Sonny Myers

Harold "Sonny" Myers (January 22, 1924 - May 7, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, involved in the business for sixty years.

Sonny Myers
Birth name	Harold Myers
Born	January 22, 1924[1] St. Joseph, Missouri
Died	May 7, 2007[2](aged 83) St. Joseph, Missouri
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sonny Myers
Billed from	St. Joseph, Missouri[1]
Trained by	Gust Karras[1]

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.

After wrestling Myers acted as sheriff in Buchanan County, Missouri and promoted a Sonny Myers Carnival for 22 years.[2]

Sonny Myers died after a long illness on May 7, 2007.[2]

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)[3][4]
  • 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)
• Southwest Sports, Inc.
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[5][6][7] ¹
• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• 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)

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

1. "Wrestler Profiles: Sonny Myers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
2. Oliver, Greg. "Sonny Myers Dead at 83". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
3. Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 253. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
4. "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
5. • Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
6. "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
7. Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

External links

• Sonny Myers biography/obituary at SLAM! Wrestling