Nickname(s): Iceman; Blackbird
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 245 lbs
From: St. Louis, MO
Pro Debut: 1979
Feds worked for: WCCW,
MSW,
UWF,
NWA, USWA,
Texas All-Star Wrestling (TX), Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX). Big D Championship Wrestling (TX), Wild West Wrestling (TX)
Finisher: The Butt Bump
Signature Moves: Jumping Clothesline
Career Highlights: -Big D Tag Team Champion
-GWF North American Champion
-GWF Tag Team Champion (w/
Perry Jackson)
-NWA American Champion
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/
Brian Adias &
Buck Zumhofe)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/
Porkchop Cash)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Rocky Johnson)
-TASW USA Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Tiger Conway Jr.)
-WCCW Television Champion (4x)
-WCCW Texas Champion
-WCCW World Champion
-WCCW World 6-
Man Tag Team Champion (w/
Terry Gordy &
Buddy Roberts)
Affiliates: Buck Zumhofe, Buddy Roberts, Rocky Johnson, Porkchop Cash, Brian Adias, Perry Jackson, Harold T. Harris, Tiger Conway Jr., Skandor Akbar,
Percival Pringle III,
Toni Adams,
Dark Journey
Notable Feuds: The
Super Destroyers, The Privates, The
Von Erichs, The
Fabulous Freebirds, Perry Jackson, Mike Golden, Dizzy Golden, The Ebony Experience,
Chris Adams
Other Facts: -Cousin of profesional wrestling referee Larry Sampson
-Outside of his wrestling ability, Parsons was among the best microphone workers in the industry, using many of his pet phrases such as "rooty poot", "Hubba Bubba, not a spec of trubba!" and "Like Momma says, it be's that way sometimes--have mercy!".
-Holds an arguable claim to being the 1st black World Champion
-Former member of the First
Family
-Former member of the Fabulous Freebirds
-Ranked # 69 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 87 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 82 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 72 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 262 in the 1995 PWI 500
