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Tony Anthony

Nickname: The Dirty White Boy

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 235 lbs.

From: Knoxville, TN

Birthday: Apr 12th

Pro Debut: October 1980

Aliases: T. L. Hopper, Uncle Cletus

Feds Worked For: MSW, USWA, WWF, Continental Wrestling Federation (AL), Polynesian Pacific Wrestling (HI), Professional Wrestling From Florida (FL), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (TN/KY), Tennessee Mountain Wrestling (TN),

Finisher: Brainbuster, Bucksnort Blaster

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Len Denton)
-Continental Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Jerry Stubbs)
-CWF (Continental) Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Stubbs)
-NWA Alabama Champion (4x)
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Len Denton)
-PPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Len Denton)
-PWF Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Black Bart)
-SMW Champion (3x)
-SMW Tag Team Champion (w/ Tracy Smothers)
-SMW Television Champion (2x)
-TMW Champion
-USWA Southern Champion
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 each w/ Doug Gilbert, 1 w/ Tom Burton)

Affiliates: Henry O. Godwinn, Phinneas I. Godwinn, Len Denton, Jerry Stubbs, Doug Gilbert, Kim Anthony, Ron Wright, Justin Hawk Bradshaw, Black Bart, Tracy Smothers, Doug Gilbert, Tom Burton, Bob Orton, Jr., George South, Sr.

Notable Feuds: Steve Keirn, Stan Lane, Jerry Oates, Ted Oates, Marty Jannetty, Tommy Rogers, Wendell Cooley, Ken Wayne, Danny Davis, Tom Prichard, Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Embry, Brian Lee, Jake Roberts, Jerry Lawler, Tracy Smothers, Tim Horner, Chris Powers

Other Facts: -Not to be confused with the wrestler Dirty White Boy that competes in Florida
-Former husband of pro wrestling valet Kimberly Anthony (AKA Dirty White Girl/Lady Mystic)
-Former brother-in-law of pro wrestler Tom Prichard
-While competing as Uncle Cletus, he was billed as a relative of Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn.
-While competing as T. L. Hopper, he carried a plunger named Betsy, which he would stick in his opponent's faces after defeating them.
-Although he did not wrestle in any WWF pay-per-views, he made an appearance at the "Bikini Beach Blast-Off" during the Free For All show that preceded SummerSlam 1996. Based on his kayfabe experience as a plumber, Hopper was chosen to investigate a "brown object" that resembled feces on the bottom of the swimming pool. The segment was meant to parody a scene in the movie "Caddyshack".
-Former commissioner of Tennessee Mountain Wrestling
-Ranked #51 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #42 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #42 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #25 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #37 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #72 in the 1996 PWI 500