Roy Edward Welch was an American professional wrestler and promoter.
11 Facts About Roy Welch
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Roy Welch is best known as the promoter of the NWA Mid-America territory alongside Nick Gulas.
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The Roy Welch brothers were recognized as the inaugural NWA Mid-America AWA Southern Tag Team Champions in 1943.
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Roy Welch won the title a second time with Eddie Gossett in 1950, then twice more with Herb Roy Welch in 1952.
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In 1944, the Roy Welch brothers were recognized as the NWA World Tag Team Champions.
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In 1949, the Roy Welch brothers were recognised as the inaugural NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champions after defeating Art Nelson and Earl Knielson.
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In 1949, the Roy Welch brothers won the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling NWA Southern Tag Team Championship, holding the title until 1951.
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Roy Welch began promoting in the 1940s, establishing the Nashville office with Nick Gulas.
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Roy Welch retired from promoting in the 1970s due to ill health.
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Roy Welch had multiple relatives who became professional wrestlers, including his brothers Herb, Jack, and Lester, his son Buddy, and his grandsons Jimmy Golden, Robert Fuller, and Ron Fuller.
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Roy Welch died on September 27,1977, at the age of 75 in the Trenton Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Tennessee.