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Nelson Royal
Nelson Combs (July 21, 1935 – February 3, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, better known by his ring name, Nelson Royal. He held the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship on six occasions along with numerous regional championships.
Combs was born on July 21, 1935, in Wheelwright, Kentucky. As a youth, he participated in amateur wrestling. While competing in an amateur wrestling contest in Columbus, Ohio, he met professional wrestler Don Eagle, who agreed to train him.
Combs was trained as a professional wrestler by Eagle, debuting in 1955 in the Midwest Wrestling Alliance promotion under the ring name Nelson Royal. In the late 1950s, Royal wrestled for the Portland, Oregon–based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, where in 1958, he briefly held the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship with Black Hawk, and for the Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling.
In 1962, Royal adopted the character of "Sir Nelson Royal", a "pompous, overbearing Englishman in tails and top hat". He formed a tag team with The Viking (Bob Morse).
In the early-1960s, Royal wrestled for the Kansas City, Missouri–based promotion Heart of America Sports Attractions as "Medic #1", one-half of the tag team The Medics with Medic #2 (Pedro Gordy). In January 1961, The Medics won a tournament to become the inaugural NWA Central States Tag Team Champions, losing the championship to Bulldog Austin and Tarzan Kowalski later that year. In June 1963, The Medics briefly held the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version).
On May 7, 1964, Royal teamed with Wahoo McDaniel in a loss to "Gorgeous Gus", a black bear.
In 1965, Royal abandoned his aristocratic character and adopted the character of a good-natured cowboy. In 1966, he formed a tag team with Tex McKenzie.
In 1968, Royal formed a tag team with Paul Jones in the North Carolina–based promotion Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. In 1969, Royal briefly wrestled for the Los Angeles, California–based promotion NWA Hollywood Wrestling, where he and Jones held the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship. In September 1970, the duo defeated The Minnesota Wrecking Crew to win the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. They lost the championship to The Blond Bombers in December 1970. Royal held the championship once more in 1973, this time with Sandy Scott.
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Nelson Royal
Nelson Combs (July 21, 1935 – February 3, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, better known by his ring name, Nelson Royal. He held the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship on six occasions along with numerous regional championships.
Combs was born on July 21, 1935, in Wheelwright, Kentucky. As a youth, he participated in amateur wrestling. While competing in an amateur wrestling contest in Columbus, Ohio, he met professional wrestler Don Eagle, who agreed to train him.
Combs was trained as a professional wrestler by Eagle, debuting in 1955 in the Midwest Wrestling Alliance promotion under the ring name Nelson Royal. In the late 1950s, Royal wrestled for the Portland, Oregon–based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, where in 1958, he briefly held the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship with Black Hawk, and for the Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling.
In 1962, Royal adopted the character of "Sir Nelson Royal", a "pompous, overbearing Englishman in tails and top hat". He formed a tag team with The Viking (Bob Morse).
In the early-1960s, Royal wrestled for the Kansas City, Missouri–based promotion Heart of America Sports Attractions as "Medic #1", one-half of the tag team The Medics with Medic #2 (Pedro Gordy). In January 1961, The Medics won a tournament to become the inaugural NWA Central States Tag Team Champions, losing the championship to Bulldog Austin and Tarzan Kowalski later that year. In June 1963, The Medics briefly held the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version).
On May 7, 1964, Royal teamed with Wahoo McDaniel in a loss to "Gorgeous Gus", a black bear.
In 1965, Royal abandoned his aristocratic character and adopted the character of a good-natured cowboy. In 1966, he formed a tag team with Tex McKenzie.
In 1968, Royal formed a tag team with Paul Jones in the North Carolina–based promotion Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. In 1969, Royal briefly wrestled for the Los Angeles, California–based promotion NWA Hollywood Wrestling, where he and Jones held the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship. In September 1970, the duo defeated The Minnesota Wrecking Crew to win the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. They lost the championship to The Blond Bombers in December 1970. Royal held the championship once more in 1973, this time with Sandy Scott.