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| Chris Colt | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Charles Harris |
| Born | June 22, 1924 Idaho, United States |
| Died | May 28, 1995 (aged 48) Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5'10 |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1965 |
| Retired | 1987 |
Charles Harris (June 22, 1946 – May 28, 1995) was an American professional wrestler[2] who worked for a variety of different wrestling promotions in the United States such as Big Time Wrestling (Detroit), NWA All-Star Wrestling, American Wrestling Association, and Pacific Northwest Wrestling. He also competed as Paul Dupree, Jim Dillinger, and Chuck Dupree.
Professional wrestling career
Made his professional wrestling debut in 1965 in Massachusetts.[3] In 1966, he formed a tag team with Ron Dupree as the Hell's Angels a biker-themed brothers in Phoenix, Arizona. Sometimes they were known as the California Hell's Angels or Comancheros. They would win many tag team titles in Phoenix, and Detroit until breaking up in 1971.
In 1969, he formed a tag team with Jack Dillinger as the Chain Gang. They won the WWA World Tag Team Championship in Indianapolis until 1970.
In 1974, Colt reunited with Paul Dupree as the Hells Angels in the Gulf Coast winning the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship twice. The team suddenly ended on October 17, 1975 when Paul Dupree died from a heart attack while ring announcing.[3] Afterwards, Colt would focus more on his singles career and changed his gimmick to a rocker gimmick.[4]
Colt won his first singles title the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship defeating Cowboy Bob Kelly in March of 1975.
Colt made his debut in Vancouver, Canada for NWA All-Star Wrestling in 1979 winning the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) twice with Bobby Jaggers and Buddy Rose. He worked in Vanocuver until 1982. Also in 1979, he made his debut in Portland, Oregon for Pacific Northwest where he became a big star.
Later in his career, he worked in Ontario and Alabama. Colt's last known match was a Lose Leaves Town match as he lost to Wendell Cooley in Birmingham, Alabama.
Death
Colt died from AIDS after years of drug and alcohol addictions at a homeless shelter in Seattle, Washington on May 28, 1995 at 48.[5]
Colt will be featured on Vice's Dark Side of the Ring Season 5 this March 2024.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Alliance[7]
- NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (18 times)
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 time) – with Buddy Rose (1) and Bobby Jaggers (1)[8]
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Don Fargo (1 time)
References
- ^ "Chris Colt". Cagematch.
- ^ "Chris Colt". Wrestlingdate.
- ^ a b "Chris Colt". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "auto" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ https://prowrestlingpost.com/chris-colt/?expand_article=1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Johnson, Steven; Oliver, Greg (June 15, 2007). id=H-6DoPuiRkEC&pg=PA290&lpg=PA290&dq=chris+colt+wrestler&source=bl&ots=Fhy_pG_uwM&sig=ACfU3U1EWi2AM1ixeZxRE1N9Ch3Fdwn7Rw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC6rfvn7aEAxXXjIkEHaFHBFYQ6AF6BAhMEAM#v=onepage&q=chris%20colt%20wrestler&f=false The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heels. ISBN 10 1550227599.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help); Check|url=value (help); Missing pipe in:|url=(help) - ^ "Dark Side Of The Ring Season 5: Which Wrestling Stories Are Coming Next". CINEMABLEND. January 24, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 12, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/12): The Outsiders win WCW Tag team titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.