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Sputnik Monroe
Nickname: The Sweet Man; The Cadillac Man
Weight: 235 lbs.
From: Dodge City, KS
Birthday: Dec 18th
Pro Debut: 1945
Aliases: Elvis Rock Monroe, Rock Monroe, Pretty Boy Roque
Feds Worked For: TSW, Florida, Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL), Memphis, Texas NWA Mid-America (TN)
Career Highlights: -NWA (Alabama/Tennessee) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Robert Fuller)
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Ken Lucas)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Norvell Austin)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Rocket Monroe)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Rocket Monroe)
-NWA Georgia Champion (2x)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) Louisiana Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Norvell Austin)
-NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Ken Lucas)
-NWA Tennessee Champion (3x)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Tommy Gilbert)
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Danny McShain & Rocket Monroe)
-NWA Western Tag Team Champion (w/ Baby Blimp)
-NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
-TSW Brass Knucks Champion
Affiliates: Rocket Monroe, Jet Monroe, Norvell Austin, Robert Fuller, Ken Lucas, Tommy Gilbert, Danny McShain, Baby Blimp
Notable Feuds: Bobby Fields, Dick Dunn, Cowboy Bob Kelly, Danny Hodge, Billy Wicks, Paul Boesch Kozak Brothers
Other Facts: -Born Roscoe Monroe Merrick. His father died in an aeroplane accident. His mother remarried and his stepfather adopted him at age 17, making him Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh.
-Husband of pro wrestling personality The Cajun Queen
-Father of pro wrestler Bubba Monroe
-Brother of pro wrestling manager Jet Monroe
-Uncle of pro wrestler Treach Phillips, Jr.
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestlers Rocket Monroe & Flash Monroe
-Began wrestling at age 17 in carnivals around Kansas.
-Huge pioneer of civil rights. He would refuse to wrestle in arenas unless black fans were allowed to sit amongst the white fans. He also was one of the first white wrestlers to compete against black wrestlers.
-In 1957, Rocky Monroe was given the name "Sputnik" at a TV taping at WKRG Channel 5 in Mobile, Alabama. A female fan that had been heckling him compared him to a communist and said that he was just a "damned sputnik".
-Set an attendance record with Billy Wicks in Memphis that stood until the era of the Monday Night Wars.
-He and Norvell Austin were the first integrated heel team in the south.
-Trained by Jack Nazworthy
-Was Terry Funk's first opponent.
-Wrestled his last match at the age of 70
-Passed away November 3, 2006 in his sleep in Florida. He'd been battling gangrene, the loss of half of a lung and intestinal problems. He'd also been recovering from gall bladder surgery.
-In 2007, HBO announced they were planning a movie based on his life.
-A Los Angeles rock band is named for him.
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018
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- 2020 Giganto def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
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- 05-28 2022 Maddox Jones became the EPW Heavyweight Champion
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- 05-29 1959 Mike DiBiase def. Angelo Savoldi for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
- 05-29 1970 The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) def. Luke Brown & Danny Hodge for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 05-29 1972 Blackjack Mulligan def. Blackjack Lanza for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 05-29 1978 Paul Orndorff def. Ernie Ladd for the TSW North American Title
- 05-29 2010 Josh Evans & Buddha def. Born Again Sunday (Kam & Koz) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 05-29 2010 Bobby Starr def. David Kyzer for the BYEW Entertainment Title
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- 05-30 1983 The Mongol def. King Parsons for the WCCW Television Title
- 05-30 1986 Terry Gordy became the UWF Heavyweight Champion
- 05-30 2008 Dane Griffin def. Jerry Bostic for the 3DW Violent Division Title
- 05-30 2015 Aaron Neil def. Jordan Jacobs for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 05-30 2020 Legend Has It (Thrash & Killbane) def. The Jet-Jitsu Dojo (J. J. Hefley & Jimmy Lorenzo) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
- 05-30 2020 Maddox Jones became the NCWO Heavyweight Champion
- 05-30 2020 Warren Powers & Karnage def. Giganto for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 Karnage def. Warren Powers for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 El Greengo Loco def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 Elijah Sparks def. El Greengo Loco for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 Bobby Joe Bristow def. Elijah Sparks for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 Karnage def. Bobby Joe Bristow for the BPW 365 Title
- 05-30 2020 Giganto def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
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