Sonny Myers

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name = Sonny Myers
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Harold "Sonny" Myers (January 221924 - May 7, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, involved in the business for sixty years.

Career

Myers held prominent heavyweight championships in several territories, most notably the Central States territory, where he was the NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion fourteen times. He also held various tag team championships, as well as a brief reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion having defeated Orville Brown in November 1947. His championship was largely forgotten when the National Wrestling Alliance was formed a year later, recognizing Brown as champion.cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/05/09/4166132.html|last=Oliver|first=Greg|title=Sonny Myers Dead at 83|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-05-05]

After wrestling Myers acted as sheriff in Buchanan County, Missouri and promoted a Sonny Myers Carnival for 22 years.

Sonny Myers died after a long illness on May 7, 2007.

Finishing and signature moves

*The Sleeper

Championships and accomplishments

*Central States Wrestling
**NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (14 times)
**NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bobby Graham
**NWA North American Tag Team Championship "(Central States version)" (4 times) - with Pat O'Connor (2) and Ron Etchison (2)
**NWA United States Heavyweight Championship "(Central States version)" (2 times)
**NWA World Tag Team Championship ("Central States version)" (2 times) - with Thor Hagen (1) and Pat O'Connor (1)
*Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
**NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*NWA Iowa
**NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*NWA Western States Sports
**NWA North American Heavyweight Championship "(Amarillo version)" (2 times)
**NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Dizzy Davis (1), Leo Garibaldi (1), and Larry Chene (1)
*Southwest Sports, Inc.
**Texas/NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (5 times)¹
*St. Louis Wrestling Club
**NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

¹Myers' first reign with the title occurred prior to the formation of the National Wrestling Alliance and prior to the NWA assuming control over the championship.

References

External links

* [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/05/09/4166132.html Sonny Myers biography/obituary at SLAM! Wrestling]