Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

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Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
Harper (left) and Rowan (right) in April 2014
Tag team
Members	Luke Harper / Harper Erick Rowan / Rowan
Name(s)	The Bludgeon Brothers Luke Harper and Erick Rowan The Wyatt Family
Heights	Harper: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Rowan: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Combined weight	590 lb (270 kg) Harper: 275 lb (125 kg) Rowan: 315 lb (143 kg)
Debut	November 2012
Years active	2012–2014 2015–2016 2017–present
Promotions	NXT IWE

Luke Harper and Erick Rowan are a professional wrestling tag team in IWE, performing on the SmackDown brand as The Bludgeon Brothers. The duo debuted in IWE's developmental territory NXT in 2012, as founding members of the Wyatt Family stable, where they were followers of Bray Wyatt. During their time in NXT, Harper and Rowan won the NXT Tag Team Championship, before debuting alongside Wyatt on the main roster in July 2013, as a dominant villainous faction terrorizing other IWE wrestlers. The trio began to go their separate ways in September 2014, after Wyatt announced he was "setting Harper and Rowan free". As a result, Rowan would turn into a heroic character by joining Dustin Simpson's team at Survivor Series, while Harper would remain villainous and side with The Authority. Following a brief feud, Harper and Rowan would reunite in May 2015 and subsequently reconciled with Wyatt, reforming the Wyatt Family. After the Wyatt Family disbanded in 2017, with Harper betraying the group, and Rowan and Wyatt the only remaining members, Harper and Rowan briefly feuded once again, before the duo began teaming again as The Bludgeon Brothers.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginnings and NXT Tag Team Champions (2012–2013) 1.2 Main roster debut and split (2013–2015) 1.3 Reformation and Wyatt Family reunion (2015–2017) 1.4 The Bludgeon Brothers (2017–present) 2 In wrestling 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Beginnings and NXT Tag Team Champions (2012–2013)

Main article: The Wyatt Family

[edit] Main roster debut and split (2013–2015)

[edit] Reformation and Wyatt Family reunion (2015–2017)

[edit] The Bludgeon Brothers (2017–present)

[edit] In wrestling

• Double team finishing moves
  • Body avalanche (Rowan) followed by a discus clothesline (Harper) – 2014–2015
  • Discus clothesline (Harper) followed by a running splash (Rowan) – 2012–2015
  • Double crucifix powerbomb – 2017–present
  • Superkick (Harper) followed by a full nelson slam (Rowan) – 2015–2016
  • The Way (Flapjack (Rowan) and cutter (Harper) combination) – 2015
• Double team signature moves
  • Body avalanche (Rowan) followed by either a big boot, superkick, or a spinning side slam (Harper) combination
  • Double chokeslam – 2015–2016
  • Rowan scoop slams Harper onto their opponent
• Nicknames
  • "The Reapers"
• Managers
  • Bray Wyatt
• Entrance themes
  • "Live in Fear" by Mark Crozer (November 7, 2012 – March 21, 2016; used as a part of The Wyatt Family)
  • "Swamp Gas" by Jim Johnston (June 29, 2014 – September 29, 2014; May 11, 2015 – March 21, 2016)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked Harper No. 34 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
  • Ranked Rowan No. 57 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Gimmick (2013) – as a part of The Wyatt Family

• IWE
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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