Are The Fixers Mercenary Muscle for Hire…Again?!

The rise of The Fixers was swift. What many see as their ’fall’ has come equally fast. Can the former U.S. tag champs get back on track?

Debuting as hired muscle, Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky collected checks to break bones for others. The duo eventually set their sights on a goal all their own — becoming the first National Wrestling Alliance United States tag team champions of the Lightning One Era.

For months, The Fixers dominated — both in the ring and on the airwaves. Together the U.S. tag champs hosted a variety of NWA specials, weekly programming and more. That all came to a screeching halt, though, at the hands of The Country Gentlemen. AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews won the U.S. tag titles on the first ever NWA Powerrr LIVE.

Bradley and Legursky lost far more than just the belts that night, many say. Those close to the situation feel The Fixers lost their way. Suggests Bobby Fulton: “For months and months — even after losing the championships — the United States tag team titles defined The Fixers.”

The NWA legend appears right. After their loss, The Fixers were so focused on regaining the championships, they stole the physical belts from The Gentlemen, forcing Fulton to intervene.

“The Fixers forgot who they were without those titles,” Fulton opines. “It’s a year later, and I’m still not sure they have any real direction as a team.”

Fellow legend “Dr.” Tom Prichard agrees. According to Prichard, who won countless tag titles with the iconic Heavenly Bodies, The Fixers lost their edge.

“When The Fixers arrived, they barreled through the NWA,” Prichard points out. “It’s exactly what you’d expect from a team weighing over 700 lbs. — but it feels like they’ve lost their killer instincts.”

Others echo Prichard’s thoughts. Veteran manager Danny Dealz, now on the call with NWA Senior Broadcaster Joe Galli each episode of NWA Powerrr, argues The Fixers have become too “playful.”

“Those big brothers should be snapping people in half,” he says. “Instead they’re showboating.”

And it definitely could be costing them. In recent months, The Fixers have come up short twice against 2023 Crockett Cup winners Knox and Murdoch. Bradley and Legursky also failed to wrest the NWA World Tag Team titles from Blunt Force Trauma.

“On paper, The Fixers have everything it takes to defeat either team,” asserts Galli, “But they seem distracted by their own ‘shenanigans.’”

Reports indicate statements like these have reached The Fixers. Privately fuming, one insider says Legursky and Bradley are plotting to prove the detractors wrong.

“They’re tired of losing to teams they know they can beat — and even more sick of how people seem to think of them now,” the individual shared. “I bet we’re going to see a very different side of The Fixers when they return.”

Or, perhaps, a very familiar side — if one fans haven’t seen in years. According to behind-the-scenes intel, with championships seemingly out of reach for now, The Fixers’ attention has returned to money.

It’s rumored the duo is again shopping their “services” as hired heavies to others. “If that’s true,” says Fulton, “The NWA could be in trouble.”

“When they’re lacking focus or without a purpose, people can think whatever they want about The Fixers,” the legend concluded, “But when you have two monsters like that dedicated exclusively to hurting people for money, they’re a very, very dangerous team!”