Phil Hickerson (born October 4, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.
| Phil Hickerson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Phil Hickerson |
| Born | October 4, 1946 Jackson, Tennessee, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Nashville[1] Phil Hickerson[1] P.Y. Chu-hi[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 308 lb (140 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1974[2] |
| Retired | 1991 |
Professional wrestling career
editHickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene known as the "Sherman Tanks", with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton.[3]
In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings" (in reference to the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial). In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice.[3]
In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Lawler's Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship.[4]
In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.
In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi" (a pun based on Yamamoto's former ring name, "PY Chung", and the alcoholic drink Chu-hi).[4] In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.
In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Retirement
editAfter retiring from wrestling, Hickerson has worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9 in Jackson, Tennessee. In the latter part of his wrestling career Hickerson managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson TN from 1981-1987.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Continental Wrestling Association / NWA Mid-America / United States Wrestling Association
- AWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[5]
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dennis Condrey
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (14 times) – with Al Greene (3 times), Dennis Condrey (9 times), and The Spoiler (2 times)[6][7]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (5 times) - with Dennis Condrey[8][9]
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Al Greene and Dennis Condrey
- Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2017
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- World Class Wrestling Association
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Matches - National Wrestling Alliance". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland and Company. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0.
- ^ "CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis) history". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000.]. "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. pp. 185–189. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Tennessee: U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 194. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA United States Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
External links
edit- Phil Hickerson's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database