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King Parsons
Nickname: Iceman; Blackbird
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 245 lbs
From: St. Louis, MO
Birthday: Jun 11th
Pro Debut: 1979
Aliases: Ice
Feds Worked For: GWF, IWR, MSW, TSW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, WCR, AWA, NWA, WCW, All Star Wrestling (Canada), AWA Supreme (IN), Bad Boys of Wrestling (TX), Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Big Japan Wrestling (Japan), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Lonestar Championship Wrestling (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Professional Championship Wrestling (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Texas All Star Wrestling (TX), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX), Universal Wrestling Federation (CA/FL/ND/NV/NY/SC), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), Wild West Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX)
Finisher: The Butt Bump
Signature Moves: Jumping Clothesline, Rumper Stumper (Hip Attack), Piledriver, Armbar, Armdrag, Jumping Headbutt
Career Highlights: -Big D Tag Team Champion
-GWF North American Champion
-GWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Perry Jackson)
-NWA American Champion
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Buck Zumhofe, 1 w/ Brian Adias)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (w/ Porkchop Cash)
-NWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Action Jackson)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Rocky Johnson)
-TASW USA Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Tiger Conway, Jr.)
-WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy)
-WCCW World Champion
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Taylor)
-WCCW World Television Champion (4x)
-WCCW Texas Champion
Affiliates: Buck Zumhofe, Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy, Rocky Johnson, Porkchop Cash, Brian Adias, Perry Jackson/Action Jackson, Harold T. Harris, Tiger Conway, Jr., Skandar Akbar, Percival Pringle III, Toni Adams, Dark Journey, Terry Taylor, Brickhouse Brown, Jazz, Angel of Death, Jimmy Garvin
Notable Feuds: Mike Golden, Dizzy Golden, Buddy Roberts, Super Destroyer #1/Scott Irwin, Super Destroyer #2/Bill Irwin, Michael Hayes, Chris Adams, Jim Nelson/Boris Zhukov, Matt Borne, Buddy Rose, Kerry Von Erich, Don Kernodle, Terry Gordy, Rip Oliver, Stan Stasiak, Missing Link, Kevin Von Erich, Jim Dalton, Kamala, Ricky Morton, Perry Jackson/Action Jackson
Other Facts: -Cousin of profesional wrestling referee Larry Sampson
-Wrestled his first match against Tank Patton
-Trained for pro wrestling Nick Kozak
-Outside of his wrestling ability, Parsons was among the best microphone workers in the industry, using many of his pet phrases such as "rooty poot", "Hubba Bubba, not a spec of trubba!" and "Like Momma says, it be's that way sometimes--have mercy!".
-Holds an arguable claim to being the 1st black World Champion as he held the WCCW Heavyweight Title from March 25, 1988 to May 8, 1988 after WCCW had seceded from the NWA and declared their title as a World Title.
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of Hyatt & Hot Stuff International
-Former member of The Fabulous Freebirds
-Ranked #69 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #87 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #82 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #72 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #262 in the 1995 PWI 500
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