Don Bass (wrestler)
| Don Bass | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Don Heard |
| Born |
1946 (age 68–69) West Memphis, Arkansas[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Don Bass Fire Intern II Rock and Roll Phantom I Scorpion |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 295 lb (134 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Greasy Corner, Arkansas[1] |
| Debut | 1973 |
Don Heard (born 1946) is an American former professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Don Bass.
Professional wrestling career
Herd started wrestling as Don Bass in 1973.
Bass found early success as a tag team wrestler, teaming up with his brother, Ron Bass as a member of the heel stable The Bass Family. The duo was managed by their "mother", Maw Bass. Maw Bass carried a loaded purse, with which she would strike their opponents to steal a victory.[3]
Continental Wrestling Alliance
In the early 1980s, Don Bass joined Continental Wrestling Association as one half of The Interns with Roger Smith. The masked duo would become a staple in Memphis tag team wrestling, capturing the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on five occasions.[1]
Later, the team would be repackaged as Fire and Flame, once again winning the Southern Tag Titles. During this time, Bass defeated Jerry Lawler in a tag team match, winning the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, his first and only major singles championship.[1]
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling - Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (1 times) – with Ron Bass (1)
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Ron Bass (2)[1]
- NWA Mid-South
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 times)
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (5 time) - with Don Greene (1), Roger Smith (4)[1]
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gary Young (1)[1]
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Ron Bass[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Don Bass". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Don Bass". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Bass Brothers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ "NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Championship History".
- ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (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.