Eric Embry

Eric Embry
Ring name(s)	Eric Embry Don Fulton
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	250 lb (110 kg)
Born	1959 Lexington, Kentucky
Resides	Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Trained by	Lou Thesz
Debut	1977
Retired	1992

Douglas Eric Embry (born 1959) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association as The Flamboyant Eric Embry. He is known for his feuds with Skandor Akbar and his army, eventually winning control of World Class from Akbar and changing the name to USWA.

Professional wrestling career

Embry wrestled in Southwest Championship Wrestling (later Texas, then USA All Star Wrestling) as one of the Fabulous Blondes, along with Ken Timbs and later Dan Greer. Later, he wrestled for 5 Star Wrestling in Baton Rouge, rekindling his feud with Skandor Akbar and his army before the promotion went out of business.

World Class

Embry was a booker for the Dallas Sportatorium promotion from 1988 until 1991. During his time as booker, Embry lived at the Sportatorium because he had no other place to live.^[1] In early 1988, he had a feud with Jason Sterling, where Sterling was offered $100 for every minute he spent in the ring with Embry.^[1] Jeff Jarrett won the WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship from Embry on October 15 of that year, but Embry regained the title in November.^[2] After trading the title with Jarrett once more, Emrby regained it at SuperClash III on December 13.^[2] Two weeks later, he lost the title to Cactus Jack.^[3]

During Embry's times as a heel, fans would often chant Erica! Erica! to draw heat.

In October 1992, Embry's career came to an end due to a road accident in Kentucky.^[4]

Embry now lives near his hometown of Cloverport, Kentucky with his wife and three daughters. His son, Douglass Eric Embry Jr. (28) lives in Florida with his wife, son and stepdaughter.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Fisherman suplex
  • Neckbreaker
  • Piledriver

• Managers
  • Percy Pringle (1989–90)
  • Tojo Yamamoto (1991–92)
  • monster reaper in puerto rico (1990)
• Nicknames
  • "The Flamboyant" Eric Embry

Championships and accomplishments

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)

• NWA Tri-State

• NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chief Frank Hill

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992^[5]
  • PWI ranked him #32 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991^[6]
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1989)^[7]

• Southwest Championship Wrestling

• SCW Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Ken Timbs (3) and Dan Greer (2)

• Texas Wrestling Federation

• TWF Light-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]

• United States Wrestling Association

• USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

• Universal Wrestling Association

• UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Class Wrestling Association

• WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
• WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Frank Lancaster

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Rick Valentine
• WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Renwick, Meredith (February 11, 2004). "Sterling jumps into Link with past". SLAM! Wrestling. http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/02/09/341596.html. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Jeff Jarrett". SLAM! Wrestling. February 5, 2005. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/pf-jarrett.html. Retrieved 2009-15-16. 
3. ^ "Mick Foley". SLAM! Wrestling. November 18, 2004. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/pf-foley.html. Retrieved 2009-12-16. 
4. ^ "Paul Bearer Interview". PWInsider (Archived by Gamespot). October 10, 2005. http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=23868610&union_id=392. Retrieved 2009-12-21. 
5. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1992". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50092.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
6. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1991". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50091.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
7. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Inspirational Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiinsp.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-27. 
8. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

External links

Professional wrestling portal

• Official myspace of Eric Embry

Persondata
Name	Embry, Eric
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1959
Place of birth	Lexington, Kentucky
Date of death
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