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Terry Orndorff

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 220 lbs

From: Winchester, WV

Birthday: Oct 7th

Pro Debut: 1978

Feds Worked For: MSW, TSW, WCCW, NWA, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO)

Finisher: Airplane Spin

Career Highlights: -MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ Junkyard Dog)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (w/ Kerry Von Erich)
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Kerry Von Erich)
-TSW Tri-State Champion
-TSW Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Hill)

Affiliates: Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog, Frank Hill, Mike Miller, Kerry Von Erich

Notable Feuds: The Fabulous Freebirds, Skandar Akbar, Junkyard Dog

Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler Paul Orndorff, who helped train him for pro wrestling
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestler Ray Orndorff
-Billed as the cousin of pro wrestler Shane Douglas
-Trained for pro wrestling by Dick Slater, Tony Charles, Ted DiBiase, Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy, & Michael Hayes
-Once lost a match to the Junkyard Dog with the stipulation that he had to wear a yellow mask for the next 60 days. He wore the mask, even in public places. But when the 60 days was up, he continued to wear the mask. Sometimes he would conceal it in his tights and take it out to use during the course of the match as a loaded weapon.
-Career was ended in 1982 when he was hit by a drunk driver in Oklahoma.
-After retiring, he spent the next 30 years as a union boilermaker. He'd kept his union dues paid up for the times when wrestling didn't provide as much income as he'd expected.