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Wrestling in either singles competition or in tag team competition (often matched with Bobo Brazil), thousands of fans would pack arenas to see him. [3] He was the son of boxer Ed "Bearcat" Wright, and had an 8–0 record as a professional boxer himself in the early 1950s, boxing as "Bearcat Wright Jr."
Matt Jewel (August 31, 1935 – April 7, 1996) was an American professional wrestler who became popular in the 1960s. Despite racial tension in the United States, he became wildly popular as a babyface in Alabama.
Bearcat Wright: August 23, 1963: WWA show Los Angeles, California 1 115 Wins by countout. First black wrestler to hold a world title in professional wrestling. 8 Édouard Carpentier: December 16, 1963: WWA show Indio, California 2 45 Wins by forfeit when Wright no-shows a scheduled defense. 9 Freddie Blassie: January 30, 1964: WWA show Los ...
Lee was trained by Tim Brooks and debuted on the independent circuit in 2005 under the ring name "Kevin Paine". In 2008, he began wrestling under his birth name. For the first 10 years of his career, Lee wrestled almost exclusively in his home state of Texas, appearing with promotions such as Professional Championship Wrestling (); Xtreme Championship Wrestling (); North American Wrestling ...
This set category contains articles about African-American professional wrestlers. Pages in category "African-American professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total.
WRESTLING. Doan Ford Invitational: ... The Warriors notched their seventh-straight win after burning past the Bearcats on Saturday. Marly Halcomb led the Warriors with 20 points and four steals ...
The three-part nonfiction venture (Nov. 22 on Peacock) was born out of Frederick Kroetsch’s decade-long attempt to turn amateur pro wrestler Teddy Hart into a small-screen star.
The Bearcats had four national qualifiers while Zeth Brower became the first Bearcat wrestler to be named an All-American and National Champion. In 2023, Lander won their second straight SACC title while also earning their first-ever NCAA Super Region II Title and finished as National Runners-Up behind Central Oklahoma.