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Ripper Collins
Nickname: Ravishing; The Southern Rebel; King; The Scufflin Hillbilly
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 264 lbs.
From: Hawaii
Birthday: Oct 8th
Aliases: Leroy Collins, Roy Collins, Ray Collins, Pretty Boy Collins, Rip Collins, Bruiser Collins, Roy Nelson
Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Alabama (AL), NWA New Zealand (New Zealand), NWA Pacific Coast (CA), NWA Tennessee (TN), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
Signature Moves: Shoulder Block
Career Highlights: -IWA Champion
-NWA Alabama Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Graham)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ Gordon Nelson)
-NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (w/ Larry O'Day)
-NWA Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Graham)
-NWA Hawaii Champion (8x)
-NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (14x; 4 w/ Curtis Iaukea, 3 w/ Johnny Barend, 2 w/ Moondog Mayne, 1 each w/ Luke Graham, Buddy Austin, Ed Francis, Greg Valentine, and Whipper Watson, Jr.)
-NWA Pacific Coast Champion (3x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion (3x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Bull Ramos)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Graham)
-Polynesian Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Super Samoan Sakalia and Big Bad Mike)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Don Gagne, Larry Sharpe, and Bobby Bass)
Affiliates: Johnny Barend, Curtis Iaukea, Luke Graham, Buddy Austin, Moondog Mayne, Gordon Nelson, Ed Francis, Bull Ramos, Greg Valentine, Bobby Bass, Don Gagne, Larry Sharpe, Super Samoan Sakalia, Big Bad Mike, Larry O'Day, Whipper Watson, Jr., Beauregarde, Chuck Conley, Paul DeMarco, Pat Patterson
Notable Feuds: Tor Kamata, Beauregaurde, Tosh Togo, Hans Mortier, Dean Ho, Karl Gotch, Jim Hady, Sam Steamboat, Ed Francis, Billy Robinson, Tito Montez, Reno & Tio, Lars Anderson, Bearcat Wright, Victor Rivera, Thundercloud, Eddie Sullivan, Eddie Marlin, Jackie Fargo, Logger Larson, Jimmy Snuka, Jay Clintstock, Ray Mendoza, James Blears, Peter Maivia, Pampero Firpo, Jerry Morrow & Ed Morrow, Pepper Gomez, Dutch Savage, Rocky Johnson, Neff Maivia, Nick Bockwinkel, Adnan Al-Kaissie, Pedro Morales, Felipe Ham Lee, Paul Diamond, Mr. Moto
Other Facts: -Real name was Roy Lee Albern
-Originally from Muskogee, OK. He was sometimes billed from Dallas, TX
-Husband of pro wrestler Barbara Baker
-For a time while in Hawaii, Collins was known as The Southern Rebel and would pass out fake Confedrate money to the fans at ringside
-Appeared in the movie "I Like to Hurt People" in 1985
-Passed away on November 11, 1991 from melanoma (skin cancer)
-His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the ocean near Hawaii
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