Since today is the first day of Black History Month, let's celebrate some achievements made by Black men and women in the world of professional wrestling. Feel free to add on.
Black History Month Spotlight: Black Pro Wrestling Legends
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Ron Simmons winning the belt was an incredible moment. I remember watching this match with my uncle, and he was so happy when Ron pinned Vader! All of the Black people in the crowd were happy and crying, too!
August 2nd, 1992. Ron Simmons became the first African American to win a major/recognized World Title in Pro Wrestling when he defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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I remember this as well. It was dope...kinda wish I still had that one issue of WCW Magazine (or was it Pro Wrestling Illustrated...) that had Ron on the cover wearing his title belt.
I know there’s this and that about why Simmons won the title, but I don’t care. I was happy to see that as a young Black wrestling fan.
I know there’s this and that about why Simmons won the title, but I don’t care. I was happy to see that as a young Black wrestling fan.
Black History Wrestling Moment: March 25, 1988, The Dallas Sportatorium
"Iceman" King Parsons defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship in hilarious fukkery filled fashion to become the unofficial (because some folks didn't recognize the World Class belt as a world title once they left the NWA) first black world champion in wrestling.
"Iceman" King Parsons defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship in hilarious fukkery filled fashion to become the unofficial (because some folks didn't recognize the World Class belt as a world title once they left the NWA) first black world champion in wrestling.
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Ron "R-Truth" Killings is the first and so far only black NWA Worlds Champion in history.
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Might be the GOAT football/wrestler combo
4 time all star and 3x All AFL first team w the Chargers
Had the size to be a DE today back when O lineman were 265 lbs
That size coulda had him squashing everyone believably but he played the chickenshyt heel to perfrction and got nuclear heat from the cacs
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Might be the GOAT football/wrestler combo
4 time all star and 3x All AFL first team w the Chargers
Had the size to be a DE today back when O lineman were 265 lbs
That size coulda had him squashing everyone believably but he played the chickenshyt heel to perfrction and got nuclear heat from the cacs
I think the Big Cat was one of, if not the first Black bookers.
Black History Wrestling Moment: March 25, 1988, The Dallas Sportatorium
"Iceman" King Parsons defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World Class Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship in hilarious fukkery filled fashion to become the unofficial (because some folks didn't recognize the World Class belt as a world title once they left the NWA) first black world champion in wrestling.
The Iceman was underrated on the mic. I always thought that Dusty Rhodes's blaccent and mannerisms were some things he stole from Iceman Parsons.
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2 Cold Scorpio deserves a mention for giving all flippy wrestlers a style to run with. First guy I ever saw hit a 450.
He was maybe 20 years ahead of his time. He can still go as well - had a dope match with AR Fox at GCW's For The Culture show late last year.
He also deserves afor punking Buff Bagwell in front of his girl and whooping the dog shyt out of Hawk from LOD in North Korea.
He was maybe 20 years ahead of his time. He can still go as well - had a dope match with AR Fox at GCW's For The Culture show late last year.
He also deserves a
for punking Buff Bagwell in front of his girl and whooping the dog shyt out of Hawk from LOD in North Korea.
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Nah, Dusty was doing that whole jive talking act in the mid-70s down in Florida and Iceman didn't start wrestling until 1979.
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Ron "The Truth" Killings. Killings defeated Ken Shamrock for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at NWA-TNA 8 on August 7, thus becoming the first-ever, and to date only, recognized African-American NWA World Heavyweight Champion in history, and the fourth African American in professional wrestling history to win a World Heavyweight title.[6] He successfully defended the title in matches with Monty Brown, Jerry Lynn, Low Ki, Curt Hennig, and Scott Hall
Hidden Figures: The First Black Women Professional Wrestlers
Ethel Johnson, Babs Wingo, Kathleen Wimbley...three names not familiar to most wrestling fans but they are the first black women to enter the professional wrestling business.
The three women were friends who all had a passion for the sport and began training for it at the same time with Johnson making her pro debut at 16 in 1951 and Wingo and Wimbley following soon after that same year.
Due to racial dynamics at the time, the three women spent most of their early careers facing off against one another but over time they were allowed to wrestle their white counterparts and, in singles and tag team matches, they began to "get over".
The ladies became main-eventers and set an all-time gate record for a pro wrestling show in Baltimore in 1954 where they main-evented in a 6 person tag team match (that they won btw).
At one point in 1954 they were so popular that Johnson and Wingo received top billing on a card featuring Gorgeous George who was one of the top draws in wrestling at the time.
Johnson and Wingo both received shots at Mildred Burke's NWA women's title but were both defeated in their respective matches.