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Phil Hickerson

Phil Hickerson (October 4, 1946 – May 20, 2026) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.

Phil Hickerson
Personal information
Born(1946-10-04)October 4, 1946
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
DiedMay 20, 2026(2026-05-20) (aged 79)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mr. Nashville[1]
Phil Hickerson[1]
PY Chu-hi[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Billed weight308 lb (140 kg)[1]
Debut1974[2]
Retired1991

Professional wrestling career

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Hickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene, with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton.[3]

In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings" (in reference to the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial). In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice.[3]

In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Jarrett's upstart Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association.

He was inactive in the early 1980s due to injury; he returned to wrestling in 1984. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship.[4]

In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.

In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi" (a pun based on Yamamoto's former ring name, "PY Chung", and the alcoholic drink Chu-hi).[4] In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.

In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Retirement and death

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In the latter part of his wrestling career, he managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson, Tennessee, from 1981 to 1987. After retiring from wrestling, Hickerson worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9 in Jackson, Tennessee.

Hickerson died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79.[5][6]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Career". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Phil Hickerson - Matches - National Wrestling Alliance". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland and Company. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0.
  5. ↑ "Phil Hickerson dead at age 79". Pro Wrestling. May 20, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  6. ↑ Phillip 'Phil' Hickerson
  7. ↑ "CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis) history". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  8. ↑ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000.]. "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. pp. 185–189. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ↑ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Tennessee: U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 194. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  11. ↑ "NWA United States Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  13. ↑ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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