![]() When the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega appeared in the latter promotion Smile was chosen to team against them with Lio Rush and Will Ospreay, the latter being his most regular tag partner and with whom he ran short-lived promotion Lucha Forever. 13 32), who lost a battle with longtime mental health issues, was a highly regarded high-flying attraction in the rise of British wrestling, capturing titles in RevPro and OTT among others. After his retirement he became involved in healthy eating and operated a locally well known health food store in Brentwood, Tennessee, being inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2016. Rossi suffered broken bones in his feet, arms, ankles and legs, and although he tried comebacks in 19 for name value he could do very little physically. His career ended suddenly in December 1972 when he and Cowboy Frankie Laine were involved in a multiple car accident on I-40 in which three people died. Rossi also won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times (partners not already listed included Dick Beyer AKA The Destroyer and a young Kevin Sullivan), the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship six times between 19, the Mid-America Tag Team Championship three times and the Mid-America Heavyweight Championship in 1971. The latter was the most significant, not just for their becoming the company's top face team, holding the world titles five times over three years, but for being being an interracial team in the Southern states who became hugely popular - it was here that the Interns painted Brown white, as mentioned in The Claw's obituary in the July to September selection. ![]() Wrestling II), Don Carson and Bearcat Brown. More reigns with those titles followed with Jackie Fargo, Tamaya Soto, Johnny Walker (Mr. That year he was teamed with Tex Riley, the veteran he credited with advancing his understanding of the business, and together they won the Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship three times. Rossi began wrestling in the Utah area and moved across the country before settling in Nashville to work under Nick Gulas around 1958, where he would spend the rest of his career as either top or number two babyface in the area. 9 91) was one of the most popular stars in NWA Mid-America and a tag team specialist, which may be an understatement given that between the various territories he held a form of the NWA tag titles a total of 42 times. Johnson retired in 1961 and her daughter Nickla, born a year later, would become Baby Doll, valet to the likes of Tully Blanchard and Dusty Rhodes. Trained by and part of a traveling troupe managed by Mildred Burke's husband Billy Wolfe, her team with Penny Banner between 19, billed as world tag team champions, are said to have been among the greatest American female tag teams, athletic high flyers unmatched matched on the big stage until the Jumping Bomb Angels/Crush Gals era. 5 90) was one of the earliest draws of women's wrestling and by all accounts among the most talented. July to September, including Road Warrior Animal, Kamala, 'Killer' Tim Brooks, Mark 'Rollerball' Rocco and Bob Armstrong ![]() Wrestling II, Hana Kimura and Shad Gaspard January to June, including Howard Finkel, Rocky Johnson, Mr. The final part of the round-up and salute to those from the wrestling industry who died this year, following the two earlier posts:
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