Mark Waugh Mosman. At the start of the 1984–85 season, the brothers were included in the New South Wales state squad. At the end of the season, the Waugh twins signed a contract to spend the Australian winter to play for Egerton in the Bolton League in Lancashire in northern England. Each club was allowed to have one professional; Steve was officially designated as such but would split the earnings with Mark. The twins were billeted with a local family. However, during the year, an Australian rebel tour to South Africa was staged, breaking the boycott against the apartheid regime. Some players
The Cole Twins Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina and fought to a 20-minute time limit draw. They later defeated them at Kings Mountain, North Carolina three days later. In early July, the twins took part in television tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida which would air on "WCW Worldwide" in late August and September. During the 3-day event, Keith Cole would lose to Yoshi Kwan and Steve Regal while defeating Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce on July 10. At an event in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Keith and Kent Cole also defeated Chris Benoit and