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Mark Romero (born July 21, 1963) is a retired
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second generation
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better known by his
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Mark Youngblood.


Professional wrestling career

Mark Romero is the son of Ricky Romero. He started wrestling as Mark Youngblood in 1980 and worked for the
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's
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as a tag team with
Wahoo McDaniel Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA Unite ...
. He wrestled in
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in 1985 with his brother
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and formed a tag team with his younger brother Chris Romero in 1986 following Jay's death. The Romeros achieved some success in the
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and later in the
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and the
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as "The Tribal Nation". They also had a brief stint in
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as "
The Renegade Warriors The Renegade Warriors are the professional wrestling tag team of American brothers Mark and Chris Youngblood. They are the sons of Ricky Romero and the brothers of Jay Youngblood. Professional wrestling career World Class Championship Wrestl ...
". Mark retired from wrestling in 1999. In early 2006, he wrestled at the
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, based indy-wrestling company West Texas Wrestling Legends ran by his brother Chris. He made several appearances for the company before going back into retirement in July 2006. On January 13, 2007, he resurfaced in WTWL and defeated the WTWL Champion Thunder to win the championship. After the match, WTWL wrestlers "Hobo" Hank, Mike DiBiase, Dice Murdock, nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and Mark's brother Chris Romero came down to celebrate the win with the new champion. Romero explained that his return was for one night only and he later vacated the WTWL Championship.


Championships and accomplishments

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:*Family Wrestling Award (2015) – with
Chris Youngblood Christopher Romero (February 10, 1966 – July 7, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Youngblood. A second generation wrestler, he was the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblo ...
,
Jay Youngblood Steven Nicolas Romero (June 21, 1955 – September 2, 1985) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Stea ...
and Ricky Romero * Central States Wrestling :*
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) – with Mike George :*
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) *
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:* NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Florida version)'' (
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) – with
Jay Youngblood Steven Nicolas Romero (June 21, 1955 – September 2, 1985) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Stea ...
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( 1 time) – with
Chris Youngblood Christopher Romero (February 10, 1966 – July 7, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Youngblood. A second generation wrestler, he was the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblo ...
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:* NWA Television Championship ( 1 time) :* NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'' (
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) – with
Wahoo McDaniel Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA Unite ...
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'' **PWI ranked him #321 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
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in 1991 **PWI ranked him # 100 of the 100 best tag teams of the
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with Chris Youngblood in 2003. *Southern Championship Wrestling **SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with
Chris Youngblood Christopher Romero (February 10, 1966 – July 7, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Youngblood. A second generation wrestler, he was the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblo ...
*West Texas Wrestling Legends :*WTWL Championship (1 time) *
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( 1 time) *
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( 3 times) – with Chris Youngblood :*
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( 6 times) – with Chris Youngblood


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