Rick Harris

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Rick Harris was a professional wrestler better known as Black Bart.

[edit] Career

Rick Harris started wrestling in 1980. He went through several names, such as Hangman Harris, Ricky Harris and Man Mountain Mike Harris, before settling on the name of Black Bart in 1984.

He formed a tag team called "The Long Riders" with Ron Bass in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1984 and they went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions later that year.

After splitting with Bass in 1985, he feuded with Ron Garvin, Terry Taylor and Sam Houston.

In late 1986, Bart went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he feuded with Chris Adams and Kevin Von Erich over the World Class title. When Adams, who held the World Class title, left the promotion in September 1986, Bart was awarded the championship...but not before the promotion explained that Bart won the belt from Adams in a fictitious match held in Los Angeles. Bart lost the championship to Von Erich a month later in Dallas, then, like other major World Class stars, left WCCW to join the UWF.

He went back to Florida Championship Wrestling in 1989 and teamed with Bobby Jaggers and Tony Anthony while feuding with Dustin Rhodes & Mike Graham and The Nasty Boys.

He then went to the CWA where he feuded with Dutch Mantel.

In late 1989, he went to the WWF where he continued his feud with Dustin Rhodes.

He then went back to the NWA to form The Desperados with Dutch Mantell and Deadeye Dick.

In 1991, he went to the Global Wrestling Federation where he won the Tag Team Titles 3 times, including once with John Hawk.

Harris wrestled in the independents for the rest of his career and had a very short run in WCW as Big Train Bart before retiring in 2002.