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Duke Myers

Duke Myers

Nickname: Iron Fist

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 277 lbs.

From: Portland, OR

Aliases: The Colossus of Death, The Russian Angel, Prince of Darkness

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWF, Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (Canada), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Gulf Coast Wrestling (FL), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Portland Wrestling (OR), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/GA/TN), Stampede (Canada)

 

Career Highlights: -AWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (5x, 4 w/ Terry Garvin [1st], 1 w/ Blue Scorpion)
-AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Bobby Eaton)
-NWA Gulf Coast Champion
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Blue Scorpion)
-NWA-West Western States Champion
-Stampede Wrestling North American Champion
-Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champion (7x; 4 w/ Kerry Brown, 1 each w/ Dynamite Kid, Mike Sharpe, Jr. and Bobby Bass)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Terry Garvin [1st])

Affiliates: Dutchess Myers, Bobby Eaton, Terry Garvin 1st, Blue Scorpion, Tojo Yamamoto, Jimmy Garvin, Goldie Rogers, Kerry Brown, Dynamite Kid, Mike Sharpe, Jr., Bobby Bass, Jimmy Hart, J. R. Foley, Gama Singh, Jim Cornette

Notable Feuds: Al Hays, Bret Hart, Katsuji Adachi, Jim Neidhart, David Schultz, Davey Boy Smith, Leo Burke, Bruce Hart, Keith Hart, Gerry Morrow, Hercules Ayala, The Honky Tonk Man, Johnny Smith, Owen Hart, Ben Bassarab, Bill Cody, Ron Ritchie, Super Strong Machine, Tommy Gilbert, Cisco Valdez

Other Facts: -Real name was Floyd Myers
-Husband of pro wrestling valet Dutchess Myers
-Wrestled his first match against Soldat Gorky. Myers ended up breaking a vertebrae in his back during the match when Gorky cinched him up and rolled him in a small package.
-Former member of The Japanese Connection
-Passed away on August 22, 2015 due to complications from pneumonia and a bladder infection.

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