WillisD and Terror first wrestled as a tag team while in Missouri. The first time they tagged together, they killed their opponents. It was probably because of Terror, that WillisD got his name. After an event one night, Terror and WillisD went to a bar and got drunk. WillisD was under contract with the NECW and the owner, Nate Sulham, wanted a name. Dent(WillisD's real last name) was drunk and gave WillisD as his name to Nate, not knowing.

After going undefeated for 4 months, WillisD and Terror started calling themselves Tha Showstoppas. They had won a couple Tag Titles and were still undefeated. WillisD got injured in early August 1998. Tha Showstoppas went their own ways, WillisD back to St. Louis for rehab and Terror to Florida.

Once healed, WillisD went straight to the NECW. Soon, he convinced Nate to sign Terror to a contract. In their first match in over 4 months, Tha Showstoppas defeated the West Syde Syndicate on December 19, 1998 for the NECW Tag Team Titles. They held those titles until early February 1999, when Nate forced Terror to turn on WillisD, and they lost the Tag Titles. WillisD quit the NECW because of not being told of an angle.

WillisD returned to the NECW in early March. On March 27, 1999, Tha Showstoppas once again regained their Tag Titles. They held those titles until the NECW folded.

When the NECW folded, Tha Showstoppas stopped tagging. WillisD and Terror mainly focused on singles careers. They still wrestle in the same fed, the MWF. They're in the faction, The PIT, and at any time could win the MWF Tag Team Titles. They choose not too, because their dominace as a tag team goes without saying.