Gary Young (wrestler)

Young went to high school with Gino Hernandez, who later teamed together.{{cite web|url=https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/gary-young/ |title=Gary Young | Online World of Wrestling }}

Young made his professional wrestling debut in 1977 in St. Louis. In 1980, Young made his debut for World Class Championship Wrestling and won the NWA American Tag Team Championship with his fellow schoolmate Gino Hernandez.

In 1986, Young made his debut for Bill Watts' UWF Mid-South.

In 1988, he made his debut in Memphis for Continental Wrestling Association as part of the Stud Stable. He won the CWA Tag Team Championship four times. Twice with Maxx Payne, once with Don Bass, and once with Cactus Jack.Foley, Have A Nice Day!, p. 117{{cite web |last=Milner |first=John |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/foley.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208123922/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/foley.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 8, 2012 |title=Mick Foley Profile |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=March 20, 2006 |date=November 18, 2004}} He and Jack lost in a loser leaves town match to Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller.

Also in 1988, Young returned to World Class and won the NWA American Heavyweight Championship in March 1989 defeating Brickhouse Brown. A month later he dropped the title to Eric Embry. Young disguised himself as the Super Zodiac defeating Embry for the title on May 19, 1989, but a week later dropped it back to Embry. World Class would become United States Wrestling Association and move to Memphis. Young would stay with USWA until 1991.

In 1991, a new promotion in Texas called Global Wrestling Federation started up and Young made his debut there. He worked with GWF until the promotion folded in September 1994.

Young wrestled in independent Texas promotions until retiring in 1998.

==Personal life==

Young manages a Chili's restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas.{{cite news |last1=Haymes |first1=Linda |date=February 16, 2014|title='Gorgeous' ex-wrestler to join hall|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/feb/16/gorgeous-ex-wrestler-join-hall-20140216/ |work=Arkansas Democrat Gazette |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |access-date=}}

• Continental Wrestling Association
• CWA Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Maxx Payne (2), Don Bass (wrestler) (3), and Cactus Jack (1){{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wttcwa3.html|author1=Duncan, R. |author2=Will, G. |name-list-style=amp |title=CWA World Tag Team Title History|publisher=Solie.org|access-date=May 21, 2007|year=1998}}{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0307-bruno-sammartino-vs-giant-baba-305926 | title=Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | first=Brian | last=Hoops | date=March 7, 2020 | access-date=March 8, 2020}}
• Global Wrestling Federation
• GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steven Dane{{Cite web|url=https://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/gyoung.html |title=Gary Young }}
• United States Wrestling Association
• USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times){{cite book| last1=Will | first1=Gary | first2=Royal | last2= Duncan | title=Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000 | location=Pennsylvania | chapter=Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich] | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 | pages=268–269}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html | title= NWA Texas Heavyweight Title | access-date=March 30, 2017 | work=Wrestling-Titles}}
• Western States Sports
• NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pete Sanchez{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/ |title=Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Amarillo |accessdate=December 20, 2007 |publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
• NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gino Hernandez (1){{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories |chapter= (Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich] | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006 | isbn=978-0-9698161-5-7}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-t.html |title=N.W.A. American Tag Team Title | access-date=January 19, 2020 |work=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• PWI ranked him # 81 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991
• PWI ranked him # 89 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992
• PWI ranked him # 169 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi/gary-young-1078.html |title=Internet Wrestling Database - Gary Young: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings }}

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• [http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/gary-young-1078.html]
• [https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/gary-young/ Gary Young at OWW.com]

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