Steve Armstrong
- For the Australian rules footballer, see Steven Armstrong.
| Steve Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Lance Cassidy The Falcon Steve James Steve Armstrong |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg)[1] |
| Born | March 16, 1965 [2] Marietta, Georgia[1] |
| Resides | Pensacola, Florida |
| Billed from | Marietta, Georgia[1] "The great state of Texas" (as Lance Cassidy) |
| Trained by | Bob Armstrong[2] |
| Debut | 1983[1] |
Steve Armstrong (born Steve James on March 16, 1965) is a professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. He has three brothers that also wrestle: Scott, Brad and Brian.
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[edit] Professional wrestling career
Steve Armstrong started wrestling in 1983 in the Alabama-based "Southeast Championship Wrestling". He formed a team called the "Rat Patrol" with Johnny Rich and they feuded with Ron Fuller's Stud Stable (Jerry Stubbs and Arn Anderson).[2]
Steve formed a team with Tracy Smothers in "Florida Championship Wrestling" in 1987 called The Southern Boys. They won the Tag Team Titles and feuded with "The New Breed" (Chris Champion and Sean Royal).[3] They went back to Continental Championship Wrestling (formerly SCW) and feuded with Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden over the Tag Team Titles.[4]
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
In 1990, they went to World Championship Wrestling and feuded with The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). In 1991, they changed their name to The Young Pistols and they became heels and won the U.S. Tag Team Titles.[5]
[edit] World Wrestling Federation
In October 1992, Steve came to the WWF as Lance Cassidy under a babyface cowboy gimmick. The run proved to be short, as after only a few TV appearances and some house show victories over Skinner and Terry Taylor, he left the WWF in January 1993.[6][7]
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (8 times) - with Johnny Rich (4), Tracy Smothers (2), Tommy Rich (1), and Bob Armstrong (1)[4]
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- WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - Tracy Smothers[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 1998 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts (Kappa Publications): pp. 60–72. 1998 Edition.
- ^ a b c d "Wrestler profile: Steve Armstrong". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/steve-armstrong.html. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "Florida: NWA Florida Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 157. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "Alabama: CWF Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 148. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 23. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Ring Results: WWF 1992". The History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/92.htm. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Ring Results: WWF 1993". The History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/93.htm. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "Florida: Bahamas Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 159. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
