0 0 2 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁The ▁Bash am ▁Brothers ▁initially ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁Wrestling ▁( O V W ), ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁Doug ▁Bash am ▁and ▁Dam aja ▁respectively . ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁they ▁defeated ▁Nick ▁D ins more ▁and ▁Rob ▁Con way ▁in ▁an ▁Iron ▁Man ▁match ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁O V W ▁Southern ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship . ▁Following ▁a ▁ 9 9 - day ▁reign , ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁D ins more ▁and ▁Con way ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 . ▁In ▁August , ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Russ ▁Ha as ▁Memorial ▁Cup , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Nova ▁and ▁RC ▁Ha as . ▁They ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁fe ud ing ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁until ▁re unit ing ▁in ▁March ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁Brad sh aw ▁and ▁D ins more . ▁ ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ▁ ▁Deb ut ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ) ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 , ▁they ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁World ▁Wrestling ▁Entertainment ▁( W WE ) ▁ro ster , ▁when ▁Dam aja ▁was ▁renamed ▁D anny ▁Bash am , ▁and ▁the ▁du o ▁were ▁bil led ▁as ▁brothers ▁despite ▁having ▁no ▁actual ▁real ▁life ▁bi ological ▁relation ▁The ▁Bash am ▁Brothers ▁deb uted ▁on ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 9 ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down