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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 ...
[3] [4] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match. [ 5 ] The NWA Board of Directors allowed any member of the NWA to create a version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which led to as many as 13 identically named championships active in 1957.
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Amarillo, Texas: NWA Western States Sports (1953–1973) [1] [13] Verne Gagne: 1926-2015 1959–1991 Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (1959-1991) NWA Minneapolis (1959-1960) American Wrestling Association (1960-1991) [1] Dennis Galamb 1946-2012 1985–1990 Woodbridge, New Jersey: Universal Wrestling Alliance (1985 ...
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.
The induction ceremony for the Class of 2009, the inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, took place in Dallas, Texas on January 1, 2009. Slick, the first African-American manager in the World Wrestling Federation, led the class, [citation needed] which also included wrestler Chico Torres.