Don Kernodle was a two time national arm wrestling champion.
13 Facts About Don Kernodle
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Don Kernodle got his start by accepting a "shoot" wrestling challenge from Bob Roop.
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Don Kernodle would continue to wrestle on co-promoted cards through May 23,1983 when he made his Madison Square Garden debut for the WWF.
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Don Kernodle would wrestle in the WWF through November 1983, being primarily featured on television defeating the likes of Jeff Craney, Jack Carson, Bill Dixon, Steve King, and Tony Colon but falling short to Tito Santana and Rocky Johnson in single competition and The Invaders in tag team competition.
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Additionally, Don Kernodle was frequently used as a substitute for Afa Anoa'i in main event matches throughout 1983.
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Don Kernodle soon turned against America and formed a tag team with Ivan Koloff and won the NWA World Tag Team Title.
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When Koloff's "nephew" Nikita Koloff arrived in late 1984, Don Kernodle helped to train him.
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Don Kernodle teamed with his brother Rocky to feud with the Koloffs and helped the Rock 'n' Roll Express to win the Tag Team Title from them at Starrcade '85: The Gathering.
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In 1986, Don Kernodle left the NWA and wrestled in various independent promotions in the Carolinas.
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Don Kernodle later became a Sergeant for Immigration Customs Enforcement for Alamance County.
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Don Kernodle was a deputy sheriff with the Alamance County sheriffs office.
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Don Kernodle appeared in the 1978 Sylvester Stallone movie Paradise Alley.
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Don Kernodle had been suffering from several health issues prior to his death.