Birth name Randall Anderson Billed height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Name Randy Anderson | |
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Ring name(s) Pee Wee AndersonRandy Anderson Role Professional Wrestling Referee Died May 5, 2002, Rome, Georgia, United States Spouse Kristy Anderson (m. ?–2002) Children Chase Anderson, Montana Anderson Similar People Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Ric Flair | ||
Nwo makes randy anderson wrestle for his job
Randall "Randy" Anderson (July 17, 1959 – May 5, 2002) was an American professional wrestling referee and amateur wrestler who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling.
Contents
- Nwo makes randy anderson wrestle for his job
- Wcw nitro randy anderson vs nick patrick
- Professional wrestling career
- Personal life
- Death
- References
Wcw nitro randy anderson vs nick patrick
Professional wrestling career
Anderson was a childhood friend of Arn Anderson. He started out training for a professional wrestling career with Arn under the tutelage of Ted Allen. Anderson started working as a referee upon his graduation in 1978 in Mid-South Wrestling. He also refereed in Florida Championship Wrestling before arriving in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985. He quickly rose up the referee ranks and was the referee for several main event matches.
In 1988, when Ted Turner bought Crockett and renamed it World Championship Wrestling, Anderson stayed on.
His wrestling persona was a quiet and unassuming family man, which was appealing to the crowds.
Anderson was the referee in charge of the main event six-man tag match at Bash at the Beach 1996 which saw the heel turn of Hulk Hogan and the formation of the New World Order (nWo).
From 1996 to 1997, Anderson was featured in the "hostile takeover" of WCW by the nWo. He refused to work on the September 23, 1996, episode of Monday Nitro after nWo members took control of the broadcast. Eric Bischoff and the nWo bullied him around. At Souled Out, nWo referee Nick Hamilton was bumped and knocked out. Anderson came from the crowd to count the pinfall and award the tag team championship to the Steiner Brothers. Bischoff fired Anderson for interfering, but then decided to allow Anderson to wrestle Patrick to get his job back. Anderson defeated him by using a foreign object, from fellow WCW referee Jimmy Jett. Immediately following this match, Eric Bischoff reversed the decision and fired both Jett and Anderson. In 1999 when Ric Flair became the President, they ran a story line that Randy Anderson was still fired, and then became reinstated by Ric Flair, never mentioning that he had beaten Nick Patrick for his job back in 1997 or that the decision was ultimately reversed.
Anderson continued as a referee in WCW until he was forced to retire in 1999 due to his battle with cancer.
Personal life
Anderson was an amateur wrestler in high school, winning a state championship in the 119-lb class.
Death
Anderson was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 36. He was diagnosed after recognizing his symptoms while reading a medical magazine. Because of a malignant tumor, he had to have his left testicle removed. Anderson died on May 5, 2002 as a result of the testicular cancer. He was 42 years old. Anderson was survived by his wife Kristy, daughter Montana, and son Chase.