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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 ...
House show [3] 3 Billy Robinson: 1 June 12, 1978: 128 Ichinomiya, Japan: House show 4 Abdullah the Butcher: 1 October 18, 1978: 115 Utsunomiya, Japan: House show 5 Giant Baba: 2 February 10, 1979: 1,354 Chicago, Illinois, United States: House show [4] 6 Harley Race: 1 October 26, 1982: 108 Obihiro, Japan: House show 7 Giant Baba: 3 February 11 ...
Professional Wrestling Federation. NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship ; PWF Championship (2 times) PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Romero III [11] Jay Youngblood Memorial Tag Team Cup (2006) – with Ricky Romero III; Pro Wrestling Illustrated. PWI ranked him #168 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008 [12]
By 1995, the promotion was running at least four shows a week in the Carolinas alone. [21] In the early-1990s, the promotion filmed two television pilots with hopes of a weekly television series. The PWF was able to get a studio wrestling show on WBTV (Channel 15) in Charlotte, North Carolina but it only lasted six months on the air. One of the ...
In May he decided to part ways with the PWF and join the World Wrestling Federation as a wrestler. [10] Before departing, Rhodes was defeated by The Big Steel Man on May 13, 1989 for the PWF title at an event in Sarasota, FL. His final match with the company was on May 20, where he wrestled Steel Man at an event in Fort Lauderdale. [9]
Title renamed Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF) Florida Heavyweight Championship in February 1989: 195 Al Perez: March 11, 1989: PWF Show Tampa, Florida 1 73 196 Dustin Rhodes: May 23, 1989: PWF Show Tampa, Florida 1 35 197 Kendall Windham: June 27, 1989: PWF Show Tampa, Florida 5 12 198 Steve Keirn: July 9, 1989: PWF Show Tampa, Florida 2 N/A ...
House show 5 The Destroyer: 3 December 3, 1975: 312 Kiryu, Japan: House show -Vacated - October 10, 1976: N/A N/A N/A Title was held up after a match between The Destroyer and Abdullah the Butcher. 6 The Destroyer: 4 October 28, 1976: 659 Tokyo, Japan: House show: Defeated Abdullah in a rematch to win the held up title. 7 Mil Máscaras: 1 ...
House show 4 Ted DiBiase (2) and Stan Hansen (3) 2 July 11, 1987 [Note 3] Yonago, Japan: House show -Vacated - July 1987: N/A N/A N/A Vacated when DiBiase leaves for the World Wrestling Federation. 5 Stan Hansen (4) and Austin Idol: 1 August 1987 [Note 4] N/A N/A Hansen and Idol were awarded the titles. 6 Ryūgenhō (Ashura Hara and Genichiro ...