Plasee Dennis Conway Jr. (May 18, 1953) is a retired American
professional wrestler, better known by his
ring name
A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...
, Tiger Conway Jr.. Notable in the Mid-Atlantic and most notably teaming with his father
Tiger Conway
Plasse Dennis Bradford Conway (August 4, 1932 – November 13, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tiger Conway.
Professional wrestling career
Conway was born on August 4, 1932, in Shreveport, Louisian ...
.
Early life
Born and raised in Houston. Conway grew up playing football in Junior and High school for Kashmere Gardens school. After graduating high school in 1971, Conway refused scholarships from universities and chose to follow his father's foot steps into wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Conway made his wrestling debut in 1971. He would work in India for a bit during his career. In 1972, he made his debut for
Houston Wrestling and won Rookie of the Year from
Paul Boesch.
Conway most notable promotion in his career was
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling where he worked from 1974 to 1978 and 1987 to 1988. Also worked in
Georgia Championship Wrestling,
World Class Championship Wrestling,
Central States Wrestling
Heart of America Sports Attractions, also known as the Midwest Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling and the World Wrestling Alliance, was an American professional wrestling promotion that ran shows mainly in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska ...
and
Championship Wrestling from Florida. From 1979 to 1980 Conway with
Jose Lothario won the
NWA American Tag Team Championship three times feuding with
Mr. Hito
(April 25, 1942 – April 21, 2010), better known as Mr. Hito, was a Japanese professional wrestler who competed in North American and Japanese regional promotions from the 1950s until the mid-1980s. Most notably, he was the tag team partne ...
and
Mr. Sakurada over the titles. In 1981, Conway made his debut
Southwest Championship Wrestling in Texas where he became two time
SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Champion defeating Tank Patton. Conway and
Mr. Wrestling II
John Francis Walker (September 10, 1934June 10, 2020), better known by the ring name Mr. Wrestling II, was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship ...
won the
Mid-South Tag Team Championship
The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. It was formerly known as the Mid-South Tag Team Championship from 1979 until 1986 when Mid-South Wrestling b ...
defeating the Rat Pack (
Ted DiBiase and
Matt Borne). The titles were dropped to DiBiase and
Mr. Olympia.
He formed a tag team with
Iceman King Parsons called the Dream Team in 1986 in Texas All-Star Wrestling. The Dream Team won the
Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship twice feuding with the Golden Brothers. In 1987, Conway returned to the Mid-Atlantic teaming with
Pez Whatley as the Jive Tones. They also worked for
All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1989. During his career he wrestled in Singapore, Malaysia, Hawaii, Saudi Arabia, and Bahamas.
Conway retired from the sport in 1996.
Personal life
After retiring from wrestling, Conway took over his father's business Tiger Conway Fence Company. He coached his sons football team and wrestling team at his former high school Kashmere Gardens. In 2019, he was inducted into the school's Athlete Hall of Fame.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
**
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship/NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (
2 times) - with
Paul Jones (wrestler) (1) and
Dino Bravo (1)
*
NWA Big Time Wrestling
**
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (
2 times) – with
Bull Ramos (1),
David Von Erich (1) and
Kerry Von Erich (1)
**
NWA American Tag Team Championship (
3 times) – with
Jose Lothario
*
Southwest Championship Wrestling
**
SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Championship (
2 times)
**
Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship (
2 times) – with
Iceman King Parsons
*
Mid-South Wrestling
**
Mid-South Tag Team Championship
The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. It was formerly known as the Mid-South Tag Team Championship from 1979 until 1986 when Mid-South Wrestling b ...
(
1 time) – with
Mr. Wrestling II
John Francis Walker (September 10, 1934June 10, 2020), better known by the ring name Mr. Wrestling II, was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship ...
References
External links
*https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=7484
*https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2091959/
*https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/tiger-conway-jr/
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1953 births
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
African-American male professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
Entertainers from Houston
Professional wrestlers from Texas
Living people
20th-century professional wrestlers
WCWA World Tag Team Champions