Spotlight #3 -- ACPW Wrestling

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Subject: Spotlight #3

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Date Posted: 20:15:58 01/25/05 Tue

Wrestler/Referee: "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
Real Name: Roger Barnes
Birthday: 1945
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Marital Status: Married
Height & Weight: 5'10" - 230lbs
Trained by: Pat Gerard
Debut: 1962
Previous Gimmicks:
Finishing Move:
Favorite Moves: Garvin Stomp
Notable Feuds: Boris Malenko
Bob Orton
Angelo Poffo
Randy Savage
Dusty Rhodes
Road Warriors
Ox Baker
Ric Flair
Tully Blanchard
Greg Valentine

NWA World Tag (Florida) w/ Terry Garvin 1967
NWA Florida Tag w/ Ole Anderson 1971
2-time NWA Georgia Tag w/ Terry Garvin 1974
5-time NWA National/World TV champion 1983-85
NWA National champion (Georgia) 1984-85
NWA National tag champion (Georgia) w/ Jerry Oates, 1984
NWA Mid-Atlantic champion 1986
NWA U.S. tag champion w/ Barry Windham 1986-87
NWA World champion 1987
AWA TV champion 1988
2-time WWC Universal champion (Puerto Rico) 1988,92

1945: Roger Barnes was born in Montreal..
Ronnie Garvin (age 2) moved with his family to Gaspe where he learned to hunt and fish..
Ronnie Garvin's family returned to Monrteal when he was 12..
Ronnie Garvin became friends with Pat Patterson (Pierre Clermont) and Terry Garvin (Terry Joyal)..
Ronnie Garvin dated Pat Patterson's sister, Annette..
Ronnie Garvin married Jimmy Garvin's mother, making him Jimmy's stepfather..
1962: Ronnie Garvin (age 17) left Montreal and travelled to Boston where he debuted in Wrestling..
Ronnie Garvin was known as "Hands of Stone", a name which was given to him by Gordon Solie..
Ronnie Garvin teamed with Terry Garvin in the mid-60s and 70s and was particularly successful in the Southern U.S..
Ronnie & Terry were billed as brother, however, the were not related in any way..
1967: Ronnie & Terry Garvin won the Florida Tag Team Titles..
1971: Ronnie & Ole Anderson won the Florida Tag Team Titles..
1974: Ronnie & Terry Garvin won the Georgia Tag Team Titles..
Ron was also known as the "One Man Gang", Les Thatcher is credited for that.. (not to be confused with the wrestler with that name).
June 8, 1985: Black Bart defeated Ronnie Garvin for the Georgia National Heavyweight title..
1987: Ronnie Garvin defeated The Nature Boy, Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight title..
1988: Ronnie Garvin won the AWA Television title..
1990: Ronnie Garbin (age 50) officially retires from Wrestling..
Ronnie Garvin is now a pilot, flying cargo across the United States..

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