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Ron Garvin

Ron Garvin

Nickname: Rugged; The Man With the Hands Of Stone; The One Man Gang

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 242 lbs.

From: Charlotte, NC

Birthday: Mar 30th

Pro Debut: 1962

Aliases: Miss Atlanta Lively, Mr. Eau Gallie, Ron Barnes, Ron Dobec, Roger Barnes, Ronnie Garvin, G. G. Rogers, Mr. Fort Myers, Bummy Rogers

Feds Worked For: TSW, NWA, AWA, WWF, Appalachian Mountain Wrestling (KY), Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (VA), Canadian Championship Wrestling (Canada), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), International Championship Wrestling (KY/TN), NWA Mid-American (TN), Professional Wrestling Federation (NC/SC), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY/TN), Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL), Southern Independent Wrestling Federation (KY), Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (TN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico),

Finisher: Knockout Punch, Garvin Stomp

Signature Moves: Sunset Flip Powerbomb

 

Career Highlights: -AWA International Television Champion
-CCW Champion
-ICW Southeastern Champion (2x)
-Macon Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Terry Garvin [1st] and Roger Kirby)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Ole Anderson)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Garvin [1st])
-NWA (Georgia) World Television Champion
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Terry Garvin [1st])
-NWA (Mid-American) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Garvin [1st])
-NWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Terry Garvin [1st])
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA National Champion
-NWA National Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Oates)
-NWA National Television Champion
-NWA Southeastern Champion (5x)
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Bob Orton, Jr. and 1 w/ Tony Charles)
-NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Garvin [1st])
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Barry Windham)
-NWA World Champion
-PWF Tag Team Champion (w/ The Italian Stallion)
-TMW Champion
-TMW Tag Team Champion (w/ Tim Horner)
-WWC Universal Champion

Affiliates: Terry Garvin [1st], Jimmy Garvin, Precious, Gary Hart, Jimmy Valiant, Kyle Maggard, Roger Kirby, Ole Anderson, Jerry Oates, Bob Orton, Jr., Tony Charles, Barry Windham, The Italian Stallion, Tim Horner

Notable Feuds: Randy Savage, Pez Whatley, Jake Roberts, Tully Blanchard, Black Bart, Ric Flair, The Midnight Express, Big Bubba Rogers, Jim Cornette, Greg Valentine, Greg Gagne, Boris Malenko, Bob Orton, Jr., Angelo Poffo, Dusty Rhodes, The Road Warriors, Ox Baker, Ken Mantell

Other Facts: -Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-Brother of pro wrestlers Terry Garvin [1st] and Jimmy Garvin
-Brother-in-law of pro wrestling valet Precious
-Cousin of pro wrestling valet Sunshine
-Distant relative of pro wrestling valet Stella Mae French
-Early in his career, he was the last person that Jack Pfeffer bestowed the gimmick of "Bummy Rogers" on. The gimmick was a rip-off of Buddy Rogers.
-Used the nickname "The One Man Gang", not to be confused with the wrestler of the same name.
-Unmasked as Mr. Fort Myers by Ron Fuller on March 23, 1971
-Dressed in women's clothes as "Miss Atlanta Lively" and was a valet for Jimmy Valiant
-Once knocked Ox Baker's dentures out, then stomped on them.
-During his feud with Flair, Garvin gained what would later be referred to as "Go-away heat," which would see Flair getting cheered in the middle of a cage match, and Garvin booed. Garvin was perceived as good for chasing after the title and beating up Ric Flair, but not to actually defeating him, being the champion, and carrying the company. His winning the belt was a last minute booking decision by the committee due to losing their original choices for successors, Magnum T. A. and Buddy Landel. With the NWA holding its first pay-per-view event Starrcade the same month WWF was holding its Survivor Series, Crockett chose to face the strong WWF competition by having Flair win the title. That meant Flair had to lose the title first. And whoever beat him, would only be an interim champion. That's where Garvin intervened. Most wrestlers declined the offer, but Garvin, assuming that at 42 it may be his last chance to hold the major NWA title, accepted to fill the role. Indeed, Garvin would hold the title for less than 2 months before losing it back to Flair at the Starrcade '87.
-While feuding with Greg Valentine, he wore a shinguard (similar to what Valentine was wearing at the time) to counter the effectiveness of Valentine's figure-four leglock. He called it "The Hammer Jammer".
-Owns several used car dealerships in Gaston County, NC
-Former 20% owner of International Championship Wrestling in Kentucky
-Former owner of Tennessee Mountain Wrestling
-Holds commercial and instrument ratings for single engine and multi engine aircraft.
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2011
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019
-Ranked #126 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #134 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #296 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #211 in the 1994 PWI 500

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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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