Brock Lesnar, a native of Minnesota, was a college champ in amateur wrestling and took to the pro game just as easy. After a stint in Ohio Valley Wrestling Lesnar made his mark on WWE main roster winning world titles before going to the UFC where he also was heavyweight champion.
One half of the popular tag team the Rock n Roll Express with Robert Gibson. Morton had a nice singles run challenging Nature Boy Ric Flair for the world’s title. Morton still semi active on the Indy scene today with his son.
Dutch Mantel was another Southern staple with his trademark moustache and bull whip. Part of the Kansas Jayhawks tag team with Bobby Jaggers and turned manager in the WWF for the Harris twins.
Tommy “Wildfire” Rich was a Georgia standout who claimed the NWA world title at a young age. Successful runs in the south for Georgia Championship Wrestling and Jerry Jarrett’s Mid South wrestling. With the death of the territories Rich wrestled in WCW as part of the York Foundation.