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Pez Whatley

Nickname: Pistol; Black Bullet; Bad Pistol; The King

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 250 lbs.

From: Chattanooga, TN

Birthday: Jan 10th

Pro Debut: 1972

Aliases: Willie B. Hert, Shaska Whatley, Mr. Paducah, Peter Whatley, Pistol Pronto, The Shadow

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, UWF, AWA, NWA, USWA, WCW, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All-Star Wrestling (GA/NC/SC), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Clark Sports, Inc. (IL), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Continental Wrestling Federation (AL/TN) Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), International Championship Wrestling (KY), International Wrestling Association (FL/GA/MA/NC/NJ/NY/OH/SC/VA), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Dimension Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), Peach State Wrestling (GA), Pro Wrestling USA, South Atlantic Pro Wrestling (NC/SC), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/KY/TN), Union of Professional Wrestling Force International (Japan), Universal Wrestling Federation (CA/FL/ND/NV/NY/SC), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: The Flying Willie (Headbutt)

Signature Moves: Elbow Drop, Dropkick

Career Highlights: -ICW Tag Team Champion (w/ Rip Rogers)
-ICW United States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Ray Candy, 1 w/ Lanny Poffo)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Abe Jacobs)
-UWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Tommy Siegler)

Affiliates: Tiger Conway, Jr., Rip Rogers, Gary Royal, Ray Candy, Abe Jacobs, Jimmy Valiant, Paul Jones, Oliver Humperdink, Lanny Poffo, Abdullah the Butcher, Baron Von Raschke, Ivan Koloff, Manny Fernández, Rick Rude, Billy Graham, Teijo Khan, The Barbarian, The Warlord, Vladimir Petrov, George Weingeroff, Tio, The Assassin, Angel of Death, Jack Victory

Notable Feuds: Jimmy Valiant, The D.I., Eddie Gilbert, Black Bart, Walter Johnson, Ronnie Garvin, Leaping Lanny/Lanny Poffo/The Genius, Rip Rogers, George the Giant/Crusher Broomfield/Canadian Bumblebee/One Man Gang, George Weingeroff, Jeff Sword, Randy Savage, Doug Vines, Bob Orton, Jr., Buzz Sawyer, Angelo Poffo, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal, Man Mountain Darsow/Krusher Khrushchev/Smash, Ivan Koloff, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Stamp, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Tim Horner, Mike Davis, Tommy Lane, Ron Simmons, Jesse Barr, Manny Fernández, Kevin Sullivan, Thunderbolt Patterson, Rick Rude, Swede Hanson, Don Kernodle, The Barbarian, Brad Armstrong

Other Facts: -Real name was Pezavan Whatley
-He was a two time state heavyweight wrestling champion at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, TN, winning in 1967 and 1969, the first black athlete to be champion. His son Pez, Jr., won a state title at his father's high school alma mater in 1992 making them the first father-son to win a Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association state wrestling championship.
-Attended the University of Chattanooga, where he became the first African-American to compete on the wrestling team. Amongst his teammates was future pro George Weingeroff
-Former member of Paul Jones Army
-Worked behind the scenes for WCW in its later years.
-Ranked #268 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #237 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #212 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #290 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #367 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Passed away January 18, 2005 at the age of 54 from a heart attack.
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021