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Troy Graham | |
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Born | (1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 (age 71) Memphis, Tennessee |
Died | (2002-03-07)March 7, 2002 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Troy Graham Dr. Troy Graham Troy T. Tyler Randy Tyler The Dream Warrior |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Billed weight | 252 lb (114 kg; 18.0 st) |
Debut | October 1978 |
Retired | 1990 |
Troy Roland Thompson Jr. (born October 26 1949), was an American professional wrestler.
Career
Thompson was discovered by Jimmy Hart and first came in to wrestling as Troy "The Hippie" Graham. During his initial career, he fulfilled the role of a heel.
From 1982 to 1983 Thompson teamed with Porkchop Cash to become the Bruise Brothers. The Bruise Brothers were in the First Family stable of Jimmy Hart. They defeated Dutch Mantell and Koko B. Ware for their first AWA tag team championship titles. They also went on to compete against the Rock and Roll Express, winning and losing the AWA tag team titles to them.
In 1984 Troy Graham was replaced on the Bruise Brothers and left AWA. He began a lengthy career in the mid 80's to the early 90's before he retired.
Troy Graham died on March 7, 2002 of a heart attack.
Title History
- AWA (Memphis) Southern Tag Team titles w/Porkchop Cash defeating Dutch Mantell & Koko Ware
- AWA (Memphis) Southern Tag Team titles w/Porkchop Cash defeating The RockNRoll Express