Sean Royal
Encyclopedia
Sean Royal was a professional wrestler from Tampa, Florida
, in the United States
.
They claimed to be from the year 2002 and came to the ring to the tune of the Beastie Boys
' Fight For Your Right. They won the Florida Tag Team Titles and feuded with Steve Armstrong
and Tracy Smothers
.
In 1987, they went to the NWA
's Jim Crockett Promotions
and started a feud with the Rock 'N Roll Express. The feud was cut short when they were injured in a car wreck and Champion was unable to return for quite some time. Royal came back right away as a singles wrestler. Jim Cornette
approached Royal to join his stable. Royal refused, Champion came back and they feuded briefly with the Midnight Express. Royal left wrestling not long after this to become a construction worker. He made brief tours in New Japan Pro Wrestling
, starting in 1993.
He returned to wrestling in 2001 in NWA-Wildside to team with Rusty Riddle as "Total Destruction".
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Career
Sean Royal started wrestling in 1986 in Florida Championship Wrestling in a tag team with Chris Champion called The New BreedNew Breed (tag team)
The New Breed was a professional wrestling tag team, formed in 1986, consisting of Chris Champion and Sean Royal.-History:In 1986, Chris Champion and Sean Royal were put together as a tag team in Florida Championship Wrestling. Their gimmick had them claiming to be from the future, specifically the...
They claimed to be from the year 2002 and came to the ring to the tune of the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
' Fight For Your Right. They won the Florida Tag Team Titles and feuded with Steve Armstrong
Steve Armstrong
Steve Armstrong is a professional wrestler and is the son of the legendary "Bullet" Bob Armstrong. He has three brothers that also wrestle: Scott, Brad and Brian.-Professional wrestling career:...
and Tracy Smothers
Tracy Smothers
Tracy Smothers is an American professional wrestler.-Early career:Tracy started his career in the Memphis promotion on Saturday morning TV. Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers started teaming as The Southern Boys in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1987 where they feuded with The New Breed...
.
In 1987, they went to the NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
's Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
and started a feud with the Rock 'N Roll Express. The feud was cut short when they were injured in a car wreck and Champion was unable to return for quite some time. Royal came back right away as a singles wrestler. Jim Cornette
Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. As a manager, he has worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
approached Royal to join his stable. Royal refused, Champion came back and they feuded briefly with the Midnight Express. Royal left wrestling not long after this to become a construction worker. He made brief tours in New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
, starting in 1993.
He returned to wrestling in 2001 in NWA-Wildside to team with Rusty Riddle as "Total Destruction".
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team ChampionshipNWA Florida Tag Team ChampionshipThe NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in Pro Wrestling Fusion. It started out in 1968 as the main tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and lasted until 1990 when it was abandoned. It was picked back up in 1997 by NWA Florida, where it was the primary...
(1 time) - with Chris Champion - NWA WildsideNWA WildsideNWA Wildside was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005....
- NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rusty Riddle