Phil Hickerson


Phil Hickerson is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.

Professional wrestling career

Hickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene known as the "Sherman Tanks", with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ' three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton.
In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings". In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ' / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice.
In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Lawler's Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship.
In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.
In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi". In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.
In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Retirement

After retiring from wrestling, Hickerson has worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9 in Jackson, Tennessee. In the latter part of his wrestling career, Hickerson managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson, Tennessee, from 1981 to 1987.

Championships and accomplishments