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Western States Sports (also known as the Amarillo Territory) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Amarillo, Texas in the United States. [1] Founded by Dory Detton in 1946, the promotion enjoyed its greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s under the management of Dory Funk and, later, his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, with its top performers including the Funks themselves ...
[6] [7] The world tag team championship was actively promoted in and around Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, from 1955 until March 1969. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At that point the promotion abandoned the championship, opting to create the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship as the main tag team championship of the territory. [ 8 ]
Held up after a match against Brute Bernard and Frank Morrell on December 1, in Amarillo, Texas. Brute Bernard and Frank Morrell 1 December 15, 1977 Amarillo, Texas: Win the rematch. Dory Funk, Jr. (6) and Larry Lane 1 February 2, 1978 Amarillo, Texas: Roger Kirby and Doug Somers: 1 September 28, 1978 Amarillo, Texas: Blackjack Mulligan and ...
Ricky tagged with the likes of Pedro Morales in the World Wrestling Association (WWA), Terry Funk and Nick Bockwinkel in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and Rito Romero in the WWF. He got his huge break, when Dory Funk Sr. brought him into the Amarillo, Texas area during a time of segregation between races. Ricky Romero was the first ...
December 14, 1987: Wrestling match between Al Perez, right, and Kevin Von Erich at Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas. Kerry Von Erich is seen outside of the ring at lower left.
Amarillo, Texas Thunderbolt Patterson 4 October 15, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Dory Funk 6 November 19, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) 1 February 3, 1971 Lubbock, Texas Dory Funk 7 February 24, 1971 Amarillo, Texas Title vacated June 8, 1971 Dick Murdoch 2 February 1, 1972 Ricky Romero: 1 March 20, 1972 El Paso, Texas Bobby Duncum ...
Faith Christian wrestling assistant coach Cameron Brown (left) works with 165-pounder Cameron Brown during practice at Faith Christian School on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.
Christian Wrestling Federation to perform at Louisiana Christian University in the Walden Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.