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Richard Harris: By The Numbers

Posted: Jan 13th 2025 By: Oklafan Staff

Oklafan recently acknowledged the death of pro wrestler Richard Harris, who competed primarily as Black Bart. Below is a complete retrospective of his career as far as Oklafan is able to document. We have included a listing of all the Oklahoma matches Harris is know to have competed in, a win/loss record, a breakdown of singles and tag team matches and a year-by-year documentation of the number of matches he had in Oklahoma.

We hope that this record serves as small reminder of the legacy that Harris left behind.
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Name: Richard Harris
Ring name(s): 8
Debut: sometime in the 1975
Last Match: 2006
Oklahoma wrestling federations competed in: 6
Different titles held: 14
Total title reigns: 21
Win/Loss record in Oklahoma - 4-8-2, 6 results unknown
Singles Matches - 14
Tag Team Matches - 4

Harris' complete match listing

1982

May 30 - Dick Murdoch & Ted DiBiase def. Rick Harris & The Grappler (MSW, Tulsa)

May 30 - Rick Harris def. Mike Bond (MSW, Oklahoma City)

July 18 - Mr. Olympia & Vivian St. John def. Ricky Harris & Judy Martin

1987

April 28 - Black Bart vs. Kevin Von Erich (result Unknown) (WCCW)

May 6 - Matt Borne def. Black Bart (WCCW)

May 9 - Black Bart vs. Eli the Eliminator [1st] (result Unknown) (WCCW)

May 27 - Black Bart vs. Savannah Jack (result Unknown) (UWF)

May 28 - Black Bart def. Jeff Raitz (UWF)

June 14 - Black Bart is advertised on a card, but no opponent or type of match is announced (UWF)

July 11 - Terry Gordy def. Black Bart in a Taped Fist Match (UWF)

September 5 - Black Bart vs. Cousin Junior (result Unknown) (WCCW)

1988

May 12 - Black Bart is advertised on the card, but no opponent, nor type of match, was announced (WCCW)

August 17 - Black Bart vs. Steve Casey went to a Draw (WCCW)

1992

December 12 - Black Bart, Shawn Summers & Skullcrusher def. Treach Phillips, Jr. & The Mighty Nation (Red Eagle & Standing Bear) (PZWA)

1993

May 1 - Black Bart & The Crusher vs. Rick Garrett & The Oklahoma Stud went to a Double DQ (PZWA)

May 15 - Dex Deaton def. Black Bart by Countout (PZWA)

October 2 - Steve Cox def. Black Bart (PZWA)

November 11 - Tom Jones def. Black Bart by DQ (PZWA)

1994

Mike Davis [1st] def. Black Bart (GWF)

1995

Dick Murdoch def. Black Bart (NWA)