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Steve Simpson | |
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Born | 3 December 1963 (age 56) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Steve Sampson |
Trained by | Alec Simpson |
Debut | 1984 |
Retired | 1998 |
Stephan Simpson (born 3 December 1963 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional wrestler better known as Steve Simpson.[1]
Career[edit]
![Simpson wrestling schedule Simpson wrestling schedule](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EC6MrJ8WwAAjTCS.jpg)
Simpson is the son of wrestler Sammy Cohen. Sammy Cohen was the stage name for father Alec Simpson. Steve started wrestling in 1984 and achieved his first amount of stardom in the National Wrestling Alliance's Pacific Northwest territory. https://cleverdrug200.weebly.com/simpsons-wrestling-iso.html. He was half of the S&S Express with Joe Savoldi and they captured the Tag Team Titles there. Steve Simpson also worked for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.
In 1986, Steve went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he became an ally of the Von Erich family in their war with the Fabulous Freebirds. He was joined by his brother, Shaun Simpson, in 1987 and they formed a tag team that won the Tag Team titles. Their biggest feud was against John Tatum and Jack Victory. They also had a brother Stuart who briefly wrestled in WCCW with them.
They left WCCW in late 1989 to wrestle in South Africa but Steve returned in 1991 to wrestle in the newly formed Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. His manager at the time was Percy Pringle III. He formed a tag team with Chris Walker and they became the first champions after winning a tournament over Rip Rogers and Scott Anthony, who were members of the heel stable The Cartel. In early 1992, Simpson went back to wrestle in South Africa and retired in 1998.
Factions[edit]
- S&S Express
- British Commonwealth
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Walker
- GWF Tag Team Championship Tournament (1991) - with Chris Walker
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- Interworld Wrestling Promotions
- World Mid-Heavyweight Title (1 time)
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Savoldi
- WCWA Television Championship (1 time)[2][3]
- WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Shaun Simpson[4][5]
- WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Adams and Kevin Von Erich
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Shaun Simpson[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^'OWW Profile - Steve Simpson'. Obsessed with Wrestling.
- ^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). 'Texas: WCWA Television Title'. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
- ^'World Class Television Title'. Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). 'Texas: WCWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]'. Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 277. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
- ^'World Class Wrestling Association Texas Tag Team Championship'. Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). '(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]'. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN978-0-9698161-5-7.
- ^'World Class Wrestling Association Tag Team Title'. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
The Simpsons Arm Wrestling
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August 19th 2015
Bart Wood is the guy standing between Word Armwrestling League finalists, two pullers who have battled a gauntlet of competitors to do final battle in The Pit over a $20,000 stack that can be theirs if they win just one more series. Wood is the WAL’s main referee, a puller himself with more than 20 years competing and reffing matches.
The 40-year-old union cement finisher by day started reffing in 1995, a few years after he started pulling. Wood, a former world champion power lifter who lives in Erie, PA, says that having competed himself makes reffing that much easier. He knows the mindset of the pullers he is policing, because he has been there. Wood knows that some pullers will take any edge they can get, if a ref doesn’t see it.
“When I’m competing, I’m trying to get away with all the advantages,” the father of 5 said. “As a referee, I’m eliminating those advantages and making sure there’s a fair start.”
Wood can be seen on ESPN holding the chalked up hands of the WAL athletes, calmly yet insistently tugging them into position to ensure a clean start to the match. He must ensure that he can see the knuckles of both mens’ thumbs, to ensure no one gets an upper hand in the grip department. He must also ensure their wrists are straight and that they are centered before he lets them go.
As he’s lining them up, Wood said he can feel if the puller is going to try to go inside or if they’re going to press up high. Not on his watch. Wood said the WAL on ESPN is taking not only armwrestling, but officiating the sport to a whole new level. Never has there been so many refs so focused on ensuring a match is clean, he said. Having been part of the sub culture himself for years, Wood said he knows everyone’s tactics for getting an edge.
“I know what most of the guys do,” he said. “I prepare myself as I see them walking to the table. I know where they’re going to try and gain advantage, and it’s easy for me to dissect it.”
Wood also focuses on taking control of the table, no matter what big names are up there, or what complaints they might make. Many of the big names have competed elsewhere in the armwrestling scene, but the WAL requires a whole new level of professionalism on the part of officials to go along with the sports ascendance into the mainstream.
“You need to have patience, a quick eye and be able to make a judgment call and be able to have presence to where you take control of the table, no matter who the competitors are,” Wood said. “It’s not for everybody. You can lose control, and you’ll never be able to get them to listen to you.”
Reffing in the WAL is a lot like competing, he said.
“You have to be crisp and fresh,” Wood said. “It’s the same mental aspect. It’s the concentration, and making sure my eyes are focused. As soon as I get the match off, boom, I’m down to the elbow as fast as I can.”
Wood has to get down to the elbow so he can see when a pin has occurred. His wife, Jennifer, is also a WAL sub-referee. Like an officiant in any professional sport, Wood feels the heat of the spotlight, but loves it nonetheless. He’s right up in the action and still gets the rush the competitors feels.
“I love how in the heat of the moment, tempers can flare, but then after it’s done, everyone is shaking hands and complimenting each other on a job well done,” Wood said. “Nothing better than going to work and truly loving what you do.”
The 40-year-old union cement finisher by day started reffing in 1995, a few years after he started pulling. Wood, a former world champion power lifter who lives in Erie, PA, says that having competed himself makes reffing that much easier. He knows the mindset of the pullers he is policing, because he has been there. Wood knows that some pullers will take any edge they can get, if a ref doesn’t see it.
“When I’m competing, I’m trying to get away with all the advantages,” the father of 5 said. “As a referee, I’m eliminating those advantages and making sure there’s a fair start.”
Wood can be seen on ESPN holding the chalked up hands of the WAL athletes, calmly yet insistently tugging them into position to ensure a clean start to the match. He must ensure that he can see the knuckles of both mens’ thumbs, to ensure no one gets an upper hand in the grip department. He must also ensure their wrists are straight and that they are centered before he lets them go.
As he’s lining them up, Wood said he can feel if the puller is going to try to go inside or if they’re going to press up high. Not on his watch. Wood said the WAL on ESPN is taking not only armwrestling, but officiating the sport to a whole new level. Never has there been so many refs so focused on ensuring a match is clean, he said. Having been part of the sub culture himself for years, Wood said he knows everyone’s tactics for getting an edge.
“I know what most of the guys do,” he said. “I prepare myself as I see them walking to the table. I know where they’re going to try and gain advantage, and it’s easy for me to dissect it.”
Wood also focuses on taking control of the table, no matter what big names are up there, or what complaints they might make. Many of the big names have competed elsewhere in the armwrestling scene, but the WAL requires a whole new level of professionalism on the part of officials to go along with the sports ascendance into the mainstream.
“You need to have patience, a quick eye and be able to make a judgment call and be able to have presence to where you take control of the table, no matter who the competitors are,” Wood said. “It’s not for everybody. You can lose control, and you’ll never be able to get them to listen to you.”
Reffing in the WAL is a lot like competing, he said.
“You have to be crisp and fresh,” Wood said. “It’s the same mental aspect. It’s the concentration, and making sure my eyes are focused. As soon as I get the match off, boom, I’m down to the elbow as fast as I can.”
Wood has to get down to the elbow so he can see when a pin has occurred. His wife, Jennifer, is also a WAL sub-referee. Like an officiant in any professional sport, Wood feels the heat of the spotlight, but loves it nonetheless. He’s right up in the action and still gets the rush the competitors feels.
“I love how in the heat of the moment, tempers can flare, but then after it’s done, everyone is shaking hands and complimenting each other on a job well done,” Wood said. “Nothing better than going to work and truly loving what you do.”