Kerry Morton | |
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Born | Bristol, Tennessee, United States | April 4, 2001
Parent(s) | Paul Morton (grandfather) Ricky Morton (father) Todd Morton (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kerry Morton[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Billed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
Trained by | Bobby Eaton Chase Owens Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Tom Prichard |
Debut | 2020 |
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
- Innovate Pro Wrestling
- IPW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with JC Addams
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- NWA Champions Series Tournament (2023) – with Team Rock N’ Roll (Ricky Morton, Chris Adonis, Taya Valkyrie, Madi Wrenkowski, Jennacide, Mims, Dak Draper and Alex Taylor Willoughby)[10]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "NWA World's Heavyweight Title And Women's Title Bouts Set For NWA 312".
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kerry Morton vs Evan Golden".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
External links
- Kerry Morton's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- Kerry Morton on Twitter
- Kerry Morton at IMDb