Austin Idol
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| Austin Idol | |
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| Ring name(s) | Mike McCord Mr. Gulf Coast Austin Idol |
| Billed height | 6 ft. 2 in. |
| Billed weight | 242 lb. |
| Born | October 26, 1949 Tampa, Florida |
| Billed from | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Debut | 1972 |
Austin Idol (born Dennis McCord) was a professional wrestler. He was known as the "Universal Heartthrob".
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[edit] Career
Austin Idol graduated from Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida.
He started wrestling in 1972 and wrestled in the southeast promotions holding many titles in the USWA, Georgia, & Mid Atlantic territories. He had a long running feud with Jerry Lawler.
One of his finishing moves was the figure-four leglock which he called "Las Vegas Leglock."
He retired in 1995.
[edit] Managers
[edit] Championships/Accomplishments
American Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association
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- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dutch Mantel (2) and Jerry Lawler (1)
- National
- Regional
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- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masked Superstar
- NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Golden
Other Titles
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- CWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- GCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Texas All-Star Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 193 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- 1987 Feud of the Year (with Tommy Rich vs Jerry Lawler)
[edit] Trivia
Idol was one of the survivors of the plane crash that killed Bobby Shane in 1975. He was flying with Buddy Colt and Gary Hart. The plane encountered poor weather and zero visibility when it went down in the murky waters of Tampa Bay.
Austin Aries took the name Austin to honor Idol, who was a favorite wrestler of Aries growing up.
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