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Sonny Myers

American professional wrestler (1924–2007)

Field	Value
name	Sonny Myers
names	Sonny Myers
image	Sonny Myers - Tonight's Official Wrestling Program - Waterloo, Iowa - 24 July 1971.jpg
image_size	200px
birth_name	Harold Myers
birth_date	January 22, 1924
birth_place	St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
death_date	May 7, 2007(aged 83)
death_place	St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
billed	St. Joseph, Missouri
trainer	Gust Karras

Harold "Sonny" Myers (January 22, 1924 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, involved in the business for sixty years.

Professional wrestling career

Myers held prominent heavyweight championships in several territories, most notably the Central States territory, where he was the NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion fourteen times. He also held various tag team championships, as well as a brief reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion having defeated Orville Brown in November 1947. His championship was largely forgotten when the National Wrestling Alliance was formed a year later, recognizing Brown as champion.

After wrestling Myers acted as sheriff in Buchanan County, Missouri and promoted a Sonny Myers Carnival for 22 years.

Sonny Myers died after a long illness on May 7, 2007.

Championships and accomplishments

Central States Wrestling
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (14 times)
- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Graham
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (4 times) – with Pat O'Connor (2) and Ron Etchison (2)
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (2 times)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (2 times) – with Thor Hagen (1) and Pat O'Connor (1)
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (5 times) 1
St. Louis Wrestling Club
- NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Western States Sports
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (2 times)
- NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dizzy Davis (1), Leo Garibaldi (1), and Larry Chene (1)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (4 times) - with Dizzy Davis (2), Gory Guerrero (1) and Leo Garibaldi (1)

References

"Wrestler Profiles: Sonny Myers". Online World of Wrestling.
Oliver, Greg. "Sonny Myers Dead at 83". SLAM! Wrestling.
Royal Duncan and Gary Will. (2006). "Wrestling Title Histories". Archeus Communications.
"NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com.
(2000). "Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present". Archeus Communications.
"NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.
Hoops, Brian. (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title". [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]].
"National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles [W. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles.

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