Birth name Don Heard Name Don Bass Billed height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Role Wrestler | Billed weight 295 lb (134 kg) Debut 1973 | |
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Ring name(s) Don BassFireIntern IIRock and Roll Phantom IScorpion | ||
Memphis wrestling the singin cowboy don bass
Donald Hollis Welch (March 14, 1946 – September 16, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Don Bass.
Contents
- Memphis wrestling the singin cowboy don bass
- Don bass tribute
- Professional wrestling career
- Continental Wrestling Alliance
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Don bass tribute
Professional wrestling career
Don Welch started wrestling as Don Bass in 1973.
Bass found early success as a tag team wrestler, teaming up with his brother, Ron Bass as a member of the heel stable The Bass Family. The duo was managed by their "mother", Maw Bass. Maw Bass carried a loaded purse, with which she would strike their opponents to steal a victory.
Continental Wrestling Alliance
In the early 1980s, Don Bass joined Continental Wrestling Association as one half of The Interns with Roger Smith. The masked duo would become a staple in Memphis tag team wrestling, capturing the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on five occasions.
Later, the team would be repackaged as Fire and Flame, once again winning the Southern Tag Titles. During this time, Bass defeated Jerry Lawler in a tag team match, winning the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, his first and only major singles championship. Bass died of cancer on September 16, 2016.