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Black Hand

Title History

 

  • Southern Heavyweight title defeating Man Mountain Mike (????, 1966);
  • NWA Mississippi Tag Team titles w/Bill Bowman (as Interns) defeating ?????? (????, 1968);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Bill Bowman (as Interns) defeating Bobby & Lee Fields (May 25, 1968);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Bill Bowman (as Interns) defeating Pepe & Ramon Perez (June 21, 1968);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Bill Bowman (as Interns) defeating Mario Galento & Lee Fields (August 14, 1968);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Bill Bowman (as Interns) defeating Bob Kelly & Bobby Fields (October 16, 1968);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles (as Joe Sky) w/Bill Sky defeating Mighty Yankees (February 27, 1969);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Sky defeating Johnny Long & Tojo Yamamoto (April 24, 1969);
  • NWA (Gulf Coast) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Ken Lucas (July 16, 1969);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Frank Dalton defeating Mac MacFarland & Ken Lucas (August 20, 1969);
  • City of Mobile Heavyweight title defeating Rocket Monroe (December 9, 1970);
  • NWA South East title defeating ?????????? (????, 1977);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Late 1965: The Black Hand (Joe Turner) made his debut in Florida in areas not controlled by Cowboy Luttrall..
  • Early 1966: The Black Hand defeated Man Mountain Mike for the Southern Heavyweight Title in Joyland, Florida..
  • June 6, 1969: The Black Hand defeated Ken Lucas to win the Alabama State Heavywieght Title in Mobile, Alabama
  • July 16, 1969: The Black Hand defeated Ken Lucas to win the Gulf Coast Southeastern Heavyweight Title..
  • July 20, 1969: The Black Hands defeated Ken Lucas & Mac MacFarland to win the Gulf Coast Tag Team Titles..
  • September 1969: Rocket Monroe unmasked Black Hand #2 as Frank Dalton — after that Black Hand #2 was played by Frank Martinez..
  • December 8, 1969: The Black Hands defeated Ken Lucas & Billy Boy Hines to win the Gulf Coast Tag Team titles..
  • April 24, 1976: The Black Hand & Mike Webster defeated Ted Oates & Jerry Oates to win the GCW Tag Team titles..
  • Late 1976: The Black Hand feuded with Lonnie Lee & Pegasus in a series of singles and tag team matches..
  • January 20, 1977: The Blackhand dropped the Southeast Heavyweight Championship belt to Lonnie Lee in Seminole, Florida.
  • Early 1977: After Lee refused to defend the belt, The Black Hand was reinstated as the SouthEast Heavyweight Champion!

 

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Debut

1965

Birthday

Hometown

Gender

Height

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

The Loaded Glove
Top Rope Knee Drop

Favorite Move(s)

Brawling Tactics
Foreign Objects

Notable Feuds

Ken Lucas
Man Mountain Mike
Rocket Monroe
Lonnie Lee
Flash Monroe
Jerry Oates

Status