Terry Taylor

Terry Taylor (born Paul W. Taylor III on August 12, 1955), is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation. Taylor is currently the Director of Talent Relations in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Taylor is now in charge of CWA Pro Wrestling, an Independent Wrestling promotion based out of South Carolina.

Finishing and signature moves

 * Cock of the Walk (Scorpion hold)
 * Five Arm (Flying forearm smash)
 * Rooster Wing (Elevated belly to back hammerlock)
 * Gutwrench powerbomb
 * Jawbreaker
 * Neckbreaker
 * Roll-through counter into a Boston crab
 * Sunset flip


 * Managers
 * Bobby Heenan
 * Alexandra York
 * Eddie Gilbert
 * Stevie Wonderful


 * Nicknames
 * Scary
 * Terrible
 * Terrific
 * The Mecca of Manhood
 * The Taylor Made Man
 * The Computerized Man of the 1990s

Championships and accomplishments

 * Border City Wrestling
 * BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cyrus


 * Central States Wrestling
 * NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bob Brown
 * NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time)


 * Continental Wrestling Association
 * AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 * AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Keirn
 * CWA International Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


 * Georgia Championship Wrestling
 * NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * NWA National Television Championship (1 time) (First)


 * Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | World Championship Wrestling
 * NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Greg Valentine
 * WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Richard Morton and Thomas Rich (Last)


 * Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling1
 * NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rick Steiner


 * Mid-South Wrestling Association | Universal Wrestling Federation
 * Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Mid-South Television Championship (2 times)
 * UWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Chris Adams (1) and Jim Duggan (1)
 * UWF World Television Championship (2 times)


 * NWA Music City Wrestling
 * NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)


 * Southeastern Championship Wrestling
 * NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time)
 * NWA Southeastern Television Championship (1 time)


 * World Class Wrestling Association
 * WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Iceman Parsons


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI Rookie of the Year (1980)
 * PWI ranked him # 197 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
 * Most Underrated (1991, 1992)

1The Mid-Atlantic promotion in which Taylor and Steiner won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is not the same promotion that was once owned by Jim Crcckett, Jr. and sold to Ted Turner in 1988. That promotion went on to be renamed World Championship Wrestling and was sold to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001. This current promotion, however, operates within the same region as the original and uses some of the same regional championships, primarily the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight and Tag Team Championships.