WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Don Bass Real Name: Donald Welch Birthday: Hometown: West Memphis, Arkansas Billed from Greasy Corner, Arkansas Billed from Dallas, Texas Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: 1973 Previous Names: [Singing Cowboy] The Rock'N'Roll Phantum Fire (part of Fire & Flames) "Dandy" Don Bass "Texas" Don Bass Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: The Fabulous Ones Jerry Lawler Bill Dundee Billy Travis Jeff Jarrett Alex Krisis (AAW) Steve Keirn (USWA)
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);
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