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- Tim Dills
Review
1971
in the Gulas-Welch territory was another big
year. Established stars such as Jackie Fargo, Len Rossi, Bearcat Brown
and Tojo Yamamoto continued to please area
fans while area legend Sputnik Monroe returned with his new tag partner,
Norvell Austin. Up and comer Jerry Jarrett
made waves as did such attractions such as The Alaskans, The Samoans,
Tommy Gilbert, Kevin Sullivan, Ron Fuller and Roy Lee Welch. Also in the
area during 1971 but not yet making much of an impact was a young man
from
Memphis
named Jerry Lawler.
Preview
1972
could be considered the true year of the tag team in the area as so many
of the area's most memorable tag teams of all time worked some or all
year in the area. A short list of this teams would include Don & Al
Greene, Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown, The Von Brauner
Brothers, The Masked Interns, Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett, Tojo
Yamamoto & Jerry Jarrett, The Bounty Hunters, Ron & Don Wright
and Lorenzo Parente & Bobby Hart, among
other teams, including a new team that would begin garnering a lot of
attention, the team of Jim White & Jerry Lawler. 1972 was also the
year the Jackie Fargo feud against Don & Al Greene reached
"hairy" lengths.
January-March
1972
The
lineage of the Southern tag titles during the first part of 1972 isn't
clear. The same is true for the Southern Junior heavyweight
championship. Sir Clements team of Don Greene & Al Greene appear to
have held the area's World tag titles during
this period of time until late March when Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown take
the titles.
The
area introduced the Mid-America tag titles to the scene during January
with Dr. Ken Ramey's team of The Masked Interns holding the titles. Don
Greene & Al Greene also were recognized as champions during the
first three months of 1972. The direct lineage of the titles though is
unclear.
The
Knoxville-based
Tennessee
tag titles were defended some in the area at this time. Ron & Don
Wright were champions at the time and defended the titles on Gulas-Welch
cards. Since the
Knoxville
promotion borrowed talent from Gulas-Welch a
number of the regulars for Gulas-Welch were
busy with John Cazana's promotion. While the
Wrights were champions in their appearances on Gulas-Welch
cards, it is known that on Cazana cards that
Don & Al Greene held the titles for a time and even lost them to the
combo of Ron Wright & Dandy Jack Donovan.
Stars
working the circuit for promoters Nick Gulas
and Roy Welch during this time included Kevin Sullivan, Kurt Von Brauner,
Karl Von Brauner, Gentleman Saul Weingeroff,
Dennis Hall, Norvell Austin, The Masked
Claws, George Strickland, Oni Wiki
Wiki, Tommy Gilbert, Jack Dalton & Jim
Dalton, Jim Kent, Sir Clements, Jackie Fargo, Jerry Jarrett, Tojo
Yamamoto, The Masked Interns, Robert Fuller, The Masked Green Shadow,
The Samoans, Roy Klein, Mike Pappas, Buddy Wayne, Corsica Joe, Buddy
Lever, Eddie Ortiz, Gary Martin, The Masked El Medicos, The Masked
Beast, Roy Lee Welch, Carlos Montez, Buddy
Fuller, Frank Martinez, Ron Fuller, Tom Drake, The Masked Mr. Wrestling
I & II (unmasked as Joe Ball & Bill Helm), The Masked Super
Assassins (unmasked as Tony & Carlos Santos), Alex Medina, Jerry
Lawler, Don Romero, Dr. Ken Ramey, Blackjack Slade, Joey Rossi, Ramon
Perez, Pepe Lopez and others.
A
few female stars also worked in the territory at this time including
Lilly Thomas, Sarah Lee, Cora Combs and Sandy Parker.
The
hottest feuds in the area at this time included The Von Brauners
against Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Jarrett
and The Greenes against Ron & Robert
Fuller. Buddy Fuller came in and worked some matches with his sons at
this time. Jackie Fargo was beginning a big year and found himself
feuding against Don Greene and later, against Gentleman Saul Weingeroff.
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