In 1985, Sags started his career in the American Wrestling Association as a referee.
In 1990, Sags, along with tag partner Brian Knobbs as the Nasty Boys, went to World Championship Wrestling, before they left a few months later. They feuded with Rick and Scott Steiner over the United States Tag Team Titles, but could not defeat them.
In late 1990, they went to the World Wrestling Federation, where they were managed by Jimmy Hart. They won the World Tag Team Titles from The Hart Foundation before feuding with and losing the titles to the Legion of Doom. Knobbs and Sags then feuded with all of the WWF's top face tag teams, including The Rockers and The Bushwhackers. They turned face in the fall of 1992 to feud with Jimmy Hart's Money Inc. over the tag team titles, but were unable to recapture the gold.
They left the WWF for WCW in 1993 and were quickly placed with manager Missy Hyatt, who led them to the World Tag Team Titles. She left them, and they went on to feud with Harlem Heat, The Blue Bloods, and the team of Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck. In 1996, they were tricked by the nWo into thinking they were going to become members, but were attacked as soon as they received their shirts. Sags had been injured previously and had to retire due to this injury.
On November 20, 2007, Knobbs and Sags reformed as The Nasty Boys at the SmackDown! tapings from Tampa, Florida to wrestle their first WWE match in years, against the team of Dave Taylor and Drew McIntyre.