Carl Fergie
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Fergie April 25, 1953[2] Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Family | Gary Fergie (brother) Jerry Lawler (cousin) The Honky Tonk Man (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Carl Fergie King Carl Fergie Pretty Boy Fergie Freddy Krueger Mr. Wrestling Ragin' Cajun #2[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Trained by | Herb Welch |
| Debut | 1975 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Carl Fergie (born April 25, 1953) is an American retired professional wrestler who competed in Memphis in the 1980s for Continental Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South and other National Wrestling Alliance territories.
Wrestling career
[edit]Made his wrestling debut in 1975. He made his debut for Mid-South Wrestling in 1979 and worked on and off for the territory until 1984. He also served as a referee for Mid-South.
In 1980, he made his debut for the Memphis-based promotion Continental Wrestling Association where he became a mainstay.
Also in 1980, Fergie worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 1981, he wrestled in Japan's International Wrestling Enterprise.
He won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship with Ox Baker in 1981. Fergie continued to work for Mid-Atlantic and Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1982.
After leaving Mid-South in 1984, Fergie continued to work for Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). He won their version of the heavyweight title defeating Jeff Jarrett on September 9, 1987. A week later on September 14, he lost the title back to Jarrett. CWA folded in 1989 and Fergie took a hiatus from wrestling.
In 1994, he returned to wrestling, working for World Championship Wrestling losing to The Guardian Angel and Dustin Rhodes.[3]
He teamed with Reginald Walker losing to the New Blackjacks on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night on May 21, 1997.[4]
In 1998, he worked as Mr. Wrestling for Power Pro Wrestling. He retired from wrestling that year.
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of wrestler Gary Fergie. He is the cousins of The Honky Tonk Man and Jerry Lawler.[5]
Fergie currently owns a Gold's Gym in Jackson, Tennessee.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Continental Wrestling Association
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- Southern States Wrestling
- Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
References
[edit]- ^ "Carl Fergie « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (January 16, 2023). "WCW Ring Results 1994". TheHistoryofWWE.com.
- ^ "1997". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "Carl Fergie | Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ "Oklafan.com v5 Beta > Bios > Carl Fergie". www.oklafan.com.
- ^ NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
External links
[edit]- Carl Fergie's profile at Cagematch
- Carl Fergie at IMDb
- Professional wrestling record for Carl Fergie from The Internet Wrestling Database
