Rip Morgan is perhaps best known as one half of The New Zealand Militia in WCW with Jack Victory.
15 Facts About Rip Morgan
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Rip Morgan was the last flag bearer for the original New Zealand Sheepherders.
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Rip Morgan was formerly the CEO of the now defunct Wellington-based professional wrestling promotion Kiwi Pro Wrestling.
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Mike Morgan made his professional wrestling debut in 1983 under the Ring name Rip Morgan, working in his native New Zealand.
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Rip Morgan worked with the two to continue his wrestling training as Williams and Miller taught him aspects of professional wrestling outside of the actual wrestling moves.
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In 1985, Rip Morgan wrestled as Bigfoot for the WWF appearing on TV.
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Boyd and Rip Morgan quickly made their name known in the Continental Wrestling Association, based out of Memphis, Tennessee by defeating CWA's most popular team The Fabulous Ones for AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on 17 June 1985.
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Later on Rip Morgan joined Jim Crockett Promotions, later known as World Championship Wrestling.
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Rip Morgan worked the 1988 Great American Bash tour facing Bugsy McGraw on several stops of the tour.
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At Clash of the Champions V special event Rip Morgan lost to Rick Steiner.
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In 1989 the bookers of World Championship Wrestling decided to put Rip Morgan together with another former flagbearer of the Sheepherders, Jack Victory, creating a tag team known as the "New Zealand Militia", billing Victory as a native of New Zealand despite him being born in the United States.
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Victory and Rip Morgan lost to "Team Japan" in the first round of the tournament.
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In 1993, Rip Morgan wrestled in Germany, and was known for performing a Maori Haka before each match.
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Rip Morgan retired from full-time wrestling in 2002 and returned to his native New Zealand, where he began promoting wrestling.
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Rip Morgan later became the CEO of the Wellington-based professional wrestling promotion Kiwi Pro Wrestling.