Kerry Morton
Born (2001-04-04) April 4, 2001
Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Parent(s)Paul Morton (grandfather)
Ricky Morton (father)
Todd Morton (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kerry Morton[1]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Trained byBobby Eaton
Chase Owens
Ricky Morton
Robert Gibson
Tom Prichard
Debut2020

Kerry Morton (born April 4, 2001) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the son of Ricky Morton. Kerry's grandfather, Paul, was also a professional wrestling referee.[1]

Early life

Morton attended King University where he started cheerleading at King Tornado.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Morton made his debut in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on December 4, 2021, at the Hard Times 2 pre-show in a NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Qualifying Gauntlet match, which was won by Homicide.[2] on the January 22, 2022 episode of NWA USA, which taped on December 3, 2021, where he defeated Jamie Stanley during the quarterfinals of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament.[3] He was later eliminated by Colby Corino.[4] On November 12, at Hard Times 3, Morton defeated Homicide to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[5] On December 14, Morton confirmed that he has signed with NWA.[6] On February 11, 2023, at Nuff Said, Morton successfully defended the title against Alex Taylor.[7] On April 7 at NWA 312, Morton successfully defended the title against Joe Alonzo.[8] On May 17, Morton successfully defended the title against Evan Golden.[9] Morton lost title at NWA 75 on August 26, 2023 to Colby Corino.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oliver, Greg (January 7, 2022). "Three cheers for the arrival of Kerry Morton". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Carey, Ian (December 4, 2021). "NWA Hard Times 2 live results: Eight title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ Lopez, Joshua (January 22, 2022). "NWA USA Results 1/22/22". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ Lopez, Joshua (February 12, 2022). "NWA USA Results 2/12/22". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. 1 2 MacDonald, Josiah (November 12, 2022). "NWA Hard Times 3 live results: Trevor Murdoch vs. Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 14, 2022). "Kerry Morton Signs With The National Wrestling Alliance". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Siino, John (February 11, 2023). "NWA Nuff Said Report: Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona, EC3 signs with NWA". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "NWA World's Heavyweight Title And Women's Title Bouts Set For NWA 312".
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kerry Morton vs Evan Golden".
  10. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (January 31, 2023). "Team Rock N' Roll wins NWA Champions Series". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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