Bios
Terrance M. Garvin
Nickname: The Beauty
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 220 lbs.
From: Atlanta, GA
Birthday: Mar 20th
Pro Debut: 1985
Aliases: Beauty, Terry Garvin [2nd], Terry Simms
Feds Worked For: GWF, USWA, WCCW, AWA, Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (Japan), Mid-Continental Championship Wrestling (KY), NWA Dallas (TX), Texas All Pro Wrestling (TX), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX), World Class II: The Next Generation (TX)
Career Highlights: -Big D Champion
-Big D Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Mike Davis; 1 w/ Action Jackson)
-CWA Champion
-GWF Light Heavyweight Champion
-GWF North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Scott Putski)
-WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ The Beast [2nd])
Affiliates: The Beast [2nd], Scott Putski, Mike Davis, Action Jackson
Notable Feuds: Gary Young, Bill Irwin, California Stud/Rod Price, Bill Dundee
Other Facts: -Sometimes billed from Lexington, KY
-Worked as a hairdresser in his home town of Louisville, KY before becoming a wrestler.
-Trained for pro wrestling by Bill Dundee
-Originally used the name Terrance Garvin because he closely resembled Jimmy Garvin.
-Not to be confused with the original Terry Garvin, who is listed on this site as Terry Garvin [1st]. Terrence was unaware of the 1st Terry Garvin as well, despite copying many of his mannerisms.
-Like Terry Garvin [1st], he often refused to wrestle on anything except a pink wrestling mat.
-Was color commentator for USWA
-Ranked #107 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Terry Simms)
-Ranked #269 in the 1993 PWI 500 (as Terry Simms)
-Passed away April 8, 2018 at the age of 55
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