Pezavan Whatley was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with NWA Mid-America.
17 Facts About Pez Whatley
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Pez Whatley started wrestling in 1973 after a brief career as a power lifter.
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Pez Whatley wrestled with the Sheik's Big Time Wrestling, after which he wrestled primarily in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
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Pez Whatley had a match in the Omni for the United States Heavyweight championship against Greg Valentine.
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Pez Whatley was one of the most popular wrestlers in Ga, before going to Florida Championship Wrestling in 1984.
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Pez Whatley was one-third of the "Convertible Blondes" with Rip Rogers and Gary Royal in the Angelo Poffo-promoted ICW, even though he didn't dye his hair blonde.
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The angle lasted for several months until Pez Whatley finally won a match.
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Pez Whatley went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985 and often teamed with Jimmy Valiant against members of Paul Jones' Army.
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Pez Whatley frequently teamed with The Barbarian and Baron von Raschke in their war against Valiant, and would frequently spit on his opponents during matches.
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Pez Whatley eventually lost a hair vs hair match to Valiant and was shaved bald.
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In 1986, during a short stint when Dusty Rhodes was NWA Champion, Pez Whatley appeared to freelance during a TV interview and made the announcers visibly uncomfortable when he said that he wanted to become the first black NWA Champion.
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In late 1987, Pez Whatley had left Jones and started teaming with Tiger Conway Jr.
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Pez Whatley was part of Kevin Sullivan's goon squad in Florida and departed for Alabama shortly after his arrival.
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Pez Whatley worked for the World Wrestling Federation as an enhancement talent on their weekly television programs from January 1990 until April 1991, putting over many of the WWF's top stars.
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Pez Whatley picked up a few victories on house shows, most notably over Buddy Rose, Paul Diamond and The Genius.
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Pez Whatley then made sporadic appearances in World Championship Wrestling throughout the 90s as an enhancement talent as well as appearances at the 1995 and 1996 World War 3 events until his in-ring retirement in 1998, becoming a backstage worker for WCW and an assistant trainer at the WCW Power Plant.
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Pez Whatley was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2021 as a legacy member.