List of former Global Wrestling Federation personnel explained
The Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas from 1991 to 1994. Former employees in the GWF consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.
Alumni
Male wrestlers
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
|---|
| Chris Adams | sort | 1993–1994 | [1] [2] |
| Kevin Von Erich | sort | 1993 | |
| Kerry Von Erich | sort | 1993 | [3] [4] |
| Sonny Beach | sort | 1991 | |
| Buddy Landel | sort | 1991 | [5] |
| Dirty White Boy | sort | 1991 | [6] |
| The Handsome Stranger | sort | 1991 | |
| Giant Warrior / Paul Bunyan | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Scott Putski | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Ivan Putski | sort | 1992 | |
| Bubba Monroe | sort | 1992 | |
| Tom Burton / Tom Davis | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Danny Davis / Nightmare #1 | sort | 1991–1992, 1994 | |
| Killer Tim Brooks | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Big Bully Busick | sort | 1991 | |
| The Cuban Assassin / The Hitman | sort | 1991 | |
| General von Kessler / Gerald von Kessler | sort | 1993 | |
| Bad News Allen / Bad News Brown | sort | 1991 | |
| Steven Dane | sort | 1991–1994 | [7] |
| Steve Cox | sort | 1991–1992 | [8] |
| Captain Ron | sort | 1993 | |
| Mike Davis / Michael Worthington Davis III / The Viper | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Eric Fontaine / The Zebra Kid | sort | 1991 | |
| Bobby Duncum Jr. | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Axis The Demolisher / Masked Superstar | sort | 1991, 1993 | |
| Sid Justice | sort | 1993 | |
| John Tatum | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Cactus Jack | sort | 1991 | [9] |
| Jeff Gaylord | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Khris Germany | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| The Dark Patriot | sort | 1991–1992 | [10] [11] |
| Eddie Gilbert | sort | 1991–1992 | [12] |
| Terry Gordy | sort | 1991, 1994 | [13] |
| Brian Adias | sort | 1991 | |
| One Man Gang | sort | 1991 | |
| Jeff Grettler / Rico Suave | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Crybaby Buxton / Francis Buxton | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Reno Riggins | sort | 1991 | |
| Brian Lee | sort | 1991 | |
| Black Bart | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Gary Young / Big Bertha Young | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Shiryu | sort | 1993 | |
| Buddy Roberts | sort | 1993 | |
| Barry Horowitz | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Vito Mussolini | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Booker T | sort | 1992–1993 | [14] [15] [16] |
| Stevie Ray | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Bill Irwin / Super Destroyer | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Action Jackson | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Joel Deaton | sort | 1991 | |
| Calvin Knapp | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| G.Q. Knight | sort | 1994 | |
| Axl Rotten | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Stan Lane | sort | 1991 | |
| Johnny Ace | sort | 1991 | |
| John Hawk | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Scott Anthony | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Jerry Lynn / The Avenger | sort | 1991–1992 | [17] |
| Steve Ray | sort | 1991 | |
| Austin Idol | sort | 1991 | |
| Awesome Kong / Dewey | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Billy Travis | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Rip Morgan | sort | 1991 | |
| Louie Spicolli / The Body Snatcher | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Dick Murdoch | sort | 1993 | |
| Osamu Nishimura | sort | 1994 | |
| Moadib | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| El Azteca / El Fantasma | sort | 1991 | |
| Terry Boy | sort | 1993 | |
| Iceman King Parsons | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Nightmare #2 | sort | 1991 | |
| Al Perez | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Firecat | sort | 1991 | |
| Alex Porteau | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Rod Price | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Rattlesnake Jeff Raitz | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Butch Reed | sort | 1992 | |
| Big Bad John / The Body Snatcher | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Jack Victory | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Guido Falcone / Sweet Daddy Falcone | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Chris Youngblood / Nocona | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Mark Youngblood / Brave Sky | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Kendo Nagasaki | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Todd Overbow | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Rip Rogers | sort | 1991 | [18] |
| Michael Hayes | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Makhan Singh | sort | 1991 | |
| Angel of Death | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Terry Garvin / Terry Simms | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Steve Simpson | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Jake Roberts | sort | 1993 | |
| Sam Houston / The Midnight Rider | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Doug Somers | sort | 1991 | |
| Roberto Soto | sort | 1994 | |
| Rasta the Voodoo Man | sort | 1991 | |
| Jeep Swenson | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Chaz | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Tug Taylor | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Terry Taylor | sort | 1991 | |
| King Kong | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Randy Rhodes | sort | 1991, 1993 | |
| Bull Pain | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Candyman / Reggie B. Fine | sort | 1993 | |
| The Lightning Kid | sort | 1991 | [19] |
| Koko B. Ware / Koko Ware | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Billy Black | sort | 1991 | |
| The Patriot | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Jimmy Garvin | sort | 1994 | |
| Ian Rotten | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Mr. Wrestling III | sort | 1993 | |
| The Soultaker | sort | 1991 | |
| Skip Young / Super Bad | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Adrian Street | sort | 1991 | |
| Al Jackson | sort | 1994 | |
| The American Ninja | sort | 1993 | |
| Animal | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| The Awesome Avenger | sort | 1994 | |
| Bam Bam Richardson | sort | 1993 | |
| Barry Usher | sort | 1991 | |
| Ben Jordan | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Bernard Vandamme | sort | 1994 | |
| Big Slammer | sort | 1994 | |
| Big V | sort | 1994 | |
| Bigfoot Sanders | sort | 1993 | |
| Bill Glass | sort | 1993 | |
| Billy Steele | sort | 1993 | |
| The Black Assassin | sort | 1994 | |
| The Black Prince | sort | 1994 | |
| Blue Flame | sort | 1993 | |
| Bo Vegas | sort | 1994 | |
| Bobby Chase | sort | 1994 | |
| Boo Koo Decal | sort | 1994 | |
| Boris the Bounty Hunter | sort | 1993 | |
| Brandon Baxter | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Brian Ferrar | sort | 1992 | |
| Brian Henning | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Brian Rider | sort | 1993 | |
| Brotherhood of Doom #1 | sort | 1993 | |
| Brotherhood of Doom #2 | sort | 1993 | |
| Bubba Fangman / Corporal John Armstrong | sort | 1991, 1993–1994 | |
| Buddy Storm | sort | 1994 | |
| The Buffalo Brawler | sort | 1993 | |
| Bullman Downs | sort | 1993 | |
| Butch Blackheart | sort | 1991 | |
| California Blond | sort | 1991 | |
| Chad Champion | sort | 1993 | |
| Chad Starr | sort | 1993 | |
| Chance Taylor | sort | 1994 | |
| Chico Cabello | sort | 1994 | |
| Chico Torres / Chico Torrez | sort | 1991 | |
| Chris Barrett | sort | 1993 | |
| Chris Rox | sort | 1994 | |
| Chris Walker | sort | 1991 | |
| Chuck West | sort | 1993 | |
| Cory McKenzie / Gary McKenzie | sort | 1993 | |
| Country Dog | sort | 1993 | |
| Cousin Elvis | sort | 1993 | |
| Crusher | sort | 1993 | |
| Cuervo II | sort | 1994 | |
| Cyclone | sort | 1993 | |
| Dangerous Derek | sort | 1994 | |
| Dapper Dan | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Deion Rowe / Devon Rove | sort | 1994 | |
| Devon Michaels | sort | 1994 | |
| Destruction | sort | 1993 | |
| Dice | sort | 1993 | |
| Dino Hernandez | sort | 1993 | |
| Dr. Doom | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| The Ebony Prince | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Ed Robinson | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| El Bandolero | sort | 1991 | |
| El Cubano | sort | 1991 | |
| El Diablo | sort | 1991 | |
| El Grande Colosso | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Frank Gilbert | sort | 1994 | |
| Frankie The Thumper | sort | 1994 | |
| Gilberto Soto | sort | 1994 | |
| The Gladiator / The Texas Gladiator | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| The Hammer | sort | 1991 | |
| Hurricane Ramirez | sort | 1993 | |
| Igor Smirnoff | sort | 1993 | |
| The Intruder | sort | 1994 | |
| Jammer | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Jeff Daniels | sort | 1993 | |
| Jim Lord / Jimmy Lord | sort | 1994 | |
| Jimmy James | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Jimmy Sullivan | sort | 1993 | |
| Johnny | sort | 1994 | |
| Johnny Angel | sort | 1993 | |
| Johnny Dollar | sort | 1993 | |
| Johnny Longhorn | sort | 1993 | |
| Johnny Mantell | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Johnny Reb | sort | 1993 | |
| Johnny Rotten | sort | 1993 | |
| Ken Striker | sort | 1991 | |
| KGB #1 | sort | 1993 | |
| KGB #2 | sort | 1993 | |
| Kit Carson | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Lance Thunder | sort | 1993 | |
| Larry Green | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Larry Shane | sort | 1993 | |
| LaToya | sort | 1993 | |
| Lightning | sort | 1994 | |
| The Lumberjack | sort | 1993 | |
| Manny Villalobos | sort | 1991–1993 | |
| Mark Burns | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Mike Diamond | sort | 1993 | |
| Mike Lane | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Mike Reed | sort | 1992 | |
| Mike Stetson, Mean Mike Tatum. | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Mr. Masked Mystery #2 / Mr. Masked Mysterie #2 | sort | 1994 | |
| Mr. X | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Nick Golden | sort | 1994 | |
| Nicky Lane | sort | 1993 | |
| Nightstalker | sort | 1994 | |
| The Ninja | sort | 1991 | |
| Pete Longhorn | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Plowboy Wilbur | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Pretty Boy Jimmy | sort | 1994 | |
| Pretty Boy Larry | sort | 1994 | |
| Purple Maze | sort | 1993 | |
| Randy Lewis | sort | 1993 | |
| Raven Robert | sort | 1994 | |
| Raving Roberts | sort | 1993 | |
| Ray Evans | sort | 1991, 1993 | |
| Rick Barrett | sort | 1993 | |
| Rick Garren | sort | 1991–1994 | |
| Rick Gonzales | sort | 1991, 1993 | |
| Rick Patterson | sort | 1993 | |
| Ricky Long | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Ricky Rob | sort | 1994 | |
| Ringlord #1 | sort | 1994 | |
| Ringlord #2 | sort | 1994 | |
| The Roughneck | sort | 1993 | |
| Ross Reed | sort | 1993 | |
| Scotty | sort | 1994 | |
| Shawn Summers | sort | 1992 | |
| Slammer | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Slice | sort | 1993 | |
| The Masked Star | sort | 1993 | |
| Steve Gibbs | sort | 1993 | |
| Super Dave | sort | 1991 | |
| Tarzan Taylor | sort | 1993 | |
| Terry Daniels | sort | 1991 | |
| Tex Toby | sort | 1993 | |
| Baxter Buxton | sort | 1994 | |
| Thunder Warrior | sort | 1993 | |
| Kyle The Killer | sort | 1992 | |
| Tony Williams | sort | 1992 | |
| Too Sweet Jones | sort | 1993 | |
| Travis Dalton | sort | 1993 | |
| Victor Gonzales | sort | 1991 | |
| Masked Amigo | sort | 1993 | |
| Spider | sort | 1993 | | |
Female wrestlers
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
|---|
| Candy Devine | sort | 1992 | |
| Rockin' Robin | sort | 1992 | |
| Blue Angel | sort | 1993 | |
| Darling Delaine / Darling Delayne | sort | 1993 | |
| Diamond Donna | sort | 1994 | |
| Dominique Ferrari | sort | 1993 | |
| Lady Day / Lady Di | sort | 1993 | |
| Mad Madeline | sort | 1994 | |
| Samantha | sort | 1992 | |
| Terrible Tasha | sort | 1993 | | |
Stables and tag teams
| Tag team/Stable(s) | Members | Tenure(s) |
|---|
| The American Breed | Rick Gonzales and Dapper Dan | 1991 |
| The Bad Breed | Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten | 1992–1993 |
| The Beach Bullies | Alex Porteau and Shawn Summers | 1994 |
| The Blackbirds | Action Jackson and Iceman Parsons | 1992–1994 |
| The Brotherhood of Doom | Brotherhood of Doom #1 and Brotherhood of Doom #2 | 1993 |
| Brute Force | Slammer and Jammer | 1991–1992 |
| The Butchers | Slice and Dice | 1993 |
| The California Connection | John Tatum and Rod Price | 1991–1992 |
| The Cartel | Max Andrews, Makhan Singh, Cactus Jack, Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers | 1991 |
| The Coast To Coast Connection | Sweet Daddy Falcone, Rod Price and John Tatum | 1991–1992 |
| The Colossal Kongs | Awesome Kong and King Kong | 1993–1994 |
| Devastation Inc. | General Skandor Akbar, Action Jackson, Black Bart, Gary Young, Iceman King Parsons, John Hawk, Johnny Mantell, Moadib, Rod Price, Steven Dane, The Sicilian Studs and Tribal Nation | |
| The Dirty Davis Brothers | Mike Davis and Tom Davis | 1991–1992 |
| The Ebony Experience | Booker T and Stevie Ray | 1992–1993 |
| The Fabulous Freebirds | Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Jimmy Garvin | 1993 |
| The First Family | Eddie Gilbert and Barry Horowitz | 1991 |
| The Goodfellows | Gary Young and Steven Dane | 1992 |
| The KGB | KGB #1 and KGB #2 | 1993 |
| The Maulers / The Royal Family | Jack Victory and Rip Morgan | 1991 |
| The Nightmares | Nightmare #1 and Nightmare #2 | 1991 |
| The PYTs | Eric Fontaine and Randy Rhodes | 1991 |
| The Ringlords | Ringlord #1 and Ringlord #2 | 1994 |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Connection | Scotty and Johnny | 1994 |
| The Rough Riders | Black Bart and Johnny Mantell | 1991–1993 |
| Super Dave and Super Bad | Super Dave and Super Bad | 1991 |
| The Super Destroyers | Bill Irwin and Gary Young | 1991–1992 |
| Sebastian & Hart Lmtd. | Gary Hart, Sebastian, Rod Price, John Tatum, and Ebony Experience | |
| The Sicilian Studs | Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini | 1994 |
| The Texas Mustangs | Bobby Duncum Jr. and John Hawk | 1992–1993 |
| The Tribal Nation | Brave Sky and Nakona | sort | 1991–1993 |
| Wet N' Wild | Sunny Beach and Steve Ray | 1991 |
| The Wild Bunch | Bill Irwin, Black Bart and Rattlesnake Raitz | 1991–1992, 1994 | |
Managers and valets
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
|---|
| Max Andrews / The Boss | sort | 1991–1992 | [20] |
| Gaston B. Means | sort | 1993 | |
| Witchdoctor Baboose | sort | 1993 | |
| Toni Adams | sort | 1993–1994 | |
| Jim Cornette | sort | 1991 | |
| Sebastian | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| Bruce Prichard | sort | 1992 | [21] |
| Skandor Akbar | sort | 1991–1994 | | |
Commentators and interviewers
| Birth name: | Ring name(s): | Tenure: | Notes |
|---|
| Red Bastien | sort | 1993 | [22] |
| Boni Blackstone | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Craig Johnson | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Scott Hudson | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Doyle King | sort | 1992–1994 | |
| Marc Lowrance | sort | | |
| Harvey Martin | sort | 1992 | |
| Joe Pedicino | sort | 1991–1992 | [23] |
| Steven DeTruth | sort | 1991–1992 | |
| Bruce Prichard | sort | 1992–1993 | |
| David Webb | sort | 1992 | | |
Referees
| Notes |
|---|
| † Indicates they are deceased. |
| ‡ Indicates they died while they were employed with the GWF. | |
References
- General
- Specific
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #3 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #3 Page #2 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Book: Berger, Richard . 2009 . A Fool for Old School ... Wrestling, That is . Lulu.com . 108, 111 . 0981249809 .
- Book: Hornbaker, Tim . 2007 . National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling . limited . Toronto . ECW Press . 337 . 1554902746 .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #5 Page #2 . Lawrence, Adam . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #4 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #5 . Lawrence, Adam . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #2 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #2 Page #2 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Book: Williams, Scott E. . 2013 . Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW . New York . Sports Publishing . 1613215827 .
- Book: Loverro, Thom . 2007 . The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling . New York . Simon and Schuster . 18, 86 . 1416561560 .
- Book: Meltzer, Dave . Dave Meltzer . 2004 . Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers . Champaign, Illinois . Sports Publishing LLC . 206 . 1582618178 .
- Book: Oliver, Greg . 2005 . The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams . Toronto . ECW Press . 267–268 . 1550226835 .
- Book: Solomon, Brian . 2015 . Pro Wrestling FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle . Milwaukee . Hal Leonard Corporation . Small Shows, Big Hearts: The Independent Wrestling Scene . 1617136271 .
- Book: Picarello, Robert . 2002 . Monsters of the Mat . New York . Berkley Boulevard Books . 26, 88 . 042518594X .
- Book: Fritz, Brian . 2006 . Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures . Toronto . ECW Press . 69 . 1554902681 .
- Book: Gill, Fred . 2012 . Two Foot Fred: How My Life Has Come Full Circle . New York . Simon and Schuster . 144 . 1451636210 .
- Book: Dixon, James . 2013 . The Complete WWF Video Guide Volume III . Lulu.com . 42 . 1291411070 .
- Book: Reynolds, R. D. . R. D. Reynolds . 2007 . The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists! . Toronto . ECW Press . 134 . 1554902878 .
- Book: Grasso, John . 2014 . Historical Dictionary of Wrestling . Lanham, Maryland . Scarecrow Press . 182 . 0810879263 .
- Web site: Regional Territories: GWF #4 Page #2 . Speed, Steven L. . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
- Book: Pope, Kristian . 2005 . Tuff Stuff Professional Wrestling Field Guide: Legend and Lore . Iola, Wisconsin . KP Books . 347 . 0896892670 .
