Don Bass

Last updated: April 28, 2014


Title History

 

  • NWA (Gulf Coast) United States Tag Team titles w/Bobby Bass defeating Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler (August 26, 1973);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Ron Bass defeating Mike Boyette & Ken Lucas (May 26, 1974);
  • NWA Tennessee Tag Team titles w/Ron Bass defeating Nelson Royal & Les Thatcher (April ??, 1975);
  • NWA Tennessee Tag Team titles w/Ron Bass defeating Nelson Royal & Ron Wright (May ??, 1975);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Greene defeating Bill Dundee & Big Bad John (May 10, 1976);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Roger Smith (as Interns) defeating Stan Lane & Steve Keirn (December 3, 1984);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Roger Smith (as Interns) defeating Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson [Tournament] (January 13, 1985);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Roger Smith defeating Giant Hillbilly Elmer & Jerry Lawler (July 18, 1986);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Roger Smith defeating Giant Hillbilly Elmer & Cousin Junior (September 1, 1986);
  • AWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler in a Tag Team Match (August 3, 1987);
  • CWA (Memphis) Tag Team titles w/Gary Young defeating Billy Travis & Scott Steiner (June 6, 1988);
  • NWA Mid South Heavyweight title defeating Blade Boudreaux (August 28, 1999);

 

Career History

 

  • Don Bass formed a successful heel tag team with Ron Bass known as the Bass Brothers managed by Maw Bass..
  • Don Bass (as “Fire”) formed a tag team with Roger Smith (as “Flames”) known as “Fire & Flames” feuding with The Fabulous Ones..
  • Managers Included: Maw Bass, Jimmy Hart, Boss Winders, Zeek Rivers, Tojo Yamamoto, Miss Sylvia, & Downtown Bruno..
  • July 7, 2006–Legends Show: Aeon Flexx & Don Bass defeated Deathwish & Dusty Wolfe…
  • February 10, 2007–Legends Show: Jerry Lawler & Rodney Grimes defeated Brickhouse Brown & Don Bass.
  • March 10, 2007–Mid South Wrestling: Reckage & Romance defeated Don Bass & Tony Gunn…
  • April 5, 2007–West Virginia Mountaineer Wrestling: Tracy Smothers & Worm defeated Don Bass & Ricky Morton

 

hometown: West Memphis, Arkansas
Billed from Greasy Corner, Arkansas
Billed from Dallas, Texas
debut: 1973
previous names: [Singing Cowboy]
The Rock'N'Roll Phantum
Fire (part of Fire & Flames)
"Dandy" Don Bass
"Texas" Don Bass
notable feuds: The Fabulous Ones
Jerry Lawler
Bill Dundee
Billy Travis
Jeff Jarrett
Alex Krisis (AAW)
Steve Keirn (USWA)

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