The Royal Kangaroos
| The Royal Kangaroos | |
|---|---|
Sydney, Australia | |
| Debut | 1969 |
| Disbanded | 1977 |
The Royal Kangaroos was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins "Lord" Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III. The duo played off their Australian heritage which included using a boomerang as their weapon of choice. Boyd and Charles were known for their brutal, brawling style.[1]
History
Cousins Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III both came into the pro wrestling world with a solid amateur background behind them.
The Royal Kangaroos regained the titles only a few short weeks later and would hold them until 17 April where they fell to the PNW Tag Team powerhouse of
After travelling around the world the Kangaroos returned to the territory that brought them the most fame and won their 5th PNW Tag Team Championship on 27 February 1975 when they defeated Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka. The Australians would go on to dominate the Portland tag team division as they held on to the titles for 10 months before finally being unseated by Savage and Snuka on 25 December.[1] Their sixth and last run with the PNW tag team title only lasted 3 days as they won the gold from and then lost it back to the combination of Jesse Ventura and Apache Bull Ramos between 5 June and 8 June.
After working for Pacific Northwest for a number of years, the Royal Kangaroos headed south a bit to work for the
Championships and accomplishments
- All-South Wrestling Alliance
- ASWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 times)[5]
- Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco)
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (1 time)[7]
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- Ring Around The Northwest Newsletter
- Tag Team of the Year (1975)[9]
- Stampede Wrestling
- 1 time)[10]
- Other championships
- South Pacific World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
- ^ "The Turnbuckle: Home of the Royal Kangaroos in Cyberspace". Retrieved 6 June 2007.
We both wrestled very successfully as amateurs
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "The Turnbuckle: Home of the Royal Kangaroos in Cyberspace". Retrieved 6 June 2007.
- ^ "ASWA Georgia Tag Team Title".
- ^ "World Tag Team Title (San Francisco 1960s - 1970s)".
- ^ "Brass Knuckles Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic)".
- ^ "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title".
- ^ Rodgers, Mike (2004). "Regional Territories: PNW #16". KayfabeMemories.com.
- ^ "Stampede International Tag Team Title (Alberta & Saskatchewan)".