They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's wrestlers, was vastly different from the colorful attire of their wrestling peers of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Jerry "Biff" Sags and Brian "Buff" Knobbs were childhood friends growing up in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

On March 24, 1991, they eliminated Legion of Doom thanks to interference from Power and Glory and defeated The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship.

The Nasty Boys held the title until SummerSlam 1991 at Madison Square Garden on August 26, 1991, where they were defeated by Legion of Doom in a no disqualification, no count out match.

On the March 13, 1993, edition of WWF Superstars, The Nasty Boys agreed to step aside and allow Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake to have a one-time title shot against Money Inc. at WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

They defeated Arn Anderson and Paul Roma at Fall Brawl 1993 in Houston to become WCW World Tag Team Champions.

The Nasty Boys lost the title to the thrown together team of Jack and Sullivan in a wild street fight at Slamboree 1994 in Philadelphia.

In Summer 1994, The Nasty Boys quietly turned face and Knobbs and Sags went on to feud with tag teams such as Harlem Heat and The Blue Bloods.

At Slamboree 1995 in St. Petersburg, Florida, they defeated Harlem Heat to become three-time WCW tag team champions but lost the title to them soon after.

After Sags left the company, Knobbs continued as a singles wrestler and began pursuing the WCW Hardcore Championship.

The Nasty Boys reunited in the Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6, 2001, where they defeated Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson).

On the January 21 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA, defeating Eric Young and Kevin Nash.

On the February 4 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys attacked Team 3D following a match until Hernandez and Matt Morgan ended the confrontation.