Jackie Fargo

Title History

  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe (May 1957);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe (August 5, 1957);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Lee Fields & Mario Galento (October 16, 1957);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Lee Fields & Lester Welch (Febuary 26, 1958);
  • NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Stan & Reggie Lisowski (August 1958);
  • NWA (Chicago & Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Nicoli & Boris Volkoff (November 15, 1958);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Don & Luke Fields (1959);
  • NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jesse James (September 30, 1959);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Don & Luke Fields (November 23, 1959);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Don & Al Greene (January 1960);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Sonny Fargo defeating Joe Scarpa & Lester Welch (1961);
  • NWA (Gulf Coast) Southern Tag Team titles w/Joey Fargo defeating The Mysterious Medics (April 26, 1961);
  • AAC World Heavyweight title defeating Bearcat Wright (May 30, 1961);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Lester Welch defeating Mephisto & Dante (October 17, 1961);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Lester Welch defeating Mephisto & Dante (November 30, 1961);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Lester Welch defeating Mephisto & Dante (Febuary 12, 1962);
  • NWA (Gulf Coast) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jack Donovan defeating The Mysterious Medics (June 1, 1962);
  • NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title (August 1962);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Karl & Skull Von Stroheim (November 5, 1963);
  • IWA (Chicago) World Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Fuller (November 15, 1963);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Ivan Malenkov (December 26, 1963);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Sonny Fargo defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Alex Perez (March 17, 1964);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Sonny Fargo defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Alex Perez (April 16, 1964);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Fargo defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Alex Perez (May 26, 1964);
  • AAC World Heavyweight title defeating Ted Blassie (October 1, 1964);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Kurt & Karl Von Brauner in a tournament (March 2, 1965);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Alex Perez (September 10, 1965);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Tor Kamata (October 19, 1965);
  • NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Karl Von Brauner (July 27, 1966);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Herb Welch defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito (January 30, 1967);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Len Rossi defeating Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito (March 8, 1967);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Lou Thesz defeating Don Carson & The Red Shadow (August 13, 1968);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Dennis Hall defeating Don & Al Greene (October 20, 1969);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Jerry Jarrett defeating Kurt & Karl Von Brauner (June 12, 1971);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Sonny Fargo defeating The Interns (June 17, 1972);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jerry Jarrett defeating Bounty Hunters (Febuary 20, 1973);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jerry Jarrett defeating Jim White & Jerry Lawler (April 18, 1973);
  • NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/Tojo Yamamoto defeating Terry Garvin & Duke Myers (July 2, 1973);
  • NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/Tojo Yamamoto defeating Terry & Ron Garvin (December 1973);
  • NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler (June 24, 1974);
  • NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler (July 20, 1974);
  • NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/George Gulas (October ??, 1974);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Six Man Tag Team titles w/George Gulas & Dennis Hall defeating Don Kent & Jerry Lawler & Juan Sebastian in a tournament (November 14, 1974);
  • NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/George Gulas defeating Don Kent & Count Drummer (November 20, 1974);
  • NWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating Don Kent (January 4, 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Six Man Tag Team titles w/George Gulas & Dennis Hall (March 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) United States Tag Team titles w/George Gulas (May 1975);
  • NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/George Gulas defeating Randy Tyler & Rocket Monroe (May 17, 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Greene defeating Karl Von Steiger & Otto Von Heller (June 23, 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Don Greene defeating Karl Von Steiger & Otto Von Heller (July 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) United States Tag Team titles w/Don Carson defeating Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson (October 27, 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) United States Tag Team titles w/Jerry Lawler defeating Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson (November 19, 1975);
  • NWA Mid America Heavyweight title (December 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Jerry Jarrett defeating Don Greene & The Scorpion (1976);
  • NWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating The Executioner (May 28, 1977);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Randy Fargo defeating Skull Murphy & Gypsy Joe (June 1980);

Career Highlights

  • October 17, 1961: Jackie Fargo & Lester Welch defeated Great Mephisto & Dante for the Southern Tag Team titles in Nashville..
  • Mid-70s: Jackie Fargo often teamed with his ‘brother’ Sonny “Roughhouse” Fargo, Jerry Jarrett, and Tojo Yamamoto..
  • Jackie Fargo lost a “Hair vs Hair” match to Al Green and started wearing a mask to the ring to hide his bald head..
  • January 3, 1980 – CWA: Jimmy Valiant defeated Jackie Fargo to win the Southern heavyweight title.
  • October 12, 1985 – CWA: Jackie Fargo defeated Buddy Wayne.
  • Jackie Fargo appeared on the first few NWA: Total Non-stop Action Pay Per Views..
  • June 16, 2006–Clash of the Legends III: Jerry “The King” Lawler defeated Doug Gilbert w/Jackie Fargo..
  • September 16, 2006–Big Time Wrestling: Jackie Fargo, Jeff Justice, and [INSERT] beat Beau James, Tom Prichard, and Sheik of Araby.
  • October 30, 2004 – Memphis Wrestling: Cory Macklin, Jackie Fargo & Stan Lane defeated Jerry Lawler & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson).
  • June 24, 2013 – Jackie Fargo passed away at the age of 85.
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Debut

1950-1984

Birthday

May 17, 1928

Hometown

Born in Concord, North Carolina
Moved to China Grove, North Carolina

Gender

Male

Height

5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight

251 lbs (114 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Atomic Kneedrop

Favorite Move(s)

Roaring Forearm Smash

Notable Feuds

Al & Don Greene,
The Von Brauners,
The Interns w/Ken Ramey,
Sputnik Monroe,
Jerry Lawler

Status

Deceased