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Career

Austin Idol graduated from Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida. Thomas Richard Robinson High School was established in 1958 on South Lois Avenue in Tampa, Florida. ... Tampa redirects here. ...

He started wrestling in 1972 and wrestled in the southeast promotions holding many titles in the USWA, Georgia, Memphis, Birmingham,Texas All Star & Mid Atlantic territories. He is best know for a long running feud with the popular Jerry Lawler. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

McCord was the passenger on a small airplane, along with Gary Hart, and flown by Buddy Colt, which crashed in 1974 into Tampa Bay, Florida, killing fellow wrestler and good friend Bobby Shane. After a period of inactivity he emerged with bleach-blonde hair and the new moniker of "Austin Idol" in 1978. His flamboyant personality and muscular physique led him to a successful career in the era preceding the World Wrestling Federation's WWF emergence in the mid 1980s. Austin Idol challenged for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship several times versus Harley Race (1980) and Ric Flair (1981-84). Gary Hart (January 24, 1942 - March 16, 2008) was a former professional wrestling manager, as well as a professional wrestler in his early career. ... Landsat image of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and the New Tampa Bay. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair , is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. ...

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Las Vegas leglock (Figure four leglock)
  • Elbow smash
  • Knee drop
  • Sleeper
  • Piledriver

• Managers
  • Jimmy Hart
  • Paul E. Dangerously
  • Eddie Sturgill

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Personal life

He has a son, Josh McCord. Austin Idol now resides in Pensacola, FL with his wife and his son.

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stan Hansen

• Continental Wrestling Association

• AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Lawler
• CWA International Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• CWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• CWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dutch Mantel (2) and Jerry Lawler (1)

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masked Superstar
• NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times)
• NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (3 times)
• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) (1 time)

• Texas All-Star Wrestling

• TAS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 193 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003.

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Feud of the Year award in 1987 - with Tommy Rich vs. Jerry Lawler

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References

External links

• Putting my best heel foward by Scott Bowden
• Memphis Wrestling History 1962 - 1989