Bob Brown (d 1997, age 57) / Rufus Jones (d 1993, age 60) / Danny Littlebear (d 1991, age 65) / Pat O'Connor (d 1990, age 65) / Tank Patton (d 1998, age 52) / Dick Murdoch (d 1996, age 49) / Crusher Blackwell (d 1995, age 45) / Dave Peterson (d 1993, age 33) / Ronnie Etchison (d 1994, age 77) / Bruiser Brody (d 1988, age 42) / Chuck O' Connor (Big John Studd) (d 1995, age 47) / Ray Candy (d 1994, age 43) / Tex McKenzie (d 2001, age 72) / Haystacks Calhoun (d 1989, age 56) / Buddy Austin (d 1981) / Thor Hagen (d 1982, age 57) / Chris Taylor (d 1979)
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| MARTY
JANETTY Major player in mid 80s Central States. Central States Title and Tag Title holder. Originally appeared as part of the tag team "Uptown Boys" in 84. Memorable feud with Bob Brown in 85. Went on to large scale recognition teaming with Shawn Michaels as The Rockers in late 80s-early 90s WWF. Currently wrestling on occasional indies in the South. Resides in Florida. |
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| BLACK
ANGUS Numerous tours throughout the 70s, first as a heel and later as a face. Also wrestled in other regions as Rasputin. Retired from wrestling. Rumored to currently work as a forest ranger in New Zealand. |
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| ROGER
KIRBY The Nature Boy was a mainstay of Central States wrestling in the late 60s through the mid 70s. Returned in early 80s. Longest reign of any Central States Champion (1970). Retired from wrestling, living in Kansas City. |
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STOMPER (Archie Gouldie) Numerous tours in the Central States during the mid to late 60s and early 70s. Originally a heel, but worked as a very popular face in the early 70's. Also known as The Mongolian Stomper throughout the US and Canada. Currently resides in Tennessee, where he trains police officers. |
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| OMAR
ATLAS Popular high flying face from 1971-1975. Known as Buddy Moreno in Los Angeles and Southern U.S. territories in the late 60s. Rumored to be the brother of Ciclon (cyclone) Negro (Omar Negro). Last time I saw Omar wrestle was late 80s WWF TV, jobbing to Randy Savage. Living in San Antonio, TX. |
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| PAT
O' CONNOR Former NWA World Champion who was a mainstay in Central States from the 60s through the 80s.Co owner of the Central States promotion (Heart Of America Sports) along with Bob Geigel and Harley Race. Pat died in 1990 at the age of 65. |
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| DEWEY
ROBERTSON Appeared as both Dewey Robertson and The Missing Link in the 80s. Currently resides in Canada, where he runs a wrestling school. |
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| KEN
RAMEY and THE INTERNS One of the most memorable of all tag teams to appear in the Central States promotion. Held the tag titles 3 times during their 1974-75 run. The Interns were Tom Andrews and Jim Starr. Andrews returned in '76 (after the team left the promotion in '75) as Super Intern, and appeared throughout the late 70s and early 80s as Tom Andrews after being unmasked. Ramey lives in Louisiana, Andrews lives in the KC area, Starr's whereabouts are unknown. |
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| KEN
TIMBS Singles and tag title holder in the early through late 80s. Timbs went on to become a top wrestler in Mexico after leaving the territory. Currently living in Atlanta, GA, and involved (along with former Central States & WWF wrestler Dusty Wolfe) with the site oldschool-wrestling.com. |
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| AKIO
SATO Central States regular throughout the 70s and 80s. Sato was a member of the original Orient Express in the WWF. Currently lives in Kansas City, married to former wrestler Betty Niccoli. |
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| RICK
GIBSON Central States champ in 76-77. Older brother of Robert Gibson. Currently living in Florida. |
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| SLICK Memorable heel manager. Went on to manage in the WWF. Slick is now a minister in Dallas. |
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BROTHERS Twins Brad and Bart had numerous runs as tag champs in 80's. Residing in West Virginia. |
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