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Grappler

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 280 lbs.

From: Parts Unknown

Birthday: Aug 25th

Pro Debut: March 20, 1978

Aliases: Len Denton, Lynn Denton, Grappler #1, Dirty White Boy #2, The Challenger

Feds Worked For: MSW, SoCW, TSW, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (VA), Catch Schober (Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Championship Wrestling USA (OR/WA), Continental Wrestling Association (KY/TN), Don't Owe Anyone Pro Wrestling (OR), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Memphis Wrestling (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Polynesian Wrestling (HI), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Pro Wrestling USA (TN), South East Championship Wrestling (TN), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (MI), USA All Star Wrestling (TX), West Coast Wrestling Connection (OR), Wrestling International New Generation (Japan)

Finisher: Loaded Boot

Signature Moves: Lariat

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Grappler #2)
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ Super Destroyer)
-MSW North American Champion
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Grappler #2)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion (9x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (11x; 4 w/ Steve Doll, 2 w/ The Equalizer, 1 each w/ Don Harris, Brian Adams, Scotty the Body, Abbuda Dein, and The Terminator)
-NWA Texas Champion
-PPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Grappler #2)
-SoCW Southwest Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Tony Anthony)
-TSW Mississippi Champion (2x)
-W*ING Pacific Northwest Champion

Affiliates: Don Carson, Tony Anthony/Grappler #2/Dirty White Boy #1, Super Destroyer, Percy Pringle, Raven Lake, Jeremy Blanchard, Ryan Taylor, Buck Robley, Steve Doll, The Equalizer, Don Harris, Brian Adams, Scotty the Body, Abbuda Dein, The Terminator, Rip Oliver

Notable Feuds: Steve Doll, Scott Peterson, Jake Roberts, David Patterson, The Rock-N-Roll Express, Cocoa Samoa, Mike Miller, Art Barr/The Beetlejuice, Matt Borne, Carl Styles, American Ninja/Brian Adams/Midnight Soldier, Jay Youngblood, Ted Oates, Tommy Rich, Ted DiBiase, Johnny Weaver, Bart Batten, Junkyard Dog, Top Gun, Rip Oliver, cotty the Body, Rex King, Mr. Wrestling II, Sgt. Slaughter, Terry Daniels

Other Facts: -His father hauled rings for promoters in Texas, but according to a story by Bruce Prichard, Denton was persona non grata at many feds in that area because his father had created a reputation for not being reliable.
-Wears a boot with a false bottom which he loads during matches and uses against opponents. He claims to have suffered an injury to the ligaments during a match with Ted DiBiase, causing one leg to be longer than the other.
-Began wearing a mask after losing a Hair match and having his head shaved bald.
-As Len Denton, he competed without a mask, used the nickname "Dynamite", and was sometimes billed from Portland, OR or Cut-N-Shoot, TX
-Trained Dave Sullivan (AKA The Equalizer) for pro wrestling
-In 2004, he was reportedly running an auto garage. The same year, he put the Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title belt up for sale on eBay.
-Inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014
-Released his autobiography "Grappler: Memoirs of a Masked Madman" in 2014
-Was a panelist on the "Tales from the Territories" episode entitled "Portland: Where Wrestling Got Weird" with Mike Masters, Princess Victoria, and Bushwacker Luke
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of The Pringle Dynasty
-Former member of The Wrecking Crew (Oregon version)
-Holds the record for the longest MSW North American Title reign (8 months, 28 days)
-Ranked # 108 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 223 in the 1992 PWI 500