281. The Missouri Mauler

The Bullet Points

• Other Aliases: Larry Hamilton (Real Name)
  Rocky Hamilton
• Billed From: U.S.A. (St. Joseph, MO)
• Key Championships Held: NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team (2) 1w/Great Bolo & 1w/Pampero Firpo
  NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight (2)
  NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team w/Dutch Savage
  NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight (5)
  NWA (Florida) Tag Team (3) 2w/Hiro Matsuda & 1w/Dale Lewis
  NWA (Florida) Brass Knuckles (2)
  NWA (Florida) Heavyweight
  NWA Eastern States Heavyweight (2)
  NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team w/Brute Bernard
  NWA (Texas) American Tag Team w/Brute Bernard
  NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight
  NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team w/Steve Rackman
• Why they will get in: Perhaps as a family with the Hamiltons?
• Why they won't get in: His run in New York predates the WWWF.
• Five Greatest Matches/Moments:
  1. Won his first major singles title by beating The Mongolian Stomper for the Central States United States Heavyweight Title (1/31/64)
  2. Won his first NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title by beating Tarzan Tyler (3/8/66)
  3. Defeated Red Bastien for the Florida Southern Heavyweight Title (1/??/69)
  4. Won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Jack Brisco (5/19/70)
  5. Beat Pat O’Connor for the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title (10/??/70)