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Due to low ratings and viewer protests, WTBS began airing wrestling by Ole Anderson's new promotion, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, as well as Bill Watts's Mid-South Wrestling, both of which garnered higher ratings than McMahon's WWF show. [3] Later, McMahon sold the WTBS timeslot to rival promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. for $1 million. [3]
Buff Bagwell. Big Boss Man. Jerry Blackwell. Botswana Beast. Bron Breakker. Brogan Finlay. Leroy Brown (wrestler) DeWayne Bruce. Bull Buchanan.
Terry Ray Gordy Sr. [3] (April 23, 1961 – July 16, 2001) was an American professional wrestler from Soddy - Daisy, TN. Gordy appeared in the United States with promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling and the Universal Wrestling Federation as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds.
Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame. Class of 2022; NWA Mississippi. NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [6] NWA Tri-State. NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) – with Oki Shikina [8] Pro Wrestling Illustrated. PWI ranked him #144 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. [68]
WCW on WWE.com. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. It began as a promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that appeared on the national scene under the ownership of media mogul Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia.
The GCW Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It started in 1964 and was unified in 1981 with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. The title was picked back up in 1998 by NWA Georgia, which became NWA Wildside in September 1999 when it merged with National ...
Ethel Johnson (wrestler) Ethel Blanche Hairston (née Wingo; May 14, 1935 – September 14, 2018) was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. [1][3] She debuted at age 16, [4] becoming the first African-American women's champion. [5][4] She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling ...
Harvey Wippleman. Categories: American professional wrestlers by state. Professional wrestling in Mississippi. People from Mississippi by occupation. Hidden category: Automatic category TOC generates no TOC.