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Ron Etchison

Nickname: The Wonder Boy

From: St. Joseph, MO

Aliases: Ronnie Etchison

Feds Worked For: TSW, Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), NWA Hollywood (CA), Stampede Wrestling (Canada)

Finisher: Giant Swing

Career Highlights: -Missouri Champion (2x)
-Montana Champion
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Sonny Myers, 1 w/ Klondike Bill)
-NWA (Central States) United States Champion
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Sam Steamboat)
-NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team Champion (w/ Ray Gunkel)
-NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Champion
-NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Enrique Torres, 1 w/ Sandor Szabo)
-NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Sandor Szabo, Ray Stern, Enrique Torres, Buddy Rogers & Alberto Torres)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Dominic Bravo, 1 w/ Dan Miller)

Affiliates: Sonny Myers, Enrique Torres, Sandor Szabo, Dominic Bravo, Klondike Bill, Sam Steamboat, Ray Gunkel, Ray Stern, Buddy Rogers, Alberto Torres, Dan Miller

Notable Feuds: Bulldog Bob Brown, Bob Geigel, Dick the Bruiser, Roger Kirby, Harley Race, KP Kox, Kenji Kimura, Orosh Bob Hamby

Other Facts: -Held the Central States Title so often he was given the belt for his personal possession.
-Was a regular referee in the Central States area after his wrestling career was over.
-Trained Butch Reed, Col. DeBeers, Mike George & D. J. Peterson
-After retiring from wrestling, he worked as a bartender in St. Joseph, MO
-Etchison passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 73 on March 4, 1994