[Austin Idol Gallery]

Title History

• NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Golden defeating Brute Bernard & Bobby Hart [Tournament] (December 2, 1972);
• AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler (December 25, 1978);
• NWA Georgia Television title defeating Ray Candy (????, 1979);
• NWA (Southern Division) Southeastern Heavyweight title defeating The Hulk (aka Hulk Hogan) (June 13, 1979);
• NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Masked Superstar defeating Crusher & Tommy Rich (November 25, 1979);
• NWA Georgia Television title defeating Steve Travis (January 12, 1980);
• NWA Georgia Heavyweight title defeating Mr. Wrestling II (March 29, 1980);
• CWA (Memphis) World Tag Team titles w/Dutch Mantell defeating Jerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto (August 4, 1980);
• CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight title defeating Billy Robinson (October 6, 1980);
• CWA (Memphis) World Tag Team titles w/Dutch Mantell defeating Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin (March 9, 1981);
• NWA (Southeastern) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Jos LeDuc (????, 1982);
• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight title defeating David Schultz (December ??, 1982);
• CWA (Memphis) International Heavyweight title Awarded (Febuary ??, 1983);
• CWA (Memphis) International Heavyweight title defeating Ken Patera (September 10, 1983);
• CWA (Memphis) International Heavyweight title defeating Stan Hanson (October 3, 1983);
• CWA (Memphis) International Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (May 14, 1984);
• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight title defeating Vic Rain (August ??, 1984);
• NWA (Southeastern) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Lord Humongous (aka Jeff Van Kamp) (March 4, 1985);
• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Golden (July 27, 1985);
• AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Jerry Lawler defeating Dutch Mantell & Bill Dundee (December 9, 1985);
• Texas All Star USA Heavyweight title defeating Fred Ottman (aka Typhoon) (January 27, 1986);
• AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Soul Train Jones (aka Virgil) (Febuary 2, 1987);
• AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler (April 27, 1987);
• PWF (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Stan Hanson Awarded (August ??, 1987);

Career Highlights

• Typical Interview or quote: “Austin Idol, rich, sexy & mean (darlin)….the women’s pet…and the men’s regret”
• Austin Idol has wrestled in: Mid-Atlantic, AWA, USWA, CWA, Georgia, NWA, Florida, Global..
• 1975: Austin Idol was involved in a plane crash, along with Gary Hart, Buddy Colt, and Bobby Shane (who died)..
• 1978: Austin Idol first won the AWA Southern Heavyweight title from Jerry Lawler on Christmas night..
• ~~~They feuded for the first few months of 1979 before Idol lost a “Loser Leaves Town” match to Jerry Lawler..
• February 18, 1980 WWF: Austin Idol defeated Jose Estrada at Madison Square Garden in New York City…
• Austin Idol was managed by Jimmy Hart & Paul E. Dangerously at different times during his career..
• Austin Idol teamed with Tommy Rich to feud with Jerry Lawler & Bam Bam Bigelow..
• April 27, 1987: Austin Idol defeated Jerry “The King” Lawler in a Steel Cage match to win the Southern title..
• ~~~As a result, forced the King to get his head shaved in the center of the ring!
• 1980: Austin Idol broke a trophy over Jerry Lawler’s head..
• Austin Idol challenged for the NWA World title; vs. Harley Race (1980), vs. Ric Flair (1982), vs. Jerry Lawler (1988)..