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Larry Johnson: By the Numbers

Posted: Sep 5th 2024 By: Oklafan Staff

Oklafan recently acknowledged the death of pro wrestler Larry Johnson, who competed primarily as Sonny King. 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 Johnson 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 Johnson left behind.
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Name: Larry Johnson
Ring name(s): 3
Debut: 1960s
Last Match: 1985
Oklahoma wrestling federations competed in: 2
Different titles held: 6
Total title reigns: 7
Win/Loss record in Oklahoma - 5-2-1 (including 1 match where the result is unknown)
Singles Matches - 6
Tag Team Matches - 2

Johnson's complete match listing:

1975

11-24: Sonny King vs. Tim Brooks (No winner documented) (TSW, Tulsa)

1984

2-19: Professor Ito def. Sonny King (MSW, Oklahoma City)
2-19: Jerry Grey def. Sonny King (MSW, Tulsa)
6-17: Sonny King def. Black Gordman (MSW, Tulsa)
7-1: Sonny King def. Buddy Landel (MSW, Oklahoma City)
7-2: Sonny King & The Junkyard Dog def. Butch Reed & Buddy Landel in a Ghetto Street Fight (MSW, Tulsa)
7-15: Sonny King & The Junkyard Dog def. Ernie Ladd & Butch Reed) (MSW, Oklahoma City)
8-26: Sonny King def. Ernie Ladd by Countout (MSW, Oklahoma City)