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John Meyers
Statistics
Ring name(s) Johnny Weaver
The Grappler
Ultimate Assassin
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Born November 17, 1935
Died February 15, 2008 (aged 72)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Resides Charlotte, North Carolina
Billed from Indianapolis, Indiana
Debut 1957

John Meyers (November 17, 1935 – February 15, 2008) was a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better known by his ring name, Johnny Weaver. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff An announcer is a Voice actor who works in Television, Radio or Film, usually providing Narrations News updates Station The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. During Johnny's career, he was credited with being the first wrestler to use the sleeper hold (rear naked choke) as his finisher of choice. The rear naked choke (often abbreviated RNC) is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from an opponent's Back.

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Career

1960s

Weaver's career spanned four decades in many different territories in the NWA. He held championships across the southeast United States, the first of which was the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, which he won with Cowboy Bob Ellis on December 2, 1963. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] His best known run was with partner George Becker in the Mid-Atlantic (Carolinas, Virginia) in the 1960s. The two held the NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team Championship five times together,[1] and they were household names in the territory for a period of nearly eight years. The team had memorable feuds with Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk, Lars and Gene Anderson, Gene and Ole Anderson, Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich, the Infernos with manager J. C. Dykes, and many others.

Weaver's next major success came in Championship Wrestling from Florida, where he teamed with Becker to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in February 1967. Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The Florida version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a top tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory [2] He also competed as a singles wrestler, winning his first NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship that year by defeating the Missouri Mauler. The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory Championship Wrestling Florida Larry "Rocky" Hamilton ( April 1, 1931 - July 20, 1996) known by his ringname The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional [3] He dropped it back to the Mauler but regained the belt on October 25, 1967. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. [3] The following summer, he won the belt for a third time. [3] He lost the belt to Hiro Matsuda but then regained it in a rematch in late 1968. Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22 1937 &ndash November 27 1999 was a former professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr [3]

1970s

Returning to the Carolinas, Weaver was a successful tag team wrestler in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr He teamed with Becker to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship on May 1, 1969. The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] They held the belts for over nine months before dropping them to Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson on February 17, 1970. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4] Weaver and Becker regained the title exactly one month later, however. [4] They lost the belts to Gene and Ole Anderson but regained them on June 3, 1971 from Hawk and Hanson. Gene Anderson (born 1939 in Saint Paul Minnesota - October 31 1991) was an American Professional wrestler Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942) better known by his Ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired Professional wrestler Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. [4] Once again, Weaver and Becker dropped the titles to Hawk and Hanson but regained them in a rematch. [4] The following year, Weaver teamed with Art Neilson to win the title twice more. [4]

Weaver returned to Florida to compete in 1975 and won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship by teaming with Dick Slater. The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled [5] He also competed in Texas, where he won the Amarillo version of the NWA International Heavyweight Championship in November 1976. [6]

After a brief absence from the Mid-Atlantic territory in 1975, he returned for one more main event run in 1978 with Baron Von Raschke for the area's Television championship. [7]

1980s

His final championship reigns came in 1981 while wrestling in the Mid-Atlantic area. He teamed with Dewey Robertson to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship in 1981 by defeating Genichiro Tenryu and Mr. Fuji. Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson ( February 28, 1939 - August 16, 2007) was a professional wrestler, known best for The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Gen'ichirō) real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Gen'ichirō, born February 2 Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers [8] They lost the belts to Chris Markoff and Nikolai Volkoff later that year, but Weaver regained the title on November 27, 1981 while teaming with Jay Youngblood. Josip Nikolai Peruzović (born October 14 1947) better known by his Ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 [8]

Weaver's last years in the ring were in an "elder statesman" role, helping establish new stars just entering the territory, most notably Roddy Piper. He also helped book the Mid-Atlantic territory for nearly 8 years as well, roughly between 1966 and 1973. In the early 1980s, Weaver also booked the house shows in the southern part of the territory.

He began his broadcasting career in 1979 as color commentator with World Wide Wrestling host Rich Landrum. He became Landrum's permanent sidekick for the early 1980s, where he became famous for singing "Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over" at the end of matches (a tip of the hat to Don Meredith, who did the same thing on Monday Night Football). When Landrum left the company in 1983, Weaver then worked briefly with David Crockett, before becoming paired with the longtime voice of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Bob Caudle, whom he worked with until leaving the company in 1988.

He made a brief in-ring return in the Fall of 1987 in the corner of the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes who was using sleeper hold, calling it the "Weaver Lock," and chasing down Lex Luger and the N. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view W. A. United States Title. During this angle, Weaver was placed in a Japanese version of the sleeper by Hiro Matsuda, causing him to bleed from the mouth. Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22 1937 &ndash November 27 1999 was a former professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr Weaver was in Rhodes' corner at Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat, when Rhodes defeated Luger in a steel cage after DDTing Luger onto a steel chair. Starrcade '87 Chi-Town Heat was the fifth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP under the National In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat

Legacy

CWF Mid-Atlantic out of Burlington, North Carolina promotes the Johnny Weaver Cup tournament every August with Weaver in attendance to present the winner with the Weaver Cup trophy. Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U Past tournament winners have been "Dangerous E" Corey Edsel (2004), Jesse Ortega (2005), Gemini Kid (2006) and "Handsome" Mitch Connor (2007). [9]

Personal life

Johnny Weaver was a deputy sheriff with Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Mecklenburg County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. In his 50s, Weaver became one of the oldest people to take the basic law enforcement test and ultimately joined the sheriff's office. He spent most of his nineteen-year career transporting prisoners on the same back roads he'd traveled as a wrestler and promoter. [10]

Johnny Weaver was once married to female wrestler Penny Banner. Penny Banner ( August 11, 1934 &ndash May 12, 2008) born Mary Ann Kostecki, was a professional wrestler. They had a daughter together named Wendi.

Weaver died of natural causes on February 15, 2008, aged 72. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [11]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • NWA International Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic). Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory Championship Wrestling Florida The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory Championship Wrestling Florida The Florida version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a top tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory The Florida version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a top tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory George Becker ( October 20, 1928 – February 3, 2007) was a steelworker American labor leader and president of the The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Mid-Atlantic territory Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson ( February 28, 1939 - August 16, 2007) was a professional wrestler, known best for The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could The WCW World Television Championship was a Professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  2. ^ a b NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Florida). Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  3. ^ a b c d e NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida). Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  5. ^ a b Florida Tag Team Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  6. ^ a b International Heavyweight Title (Amarillo). Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  7. ^ a b NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  8. ^ a b c NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  9. ^ CWF Mid-Atlantic Champions. CWF. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
  10. ^ (from the Charlotte Observer-Cleve R Wootsen)
  11. ^ Wrestling Legend Dies

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