Knuckles Nelson
Brendan Higgins (born September 26, 1963), best known by his ring name Knuckles Nelson is a retired American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer who wrestled throughout the North American independent circuit during the 1990s and 2000s. He competed in several regional promotions such as the Century Wrestling Alliance, the National Wrestling Alliance and the United States Wrestling Association. He also briefly appeared in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as well as touring Japan as Super Destroyer between 1997 and 1999.
| Knuckles Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brendan Higgins |
| Born | September 26, 1963 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Website | Knuckles Nelson on Myspace |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brendan Higgins Knuckles Nelson Super Destroyer Tully McShane |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Billed from | Reno, Nevada |
| Trained by | Bob Evans Paul Lazon Nick Steel Brian Brieger |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Retired | October 11, 2003 |
He was a founding member of Tony Rumble's The Brotherhood, a "heel" stable which dominated NWA New England during the late 1990s, and which included Eric Sbraccia, Dukes Dalton and Rick Fuller. He and Sbraccia won the NWA World Tag Team Championship in 1998, and defended both the World and NWA New England titles with Sbraccia and other Brotherhood members in their home promotion for almost two years.
Following Rumble's death, Nelson helped run NWA New England for a time and later became a full-time booker and promoter for Wrestling Star Wars until his retirement in 2003. As head of "The Combat Zone" wrestling school, he was involved in training several independent wrestlers, most notably, Yankee Pro Wrestling veteran "Big Gun" Jim Sergeant.