This section is an
overview of the mainstays of Central States Wrestling...wrestlers who
either spent a large part of their career here, had long term one time
runs, or appeared for a number of tours.
TOP
TAG TEAMS xx OTHER
TOP WRESTLERS TOP
MANAGERS xx SHORT
TOURS
60s,
70s, & 80s
Harley
Race ( 8x Central States Champ, 8x NWA World Champ, 1x Tag
Team Champ)
Bulldog
Bob Brown ( 17x Central States Champ, 17x Tag Team Champ)
Roger Kirby ( 3x Central States Champ, 2x TV Champ, 9x Tag Team
Champ)
Dick Murdoch ( 2x Central States Champ, 4x Tag Team Champ)
Dusty Rhodes (1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Bruiser Bob Sweetan ( 5x Central States Champ, 7x Tag Team Champ
(4x as KO Kox in 60s)
60s
& 70s
Bob Geigel ( 6x
Central States Champ, 13x Tag Team Champ)
The Stomper ( 2x Central States Champ, 4x Tag Team Champ)
Danny Littlebear ( 3x Central States Champ, 6x Tag Team Champ)
Pat O' Connor (
3x Central States Champ, 1x NWA World Champ, 7x Tag Team Champ)
Terry Martin (
1x Central States Champ, 1x tag Team Champ)
Tommy Martin (
1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
70s
& 80s
Rufus R. Jones
( 3x Central States Champ, 1x TV Champ, 7x Tag Team Champ)
Mike George ( 4x Central States Champ, 2x TV Champ, 9x Tag Team
Champ)
Jerry Oates (
1x Central States Champ, 4x tag Team Champ)
Ted Oates ( 2x Central States Champ, 2x tag Team Champ)
Buck Robley ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x TV Champ, 2x Tag Team Champ)
D.I. Bob Slaughter (Super Destroyer Mark II in early 80s) ( 3x Central
States Champ)
Omar Atlas ( 1x Central States Champ, 3x Tag Team Champ)
Easy Ed Wiskoski ( 1x Central States Champ)
Avalanche Buzz Tyler (5x Central States Champ, 5x Tag Team Champ,
1x TV Champ)
60s
Sonny Myers (14x
Central States Champ, 3x Tag Team Champ)
Lee Henning (6x Central States Champ)
Mike DiBiase (2x Central States Champ)
Ron Reed (Buddy
Colt) (2x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Cowboy Bob Ellis ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
The Viking ( 4x
Tag Team Champ)
Ronnie Etchison ( 2x Central States Champ, 2x tag Team Champ)
Bob Orton ( 2x Central States Champion, 1x Tag Team Champ)
70s
Black Angus (
1x Central States Champ, 1x TV Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Lord Alfred Hayes
( 2x tag Team champ)
Ted DiBiase ( 2x Central States Champ)
80s
Marty Janetty (2x
Central States Champ, 4x tag Team Champ)
Mr Pogo (1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Dewey Robertson ( 2x Central States Champ, 5x Tag Team Champ)
60s
Bob Brown & Bob Geigel (5x tag Team
Champs)
KO Kox & Killer (2x tag Team Champs)
Texas Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch) (1x Tag Team Champs)
Sonny Meyers & Ronnie Etchison (1x Tag Team Champs)
Bob Geigel & The Viking (1x tag Team
Champs)
70s
The Interns (Tom
Andrews & Jim Starr) ( 3x Tag Team Champs)
Bob
Geigel & Rufus R Jones ( 3x Tag Team Champs)
Yasu Fuji & Chati Yokouchi ( 2x Tag
Team Champs)
Mike George & Jim Brunzell ( 2x tag Team Champs)
Tokyo Joe & Togo The Great ( 2x Tag Team Champs)
Roger Kirby &
Harley Race ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Black Angus & Roger Kirby ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Omar Atlas & Danny Littlebear ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Bob Brown & Lord Alfred Hayes ( 1x tag Team Champs)
Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Crusher Blackwell & Buck Robley ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Tank Patton & Jesse Ventura ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
The Outlaws - Dutch Mantell & Ron Bass (
1x Tag Team Champs)
The Oates Brothers
( 2x
Tag Team Champs)
80s
Bob
Brown & Buzz Tyler ( 3x Tag Team Champs)
Brad & Bart Batten ( 3x tag Team Champs)
Marty Janetty & Bob Brown ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Roger Kirby & Jerry Valiant ( 2x Tag Team Champs)
Takachio & Pak Song ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Mike & Pat Kelly ( 1x Tag Team Champs)
Mike George & Mark Romero ( 2x Tag Team Champs)
Sheiks (Roger Kirby & Abdullah)
Hercules Hernandez & Dewey Robertson ( 2x Tag Team Champs)
Grapplers ( 3x Tag Team Champs)
The Freebirds
Uptown Boys (Marty Janetty & Tommy Rogers) ( 2x Tag
Team Champs)
JJ Dillon & Buzz Tyler (2x Tag Team Champs)
Percival A. Friend ( Manager Of Central States & Tag Team
Champions)
Dr. Ken Ramey (Manager of The Interns)
Colonel Buck Robley
Sir Oliver Humperdink
Slick
Gary Royal
60s
Rock Hunter ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Luke Brown (3x tag Team Champ)
Steve Bolus (1x tag Team Champ)
Buddy Austin (1x Tag Team Champ)
Klondike Bill (1x Tag Team Champion)
Bobby Shane
70s
Super Intern (Tom Andrews) (3x Tag Team Champ)
Don Fargo ( 1x Central States Champ)
Tank Patton (2x Tag Team Champ)
Jesse Ventura ( 1x Tag Team Champ)
Crusher Blackwell ( 1x Tag Team Champ)
The Viking ( 4x Tag Team Champ)
The Destroyer (unmasked as Stan Pulaski)
Bobby Jaggers (1x TV Champion, 2x Tag Champion)
Akio Sato (1x Tag Team Champ, 1x TV Champ)
Ray Candy (as The Candy Man & Superfly)
Rick Gibson ( 1x Central States Champ)
Ox Baker
Ron Starr ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
The Turk ( 1x Central States Champ)
Alexis Smirnoff ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Ken Lucas ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
80s
Bruiser Brody ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag
Team Champ)
Hercules Hernandez (2x Tag Team Champ, 1x
TV Champ)
Manny Fernandez ( 1x Central States Champ)
Tully Blanchard ( 1x Central States Champ)
Ken Timbs ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Assassin ( 1x Central States Champ)
Killer Karl Kox ( 1x Central States Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
Terry Taylor ( 1x TV Champ, 1x Tag Team Champ)
JJ Dillon ( 1x Tag Team Champ)
Butch Reed (1x Tag Team Champ)
Kim Duk ( 1x Tag Team Champ)
Jerry Brown ( 3x Tag Team Champ)
Hercules Ayala
Kamala
Mark Romero (2x Tag Team Champ, 2x TV Champ)
Luke Graham ( 1x Central States Champ)
Bret Sawyer ( 1x Central States Champ)
Art Crews (2x TV Champ)
Porkchop Cash ( 1x Central States Champ, 2x Tag Team Champ)
Moondog Moretti
( 1x Tag Team Champ)
MEMORABLE JOBBERS
Roddy Piper
Ringo
Percy Pringle