Boyd and Morgan quickly made their name known in the Continental Wrestling Association, based out of Memphis, Tennessee by defeating CWA's most popular team The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) for AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on 17 June 1985.
In the winter of 1985 the Kiwi Sheepherders and the Fantastics traded wins back and forth[4][5] with no side gaining a clear advantage in their feud.
[8] The loss to the Fantastics only intensified the Sheepherders' anger bringing the feud to its high point as the two teams clashed in a "No DQ Loser Leaves Town" match on 20 January 1986.
[12] Two months later he challenged Sting for the NWA World Television Championship at Clash of the Champions VII but again was unsuccessful in his efforts.
The two made their in-ring debut on 14 June 1989 where they took part in a tournament for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship.
The team faced and lost to The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace, also a former flag bearer for the Sheepherders).
The group lost in the first round to eventual tournament winners Flyin' Brian and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk.
Victory and Morgan lost to "Team Japan" (Masa Saito and The Great Muta) in the first round of the tournament.
In the first round they defeated "Wet'n'Wild" (Steve Ray and Sunny Beach), followed by a victory over Chaz and Terry Garvin.
[17] The Maulers did not stay in the GWF after the tournament, instead moving on to Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) in Tennessee.