Glacier

[Glacier GALLERY]

[Blood Runs Cold]

Title History

• Southeastern Super Heavyweight Full Contact Karate title ();
• TCW (Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Jorge Estrada [Tournament] (July 6, 2000);
• TCW (Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Jorge Estrada defeating Erik Watts & Scotty Anton (April 21, 2001);
• NWA World Tag Team titles w/Jason Sugarman defeating Vivacious Vito & Casanova Chris (December 28, 2001);
• TCW (Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Ron Studd defeating Southside Trash (March 1, 2002);
• TCW (Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Damien for vacant title (September 14, 2002);
• PWW1 (Pro Wrestling World 1) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dave Holiday (????, 2006);

Career Highlights

In the Beginning:

• Ray Lloyd wrestled some in the indy promotions, as well as the UWF-I in Japan, before coming to WCW..
• Ray Lloyd teamed with R.D. Swain (a college football teammate) and they wrestled as “The Blazers” on the indy circuit..
• June 6, 1989 – NWA WCW: The Great Muta defeated Ray Lloyd.
• July 1993 – UWFI Sumo Hall: Ray Lloyd was beaten by Yuko Miyato..

World Championship Wrestling – Blood Runs Cold:

• Early 1996: WCW began running seemingly endless vignettes hyping the eventual debut of something called “Blood Runs Cold“..
• September 16, 1996–WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier finally debuted and (figuratively) fell flat on his face, but they continued to push the gimmick..
• ~~~Glacier (aka Ray Lloyd) had an impressive entrance, equitd with fog, snowflakes and lasers racing across the arena.. Glacier defeated Big Bubba Rogers.
• James Vandenberg (Jim Mitchell) debuted with Mortis (aka Chris Kanyon) to feud with Glacier..
• September 23, 1996 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Pat Tanaka.
• October 7, 1996 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Mike Winner.
• November 24, 1996 – Worldwide: Glacier defeated Pat Tanaka.
• December 2, 1996 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Hardbody Harrison.
• December 23, 1996 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Buddy Lee Parker.
• December 30, 1996 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Disco Inferno.
• January 6, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Bobby Eaton.
• February 1, 1997 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Ace Darling.
• February 3, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Billy Kidman.
• March 2, 1997 – WCW Pro: Glacier defeated Ultimate Dragon.
• March 8, 1997 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Mr. JL.
• March 16,  1997 – Uncensored: Glacier defeated Mortis.
• March 22, 1997 – Worldwide: Glacier defeated Robbie Brookside.
• April 13, 1997 – Worldwide: Glacier defeated Ernest Miller.
• April 19, 1997 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Jerry Flynn.
• April 21, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Ciclope.
• May 5, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Lizmark Jr..
• May 12, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Villano IV.
• March 16, 1997 – Uncensored 1997: Glacier beat Mortis..
• May 18, 1997 – Slamboree: Glacier beat Mortis by disqualification when Wrath (aka Bryan Clarke) appeared..
• June 2, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Alex Wright.
• June 9, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Mortis in a dark match.
• June 14, 1997 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Hardbody Harrison.
• June 15, 1997 – Great American Bash: Glacier defeated Wrath..
• Glacier was eventually overpowered by his nemisis’ until 3-time Karate champion Ernest Miller jumped the rail and saved him!
• June 16, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Mortis.
• June 23, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Ernest Miller & Glacier defeated High Voltage (Kenny Kaos & Robbie Rage).
• June 30, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Wrath by disqualification in a dark match.
• July 5, 1997 – Worldwide: Glacier defeated Johnny Swinger.
• July 5, 1997 – Saturday Night: Ernest Miller & Glacier defeated Jerry Flynn & Mark Starr.
• July 7, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Psychosis & Silver King defeated Ernest Miller & Glacier.
• July 12, 1997 – Saturday Night: Glacier and Ernest Miller defeated Steve and Scott Armstrong.
• July 13, 1997 – Bash at the Beach: Mortis & Wrath beat Glacier & Ernest Miller..
• July 21, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Ernest Miller & Glacier defeated Villano IV & Villano V in a dark match.
• August 4, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Ernest Miller & Glacier defeated Damien & Silver King.
• August 25, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: La Parka & Psychosis defeated Ernest Miller & Glacier.
• September 1, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Buff Bagwell defeated Glacier.
• October 27, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated La Parka.
• November 10, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated The Barbarian.
• November 17, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Meng defeated Glacier.
• November 23, 1997 – World War III: Meng & The Barbarian defeated Glacier & Ernest Miller.. Glacier was also in the 3 ring battle royal won by Scott Hall.
• November 29, 1997 – Saturday Night: Harlem Heat defeated Glacier and Ernest Miller.
• December 20, 1997 – Saturday Night: Kidman defeated Glacier.
• December 29, 1997 – WCW Monday NITRO: Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier.
• January 24, 1998 – Saturday Night: Wrath and Mortis defeated Ernest Miller and Glacier.
• January 31, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Bobby Blaze.
• February 7, 1998 – Saturday Night: The Cat defeated Glacier.
• February 9, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Steve McMichael defeated Glacier.
• February 12, 1998 – Thunder: Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier.
• February 21, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Chris Adams.
• March 14, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Adams vs. Glacier ended in a double count-out.
• March 21, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Adams defeated Glacier.
• March 30, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Prince Iaukea defeated Glacier.
• April 9, 1998 – Thunder: Lex Luger defeated Glacier.
• April 13, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Chris Benoit defeated Glacier.
• April 25, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Lenny Lane.
• May 11, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Sick Boy.
• May 18, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: WCW United States heavyweight champion Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier to retain the title.
• May 23, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Frankie Lancaster.
• May 25, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Saturn defeated Glacier.
• May 28, 1998 – Thunder: Glacier defeated Hammer by disqualification.
• June 4, 1998 – Thunder: Glacier defeated Saturn.
• June 6, 1998 – Saturday Night: Chris Adams defeated Glacier by disqualification.
• June 11, 1998 – Thunder: Saturn defeated Glacier.
• June 20, 1998 – Worldwide: Glacier defeated Todd Griffith.
• June 29, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: WCW world heavyweight champion Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier to retain the title.
• Glacier was injured during a match with Bill Goldberg and was put on the shelf for several months..

World Championship Wrestling – Glacier II:

• October 1998: Glacier returned to offer help to his former partner, Ernest Miller, who said he didn’t need help..
• November 7, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Lenny Lane.
• November 12, 1998 – Thunder: Glacier defeated Chris Adams.
• November 16, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Kanyon defeated Glacier.
• November 19, 1998 – Thunder: Glacier defeated Silver King in a dark match.
• November 22, 1998 – World War III: Wrath demolished Glacier.. Glacier was also in the 3 ring battle royal won by Kevin Nash.
• November 23, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Bobby Duncam Jr. defeated Glacier.
• November 28, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Bobby Blaze.
• December 5, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Barry Horowitz.
• December 7, 1998 – WCW Monday NITRO: Glacier defeated Perry Saturn by disqualification.
• December 10, 1998 – Thunder: Saturn defeated Glacier by disqualification.
• December 17, 1998 – Thunder: Glacier defeated Bobby Eaton in a dark match.
• December 19, 1998 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Mike Sullivan.
• January 4, 1999 – WCW Monday NITRO: Hugh Morrus defeated Glacier.
• January 9, 1999 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Lash LeRoux.
• January 21, 1999 – Thunder: Kenny Kaos defeated Glacier.
• January 30, 1999 – Saturday Night: Glacier defeated Barry Horowitz.
• February 4, 1999 – Thunder: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Glacier.
• February 6, 1999 – Saturday Night: Al Greene defeated Glacier.
• 1999: Glacier sold his “Glacier” gear (armor, music, entrance) to Kaz Hayashi..
• Ray Lloyd was repackaged with a new gimmick, the managerial role of “Coach Buzz Stern”..
• ~~~Buzz Stern barely made it off WCW b-grade programming..
• November 4, 1999 – Thunder: Eddie Guerrero defeated Buzz Stern.

World Championship Wrestling – Glacier III:

• 2000: Glacier promos began to play again, as Norman Smiley claimed to be in contact with the “legendary Glacier”..
• ~~~Glacier eventually appeared during Norman Smiley’s matches but didn’t help him and the angle died fast..

Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling:

• Ray Lloyd wrestled in Dusty Rhodes’ Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling..
• July 2000: Ray Lloyd defeated Jorge “Hexxy” Estrada for the Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling title..
• October 2000: Barry Windham defeated Ray Lloyd for the Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling title..
• February 16, 2001 – Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling: Glacier & Jorge Estrada defeated Erik Watts & Liberty McCall..
• April 2001: Ray Lloyd & Jorge Estrada defeated Scotty Anton & Sonny Siaki to win the TCW Tag-Team titles..
• June 30, 2001 – Carrollton Show: Glacier & Jorge Estrada over the Dobbins Brothers by disqualification to retain..
• July 2001: The Public Enemy defeated Ray Lloyd & Jorge Estrada for the TCW Tag-Team titles..
• December 7, 2001 – Woodstock Show: Scotty Riggs defeated Ray Lloyd to retain the TCW title..
• December 28, 2001 – Deland Show: Glacier & Jason Sugarman defeated The Heavenly Bodies to win the NWA Tag Team titles..
• December 29, 2001 – Live Oak Show: Heavenly Bodies defeated Glacier & Jason Sugarman to recapture the NWA Tag Team title..
• January 26, 2002 – Carrolton Show: Glacier defeated Sonny Siaki..
• February 2, 2002 – Carrolton Show: Glacier defeated Jorge Estrada & The Reverend in a Triple Threat match..
• February 8, 2002 – Carrolton Show: The Reverend defeated Glacier..
• March 2002: Ray Lloyd reverting back to his “Glacier” gimmick and teamed with Ron Studd..
• September 14, 2002 – Carrolton Show: Glacier beat Damien to win the vacant TCW Heavyweight title..
• October 19, 2002 – PCW Reunion Show: Buff Bagwell & the Disco Inferno defeated Ray Lloyd & Scotty Riggs..
• March 1, 2003 – Cleveland Show: Glacier beat Jason Sugarman..
• June 20, 2003 – Superior Wrestling: Glacier & Larry Zbyszko beat David Taylor & Bobby Eaton..
• July 26, 2003 – All American Wrestling: Glacier defeated Erik Watts (of NWA-TNA)..
• June 1, 2004–Georgia Championship Wrestling: Erik Watts defeated Glacier..
• October 9, 2004–NWA PWX: Xavier defeated Glacier.
• December 11, 2004–NWA Spinebuster: Glacier & Marty Jannetty & Rod the Bod beat Sean & Phil Davis & Nightmare (Ted Allen)..

Real Life:

• Ray “Glacier” Lloyd is now a Social Studies teacher at Lassiter High School in Marietta, GA..
• Ray Lloyd occasionally wrestled for Dusty Rhodes’ Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling..
• March 2005: Ray Lloyd worked at Disney World as a Stunt Man and does some backstage/office work with NWA-TNA..
• March 2005: Ray Lloyd spent time recovering from foot surgery..

2005-2016: Independent Circuit:

• August 13, 2005–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Buck Quartermaine w/Lex Lovett beat Glacier in a #1 Contenders match..
• November 25, 2005–Southern Championship Wrestling: Glacier & Brian Alexander defeated The Nasty Kritters w/Stoney..
• March 11, 2006–Pro Wrestling World 1 (Tag Team Tournament): Tully Blanchard & Glacier defeated The Heartbreak Express..
• ~~~Tully Blanchard & Glacier beat Ricky Morton & Nightmare | The Midnight Express beat Tully Blanchard & Glacier (Finals)..
• April 22, 2006–Pro Wrestling Evolution: Murder One defeated Glacier..
• May 13, 2006–Pro Wrestling Evolution: Murder One & Andrew Alexander & Kyle Matthews beat Glacier & The Slaughter Boys..
• July 1, 2006–Pro Wrestling World 1: Glacier & C.J. Connors defeated Bobby Eaton & Dave Holiday..
• August 12, 2006–Coastal Championship Wrestling: Glacier (WCW) defeated Fantastic Dantasic..
• September 30, 2006–WORLD-1: Dustin Rhodes defeated Glacier.
• November 25, 2006–AWA World-1 Pro-Wrestling: Demolition Axe defeated Glacier (Ray Lloyd)..
• January 14, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Demolition Ax & Scott Davis beat Glacier & Ricky Landell w/Big Bank Barfield..
• January 20, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Glacier defeated Scotty Riggs in Savannah, Georgia..
• February 10, 2007–AWA W-1 South: Bob Armstrong, David Young & Glacier defeated Bobby Hayes, Johnny Swinger & Nightmare.
• March 9, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Glacier defeated Chad “Big Bank” Barfield in a Lumberjack match..
• March 10, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Jake Roberts, Ricky Morton and Glacier beat Tully Blanchard, Ricky Landell and The Nightmare..
• April 6, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Francisco Ciatso defeated Glacier to win the AWA World-1 Southern title..
• June 15, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Tommy Rich & Glacier defeated Matt Mercer & Big Bank Barfield..
• December 22, 2007–AWA World 1 South: Tommy Rich & Glacier defeated Matt Mercer & Big Bank Barfield..
• March 1, 2008–CHIKARA: El Pantera, Incognito and Lince Dorado defeated Glacier & Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.) in the 1st round of the King of Trios tournament.
• March 2, 2008–CHIKARA: Vin Gerard defeated Glacier, Martin Stone and Reno Diamond in a 4-way match.
• December 15, 2008–PWE: Kennedy Kendrick defeated Glacier to win the vacant PWE heavyweight title.
• March 7, 2009–BELIEVE VII: Nick Fame, Phil and Sean Davis defeated Chasyn Rance, Glacier and Larry Zbyszko.
• March 27, 2009–CHIKARA King of Trios: Vin Gerard & STIGMA & Colin Delaney defeated Al Snow & D’Lo Brown & Glacier.
• April 18, 2009–Vintage Wrestling: Glacier defeated Shawn Spears.
• April 26, 2009–CHIKARA: Vin Gerard defeated Glacier.
• May 16, 2009–BELIEVE IX: Glacier and Larry Zbyszko defeated Bumz R’ Us (Mr. Milo Beasley and Ray Beez).
• May 24, 2009–CHIKARA Pro Wrestling: D-Lo Brown & Glacier defeated Colin Delaney & Vin Gerard.
• May 30, 2009–Vintage Wresting: Glacier defeated Aaron Epic. Sam Shaw defeated Glacier to win the vacant heavyweight title.
• March 20, 2010–UIW: Glacier defeated Murder-1 and Rob Adonis in a 3-way match to win the heavyweight title.
• May 1, 2010–UIW: UIW heavyweight champion Doug Somers defeated Glacier to retain the title.
• April 28, 2012–NWA CWFL: Glacier defeated Mike Reed.
• November 10, 2012–UIW: Frankie Valentine, Josh Storm and Glacier defeated Brad Lynch, Grant Mitchell and Stupid.
• September 4, 2015–DragonCon: Glacier was in a battle royal won by Iceberg.
• October 2, 2015–WrestleMerica: Glacier, Micah, Tama Tonga and Tyson Dean defeated Al Getz Enterprises (Andy Anderson, Murder-1, Pain and Tommy Too Much).
• October 10, 2015–DSCW: Glacier and Cousin Cletus defeated Brad Cash and Cyrus The Destroyer.
• November 28, 2015–WrestleCade: Glacier was in the #1 contenders battle royal for the AML title won by Ethan Carter III.
• December 18, 2015–WrestleMerica: Mike Mitchell defeated Glacier.
• January 18, 2016–WrestleMerica: Glacier and Iceberg defeated Razor and Rowdy, Eddie Page and Jason Radatz in a 3-way tag team match.
• February 20, 2016–WrestleMerica TV Taping: Glacier defeated Scotty Beach.
• April 30, 2016–SWE: Eric Moore and Glacier defeated Irish Pop (Johnny Romano and O’Reilly).
• July 16, 2016–SWE: Glacier and Zane Stevens defeated Big Bank Barfield and Pure Goodness.
• March 30, 2017–GCW: Jimmy Lloyd defeated Arik Cannon and Bryan Idol and Crazy Boy and Dink and Ethan Page and Facade and Flip Gordon and Glacier and Jervis Cottonbelly and John Silver and The Invisible Man and Veda Scott in a clusterfuck battle royal.
• June 17, 2017–GPW: Delirious, Glacier, Punishment Martinez and QT Marshall defeated ???, Andrew Duckworth, Chip Hazard and Matt Gilbert.
• August 18, 2017–AIW: Joey Janela vs. Glacier ended in a no contest. Janela retains the Intense title.
• August 26, 2017–ROH Wrestling: Glacier was in the Honor Rumble match won by Frankie Kazarian.
• October 19, 2017–Demand Lucha: Glacier, Louis Lyndon and The Ouroboros defeated The Fraternity (Channing Decker & Trent Gibson) and Mike Orlando.
• December 16, 2017–PPW: Glacier, Johnny Moran and TJ Masters defeated Mik Drake, Mike Orlando and Mr. Elliot.
• April 14, 2018–Magnum Pro: Glacier and Jaysin Strife defeated Abu Colossus and Tony Cortez.
• April 21, 2018–ComPro: Ryan Davidson and Rex Andrews defeated Duke Swellington and Glacier.
• May 5, 2018–CHIKARA: Glacier was in the infinite gauntlet match won by Danjerhawk.
• September 15, 2018–Remix Pro: Chance Prophet and Glacier defeated The Curse (Matt Conard and Onyx).
• September 29, 2018–WCR: Glacier defeated Ky-ote.
• October 13, 2018–GPW: Bob Armstrong, Ernest Miller and Glacier defeated The Beautiful Bald Besties (Michael Stevens & Zac Edwards) and Mike Reed.
• November 8, 2018–BCW: The East Coast Syndicate (Chris Barton & Dominick Denaro) and Eric Jayden defeated Aramis LaPaz, Glacier and Junior Flow.
• November 24, 2018–WrestleCade: Glacier was in the battle royal won by Fallah Bahh.
• November 30, 2018–3XW: Gil Rogers and Glacier defeated Devin Carter and JT Energy.
• December 28, 2018–NCW: Glacier and Nick Nice defeated Chris West and Nick Marek.
• February 1, 2019–McAloon Productions – Come Hell Or High Water: Brian Pillman Jr. defeated Elijah Evans IV and Glacier and Matt Sells and The Yeti and Timmy Danger in a gauntlet match.
• February 16, 2019–IWC: Glacier and Johnny Patch defeated Chris LeRusso and Elijah Dean.
• March 9, 2019–GPW: Darrell Morris, Drew Delight, Erik Havok and Jaxson Cassel defeated Cousin Cletus, Cyrus The Destroyer, Glacier and Logan Chase in a street fight.
• March 23, 2019–CCW: Billy Hills, Dalton Anthony and Glacier defeated House 100 (D’Mone Solavino, Hollis Giroux and Justin Smart).
• May 25, 2019–AEW Double or Nothing – The Buy In: Glacier was in the casino battle royal won by Adam Page.
• August 11, 2019–F1RST: Gangrel and Glacier defeated Lorebin Cometh (Darin Corbin and Heavy Metal Lore).
• August 24, 2019–Dynamo Pro: Generation Iron (Brent Banner & Dwayne Smith) and Glacier defeated The Arch City Mercenaries (Jimmi LaFleur & Tony Esteem) and Makaze.
• September 28, 2019–CCW: Glacier and Ray Waddell defeated Alexander Knight and Brenton Wood.
• December 13, 2019–SPW: Ernest Miller, Glacier, King Tonga and Luther Biggs defeated Ali Mohammed, Chris Ramirez, Cisco Sucio and Djokovic Rabbit.
• January 31, 2020–WOHW: Glacier won a battle royal.
• February 12, 2022–ICW: Axel Lennox and Glacier defeated Danny Atom and Mattick.
• December 16, 2022–PWA: Glacier defeated Simon Sez.
• February 8, 2024–TCW: QT Marshall & The TCW All-Stars (Glacier, Luther Biggs and Scotty Riggs) defeated Adam Priest, Duncan Mitchell, Owen Knight and Sunny Daze.
• June 27, 2024: Ray Lloyd (aka Glacier) was recently hired by AEW and has been working as a producer/coach for the company.