| Article Name: | Iron Savages |
| Type: | T |
| Names: | Bear Country Iron Savages |
| Billed: | Upstate New York |
| Members: | Bear Bronson/Bronson Bear Boulder/Boulder Jacked Jameson |
| Former Members: | JT Davidson (manager) |
| Heights: | Bronson: Boulder: |
| Weights: | 599lb |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
The Iron Savages are a professional wrestling tag team composed of Bronson and Boulder. The team is currently performing in All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor.[1]
right|thumb|Bear Country in July 2019
Bear Bronson hails from Upstate New York while Boulder is from New Jersey. The team's identity and original name, Bear Country, have been closely linked to the wilderness surrounding Bronson's place of origin. The two wrestlers first teamed in 2017, making one-off appearances in both Combat Zone Wrestling and Limitless Wrestling. The team then became regular members of Chaotic Wrestling in 2018 and won the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship later that year. The team joined Beyond Wrestling in 2019 and began to garner greater attention from fans. Notable matches included victories over Santana and Ortiz, the Butcher and the Blade, and the Beaver Boys. In 2019 Bear Country began to travel the United States to appear in various indie promotions. After a stop in Black Label Pro, the team became tag team champions in Xtreme Wrestling Alliance. Finally, the duo returned to CZW for a full-time stint.
Bear Country debuted in All Elite Wrestling on an episode of AEW Dark in December 2020 losing to The Dark Order. The following week Bronson and Boulder appeared on Dark again, this time facing the Jurassic Express in a losing effort.[1] In May 2021 the team was officially signed to the AEW roster.[2] [3] On August 22, 2022 AEW filed a trademark for a new name. The team returned the following day, again on AEW Dark,[4] and defeated them team of Vary Morales and Levis Valenzuela. They also introduced their new manager, JT Davidson.[5] [6] Davidson would depart the group in April 2023, which Boulder said in an interview in 2024, was due to ongoing health issues.[7] In May 2023 the Iron Savages debuted in AEW's partner promotion Ring of Honor against Peter Avalon and Ryan Nemeth of The Wingmen, the Iron Savages were escorted to the ring by new member Jacked Jameson in a winning effort. The following month the trio challenged the Mogul Embassy for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship but was unsuccessful.[8] The Iron Savages made their debut on Collision on August 12, 2023 losing to The Acclaimed.[9] The team appeared on Collision again the week after, in a trios match against Juice Robinson and The Gunns in a losing effort.[10]