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P. Y. Chu-Hi

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 308 lbs.

From: Jackson, TN

Birthday: Oct 4th

Aliases: Phil Hickerson, Mr. Nashville

Feds Worked For: USWA, WCCW, AWA, NWA, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Championship Wrestling Alliance (TN), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL), Maritime International Sports Ltd. (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), MWA Mid-America (AL/KY/TN), Pro Wrestling USA, Southeast Championship Wrestling (KY/TN), Tennessee Independent Wrestling Federation (TN)

Career Highlights: -AWA International Champion (3x)
-AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ The Spoiler, 1 w/ Dennis Condrey)
-CWA Champion
-NWA Canadian Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southeastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Dennis Condrey)
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (10x; 7 w/ Dennis Condrey, 3 w/ Al Greene)
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Dennis Condrey)
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Tag Team Champion (5x; all w/ Dennis Condrey)
-NWA (Mid-America) World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Dennis Condrey & Al Greene)
-NWA (Northern Division) Southeastern Tag Team Champion (4x; all w/ Dennis Condrey)
-NWA Texas Champion

Affiliates: Dennis Condrey, Al Greene, Tojo Yamamoto, Skandar Akbar, Ron Wright, Downtown Bruno, The Spoiler/Frank Morrell, Missy Hyatt, Eddie Gilbert

Notable Feuds: Eric Embry, Bill Dundee, Tojo Yamamoto, Jerry Lawler, Tommy Rich, Tommy Gilbert, Jackie Fargo, Robert Gibson

Other Facts: -Uncle of pro wrestler Matt Kuma
-Spent most of his career as a country boy named Phil Hickerson until the late 1980's when he was given Tojo Yamamoto as a manager and became P. Y. Chu-Hi.
-As Phil Hickerson, he used the nickname "The Bicentennial King"
-Former member of The Japanese Connection
-Former member of Hyatt & Hotstuff International
-Inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995
-After wrestling, he worked as a morning DJ on a country radio station in Jackson, TN and a car salesman in Henderson, TN
-Passed away in May of 2026 at the age of 79.