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Mark Fleming

Title History

  • Virginia Heavyweight Champion (3 times)
  • International Heavyweight Champion { US and Japan} 1990-92

Career Highlights

  • Mark Fleming was a district champion in high school amature wrestling..
  • Mark Fleming was a Lou Thesz protege and was managed by Thesz for eight years on the wrestling circuit.
  • Mark Fleming (owner of Fleming’s Gym), was later the head trainer when Lou Thesz ran a pro wrestling school..
  • Mark Fleming mainly worked as a prelim wrestler for Crockett’s promotion..
  • April 12, 1985 – MACW: John Tatum defeated Mark Fleming.
  • August 6, 1985 – MACW: Magnum TA defeated Mark Fleming. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeat Gerald Finley & Mark Fleming.
  • September 23, 27, 1985 – NWA: Superstars Billy Graham defeated Mark Fleming.
  • October 4, 1985 – MACW: The Italian Stallion defeated Mark Fleming.
  • December 11, 1985 – MACW: Ricky Morton defeated Mark Fleming. Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated Mark Fleming & The Golden Terror.
  • January 18, 1986 – MACW: Don Kernodle defeated Mark Fleming.
  • February 21, 1986 – MACW: Pez Whatley defeated Mark Fleming.
  • April 15, 1986 – MACW: Ivan Koloff defeated Mark Fleming. Jimmy Garvin defeated Mark Fleming.
  • June 24, 1986 – MACW: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Mark Fleming & The Thunderfoot. The Warlord defeated Mark Fleming.
  • July 6, 1986 – NWA: Teijo Khan defeated Mark Fleming.
  • July 29, 1986 – MACW: Nikita Koloff defeated Mark Fleming. The Warlord defeated Mark Fleming.
  • August 26, 1986 – MACW: The Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel) defeated Mark Fleming & The Thunderfoot.
  • September 26, 1986 – MACW: The Italian Stallion defeated Mark Fleming.
  • September 29, 1986 – MACW: Rufus R. Jones defeated Mark Fleming.
  • October 3, 1986 – MACW: Denny Brown defeated Mark Fleming.
  • October 12, 1986 – MACW: The Thunderfoots defeated Mark Fleming & Mitch Snow.
  • October 17, 1986 – MACW: Mitch Snow defeated Mark Fleming.
  • January 5, 1987 – NWA: Jimmy Valiant defeated Mark Fleming.
  • January 13, 1987 – NWA: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Brodie Chase & Mark Fleming.
  • July 2, 1987 – NWA: UWF TV champion Eddie Gilbert defeated Mark Fleming to retain the title.
  • July 3, 1987 – NWA: The Italian Stallion defeated Mark Fleming.
  • July 17, 1987 – NWA: Mark Fleming defeated The Gladiator #1.
  • January 28, 1988 – NWA: Eddie Gilbert defeated Mark Fleming.
  • February 20, 1988 – NWA: Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Mark Fleming.
  • April 1, 1988 – NWA: Pez Whatley defeated Mark Fleming.
  • May 19, 1988 – NWA: Rick Steiner defeated Mark Fleming.
    June 3, 11, 1988 – NWA: Al Perez defeated Mark Fleming.
  • June 16-17, 1988 – NWA: Ivan Koloff defeated Mark Fleming.
  • September 2, 1988 – NWA: Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Fleming.
  • September 18, 1988 – NWA: National Wrestling Alliance The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) defeated Chris Champion & Mark Fleming.
  • December 11, 1988 – NWA: NWA United States tag team champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Mark Fleming & Rip Morgan to retain the titles.
  • February 22, 1989 – NJPW: Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Mark Fleming.
  • February 25, 1989 – NJPW: Shiro Koshinaka defeated Mark Fleming.
  • February 28, 1989 – NJPW: Hiroshi Hase, Masa Saito & Riki Choshu defeated Bob Orton, Mark Fleming & Ron Starr.
  • March 2, 1989 – NJPW: Antonio Inoki defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 3, 1989 – NJPW: Hiroshi Hase defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 5, 1989 – NJPW: Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 7, 1989 – NJPW: Mark Fleming defeated Hirokazu Hata.
  • March 8, 1989 – NJPW: Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 10, 1989 – NJPW: Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 11, 1989 – NJPW: Hiroshi Hase & Riki Choshu defeated Jerry Lawler & Mark Fleming.
  • March 12, 1989 – NJPW: Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 15, 1989 – NJPW: Kantaro Hoshino defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 16, 1989 – NJPW: Hiro Saito defeated Mark Fleming.
  • June 30, 1990 – NAWA: Mark Fleming vs. Vince Torelli in the 1st round ended in a time limit draw.
  • July 14, 1990 – NAWA: Bob Orton Jr. defeated Mark Fleming by count-out.
  • February 29, 1992 – UWF: Nobuhiko Takada defeated Mark Fleming.
  • March 17, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming & Yoji Anjo defeated Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato.
  • May 8, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming defeated Yuko Miyato.
  • June 28, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming & Tatsuo Nakano defeated Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato.
  • July 12, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming & Yoji Anjo defeated Tatsuo Nakano & Tom Burton.
  • August 14, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming & Nobuhiko Takada defeated Kazuo Yamazaki & Mark Silver.
  • August 28, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming & Nobuhiko Takada defeated Kazuo Yamazaki & Steve Cox.
  • September 21, 1992 – UWF: Mark Fleming defeated Yuko Miyato.
  • October 23, 1992 – UWF: Masahito Kakihara & Yuko Miyato defeated Gary Albright & Mark Fleming.
  • November 25, 1992 – UWF: Kazuo Yamazaki & Nobuhiko Takada defeated Gary Albright & Mark Fleming.
  • January 10, 1993 – UWF: Mark Fleming defeated Yoshihiro Takayama.
  • February 14, 1993 – UWF: Mark Fleming defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara.
  • April 10, 1993 – UWF: Mark Fleming defeated Yoshihiro Takayama.
  • October 14, 2006 – TNT: Mark Fleming defeated Kamala.
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Trained By

Lou Thesz,
Gene Anderson,
Ole Anderson

Debut

11/19/82 (Greenville)

Birthday

June 15, 1962

Hometown

Norfolk, Virginia

Gender

Male

Height

5'11"

Weight

250 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

STF

Favorite Move(s)

Double arm suplex

Notable Feuds

Ivan Koloff,
Tully Blanchred

Status

Living