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 (1.83 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 295 lb (134 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Greasy Corner, Arkansas[1] |
| Debut | 1973 |
Don Heard (born 1946) is a former American professional wrestler, best known under the 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
- Managers
- Jimmy Hart[1]
- Downtown Bruno[1]
- Tojo Yamamoto[1]
- Maw Bass[1]
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-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[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 "Don Bass". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Don Bass". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Bass Brothers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ 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.