Jerry Blackwell

Title History

  • NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Buck Robley defeating ??????? (????, 1977);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/The Invader (aka Bob Orton Jr.) defeating Kevin Sullivan & Ken Lucas (January ??, 1979);
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team titles w/Dick Slater defeating Bob Orton Jr. & Bob Roop (May 24, 1979);
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight title defeating Kerry Von Erich (April 15, 1983);
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Ken Patera defeating Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell (June 26, 1983);
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (November 16, 1984);
  • CWA (Tennessee) Super Heavyweight title defeating Goliath (January 12, 1987);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • 1978: Jerry Blackwell worked as the masked “Canadian Bumblebee” in Knoxville managed by Professor Boris Malenko..

Jerry “Crusher” Blackwell:

  • April 27, 1985: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) vs Larry “The Ax” Hennig & Jerry “Crusher” Blackwell..
  • ~~~Hennig & Blackwell roughed up the young Road Warriors, who, until that time, refused to sell moves for their opponents..

American Wrestling Association:

  • Jerry Blackwell formed a heel tag team with Ken Patera known as The Sheiks managed by Sheik Adnan El Kaisee..
  • September 28, 1985 – AWA SuperClash: Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala in a “bodyslam” match..

Jerry “Crusher” Blackwell:

  • Jerry Blackwell wrestled in Amarillo, Houston St. Louis, Central States, Georgia, the Mid-Atlantic and of course, the WWF..
  • December 1994: Jerry Blackwell (45) was seriously injured in an auto accident and died of complications on January 22, 1995..

 

Updated:

Trained By

Gino Brito

Debut

1974

Birthday

April 26, 1949

Hometown

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Gender

Height

5'9"

Weight

474 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Dropkick (you read that right)

Notable Feuds

Dino Bravo
The Crusher
Mad Dog Vachon
Baron von Raschke
Hulk Hogan
The High Flyers
King Kong Brody
Terry Gordy

Status