Tommy Rich - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Tommy Rich net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! The nickname was Wildfire and Wildfire, he dominated matches throughout WCW, the NWA, AWA, and WCW particularly in tag match matches. In this article, we will discover how old is Tommy Rich? Who is Tommy Rich dating now & how much money does Tommy Rich have?

Tommy Rich Biography

Tommy Rich is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on July 26, 1956 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States. He won the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship together with He won an NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship with Tony Atlas..

Rich started wrestling in 1974 in the regional promotions in Tennessee after training with Jerry Jarrett.

Throughout the 1980s, he alternated his time between Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama territories of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He won dozens of NWA regional titles during this time. He is best known as one of the original stars of the TBS wrestling shows from the 1970s and 1980s. His bloody feuds with “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer, Ole Anderson, Ivan Koloff, The Fabulous Freebirds, and every other major heel to come through the Georgia territory made Rich one of the most popular wrestling stars of the period.

He was raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

The year was 1981 and Pro Wrestling Illustrated named him the top wrestler of the year.

Thomas Richardson (born July 26, 1956) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tommy “Wildfire” Rich. He is a one time former National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion and Smoky Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. He primarily appeared in Georgia Championship Wrestling and Memphis throughout the 1980s, as well as World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the 1990s.

Tommy Rich Net Worth

Tommy is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Rich's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

His career started in 1974, mainly performing in regional, small-scale promotions.

After competing in Southeast Championship Wrestling, Rich would again return to the Memphis area in 1987 and contribute to one of the greatest feuds in wrestling history. Austin Idol versus Jerry Lawler went on for over a year and culminated in a hair vs. hair match at the Mid-South Coliseum. Rich hid under the ring for the entire event only to emerge during the cage match, causing Lawler to lose the match and his hair, which led to a heel turn for Rich. After Bill Dundee later joined the feud on Lawler’s side, it would climax with a tag team scaffold match that saw Lawler and Dundee emerge victorious and Paul E. Dangerously, Rich and Idol’s manager, suffer a broken arm when he fell off the scaffold trying to escape from the fan favorites. From there, Rich went to the AWA and turned face again, engaging in feuds with Adrian Adonis and Kevin Kelly; in one memorable event that took place on ESPN’s AWA Championship Wrestling, Rich and Kelly faced off in an arm-wrestling challenge when Sherri Martel, Kelly’s manager, interfered on her protégé’s behalf, leading Rich to retaliate by tearing off Martel’s dress and leaving her in her underwear.

In 1989, Rich returned to the Georgia area. World Championship Wrestling, having been bought by Ted Turner in late 1988, was in the middle of a face lift and Rich was part of a host of veteran wrestlers to enter the promotion during this period. At first he was referred to as “former NWA World Champion”, etc., but was soon relegated to midcard status. The push received by big names like Ricky Steamboat and Terry Funk and young talent like Brian Pillman and Great Muta, essentially bumped older talent like Rich, The Iron Sheik and Wild Bill Irwin to the fringe. Rich would mount an unsuccessful challenge to NWA US Champion Lex Luger in a series of title matches during this time period. He even dropped a match to the much older and soon to be retired Harley Race at The Great American Bash in July 1990. In 1991, in another attempt to revive his career, he joined Alexandra York’s York Foundation and became “Thomas Rich”. He teamed with the other members, Terrence Taylor and Richard Morton to win the WCW Six-Man Titles. When the York Foundation disbanded in early 1992, Rich was relegated to the lower card.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Rich then returned to the Memphis area, where he formed a team with “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert known as “Fargo’s Fabulous Ones”. The previous Fabulous Ones, Steve Keirn and Stan Lane, walked out on the territory. They held the AWA Southern Tag Team titles in 1984, then dropped them to Phil Hickerson and the Spoiler (Frank Morrell). Afterward, Gilbert turned heel on Rich and they had a brief, but intense feud, which began on television when the two were presented with a “Tag Team of the Year” award by announcer Lance Russell and two guests. Gilbert, unaware his former partner was at the taping, badmouthed Rich, then the International Heavyweight Champion, until Rich came out to confront him. Rich immediately got the upper hand, running Gilbert into the steel ringpost several times, bloodying him in the process before the cameras went to a commercial. After the commercial break, Gilbert told Russell he wanted Rich to come back out so he could apologize to him in person, stating he was wrong for still being bitter about the break-up of the team, and was fueled by jealousy of Rich’s championship title reign and new found star status. When Rich accepted Gilbert’s apology, Gilbert suddenly turned on him and rammed Rich’s head into the ringpost, just as Rich had done to him moments earlier.

Who is Tommy Rich Dating?

According to our records, Tommy Rich married to Dawn Yanek , Teri Lowell . As of January 13, 2024, Tommy Rich’s is not dating anyone.

From 1992 to 1996, he wrestled for the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), American Wrestling Federation and Smoky Mountain Wrestling mostly as a heel. Some of his notable tag team partners in the USWA were Doug Gilbert and Gorgeous George III. In 1995, he attempted to regain the NWA World title, from Dan Severn, but was unsuccessful. In SMW, he was a part of Jim Cornette’s militia, where he was the top lieutenant. After SMW shut down, he returned to the USWA.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On April 27, 1981, in Augusta, Georgia, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He dropped the belt back to former champion Harley Race four days later in Marietta. Race stated in a shoot interview with RF Video that the title switch was to ensure a power struggle in the Georgia territory ended with promoter Jim Barnett victorious (Barnett was a minority holder in Georgia and the booker of the NWA title, and the title switch, with the fan interest and boosted live gates, shored up his position).

Rich debuted in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling in January 1997. Later that year, he became the leader of The Full Blooded Italians, adopting the nickname “The Big Don” and the tongue-in-cheek gimmick of a caporegime. Rich both managed The Full Blooded Italians and occasionally wrestled. He left ECW in 1999.

Facts & Trivia

Tommy Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tommy Rich celebrates birthday on July 26 of every year.

Since leaving ECW in 2000, Rich has worked on countless independent promotions as well as legends events and reunion events. In addition to wrestling on the events he has appeared at autograph signings and legends conventions.

What is Tommy Rich doing now?

“Wildfire” Tommy Rich would eventually become National Wrestling Alliance World Champion. Today, at age 44, Rich is still active in wrestling, although the schedule is not as hectic. The wrestler, who has also tried his hand at promoting some shows, lives in Hampton, Ga., with his wife Terry and three daughters.

How old is Tommy Rich?

65 years (July 26, 1956)

How long was Tommy Rich NWA Champion?

Tommy Rich “Wild Fire” held the title for a total of four days back in 1981. He defeated Harley Race for the title and then lost to Race in record time.

Where is Austin Idol now?

In 2020, Idol established the Universal Wrestling College professional wrestling school in Greenville, South Carolina.

Who is Tommy Rich married to?

Spouse

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