Gary Royal
American professional wrestler
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Birth name | Gary Rowell |
Born | China Grove, North Carolina, U.S. |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gorgeous Gary Cruel Connection #1 Super Destroyer Gladiator #1 |
Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb)[1] |
Debut | Dec 14th 1979 Pittsboro, NC[1] |
Retired | 2012 |
Gary Rowell, known as "Gorgeous" Gary Royal, is an American professional wrestler. In the early part of his career, he was a member of the Convertible Blonds, a heel stable working for the Poffo family Rip Rogers and Ricky Starr when Starr left he was replaced by Pistol Pez Whatley.[2] He also teamed with George South as the masked Gladiators.
Championships and accomplishments
- Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)[3]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- PWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- PWF Tag Team Champion (3 times) – with Flaming Youth (2) and Cruel Connection II
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- Other titles
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ a b "Gary Royal - OWW".
- ^ "CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - "Hustler" Rip Rogers learned his lessons well". Slam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 7, 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Gary Royal | Johnny O's Wrestling Website". Wrestling.johnny-o.net. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Gary Royal's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions
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