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Gary Young
Nickname: Gorgeous; Hog
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 240 lbs.
From: Little Rock, AR
Birthday: Aug 26th
Pro Debut: 1977
Aliases: Big Bertha Young, Gary Starr, Gary Young, Super Zodiac #1, Texas Ranger, Super Destroyer #1
Feds Worked For: GWF, NWA-West, TSW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, All Star Wrestling (NE), Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Continental Wrestling Association (IN/TN), Exodus Wrestling Alliance (NC), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mach One Pro Wrestling (CA), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Pro (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX), USA All Star Wrestling (TX), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada)
Career Highlights: -Big D Champion
-Big D Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tatum)
-CWA Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Max Pain, 1 each w/ Don Bass and Cactus Jack)
-GWF North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Steven Dane)
-MEWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Steven Dane)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (w/ Gino Hernandez)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Gino Caruso)
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Cactus Jack)
-WCCW Texas Champion (2x)
Affiliates: Skandar Akbar, Cactus Jack/Super Zodiac II, Gino Caruso, Gino Hernandez, Max Pain, Don Bass, John Tatum, Downtown Bruno, Bill Irwin/Super Destroyer #2
Notable Feuds: Billy Joe Travis, Eric Embry, Jeff Jarrett, Jesse Barr, Scott Steiner
Other Facts: -Attended high school with pro wrestler Gino Hernandez
-Young and Bill Irwin donned masks and were known as The Super Destroyers in GWF with Young as #1 and Irwin as #2
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of the Stud Stable
-Former member of Devastation, Inc.
-Appeared on "The Montel Williams Show" many years ago, where he reunited with a daughter he had not seen in years.
-Ranked #81 (as Gary Young) and #357 (as Texas Ranger) in the PWI 500 in 1991
-Ranked #89 in the PWI 500 in 1992
-Ranked #169 in the PWI 500 in 1993
-Inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014
-Reportedly now the manager of the Chili's in North Little Rock, AR
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