 Identified as "Squat Teamer #1" and "Squat Teamer #2" respectively, the Headhunters took part in the Royal Rumble match, but were both eliminated, with Yokozuna eliminating Teamer #2 after 24 seconds and Vader eliminating Teamer #1 after 71 seconds.The night after Royal Rumble they lost to Avatar and Aldo Montoya at a house show.The Headhunters briefly appeared on WWF television as "The Arabian Butchers" on the June 30, 1997, episode of "Raw", a tag team managed by Jim Cornette.