Kerry Morton (born April 4, 2001) is an American

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currently signed to

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(NWA) where he is the current NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the son of

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. Kerry's grandfather, Paul, was also a professional wrestling

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Early life

Morton attended

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where he started

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Professional wrestling career

Morton made his debut in the

(NWA) on December 4, 2021, at the Hard Times 2 pre-show in a

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Qualifying

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, which was won by

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. on the January 22, 2022 episode of ''

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'', which taped on December 3, 2021, where he defeated Jamie Stanley during the quarterfinals of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament. He was later eliminated by

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. On November 12, at Hard Times 3, Morton defeated Homicide to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship. On December 14, Morton confirmed that he has signed with NWA. On February 11, 2023, at Nuff Said, Morton successfully defended the title against Alex Taylor. On April 7 at

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, Morton successfully defended the title against Joe Alonzo.

Championships and accomplishments

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** IPW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with JC Addams *

( 1 time, current) **NWA Champions Series Tournament (2023) – with Team Rock N’ Roll * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 448 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Kerry 21st-century professional wrestlers American male professional wrestlers Living people NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions Professional wrestlers from Tennessee Sportspeople from Tennessee 2001 births