The Bushwhackers had a storied career. Even before their time as the goofy guys in the WWE, their Hall of Fame career saw them as some of the most violent brawlers in the industry as the Sheepherders. However, despite a career that saw them win gold in most every territory they competed in, one prize that eluded them was the WWE/F Tag Team Titles.
In an interview with Wrestling Inc., Luke Williams and Butch Miller talked about their WWE run and revealed that it never happened due to an injury. At their peak in the WWE, the duo had been engaged in a feud with the then-champs Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson and a freak accident during a match against enhancement talent put the kibosh on a title change. However, they also revealed that they found something far more rewarding than being champions during their WWE run.
“Tully and Arn had the belts, and we were put with them. We set it, and we did a bit of an angle. Those days, on television, we had jobbers. We’re doing the battering ram on enhancement talent, and the guy’s giving up on you on the other side of the ring.” “He puts me in a headlock, and he’s running me. My head’s supposed to hit the gentleman’s stomach. The guy freaked out and turns, and my head hit his hip. I cracked a vertebrae on my neck, hairline head fractures. I was out for 10 weeks, and Butch had to run with Tully for ten weeks till they (the titles) changed. I killed our chance for the belts there.” “Nearly every town that we went in, once we were over, he (McMahon) would put our match on last because you always wanted to send the people home happy,” Butch noted. “The main event would be on before us, or two before us. Then we would be saved for the very last match. We would go on there with the music, and the people would go home so happy. So we did that for many years for WWE. We didn’t need a belt for that.”
Butch and Luke were always one of the most over acts in the WWE during their run, and they were tremendously popular with the fans. Even if they never reached the top of the WWE’s tag team mountain, the duo were Vince’s choice to send the fans home happy, and they certainly did that. You can watch the interview below.
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