Paul W. Taylor III (born August 12, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia), better known by his ring name, Terry Taylor, is an American retired professional wrestler. Taylor is currently the Director of Talent Relations in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Vero Beach has been the Spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002 and now owned by Panda Energy International. ...

Career

Terry Taylor was a popular fan favorite for much of his early career in the Mid-South region and other Southern professional wrestling territories in the 1980s. Taylor was originally selected to be part of The Fabulous Ones tag team with Stan Lane. Taylor was then bypassed by Florida wrestler, Steve Keirn, for the position. In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... Mid-South is a colloquial name for the region centered on the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image:Fabulous Ones. ...

He made his way to the NWA in 1985 and feuded with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell over the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. Moving on to the UWF in 1986, Taylor became one of that league's biggest stars and eventually defeated Freebird Buddy Roberts for the UWF Television Championship in September. He also won the UWF Tag Team Championship with "Gentleman" Chris Adams in early 1987 before breaking up their "Dream Team" to begin a heated rivalry. After Jim Crockett Promotions took over the UWF later that year, Taylor initiated a dispute with Nikita Koloff over the NWA Television Championship before abruptly leaving the promotion. The National Wrestling Alliance NWA is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nature Boy Buddy Landel William Ansor is a professional wrestler better known as Nature Boy Buddy Landel. ... NWA National Heavyweight Championship. ... The name Universal Wrestling Federation may refer to: An American professional wrestling promotion, forerunner to the WCW. See Universal Wrestling Federation (United States). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Buddy Jack Roberts Dale Hey was a professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts. ... The UWF Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984. ... The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. ... The term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, cognate with the French word gentilhomme, the Spanish gentilhombre, and the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo), in its original and strict signification, denoted a man of good family, the Latin generosus (its invariable translation in English... Gentleman Christopher Adams (February 10, 1955 – October 7, 2001) was a professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, trainer and judoka. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The NWA World Television Title was a mid-card level title that was most often defended on television, hence the name. ...

In early-1988, Taylor debuted in World Class Championship Wrestling, where he and Adams continued their feud, which lasted until early-June. Taylor did win the Texas heavyweight championship from Matt Borne and defended the belt against Adams, Kevin Von Erich and others. Taylor eventually departed WCCW when his feud with Von Erich was about to kick into high gear. World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... Matt Bournes father, Tony Bourne, was also a wrestler. ... He was on WWE Homecoming last night, on USA Kevin Ross Adkisson was a professional wrestler. ...

In 1988, Taylor signed with the World Wrestling Federation, where he was managed by Bobby Heenan and dubbed the Red Rooster, a gimmick which saw him don red tights and ring coat, and style his hair like a rooster's comb). Early in his Red Rooster stint, the heel Taylor was portrayed as a novice wrestler who could not navigate his way through matches without constant instructions from Bobby Heenan. Eventually, Taylor (who was actually a very talented wrestler) grew tired of Heenan's constant coaching and turned against him, defeating Heenan in a thirty second squash match at WrestleMania V. Taylor became a face as a result, though he retained the Red Rooster gimmick, and even began referring to his fans as "Rooster Boosters." He remained in the WWF until 1990. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... Bobby The Brain Heenan Bobby The Brain Heenan (born Raymond Louis Heenan November 1, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American professional wrestling manager and commentator. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is slang that refers to a wrestlers on-screen personality. ... Rooster in grass, demonstrating the alert stance before sounding an alarm A cock or rooster is a male chicken, the female being a hen. ... A comb A comb for people with hair loss. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humorously referred to as evil. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. ... For the city in Texas, see Novice, Texas. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. ... In professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely one-sided match; one performer dominates the other and quickly defeats him with virtually no resistance. ... WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... This article is about the year. ...

It was common for wrestlers to have colorful gimmicks in order to be successful in the WWF in the 1980s. For some wrestlers it worked. For others it didn't. McMahon's typical booking practice in this era was to give a wrestler a gimmick, work them for a couple of years, then job them out to the next batch of new talent. Few wrestlers escaped this fate and Taylor may be the best example of a career gone bad as a result of his time with the WWF. Prior to his stay in the WWF, Taylor was regarded throughout the wrestling world as a legitimate talent. At one point, he was even labeled "the next Ric Flair". The Red Rooster character was absurd at best and Taylor's career was never the same. A job is professional wrestling slang referring to a performer losing a match. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ...

Taylor received a lesser push in World Championship Wrestling in 1991, when he became Terrence Taylor of The York Foundation. He feuded with Dustin Rhodes and Bobby Eaton, and won the WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championships with Richard Morton and Thomas Rich. Taylor was the senior member of the York Foundation throughout its existence. After the York Foundation disbanded, Taylor formed a tag team with Greg Valentine in 1992 and held the WCW United States Tag Team Championships for three months. In professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular with the fans. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia that existed from 1986 to 2001. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The York Foundation The York Foundation was a heel stable in professional wrestling that worked in World Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Virgil Riley Runnels III (born April 11, 1970; often called Dustin Runnels) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), is a professional wrestler, famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. ... The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981. ... Ricky Morton is an American professional wrestler famous for competing in tag team matches as one half of The Rock N Roll Express in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Thomas Richardson (born July 26, 1956 in Hendersonville, Tennessee), better known by his ring name, Wildfire Tommy Rich, is a American retired professional wrestler. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... John Anthony Wisniski Jr. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The NWA United States Tag Team Championship. ...

In 1993, Taylor returned to the WWF as "Terrific Terry Taylor." He continued wrestling as a heel, coming to the ring to his old Red Rooster theme, minus the rooster crowing. He later did interviews before leaving for WCW again. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Taylor turned up in WCW again, wrestling as a face. He was featured in mid-card feuds for awhile. He left the business for a while before becoming an announcer for the American Wrestling Federation (AWF) in 1994. The American Wrestling Federation, or AWF, was a national professional wrestling federation founded by Paul Alperstein. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Taylor returned to the WWF in 1998, doing interviews backstage. He lasted in this capacity for about a year, before leaving for WCW yet again.

During this stint in WCW, Taylor co-hosted WCW Saturday Night with Larry Zbyszko. He remained with the company until WWF bought it out in 2001, and left the business again for about a year. WCW Saturday Night logo from 1992-1999. ... Larry Zbyszko (born Lawrence Whistler December 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American golfer and semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his feud with mentor Bruno Sammartino in the early 1980s, being the last AWA World Champion, and his commentary work at World Championship Wrestling throughout the...

Taylor later became a road agent for World Wrestling Entertainment after his wrestling career was cut short by injury. Before his injury, he was often a regional title holder and became a major contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship before leaving for WWE. In professional wrestling, a road agent is an employee who travels with the wrestlers and acts as a liaison between the wrestlers and management. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The NWA World Heavyweight Championship The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in professional wrestling. ...

After leaving WWE due to friction with other employees, namely Johnny Ace, Taylor began working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2003. He is the current head of talent relations, and has worked as a road agent, trainer and interviewer. John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965 in San Bernardino, California) is the Vice President of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002 and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 12, 2004, Taylor had three vertebrae in his neck fused together. Two years later, on April 3, 2006, Taylor underwent a three hour cervical fusion surgery in which his sixth and seventh vertebrae were joined. Following the second operation, Taylor announced his retirement from professional wrestling. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A diagram of a thoracic vertebra. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Spinal fusion is a surgical technique used to combine two vertebrae. ...

Terry is a born-again Christian and has appeared on some of the wrestling and religion shows that Ted DiBiase produces. Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Since then he has become one of the most important men behind the scenes in pro wrestling. he has served as a writer or road agent in WCW, WWE and TNA.

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves
• As Terry Taylor

• Five Arm (flying forearm)
• Figure four leglock
• Rolling Boston Crab
• Gutwrench powerbomb
• Jawbreaker
• Sunset flip

• As The Red Rooster

• Chicken Wing (elevated back-to-back hammerlock)
• Cock o' the Walk (sharpshooter)

• Managers

• Bobby Heenan
• Miss Alexandra York
• Eddie Gilbert
• Stevie Wonderful

• Nicknames

• Scary
• Terrible
• Terrific
• The Mecca of Manhood
• The Taylor Made Man

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Championships and accomplishments

• Border City Wrestling

• 1-time BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (with Cyrus)

• Continental Wrestling Association

• 3-time Mid-Southern Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship (with Steve Keirn)
• 2-time Mid-Southern International Heavyweight Championship (2)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA Southeast Television Championship
• 1-time NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time NWA World Television Championship
• 1-time NWA Central States Television Championship
• 1-time NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (with Bob Brown)
• 1-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time NWA National Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time NWA North American Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (with Rick Steiner)

Current

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• 1980 Rookie of the Year
• PWI ranked him # 197 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• Universal Wrestling Federation/Mid-South Wrestling

• 2-time Mid-South Television Championship (2)
• 1-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship
• 2-time UWF Television Championship
• 2-time UWF Tag Team Championship (with 1 Jim Duggan,1 with Chris Adams)

• World Championship Wrestling

• 1-time WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Richard Morton and Tommy Rich)
• 1-time WCW United States Tag Team Championship (with Greg Valentine)

• World Class Wrestling Association

• 1-time WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
• 1-time WCWA Tag Team Championship (with Iceman Parsons)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• 1991 Most Underrated Wrestler
• 1992 Most Underrated Wrestler

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External links

• An Interview with Terry Taylor, conducted by Alan Wojcik
• Terry Taylor at ObsessedWithWrestling.com
• TNA News Update: AMW, Traci, Taylor and more