The Renegade Warriors are the

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brothers

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and

Chris Youngblood Christopher Romero (February 10, 1966 – July 7, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Youngblood. A second generation wrestler, he was the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblood ...

. They are the sons of

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and the brothers of

Jay Youngblood Steven Nicolas Romero (June 21, 1955 – September 2, 1985) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Ste ...

Professional wrestling career

World Class Championship Wrestling (1985–1986)

Mark and Chris Youngblood began teaming up in 1985, while in

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. In September 1986, they were involved in a one-night tournament to determine new WCWA World Tag Team Champions; they defeated

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and

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in the first round, and defeated Ted and Jerry Oates in the quarterfinals, before losing the semifinals to

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and

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, who would win the titles later that night.

World Wrestling Council (1986–1997)

Near the end of 1986, the Youngbloods went to

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, to wrestle for the

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. On January 6, 1987, they won their first championship, the

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, defeating Ron and

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. They would hold onto the belts until April 4, 1987, when they lost them to

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, but regained the titles on May 10, 1987. Their second reign lasted two months, before losing them on July 11, 1987 to

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and

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, but regained the titles on July 30, 1987. Their third reign lasted nearly a month before losing them to The Hunters (

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and Bob Brown) on August 26, 1987, but regained the titles on September 20, 1987. Their fourth reign lasted until October 17, 1987, losing them to The Ninja Express (Mr. Pogo and

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). In December 1987, they returned to WWC and Puerto Rico, and immediately won the

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, defeating

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( Samu and Fatu). They would hold onto the titles for nearly two months, before losing them on February 6, 1988 to The New Kansas Jayhawks (

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and

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), but regained the titles on April 23, 1988. On May 14, 1988, they defeated the Ninja Express to win their fifth World Tag Team title, making them double champions. But on June 11, 1988, they lost the Caribbean Tag Team titles back to the Kansas Jayhawks, and on July 23, 1988, lost the World Tag Team titles back to the Ninja Express. On March 4, 1989, they won their third Caribbean Tag Team titles, but had to vacate the titles two days later. It would be until October when they regained some gold by winning their sixth World Tag Team title. Their sixth reign would last until February 1990. It would be over seven years before winning their last championship, their seventh World Tag Team title in August 1997. This reign would last until December.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (1987, 1992–1997)

In November 1987, the Youngbloods went to

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, to take part in their annual Real World Tag League; they finished sixth with two points, tying with

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and

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, and

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and

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. The brothers wouldn't return until January 1992, and consistently toured with the promotion until July 1997.

World Championship Wrestling (1990–1991)

In April 1990, the Youngbloods signed with

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. While in WCW, they would wrestle against the likes of The Midnight Express,

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, The State Patrol, Magnum Force,

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, and The Young Pistols.

Global Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)

After their WCW release in May 1991, the Youngbloods moved over the

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. In July 1991, they took part in a one-night tournament to determine the first

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; they defeated El Cubano and Cuban Assassin in the quarterfinals, and defeated Bad News Allen and

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in the semi-finals, but lost to

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and Scott Anthony in the finals. In the spring of 1992, they began going by the team name The Tribal Nation, with Mark now called Nocona and Chris now called Brave Sky. That summer, they began a brutal rivalry with The California Connection ( John Tatum and Rod Price) and their manager

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. The rivalry intensified when Tatum, Price, and Hart cut off Brave Sky's hair. The brothers gained revenge by cutting Tatum's hair. After the feud with the California Connection ended, they feuded with John Hawk and a revolving door of partners including Black Bart and Bobby Duncum, Jr.

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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