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Johnny Weaver

Johnny Weaver

Nickname: The Dean Of Wrestling

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 235 lbs.

From: Indianapolis, IN

Birthday: Nov 17th

Pro Debut: 1957

Aliases: The Grappler, The Ultimate Assassin, Johnny Ace [1st], The Crippler, John Meyers, Johnny Jacek, John Weaver

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, SoCW, TSW, UWF, AWA, NWA, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (NE), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Central States Wrestling (IA/K/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), Mississippi Valley Sports Club (MO), New Brand Wrestling (Canada), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Indianapolis (IN), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Southern Championship Wrestling (TN/VA), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada)

Finisher: The Weaver Lock (Sleeper Hold)

Signature Moves: The Weaver Roll, The Bulldog

 

Career Highlights: -AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Sonny Weaver)
-NWA (Amarillo) International Champion
-NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champion (6x; 4 w/ George Becker, 2 w/ Art Nelson)
-NWA Eastern States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ George Becker)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Slater)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion (4x)
-NWA (Maritimes) North American Champion
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Southern Tag Team Champion (9x; 6 w/ George Becker, 2 w/ Ken Lucas, 1 w/ Bob Ellis)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Dewey Robertson and Jay Youngblood)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television Champion
-NWA (Toronto) Television Champion

Affiliates: Sonny Myers, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Dick Slater, Ken Lucas, George Becker, Art Nelson, Haystacks Calhoun, Art Thomas, Vittorio Apollo, Jay Youngblood, Mr. Wrestling, Terry Kay, Tiger Conway, Jr., Nelson Royal, Jerry Brisco, Bob Ellis, Paul Jones, Leo Burke, Abe Jacobs, S. D. Jones, Thunderbolt Patterson, Rufus R. Jones, Sandy Scott, Danny Miller, George Wells, Swede Hanson, Chief Big Heart, Dewey Robertson, Skip Young/Sweet Brown Sugar, Ronnie Garvin, Tex McKenzie

Notable Feuds: Blackjack Mulligan, Swede Hanson, Rip Hawk, Gene Anderson, Brute Bernard, Bronko Lubich, Missouri Mauler, Aldo Bogni, Ole Anderson, Homer O'Dell, George Harris, Art Nelson, Rocky Smith, J. C. Dykes, Rene Goulet, Chris Markoff, The Assassins, Geoff Portz/Mr. X, Curtis Smith, Bill White, Skull Murphy, Jonathan Boyd, Lars Anderson, Norman Lowndes, Alexis Smirnoff, Alfred Hayes, John Studd, Rock Hunter, Boris Malenko, Nikolai Volkoff, Don Kernodle, Greg Valentine, Lee Henning, Jerry Blackwell, Billy Hines, Ric Flair, Hiro Matsuda, Baron Von Raschke, Jimmy Hines, Ike Eakins, The Spoiler, Chris Tolos, Jay York, Gordon Nelson, Kim Duk, Kurt Von Stroheim, Great Mephisto, Jim Nelson, Ivan Kameroff, Gene Lewis/The Monk, Genichiro Tenryu, Dewey Robertson, J. J. Dillon, Bolo Mongol/Masked Superstar/Masked Superstar #1, Rudy Kay, Soldat Gorky, Moose Morowski, Ivan Koloff, Dory Funk, Jr., John Tolos, Pedro Godoy, Karl Kox, Tojo Yamamoto, Juan Sebastian, Mike Paidousis, Johnny Heidman, Pancho Valdez, Gary Hart, Pampero Firpo, Matti Suzuki, Paul Jones, The Beast, Joe Soto, Frank Valois, Ox Baker, Tony Romano, Mr. Fuji, Johnny Valentine, Joe Turner, Haru Sasaki, Jim Grabmire, Lumberjack Pierre, Len Denton/The Grappler/Lynn Denton, Ricky Harris/Black Bart, Karl Von Stroheim, Geto Mongol

Other Facts: -Real name was Kenneth Eugene Weaver
-Former husband of professional wrestler Penny Banner
-Billed in Indianapolis as the brother of professional wrestler Sonny Myers
-Wrestled and refereed for Leroy McGuirk's promotion.
-Formerly known as Johnny Ace. Not to be confused with John Laurinaitis, who also used this name in his professional career.
-Formerly known as The Grappler. Not to be confused with Len Denton who used the same name in MSW & WCCW.
-Served as a sheriff in Mecklinburg County in Charlotte, NC.
-Passed away on February 15, 2008
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2008

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Spotlight in History

  • 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion

Week of Sun 04-14 to Sat: 04-20

  • 04-14 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Gino Angelo became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
  • 04-14 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-14 1989 Jerry Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Al Farat became the AACW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2006 Trailer Park Trash (J. C. & K. C.) became the AACW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2007 Slam Shady became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-14 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Spyder def. Ray Martinez for the BPW Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-14 2018 Blue Thunder & The Unknown def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the NAW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-14 2019 Marti Belle became the WCR Diamond Division Champion
  • 04-14 2023 Roll Modelz (Malik Mayfield & Olivier Vegos) def. Urban Dominance (Drake Gallows & Skylar Slice) for the CPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 1955 Mike Clancy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 1958 Fritz Von Erich def. Bull Curry for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-15 1977 Bruiser Brody & Mike York def. Jose Lothario & Cien Caras for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
  • 04-15 2005 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. Luc Lapointe for the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 Jerry Bostic def. Javi Hernandez for the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2012 K-Ro became the UWF06 Texhoma Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. The Sons of Texas (Moonshine Mantell & Killer McKenzie) for the NWA-TXO Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2016 Killista def. Skylar Slice for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2016 Nathan Estrada def. Killista for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-15 2017 Poder Oriental became the BMLL Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Derek James def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
  • 04-15 2022 Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) def. Doz Camachos (Onyx Camacho & Zarek Camacho) for the TexPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-15 2022 Johnny Bedlam def. Adam Asher for the TexPro Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Olivier Vegos def. Evelyn Carter for the NCWO Women's Champion
  • 04-15 2023 Luke Richmond def. Jamie Holley for the NCWO United States Champion
  • 04-16 1983 Junkyard Dog became the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2004 Brian Lakewood def. AWOL for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 John O'Malley became the NWA-U Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Dexter Hardaway became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Gary Gram became the NWA-U X Division Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Kevin Northcutt def. Tejas for the NWA Texas Champion
  • 04-16 2005 Tribal Force (Tim Warcloud & Tejas) def. The New Orleans Fight Club (Kevin Northcutt & John Saxon) for the NWA North American Tag Team Champion
  • 04-16 2021 Father Padge def. Shadow Gemini for the EPW Internet Television Champion
  • 04-17 1959 Dory Funk became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. The Innovators (Anarchy [2nd] & Fuel) for the TAP Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2009 Seth Allen def. Carnage for the GPCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2011 Double D became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-17 2021 Space Age Cowboys (Jason Jones & Paul Puertorico) def. The Real Dirty Brawlers (Brawler Morrison & Thrash) for the WFC Tag Team Champions
  • 04-17 2021 Tommy Dean became the WFC Prime Champion
  • 04-18 1974 Fritz Von Erich def. The Texan for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-18 1981 The Grappler & The Super Destroyer became the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 1998 The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) def. Generation X (Ian St. James & Zane Morris) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Ty Magnus def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2004 Li'l Joe def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-18 2009 Sage became the OECW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the AIWF National Champion
  • 04-18 2021 Los Loco Moscas/Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco/Doctor Corvus) def. DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-18 2021 Kevin James Sanchez def. Double D for the EPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 1957 Don Leo Jonathan def. Pepper Gomez for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 04-19 1987 Bubba Rogers def. One Man Gang for the UWF Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2008 New Canada (The Canadian Luchadore & The Canadian Red Devil) def. La M (El Choppo & Jesus Rodriguez) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. Nathan Sensation for the IZW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-19 2013 Bree Ann def. Barbi Hayden for the NWA-TXO Rose Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the OWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Jake O'Brien def. Brian Breaker for the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Randy Price def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Miss Diss Lexia def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Erica def. Miss Diss Lexia for the IZW Queens Champion
  • 04-19 2014 Brandon Groom def. Warhammer for the BPPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 1980 Toru Tanaka def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 The Canadian Red Devil became the OWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2013 Daemon Storm def. Justin Dynamic for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-20 2018 Jack Swagger def. MVP for the IWR Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-20 2019 B. M. F. (Kareem Sadat & Maniac Mike) became the EmpCW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-20 2019 Double D became the EmpCW Heavyweight Champion
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  • Tony Atlas Apr 23rd
  • Blade [2nd] Apr 23rd
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  • Ethan Price Apr 24th
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  • Havoc Apr 26th
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  • Joe McCarthy Apr 30th
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