Austin Idol

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Austin Idol
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Ring name(s) Mike McCord
Mr. Gulf Coast
Universal Hearthrob
Billed height 6 ft. 2 in.
Billed weight 242 lb.
Born October 26, 1949 (1949-10-26) (age 58)
Tampa, Florida
Resides Pensacola, Fl
Billed from Las Vegas, Nevada
Debut 1972
Retired 1995

Dennis McCord (born October 26, 1949 in Tampa, Florida) is a retired professional wrestler. He was known as the "Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol.

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[edit] Career

Austin Idol graduated from Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida.

He started wrestling in 1972 and wrestled in the southeast promotions holding many titles in the United States Wrestling Association (Memphis), Georgia, Birmingham, Texas All Star & Mid Atlantic territories. He is best know for a long running feud with the popular Jerry Lawler. Along with Tommy Rich, Idol defeated Lawler in a Cage Match causing Lawler to lose his hair.

McCord was the passenger on a small airplane, along with Gary Hart, and flown by Buddy Colt, which crashed in 1974 into Tampa Bay, Florida, killing fellow wrestler and good friend Bobby Shane. After a period of inactivity healing from 2 broken ankles, he emerged with bleach-blonde hair and the new moniker of "Universal Hearthrob" Austin Idol in 1978. His flamboyant personality and muscular physique led him to a successful career in the era preceding the World Wrestling Federation's emergence in the mid 1980s. Austin Idol challenged for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship several times versus Harley Race (1980) and Ric Flair (1981-84).

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Personal life

He has a son, Josh McCord. Austin Idol now resides in Pensacola, FL with his wife and his son. He works as a real estate agent.

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • TAS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWI ranked him # 193 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003.
  • Feud of the Year award in 1987 - with Tommy Rich vs. Jerry Lawler

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