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Johnny Rich

Title History

 

  • NWA (Southeastern) United States Junior Heavyweight title defeating Bill Ash (March ??, 1983);
  • NWA (Southeastern) United States Junior Heavyweight title defeating Rip Rogers (March 26, 1984);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Steve Armstrong defeating Jerry Stubbs & Arn Anderson (June 4, 1984);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Steve Armstrong defeating Jerry Stubbs & Arn Anderson (August 6, 1984);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Steve Armstrong defeating Pat Rose & Arn Anderson (October ??, 1984);
  • NWA (Southeastern) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Lord Humongous (aka Jeff Van Kamp) (????, 1985);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Tommy Rich defeating Ken Wayne & Dan Davis (February 17, 1986);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Steve Armstrong defeating Ken Wayne & Dan Davis (????, 1988);
  • CWF (Tennessee) Tag Team titles w/Davey Rich defeating Jerry Stubbs & Dirty White Boy (February 17, 1989);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Johnny Rich is the legitimate cousin of Tommy Rich..
  • Johnny Rich started out in Tennessee under the name “Roy Rogers”..
  • Johnny Rich had pretty good runs in Georgia and Southeastern/Continental territory..
  • Late 1985: Johnny Rich formed a tag team with Scott Armstrong & Steve Armstrong & The Tonga Kid called The R.A.T. Patrol..
  • Early 1986: Johnny Rich formed a tag team with his cousin Tommy Rich and feuded with The Nightmares (Ken Wayne/Danny Davis)..
  • ~~~The Nightmares poured Kayo Syrup on Johnny, dumped feathers on him and dubbed him “The Birmingham Bird”!
  • Johnny Rich lost a “loser-leaves-town” to Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden, but came back under a mask as “The Intern”..
  • Summer 1986: The Intern, Tommy Rich & Steve Armstrong feuded with Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden & Dr. Tom Prichard..
  • September 1986: Both Tommy & Johnny Rich left the Alabama wrestling circuit..
  • Johnny Rich showed up in the AWA for a while, then came back to Continental in mid 1987..
  • 1988: Johnny Rich & David Haskins formed the “Party Patrol” and were the primary team in Ron Fuller’s USA Wrestling in Knoxville..
  • ~~Continental bought USA Wrestling, changed it’s name to CWF, Johnny & David feuded with Jerry Stubbs & Dirty White Boy..
  • October 27, 1991 – WCW Halloween Havoc: Big Josh & PN News defeated The Creatures (Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich)..
  • Early-Mid 1990s: Johnny Rich made several appearances on WCW Saturday Night..
  • June 6, 2008–Southern States Wrestling: Beau James inducted Johnny Rich into the East Tennessee Hall of Fame..

 

Updated:

Trained By

Tojo Yamamoto

Debut

1978

Birthday

November 21, 1958

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Gender

Height

6'1"

Weight

245 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

The Flying Elbow

Favorite Move(s)

The Oklahoma Roll
The Sunset Flip

Notable Feuds

Pat Rose
Randy Rose
The Nightmares
Robert Fuller
Jimmy Golden
Tom Pritchard
Jerry Stubbs
Dirty White Boy

Status