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D. J. Peterson
Nickname: TNT; The Hitman
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 245 lbs.
From: St. Joseph, MO
Birthday: Jul 17th
Pro Debut: October 18, 1983
Aliases: Dave Peterson
Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, WWF, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Prairie States Wrestling, St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Texas All Star Wrestling (TX)
Finisher: Second Rope Diving Shoulderblock
Career Highlights: -AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ The Trooper)
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (w/ Todd Champion)
-TASW 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ The American Force [Shawn Michaels & Paul Diamond])
-WCCW Television Champion
Affiliates: The Trooper, Todd Champion, Brett Sawyer, J. T. Southern
Notable Feuds: The Destruction Crew, The Thunderfoots, Nick Kiniski, Kevin Kelly, Dennis Condrey, Soldat Ustinov, Bob Brown, Randy Rose
Other Facts: -Trained for pro wrestling by Mike George, Lord Littlebrook, and Ronnie Etchison.
-Tagged with The Trooper and they were the last team to hold the AWA World Tag Team Titles before the company folded
-Ranked # 205 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 297 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Passed away in a motorcycle accident on May 25, 1993 at the age of 33
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