Denny Brown
| Denny Brown | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dennis Brown[1] |
| Born | January 9, 1956 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bradford Brown[2] Dennis Brown[2] Denny Brown[2] Night Rider[2] Red Raider[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg)[3] |
| Trained by | Rick Conners[4] |
| Debut | 1979[3] |
| Retired | 1997[3][4] |
Dennis Brown (born January 10, 1956) is an American retired
Early life
After serving in the United States Army, Brown attended welding school in St. Petersburg, Florida. After completing his training, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee in search of work, but was rejected by the trade union due to not coming from Tennessee. His uncle introduced him to professional wrestler Rick Conners, who agreed to train him.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Brown debuted in 1979. In 1980, he began wrestling for
Later in his career, Brown wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and as a jobber in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) before retiring in 1997.
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- International Wrestling Association of Japan
- IWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Jim Crockett Promotions
- National Wrestling Alliance1
- South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
- SAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship(1 time)
1NWA records are unclear as to where Brown was or what NWA affiliated promotion he was wrestling for when his first reign with the championship began.
References
- ^ a b c Meltzer, Dave (1986). The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e Saalbach, Axel. "Denny Brown". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Denny Brown". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c Robertson, Alexandra (November 26, 2018). "Downtown Denny Brown never gave up". SlamWrestling.net. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0.
External links
- Denny Brown at IMDb
- Denny Brown's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database