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Cothern
Nickname: The Mucker
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: Refuses to weigh in
From: Bohemian Grove, CA
Birthday: Aug 12th
Pro Debut: August 12, 2006
Aliases: Cast-Iron Cothern, "Gentleman" Joe Cothern
Feds Worked For: CXW, FCW, ComPro, MStW, NWA-U, SWCW, MSWA, TAP, MWA, WFC, Insane Wrestling League (CA), Pro Wrestling Uprising (CA), Xtreme Pro Wrestling (CA), West Coast Wrestling Company (CA)
Finisher: The Safe Cracker (Northern Lights Bomb)
Signature Moves: Cast-Iron Elbow, Cothern Necktie, Mustache Ride Powerbomb, Burning Mustache Lariat, White Devil Lariat
Career Highlights: -ComPro Tag Team Champion (w/ Shane Morbid)
-IWL Anarchy Champion
-IWL Television Champion
-MStW Southern Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Shane Morbid and Tim Rockwell)
-MWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Dutch Hagen)
-PWU Champion
-TAP Champion
Affiliates: Boss Campbell, The Gentlemen Thugs, Justin Ryke, Joey Nutritious, Chris Evans, Stevie Caballero, The Foreign Legion, Tim Rockwell, The Caballero Cartel
Notable Feuds: Tanker, Kevin Lovejones, Justin Lee, The Old School Express, Willie Mack, Doom, Tim Rockwell
Other Facts: -When competing as Cast-Iron Cothern, he has used the nicknames The Communist Machine, Communist and Tulsa Strong Boy
-He refuses to weigh in at events because "a gentleman never reveals his weight".
-Is a registered member of the American Communist Party and the United Kingdom Handlebar Mustache Club
-Wrestled his first professional match on his 23rd birthday.
-Lost to Tim Rockwell and Paul Linam in his debut match, a Triple Threat Last Man Standing Match to determine the 1st CXW X-Core Champion
-Sometimes billed from Stalingrad, CA or the Black Wall Street section of Tulsa, OK
-Former member of The Gentlemen Thugs. The team has also been known as Team Cothern, The Tulsa Anti-Juggalo League, and Innovative Combat Fighters.
-Honorary member of the Hawaiian Shirt Mafia
-Former member of The 5th Ryke
-Former member of the Foreign Legion
-Current member of The Caballero Cartel
-Sometimes wrestles in a kilt and allegedly he never washes it.
-Lost a Loser-Leaves-Compound Pro Wrestling-For-6-Months to Canadian Red Devil on September 1, 2007.
-His portrait tattoo of bare-knuckle boxer John L. Sullivan is referenced on Sullivan's entry on Wikipedia.
-Holds dual citizenship in the United States and the Principality of Sealand
-Son of champion boxer in the U. S. Navy "Gentleman" Joe Cothern
-Made a guest appearance on X-Cal's "Already On Clearance" CD, playing a character known as "The Mustache Man."
-Appeared in the 2010 movie "Porters: Two Men and a Sex Doll" playing a wrestler
-Voted Match of the Year (w/ Shane Morbid vs. The Gentlemen Thugs) and Feud of the Year (w/ Shane Morbid vs. The Old School Express, tied with Tim Rockwell vs. Blake Albright vs. Max McGuirk) by the MWA Fans in 2008.
-Voted Tag Team of the Year (w/ Shane Morbid) & Match of the Year (w/ Shane Morbid vs. The Old School Express) in the 2008 Oklafan Year-End Awards.
-Ranked #24 in the 2008 Oklafan Top 50
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