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Pages in category "African-American professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In WCW, Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion; [1] [7] as the first African American to win the title, [8] he is recognized by WWE as the first Black world champion in professional wrestling history. [9] He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big ...
From 1996 to 1997, Yarbrough competed in professional wrestling for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany, where he had gimmick matches based around his sumo career. He took part in a sumo tournament against the entire staff of the promotion, being declared winner after beating everybody except August Smisl and Terminator Mastino .
Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin [3] (born May 16, 1994) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Omos.
James Arthur Harris (May 28, 1950 – August 9, 2020), [4] better known by his ring name Kamala, was an American professional wrestler.Nicknamed "The Ugandan Giant", Kamala portrayed a fearsome and simpleminded Ugandan.
Harris was trained by Joe Savoldi after meeting him at matches at the Naval Armory. [1] Savoldi originally named Harris "BuBu Brasil, The South American Giant," where he wrestled using a sequined satin cape stitched together by his wife, [8] but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo" in an advertisement, and the name stuck with Harris throughout his career. [3]
Pages in category "African-American sport wrestlers" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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."