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Ron Bass

Overview

  • Born
    December 21, 1948 · Harrisburg, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    March 7, 2017 · Tampa, Florida, USA (complications from a burst appendix)
  • Birth name
    Ronald Heard
  • Nicknames
    • Cowboy
    • Outlaw
  • Height
    6′ 4″ (1.93 m)

Biography

  • Former American professional wrestler who competed for a variety of National Wrestling Alliance territories, WWE and several independents from the 1970s until 1991, and then on and off from 2005 to 2013. Teamed with Don Bass as the Bass Brothers. He won his first title by defeating the Lumberjack for the NWA Gulf Coast (Alabama) Heavyweight Title on July 28, 1973. Found success in Florida, Georgia, Kansas City, Portland, Tennessee and Mid-Atlantic. Signed with WWE in 1987 and left in 1989. Made his PPV debut at "WWE Survivor Series 1987," on the Honky Tonk Man's team in a loss to Randy Savage's team Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 4x NWA United States (Florida) Tag Team Champion (3x w/Black Bart and 1x w/the One Man Gang), a 2x NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion, a 3x NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Tag Team Champion, a former NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion and a former NWA National (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion.
    - IMDb mini biography by: JasonIK75

Trademarks

  • His bullwhip, "Miss Betsy"
  • Texas Gourdbuster
  • Inverted suplex slam
  • Spike piledriver
  • Clawhold

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