Don Bass (wrestler)

Don Bass
Birth name Donald Hollis Welch
Born (1946-03-14)March 14, 1946
West Memphis, Arkansas, United States[1]
Died September 16, 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 70)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Assassin #2[1]
Don Bass[1]
Fire[1]
Intern #2[1]
Rock and Roll Phantom #1[1]
Scorpion[1]
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Billed weight 295 lb (134 kg)[1]
Billed from Greasy Corner, Arkansas
Debut 1973[1]

Donald Hollis Welch (March 14, 1946 to September 16, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Don Bass.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1973–1981)

Don Welch started wrestling as Don Bass in 1973.

Bass found early success as a tag team wrestler, teaming up with his brother, Ron Bass as a member of the heel stable The Bass Family. The duo was managed by their "mother", Maw Bass. Maw Bass carried a loaded purse, with which she would strike their opponents to steal a victory.[2]

Continental Wrestling Alliance (1981–1988)

In the early 1980s, Don Bass joined Continental Wrestling Association as one half of The Interns with Roger Smith. The masked duo would become a staple in Memphis tag team wrestling, capturing the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on five occasions.

Later, the team would be repackaged as Fire and Flame, once again winning the Southern Tag Titles. During this time, Bass defeated Jerry Lawler in a tag team match, winning the AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, his first and only major singles championship.

Death

Welch died of cancer on September 16, 2016.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Philip Kreikenbohm. "Don Bass". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. "Bass Brothers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  3. Don Bass Loses Battle with Cancer
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Philip Kreikenbohm. "Don Bass – Titles". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  5. "NWA Mid-South Unified Heavyweight Championship History". Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  6. "NWA United States Tag Team Title [Mid-America]". Wrestling-Titles.com. 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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