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Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11, 1959) was a professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T.A. Terry Allen from http://www. ...
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Terry Allen started wrestling in 1977 in Florida Championship Wrestling and the Pacific Northwest territory. He soon moved to Mid-South Wrestling and by 1984, was a major star as Magnum T.A., "America's Heart Throb". The gimmick was based on Allen's resemblance to actor Tom Selleck, and his TV character, Magnum, P.I.. Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was an NWA promotion that started in Florida in 1949. ...
Selleck at a formal affair, sans his trademark moustache. ...
Magnum, P.I. was an American television show that followed the adventures of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Hawai‘i. ...
He had lots of female fans due to his looks and his tough guy charisma. He had the look, the mic skills and the wrestling ability to become World Heavyweight Champion someday.
In 1984, the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions saw that in him and signed him. He became one of the top faces in the promotion. He often teamed with Dusty Rhodes as "America's Team". The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ...
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He feuded with Wahoo McDaniel upon his arrival and defeated him for the United States Championship. He also feuded with Ole & Arn Anderson and NWA Champ, Ric Flair. Magnum T.A.'s signature move was the "belly to belly" suplex, which always left his opponents incapacitated for the three count. Terry Allen from http://www. ...
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His next feud was one of the bloodiest feuds in NWA history. Tully Blanchard with his valet, Baby Doll took the United States Title from Magnum and ignited a long feud that lasted for four months. Blanchard usually cheated to keep his title from Magnum or Baby Doll would interfere. Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard is an American second generation professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ...
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Magnum got his revenge in an "I Quit" Match at Starrcade '85, on November 28, 1985, when he defeated Blanchard in a very bloody match. An I Quit match is a type of professional wrestling match . ...
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In April 1986, Ivan Koloff started making noise about his "nephew", Nikita Koloff, becoming United States Champion. This started another one of the most talked about feuds in NWA history. Ivan Koloff Ivan Koloff is the stage name of a former Canadian professional wrestler Oreal Perras. ...
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Jim Crockett, Jr. had a contract signing for Magnum to defend his title against Nikita on a TV show in May. Magnum brought his mother, Marion, to the signing and Nikita brought "uncle" Ivan. During the signing, Nikita insulted Magnum's mother and a scuffle broke out. Magnum was stripped of his title and it was put up in a best of seven series between Magnum and Nikita. Jim Crockett, Jr. ...
Nikita went up 3-0 and Magnum came back to tie it, they even fought to a draw at one of the matches. In the tie-breaking match on August 17, 1986 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nikita defeated Magnum to win the title with help from Ivan and Krusher Khruschev. They had some more matches and then they switched the feuds around. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Magnum ended up feuding with "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and his wife Precious and Nikita was feuding with Ron Garvin. The plan was for Magnum to eventually regain the title from Nikita and then move on the win the World Heavyweight Title. Jimmy Garvin & Precious Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1957 in Tampa, Florida) was a professional wrestler. ...
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On the last show Magnum appeared on, he spanked Precious in the middle of the ring after dressing up as a police officer and sneaking up on her and Garvin.
The Car Wreck In October 1986, Allen left a bar and was speeding in his Porsche in the rain and lost control of his car, wrapping it around a tree. He was paralyzed on the left side of his body and his in ring career was over. This loss was the reason that Jim Crockett, Jr. decided to turn Nikita Koloff into a face. The story was that Koloff gained respect for Magnum from their feud and wanted to take his place. Porsche (), (pronounced porsh-uh) is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. ...
Magnum made it back a few times to commentate for the NWA and WCW, and also to serve as cornerman/manager for Koloff and Dusty. In his last big event in World Championship Wrestling (the TV program later renamed WCW Saturday Night), he was attacked by Blanchard, which prompted Dusty, now the U. S. champion, to come to the aid of his friend and use a baseball bat against Blanchard and Arn. However, NWA President Jim Crockett Jr. also ran into the scene to end the fracas and accidentally was also blasted with the bat, which resulted in Dusty being stripped of the title and suspended. After Magnum's friends left JCP - Dusty for the WWF, Koloff for the AWA - Magnum left JCP as well. WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ...
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Today Allen became a born-again Christian and owns a cell phone tower company and has interests in real estate today. He and his wife, Tracey Cedarburg (whom he married in 1989) have a son, Christopher Kyle Allen. Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ...
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