten defeats Sheik Abdullah The Great.. January 12, 1986 - St.Joseph, MO: Sheik Abdullah defeats Bart Batten in an "Iranian Death Match".. January 16, 1986: The Batten Twins defeated Sheik Abdullah The Great and Tarzan Goto.. January 21, 1986 - Lincoln, NE: The Batten Twins defeated Mr.Pogo and Tarzan Goto.. January 23, 1986 - Kansas City, MO: Sheik Abdullah The Great defeated Bart Batten.. February 6, 1986 - Kansas City, MO: The Batten Twins & Rufus R. Jones defeated Tarzan Goto, Sheik Abdullah & Akio Sato.. February 13, 1986 - Kansas City, MO: Brad Batten defeated Tarzan Goto.. February 20, 1986: The Batten Twins defeated Sheik Abdullah The Great and Akio Sato.. February 27, 1986 - Kansas City, MO: The Batten Twins defeated Sheik Abdullah and Akio Sato.. March 1, 1986: Bulldog" Bob Brown & Kevin The Magnificent defeated The Batton Twins.. March 6, 1986: Bart Batten defeated Sheik Abdullah The Great in a Texas Death Match.. May 15, 1986 - Kansas City: Midnight Rockers defeated The Batten Twins for the NWA Central States Tag Team titles.. May 29, 1986 - Kansas City: Hacksaw Higgins & JR Hogg defeated The Batton Twins for the NWA Central States Tag Team titles.. January 30, 1987 - St.Louis, MO: The MOD Squad defeated The Batten Twins (aired 02/07/87 on TBS).. World Wrestling Council: October 16, 1988 - Puerto Rico: Chicky & Ron Starr defeated The Batton Twins for the WWC Tag Team titles.. January 6, 1989 - Puerto Rico: Dan Kroffat & Tama defeated The Batton Twins for the WWC Tag Team titles.... March 11, 1989 - Puerto Rico: Steve Strong & Jason The Terrible defeated The Batten Twins for the WWC Tag Team titles.. June 9, 1989 - Puerto Rico: Miguelito Perez & Hurricane Castillo Jr beat The Batten Twins for the WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles.. On Tour: November 9, 1987: Rick McCord & Porkchop Cash defeated The Batten Twins for the NWA Central States Tag Team titles.. April 23, 1992: Tom Prichard & Stan Lane defeated The Batten Twins in the first round of the SMW Tag Title Tournament.. April 2, 1993: The Batten Twins vacate the WWC World Tag Titles when they jump to AWF.. 1993: Kevin Sullivan defeated Bart Batten at a Smoky Mountain Wrestling show.. The Batten Twins appeared on the trashy hit TV show "The Jerry Springer Show".. March 16, 2004 - Mountain State Pro Wrestling: Bart & Brad Batten wrestled The Memphis Mafia to a NO CONTEST in Oak Hill, WV.. April 2005: The Batten Twins announce their retirement tour throughout West Virginia.. May 21, 2005: The Batten Twins & Brent Batten (Bart's son) defeated Steve Madison & Chris Vega & J.V. Insanity in West Virginia.. Bart Batten is now doing color commentary for a local promotion in Bluefield, West Virginia called "All Pro Wrestling".. Bart Batten currently hosts the Mountain State Wrestling TV program that airs on Network West Virginia Monday Nights at 8:00 PM. Brad Batten has taken up residence in Cleaveland, Ohio.. Special thanks to Bart Batten for emailing us and helping with a portion of the information on this profile