Johnny Weaver

November 17, 1935 - February 15th, 2008

Real Name: Kenneth Eugene Weaver
Birthday: November 17, 1935
Hometown: Born in East Saint Louis, Illinois. Raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. Settled in Charlotte, North Carolina
Marital Status: Divorced: Betty (with Son, Bill). Divorced: Penny Banner (with Daughter, Wendy)
Height & Weight: 6'1" - 235 lbs
Debut: 1955
Finishing Move: The Sleeper (Weaverlock)
Favorite Moves: The Weaver Roll, The Bulldog
Notable Feuds: Baron von Raschke, The Missouri Mauler, Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson, Art Nelson, BlackJack Mulligan, Brute Bernard, The Andersons, Bill White, Moose Morowski

Titles Held:
# NWA (JCP) Southern Tag Team titles w/Bob Ellis (December 1963);
# NWA (JCP) Southern Tag Team titles w/George Becker (five times between 1965 and 1968);
# NWA (JCP) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Missouri Mauler (1967);
# NWA (JCP) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Missouri Mauler (October 25, 1967);
# NWA (JCP) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Red Bastien (August 1968); [Unrecognized]
# NWA (JCP) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Hiro Matsuda (December 1968); [Unrecognized]
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/George Becker defeating Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (May 1, 1969);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/George Becker defeating Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (March 17, 1970);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/George Becker defeating Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (December 9, 1970);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/George Becker defeating Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (September 27, 1971);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/Art Neilson defeating Larry Hamilton & Brute Bernerd (October 12, 1971);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/Art Neilson defeating Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson (November 13, 1972);
# Florida Tag Team titles w/Dick Slater defeating Dominic Denucci & Tony Parisi (January 1975);
# (Amarillo) International Heavyweight title defeating Super Destroyer (October 14, 1976);
# NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Television title defeating Baron Von Raschke (March 5, 1978);
# NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Dewey Roberston defeating Mr. Fuji & Genichiro Tenryu (1981);
# NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Jay Youngblood defeating Nikolai Volkoff & Chris Markoff (November 27, 1981);
# North American Heavyweight title (1983)

Career Highlights:
# Johnny Weaver was a tag team specialist who wrestled mostly in the Mid-Atlantic territory for Jim Crockett Promotions..
# Johnny Weaver was a deputy sheriff with Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina since 1989 until his death..
# Johnny Weaver is considered the inventor of the Sleeper Hold, which he called the "Weaverlock" when he used it..
# November 5, 2005--CWF: Don & Rocky Kernodle w/Johnny Weaver defeated The Street Sweepers (Jay Sinn & Gregory Vercetti)..
# February 15, 2007: Johnny Weaver passed away from a heart attack in his sleep at the age of 72 in North Carolina..
# He was found by Mecklenburg county sheriff's deputies when he didn't come to work or answer his phone.

Thanks to onlineworldofwrestling for the above information.