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King Parsons

Nickname: Iceman; Blackbird

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 245 lbs

From: St. Louis, MO

Birthday: Jun 11th

Pro Debut: 1979

Aliases: Ice

Feds Worked For: GWF, IWR, MSW, TSW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, WCR, AWA, NWA, WCW, All Star Wrestling (Canada), AWA Supreme (IN), Bad Boys of Wrestling (TX), Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Big Japan Wrestling (Japan), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Lonestar Championship Wrestling (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Professional Championship Wrestling (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Texas All Star Wrestling (TX), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX), Universal Wrestling Federation (CA/FL/ND/NV/NY/SC), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), Wild West Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX)

Finisher: The Butt Bump

Signature Moves: Jumping Clothesline, Rumper Stumper (Hip Attack), Piledriver, Armbar, Armdrag, Jumping Headbutt

Career Highlights: -Big D Tag Team Champion
-GWF North American Champion
-GWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Perry Jackson)
-NWA American Champion
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Buck Zumhofe, 1 w/ Brian Adias)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (w/ Porkchop Cash)
-NWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Action Jackson)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Rocky Johnson)
-TASW USA Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Tiger Conway, Jr.)
-WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy)
-WCCW World Champion
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Taylor)
-WCCW World Television Champion (4x)
-WCCW Texas Champion

Affiliates: Buck Zumhofe, Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy, Rocky Johnson, Porkchop Cash, Brian Adias, Perry Jackson/Action Jackson, Harold T. Harris, Tiger Conway, Jr., Skandar Akbar, Percival Pringle III, Toni Adams, Dark Journey, Terry Taylor, Brickhouse Brown, Jazz, Angel of Death, Jimmy Garvin

Notable Feuds: Mike Golden, Dizzy Golden, Buddy Roberts, Super Destroyer #1/Scott Irwin, Super Destroyer #2/Bill Irwin, Michael Hayes, Chris Adams, Jim Nelson/Boris Zhukov, Matt Borne, Buddy Rose, Kerry Von Erich, Don Kernodle, Terry Gordy, Rip Oliver, Stan Stasiak, Missing Link, Kevin Von Erich, Jim Dalton, Kamala, Ricky Morton, Perry Jackson/Action Jackson

Other Facts: -Cousin of profesional wrestling referee Larry Sampson
-Wrestled his first match against Tank Patton
-Trained for pro wrestling Nick Kozak
-King Parsons was supposed to team with Porkchop Cash as the Bruise Brothers, but Parsons went to work for WCCW. According to Jim Cornette, Jimmy Hart was supposed to debut with the Bruiser Brothers on Memphis TV and was told go find Mad Dog Boyd and " see if the jacket fits him".
-Outside of his wrestling ability, Parsons was among the best microphone workers in the industry, using many of his pet phrases such as "rooty poot", "Hubba Bubba, not a spec of trubba!" and "Like Momma says, it be's that way sometimes--have mercy!".
-Holds an arguable claim to being the 1st black World Champion as he held the WCCW Heavyweight Title from March 25, 1988 to May 8, 1988 after WCCW had seceded from the NWA and declared their title as a World Title.
-Former member of The First Family
-Former member of Hyatt & Hot Stuff International
-Former member of The Fabulous Freebirds
-Ranked #69 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #87 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #82 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #72 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #262 in the 1995 PWI 500