Bobby Kay
Bobby Kay | |
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Birth name | Romeo Cormier |
Born | [1] | 5 January 1950
Died | 17 January 2020 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | (aged 70)
Family | Cormier |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bobby Burke Bobby Kay Norton Jackson Terry Kay Terry Martin |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Stu Hart[1] |
Debut | 1967[1] |
Retired | 1999 |
Romeo Cormier[1] (5 January 1950 – 17 January 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by the ring name Bobby Kay. He was a member of the Cormier wrestling family, a group of four brothers who were all successful professional wrestlers. He worked in Canada and the United States from 1967 to the mid-1980s, briefly owning and operating part of the Eastern Sports Association. After retiring from wrestling, he performed country music professionally before taking a job with Loblaws.
Career
Cormier grew up with eight brothers and four sisters on the family's farm in what is now
Cormier made his professional debut in 1967 and wrestled in several countries.[1][2] While touring the world as a competitor, he used several ring names. In Calgary's Stampede Wrestling, he used the name Norton Jackson.[5] He then took on the moniker Terry Martin while wrestling in Central States Wrestling.[5] He competed primarily as a tag team wrestler,[1] and he won his first title belt in Kansas City on 31 October 1968. Teaming with his brother Léonce, who was using the name Tommy Martin, he won the Central States version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship. The reign lasted for one week before they dropped the title to The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes).[4][6][7]
Cormier also competed for the
Later that year, Cormier returned to Kansas, where he won the
Cormier competed in Toronto from 1982 to 1984 under the ring name Terry Kay, a name that he had also used while wrestling in
Retirement
Cormier retired from professional wrestling to spend more time with his wife and two children.
He died on 17 January 2020, at a hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick, at the age of 70.[16]
Championships and accomplishments
- Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Men’s Wrestling Award (2009) as part of The Cormier Family [17]
- Central States Wrestling
- Eastern Sports Association
- ESA International Tag Team Championship (5 times) — with Leo Burke (2) and The Beast (3)[8]
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling
References
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- ^ ISBN 0-89689-267-0.
- ^ Lewis, Eric (5 March 2009). "Legend Yvon 'The Beast' Cormier loses battle with cancer". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ ISBN 1-55022-531-6.
- ^ a b c d "Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Kay". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "International Tag Team Title History". Stampede Wrestling. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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- ^ "Obituary For Romeo "Bobby Kay" Cormier". Telegraph Journal. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Honorees". Cauliflower Alley Club. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
External links
- Online World of Wrestling profile Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine