(1961-04-25) April 25, 1961 (age 63) Milton, Florida
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Wendell Cooley Rick Casey Heartbreaker Apollo
Billed height
6"1
Billed weight
220 lb (100 kg)[1]
Billed from
San Antonio, Texas
Trained by
Robert Fuller
Debut
1981[2]
Retired
2019
Wendell Cooley (born April 25, 1961) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known as Wildcat Wendell Cooley and sometimes Rick Casey. He appeared in the Southern territories for Continental Wrestling Association, Continental Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling.[3] He also is known for teaming with Frankie Lancaster as the Heartbreakers.
WendellCooley (born April 25, 1961) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known as Wildcat WendellCooley and sometimes Rick Casey. He appeared...
WendellCooley, Detroit Demolition, Tom Prichard, the Flame, Cactus Jack, Brian Lee and Gary Young. They feuded with the Armstrong family, Cooley and...
and the World Wrestling Federation. He also is known for teaming with WendellCooley as the Heartbreakers. Lancaster made his professional wrestling debut...
through the rest of the summer, as well as facing Brian Pillman and WendellCooley. In September, he received several United States Heavyweight Championship...
wrestling for Bill Watts's Mid-South Wrestling, Perez teamed with "Wildcat" WendellCooley, and defeated the team of "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Bruiser Bob...
the vacant CWF Heavyweight Championship. Prichard lost the title to WendellCooley on April 7, 1989, in Knoxville, Tennessee, but regained the belt on...
half of the year, he would face The Tennessee Stud (Ron Fuller) and WendellCooley. Landel joined Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association on September...
the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship on four occasions. He beat WendellCooley to begin both of his first two reigns, Bob Armstrong to begin his third...
Championship (1 time) WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with WendellCooley The World According to Dutch (2009) – with Ric Gross and Mark James...
replaced with the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. The exact date were Cooley left CWA is uncertain which means that his championship reign lasted between...
championship reign lasted between 1 day and 58 days. The exact date that Cooley retired is uncertain, which means that his reign lasted between 157 and...
Corsario and Dutch Mantell unsuccessfully challenged Al Perez and WendellCooley for the Tag Team Championship. Corsario finished his run with Mid-South...
Tom Prichard Tony Anthony J. T. Southern Toru Tanaka† Tracy Smothers† WendellCooley Uncle Elmer† The Assassins Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto† Badd Company (Paul...
Alabama 1 18 96 WendellCooley November 28, 1986 CCW show Oxford, Alabama 2 N/A 97 Tony Anthony December 1986 CCW show N/A 2 N/A 98 WendellCooley January 12...
Brickhouse Brown Norvell Austin Sterling Golden Tom Prichard The Bullet WendellCooley Brad Armstrong Scott Armstrong Steve Armstrong Tracy Smothers Tommy...
Williams May 3, 1985 MSW Show Houston, Texas 1 117 34 Al Perez and WendellCooley August 28, 1985 MSW Show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 75 Defeat Williams...
Nikita Koloff Randy Savage 1986 Terry Gordy Scott Hall Sam Houston WendellCooley 1987 Curt Hennig Al Perez The Honky Tonk Man Sting 1988 Sting The Ultimate...
Martin Stone Uncertain debut date King Kong Bundy El Dandy Jake Milliman WendellCooley Itzuki Yamazaki Mike Rotunda January 10-Fumihiro Niikura February 19...
II) 3 January 10, 1985 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico Dutch Mantel and WendellCooley 1 June 5, 1985 San Juan, Puerto Rico The Invaders (Invader I (4) and...
show Willemstad, Curaçao 1 26 Formerly known as Frankie Lancaster and WendellCooley. 71 Rex King and Ricky Santana December 25, 1991 House show San Juan...
April 28 – Sawako Shimono (2010–2019) May 11 Bob Armstrong (1961–2019) WendellCooley (1981–2019) May 31 – Metálico June 26 – Riki Choshu (1974–June 26, 2019)...
maternal grandparents in Millington, Tennessee. In Chicago, he attended Wendell Phillips High School. After graduating, he matriculated at the General...
Cooke Recording 7051 Hollywood Boulevard (1994-02-01)February 1, 1994 Spade Cooley Radio 6802 Hollywood Boulevard (1960-02-08)February 8, 1960 Alice Cooper...
original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013. "The 'plagues' of Wendell & Wild: fires, ice storms, rioters, and COVID-19". Entertainment Weekly...