Harbinger: Not much is known about the early life of man as Harbinger. His first known record involves his incarceration in the Faulkner County Insane Asylum, appearing out of nowhere at its front door. It soon became apparent that the "mystery man" had severe psychological problems. He spent his entire time laughing hysterically and banging his head against the padded walls of his cell. Because of overcrowding in the institution, he was soon given a roommate of similar mysterious background. He was known only as Mantis, and he was incarcerated for obsessive self-mutilation. Harbinger was the only person who ever seemed to connect with Mantis. Mantis never spoke, and acted exactly as an animal would. Many believe this is where Harbinger picked up similar behavior. Soon, Mantis dissappeared suddenly from the asylum, and later appeared as the animalistic henchman for a wrestler known as The Cult Master. Not long after Mantis' disappearance, Harbinger disappeared as well, appearing along the side of The Cult Master a few years later in a wrestling federation known as the UWF. Harbinger's unorthodox, feral style of wrestling led him to much success in the UWF, prompting UWF Commissioner Ace Matrix to utilize him as a critical member of a group of wrestlers known as the UCW Revolution. The UCW Revolution entered the MMP in late 1998, as a joint venture between the two companies. The deal later fell through, leaving he and his partner The Destroyer alone in the MMP. This led the disturbed Harbinger to an even deeper level of madness. Most effective as part of a tag team with The Destroyer, Harbinger and his team tore through the ranks of the MMP Tag Team scene, and would go on to win the titles many times. Soon he and The Destroyer, both looking for guidance, were instrumental in bringing in The Cult Master. This was the birth of The Cult, one of the most feared groups in the history of the MMP. Still Harbinger remained quite mad, barely able enough to form complete sentences and oddly obsessed with making his opponents bleed. In late 1999, because of various circumstances, Harbinger grew so mad that he stopped speaking all together. He would finally recieve help in early 2000, upon the return of the ex-Cult member known as Crimson. Crimson held a bond with Harbinger, as they had both shared this odd lust for blood. Crimson was the first to finally break through to Harbinger, and the madman finally broke through to more civilized behavior, thanks to his re-united Cult "Brother". As a tag team with The Destroyer, Harbinger has had many great feuds, the greatest of which was with a tag team known as No Remorse.
The Destroyer: As is the case with his tag team partner Harbinger, little is known about the early life of the man known as The Destroyer. This, apparently, has been done on purpose because of his first known appearance as a member of the United States Army's Special Forces. As a member of the Special Forces Interrogation and Torture Division, his history needed to be kept secret. Rising through the ranks of his unit, The Destroyer was suddenly discharged from the Army on account of his methods of torture being too brutal and inhumane. This enraged the massive Destroyer, and he went on a rampage for several years, living homeless and assaulting all who tried to help. Somehow, however, his unnatural rage was quelled to unnatural stoicism and calmness upon his next known appearance, as a wrestler in the UCW. This apparently was achieved through the aid of his newfound "God", the man known as The Cult Master. The Destroyer was an unstoppable force in the UCW, and his background led him to be especially effective in hardcore-stlye matches. He was so effective, in fact, that he became the UCW Extreme Champion soon after his entry, a title which he held for three years before entering the MMP as part of the UCW Revolution. Once in the MMP, The Destroyer picked up where he left off, winning the Extreme Title numerous times. In the realm of extreme wrestling, much debate has since raged as to whether it is The Destroyer or MMP Hall of Fame member Psychotic Sam who is the greatest extreme wrestler of all time. Other singles accolades have followed for The Destroyer, including one of the longest reigns as Television Champion in MMP history, and his almost legendary performance at the 1999 MMP Wrestlefest Pay-Per View. Just as historic as his singles ventures, however, is his performance as part of a tag team with fellow Cult member Harbinger, where they won several titles. Highlighted by great tag team rivalries, most especially with the tag team No Remorse, Harbinger and The Destroyer have become one of the most feared duos in the MMP. As part of this tag team and as a singles wrestler, The Destroyer has been a part of some of the greatest fueds in MMP history, in which he has been a central part of The Cult's feuds with "Captain" Patrick O'Connor, The Syndicate, and The Cartel, among many others.
MMP Career History
Harbinger and The Destroyer arrived in the MMP in November 1998, amidst much fanfare as a group calling itself the UCW Revolution. This revolution, comprised of wrestlers from an outside federation, however, fell through when The Sarge, a key player in the UCW faction, was abruptly released from his MMP contract before the group could make any significant impact. Harbinger and Destroyer (H & D) made only one in ring appearance in 1998, making their MMP debut in a tag team rumble on December 12, a match that was eventually won by future tag team champions Captain Patrick O'Conner & Gralen. H & D did not make a serious impact in their first match, but they would make a huge impact on the tag team ranks of the MMP early in 1999. O'Conner & Gralen had been stripped of the championship just prior to the new year, and the belts were put up in a prolonged tournament that comprised of both a round robin and an elimination portion. Though they placed second in the round robin (No Remorse), H & D went on to win the tag titles for the first time in that tournament, defeating the team of O'Conner and then- world champion The Ryno in the finals at the March Mayhem PPV. Their first title reign was a shaky one, however. A disqualification defeat against Gemini Killer & Moonelf and a no contest decision against No Remorse set the stage for their first PPV title defense, where H & D would lose the belts to their greatest rivals, No Remorse, in a three way match that also included Psychotic Sam & The Saint. During this period both Harbinger and Destroyer branched out on singles careers, though each was met with different results. The Destroyer excelled, capturing the MMP extreme championship on more than one occasion, while Harbinger struggled, earning only as many victories as his partner did championships. H & D came back together to regain the tag titles at WrestleFest 1999, defeating No Remorse on the first day of the event. They went on to defeat West Law & Damien Jentz in defense of those titles at the same event. Destroyer also achieved great individual success at WF '99, winning a survivor's cup rumble and successfully defending the extreme championship against Christian Antimarius and The Regulator before dropping the strap to Psychotic Sam on June 1 (a loss Destroyer would avenge on Saturday Night Slams in September of that year). Their second title reign was no longer than their first as H & D lost the tag titles at the next PPV event, Chaos on the Coast, in yet another triple threat match, this time to Sean Williams and Wang Chen, known collectively as Lone Gunz. This time, though, it was not a member of the champion team that was defeated, rather it was Whiplash (one half of No Remorse, the other team in the match) who submitted to Williams, causing the titles to change hands. From that point on H & D pulled out of tag team competition, with both foucsing more on singles competition. While Harbinger competed sparingly Destroyer became quite active, capturing another extreme championship and becoming, as many believed, the man who came closest to ending Captain Patrick O'Conner's lengthy world title reign in the summer of '99. By the end of 1999, though, the tag team championship became vacant once again, and another tournament (much like the one that H & D had won in '99) was scheduled in early 2000 to fill the title. H & D came together once more and entered the tournament, though this time they did not fare nearly as well as they had the previous year. They again earned second place in the round robin portion of the tournament, but this time they were upset in the first round of the elimination by The Bootlegger & Inferno (the tournament was won by Death & Wolverine). At the Homicidal Tendencies 2000 PPV event, a very unique match was signed. Death and Wolverine set to defend their title against The Congregation, H & D, and Benjamin Childs & George Achica in a four way ladder match. After the match was signed Childs became the universal champion, and with Destroyer (who by this time was the reigning TV champion) also in the match, three championships were involved in a single match. The ruling? All three titles would be on the line in a three fall, four way ladder match. H & D dominated the match, proving their tag team supremacy by taking two of the three falls, enabling not only Destroyer to retain his TV belt, but also the team to capture the tag titles for an unprecedented third time. WrestleFest 2000 saw H & D defend their belts successfully on all three days of the event, defeating The Soldiers of Misfortune, The Congregation, and The Front Line on consecutive evenings. Destroyer also continued his individual dominance at WrestleFest by not surviving the TV title series, but also by winning the survivor's cup competition and earning a shot at the MMP world championship at Chaos on the Coast. Shortly after WrestleFest, Harbinger and Destroyer feigned a split as part of Cult Master's plan to have Harbinger serve as a spy with Virus Richards, even though it meant giving up the tag titles to Aries & Hades. The team was reunited one final time at Final Judgment after Harbinger returned to The Cult, but their rust was clear as Hades & Baital easily retained the tag titles in that final match.
Match Summary
Running total of overall record inparenthesis
1998
*December 12: Participated in tag team rumble. (0-0).
1999
*January 16: Defeated Unforgiven by disqualification. (1-0)
*January 23: Defeated Beholder & Goliath by submission. (2-0)
*WrestleStorm '99: Defeated No Fear by submission. (3-0)
*January 30: Defeated Dr. No Limit & The Bodyguard by submission in a no disqualification match. (4-0)
*February 6: Pinned by No Remorse. (4-1)
*Main Event Madness: Pinned XuMed & A Masked Partner. (5-1)
*March 6: Pinned No Remorse. (6-1)
*March Mayhem: Pinned The Ryno & Captain Patrick O'Conner for the vacant tag team championship. (7-1)
*April 10: Loss by disqualification vs. Gemini Killer & Moonelf. (7-2)
*April 24: Went to a no contest with No Remorse. (7-2)
*Homicidal Tendencies: Lost tag team championship in falls count anywhere triple threat match vs. No Remorse and Psychotic Sam & The Saint - pinned by No Remorse. (7- 3)
*WrestleFest: The Parade of Champions: Pinned No Remorse for the tag team championship (May 30); pinned West Law & Damien Jentz (May 31). (9-3)
*Chaos on the Coast: Lost tag team championship in triple threat match vs. No Remorse and Lone Gunz - No Remorse defeated by submission by Lone Gunz. (9-3)
2000
*January 8: Pinned by Masked Menace X & Wolverine in a no disqualification match. (9- 4)
*January 15: Pinned Hassan Abu Saada & Hot Crimson. (10-4)
*January 29: Defeated The Order by submission. (11-4)
*February 5: Pinned The Bootlegger & "Stunning" Steve Simon. (12-4)
*February 12: Defeated Intoxicated by submission in a no disqualification match. (13- 4)
*February 19: Defeated The Dominion of Doom by submission. (14-4)
*March 4: Pinned by Instruments of Destruction in a no disqualification match. (14- 5)
*Homicidal Tendencies: Won two of three falls in three-fall four-way ladder match vs. Death & Wolverine, Benjamin Childs & George Achica, and The Congregation, winning tag team championship in first fall. (16-6)
*WrestleFest 2000: Pinned The Soldiers of Misfortune (May 30); pinned The Congregation (May 31); pinned The Front Line (June 1). (19-6)
*July 1: Pinned by Aries & Hades for the tag team championship. (19-7)
*Final Judgment: Defeated in a four corners elimination match against Hades & Baital, Falcon & The Punisher, and Side Project. (19-8)
They Said It...
"What is there to say about those two? (Harbinger and The Destroyer) You have the biggest man in the MMP teamed up with a very unpredictable wrestler, you put a mastermind such as the Cult Master, and you have the most dominating tag team of all time. Not only that, but they’re the first three time tag champions, an accomplishment that no one else has done here in the MMP." -- Death
"Last year I went to see the MMP in Pittsburgh, and Harbinger signed my training bra strap." -- Lolli Pop, "valet" for Controversy
"On The Destroyer and Harbinger: Finally, a 2000 inductee that deserves respect. Note how I said "inductee", not plural. While Harbinger stuttered his way into mediocrity, Destroyer took his rightful place in The Cult to become the most powerful Cult follower of all. I always thought he could've overthrown The Cult Master at any time. The guy has always been a favorite of mine, as he's been able to stick it to me in the Extreme division and not p*ss out like all the rest. He dominates every division he's in and he can only go higher. Now, about Harbinger...that says it all." -- The Ryno
"It's about damn time Brother Harbinger got some recognition for all his toil and suffering. He has singlehandedly carried Bob to three tag team titles and still he is ridiculed simply for having a speech impedement. I don't see anyone else around here who could earn The Cult the reputation it has on his own the way Brother Harbinger has. Those who mock him bow your heads in shame!" – Virus Richards
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