Phil Hickerson

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Phil Hickerson
Birth namePhil Hickerson
Born (1946-10-04) October 4, 1946 (age 77)
Jackson, Tennessee, United States [1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Mr. Nashville [1]
Phil Hickerson [1]
P.Y. Chu-hi [1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm) [1]
Billed weight308 lb (140 kg) [1]
Debut1974 [2]
Retired1991

Phil Hickerson (born October 4, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.

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Professional wrestling career

Hickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene known as the "Sherman Tanks", with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton. [3]

In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings" (in reference to the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial). In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice. [3]

In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Lawler's Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship. [4]

In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.

In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi" (a pun based on Yamamoto's former ring name, "PY Chung", and the alcoholic drink Chu-hi). [4] In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.

In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Retirement

After retiring from wrestling, Hickerson has worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9 in Jackson, Tennessee. In the latter part of his wrestling career Hickerson managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson TN from 1981-1987.

Championships and accomplishments

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  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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