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Steve Simpson

Title History

 

  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Joe Savoldi defeating Karl Steiner & Mike Miller (September 24, 1985);
  • WCWA (World Class) Television title defeating Buzz Sawyer (August 11, 1986);
  • WCWA (World Class) World Tag Team titles w/Shaun Simpson defeating Eric Embry & Frankie Lancaster (August 7, 1987);
  • WCWA (World Class) World Six Man Tag Team titles w/Chris Adams & Kevin Von Erich defeating Iceman Parsons, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts for vacant titles (December 25, 1987);
  • WCWA (World Class) Texas Tag Team titles w/Shaun Simpson defeating Jack Victory & John Tatum (March 20, 1988);
  • WCWA (World Class) Texas Tag Team titles w/Shaun Simpson defeating Jack Victory & John Tatum (July 25, 1988);
  • WCWA (World Class) Texas Tag Team titles w/Shaun Simpson defeating The Beast & Terrence Garvin (April 28, 1989);
  • (Dallas) Wild West Tag Team titles (2);
  • GWF (Global Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Chris Walker defeating Rip Rogers & Scott Anthony [Tournament] (November 22, 1991);
  • (South Africa) Interworld Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight title ();

 

Career Highlights

 

  • 1985: Steve Simpson formed a tag team with Joe Savoldi known as the “S&S Express” in the Pacific Northwest territory..
  • 1986: Steve Simpson ended up in WCCW joining forces with the von Erichs Brothers against the Fabulous Freebirds..
  • 1987: Steve Simpson formed a tag team with his brother Shaun Simpson in World Class Championship Wrestling..
  • Late 1989: Both Steve & Shaun Simpson left Texas and wrestled briefly as a tag team in their home country of South Africa..
  • 1991: Steve Simpson returned and joined the Dallas-based Global Wrestling Federation and was managed by Percy Pringle..
  • Steve Simpson & Chris Walker beat Rip Rogers & Scott Anthony in the Finals of a Tournament to win the GWF Tag Team titles..
  • 1992: Steve Simpson went back to work in South Africa until his retirement in 1998…

    Kathy Simpson wrote: Your website shows that Steve was born Steve Cohen. That info is incorrect, so I thought you might like to make the change on your site. Sammy Cohen was the stage name for Alec Simpson, Steve’s father. My son caught the error, as he is obsessed with wrestling! (EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks for the heads up, this error has been rectified)..

 

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Debut

1984

Birthday

December 3, 1963

Hometown

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Notable Feuds

The Fabulous Freebirds
John Tatum
Jack Victory
The Cartel

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