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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 ...
NWA Texas Stampede Wrestling 2013 Balch Springs, Texas: James Beard NWA Texoma 2011 Ardmore, Oklahoma: Robert Langdon NWA Top of Texas 2011 Amarillo, Texas: Jack Kelso NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling [51] 2014-2017 California. Nevada. Billy Blade Joseph Duncan NWA World Class 2009 Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Carmine DeSpirito NWA Wrestling Revolution ...
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 ...
[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 ]
[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.
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 ...
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.
Amarillo, Texas, U.S. Died: January 24, 2000 (aged 34) [1] [2] Austin, Texas, U.S. Cause of death: Accidental overdose: Alma mater: University of Texas at Austin: Parent(s) Bobby Duncum (father) Professional wrestling career; Ring name(s) Bobby Duncum Jr. [1] [2] Billed height: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) [1] [2] Billed weight: 296 lb (134 kg) [1] [2 ...