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Bottle Breacher

Status: active as of 2026-09-09

Also known as: Bottle Breacher, LLC

Bottle Breacher remains operating under post-founder ownership. Eli Crane’s federal House disclosure independently records a 2022 sale, while ABC’s later follow-up strongly corroborates the Cuban and O’Leary investment relationship.

Shark Tank appearance

Season 6, episode 8

Air date
2014-11-07
Appearance source
Bottle Breacher — ABC Beyond the Tank follow-up clip
Episode guide
Authoritative episode guide
Pitch
Personalized bottle openers made from decommissioned ammunition casings.
Ask
$150,000 for 10% equity
Offer
Kevin O’Leary offered $150,000 for 20%; Daymond John offered $200,000 for 25% contingent on licensing; Mark Cuban then joined O’Leary at $150,000 for 20%, split equally. Eli and Jen Crane accepted Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary’s $150,000 for 20% joint offer.
Deal closed?
Yes

Dated timeline

DateEventEvidence
2014-11-07 Bottle Breacher aired in Season 6, Episode 8; Eli and Jen Crane accepted Cuban and O’Leary’s $150,000 for 20% joint offer. BRE1, BRE2, BRE3
2015-02 A Shark Tank update reported roughly 60,000 units sold after airing, website overload and rapid hiring/production expansion. BRE4
2015-12-18 ABC promoted a Beyond the Tank segment in which Kevin O’Leary met with Bottle Breacher, strongly corroborating an ongoing post-show investor relationship. BRE5
2021-07-28 Federal OSHA records show an inspection entry for Bottle Breacher LLC in Arizona. BRE6
2022 Eli Crane’s federal House financial disclosure reports capital gains from Bottle Breacher LLC interests and purchase-loan receivables tied to sale of the entity to a buyer. BRE7
2026-09-09 Bottle Breacher’s current company site identifies Mike as CEO and maintains an active operating team; the site continues to market Bottle Breacher products. BRE8, BRE9

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities
Bottle Breacher, LLC
Aliases
Bottle Breacher, LLC
Successor/acquirer
None verified

Arizona

Bottle Breacher, LLC · current standing unresolved; federal and trademark records identify the LLC

  • OSHA establishment inspection recorded 2021-07-28

Limitation: Direct Arizona entity detail was not captured in this environment. BBB reports incorporation on 2016-05-27; OSHA identifies Bottle Breacher LLC in 2021; active federal trademark records remain in Bottle Breacher, LLC’s name.

Bottle Breacher — OSHA federal record · accessed 2026-09-09

Notable findings and disputes

  1. strong corroboration Bottle Breacher is operating under post-founder ownership; the Cranes sold their interests in 2022 after a strongly corroborated Shark investment by Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary. [ BRE7, BRE8, BRE9, BRE10 ]
  2. verified fact The 2022 founder exit is verified independently of current company narrative by Eli Crane’s House financial disclosure, which reports capital gains and a purchase loan from sale of Bottle Breacher LLC to a buyer. [ BRE7 ]
  3. strong corroboration Current ownership by Mike and Amber Wall is strongly corroborated by current company/team material and business profiles, but the underlying purchase agreement and exact percentage transferred were not retrieved. [ BRE8, BRE10 ]
  4. allegation Consumer-review platforms contain 2023-2025 allegations of delayed or unfulfilled orders and criticism of current ownership. These are customer allegations, not adjudicated findings, and they do not by themselves establish closure. [ BRE11 ]

What we could not verify

  • Arizona entity number and current Arizona good-standing record.
  • Executed Cuban/O’Leary investment documents and final cap table.
  • Purchase agreement identifying the 2022 buyer, price and precise interests transferred.
  • Whether recent fulfillment complaints reflect a resolved operational issue or continuing impairment.

Full research sources

  1. BRE1 — Bottle Breacher — ABC official Shark Tank guide ABC official Shark Tank guide published 2015-11-20 accessed 2026-09-09

    Official ABC provenance: former Navy SEAL makes a deal in Season 6 Veterans Small Business Week.

  2. BRE2 — Bottle Breacher — contemporaneous episode recap contemporaneous episode recap accessed 2026-09-09

    Ask, offers and accepted Cuban/O’Leary structure.

  3. BRE3 — Bottle Breacher — specialist episode/follow-up reporting specialist episode/follow-up reporting accessed 2026-09-09

    Season 6 Episode 8 and pitch terms.

  4. BRE4 — Bottle Breacher — contemporaneous update reporting contemporaneous update reporting accessed 2026-09-09

    Post-air update and O’Leary involvement.

  5. BRE5 — Bottle Breacher — ABC Beyond the Tank official page ABC Beyond the Tank official page published 2015-12-18 accessed 2026-09-09

    ABC says Episode 4 features Kevin O’Leary meeting Bottle Breacher.

  6. BRE6 — Bottle Breacher — OSHA federal record OSHA federal record published 2021-07-28 accessed 2026-09-09

    Federal establishment inspection record for Bottle Breacher LLC.

  7. BRE7 — Bottle Breacher — U.S. House financial disclosure U.S. House financial disclosure published 2023-05-15 accessed 2026-09-09

    Founder/spouse Bottle Breacher interests, capital gains and purchase-loan asset from sale to buyer.

  8. BRE8 — Bottle Breacher — official company page official company page accessed 2026-09-09

    Current operating team; Mike identified as CEO.

  9. BRE9 — Bottle Breacher — official company page official company page accessed 2026-09-09

    Current product marketing and operation.

  10. BRE10 — Bottle Breacher — business profile business profile accessed 2026-09-09

    Reports Cranes sold business to Mike and Amber Wall.

  11. BRE11 — Bottle Breacher — consumer review platform consumer review platform accessed 2026-09-09

    Customer allegations about fulfillment and current ownership; allegations only.

  12. BRE12 — Bottle Breacher — USPTO-derived trademark record USPTO-derived trademark record accessed 2026-09-09

    BOTTLE BREACHER mark registered to Bottle Breacher, LLC.

  13. BRE13 — Bottle Breacher — ABC official Beyond the Tank video ABC official video published 2016-01-21 accessed 2026-09-09

    Verified ABC follow-up video featuring Kevin O’Leary and Bottle Breacher.

Status-Verification Sources

  1. Eli Crane 2022 U.S. House financial disclosure (disclosures-clerk.house.gov) 2023-05-15
    Reports Bottle Breacher capital gains and a purchase-loan receivable associated with sale to a buyer.
  2. Bottle Breacher current official site (bottlebreacher.com)
    Current operating team and CEO under later ownership.
  3. Bottle Breacher — ABC Beyond the Tank (abc.com) 2015-12-18
    ABC later featured Kevin O’Leary meeting Bottle Breacher.