"Mirror, mirror in my hand, who's the handsomest in the land?" Johnny Barend often uttered as he stared into a handheld mirror Bobby Davis, his manager, gave him. "I am, Handsome Johnny Barend", he answered himself. His tag partner, Magnificent Maurice posed and flexed his muscles. Davis would do most of the talking while being interviewed by the Capitol Wrestling ring announcer Ray Morgan.
Barend and Maurice drew the ire of fans with their antics. They were so hated that even Killer Kowalski got cheered during a tag match in which he partnered with Bobo Brazil against the pair. Battles against the likes of Dory Dixon and Bobo Brazil or any combination including one of them were frequent.
The pair met their end when Maurice turned on Barend in the summer of '63 and a feud ensued. However, they would team together once more in August as Pittsburgh fans didn't see the weekly show.