Tom Prichard was born on August 18, 1959: American retired professional wrestler. During his career, he won many victories, at the moment he takes part in many interviews for the YouTube channel, conducts training seminars. He began his career as a wrestler at the age of twenty.
Carier start
1979 is the starting point in the career of Tom Prichard. Los Angeles: Tom works on the promotion team for Gene and Mike Lebbel and hosts several championships there. He also takes an active part in organizing the games of the North American team with Chris Adams. Lebbel finished his job in 1982, and in the meantime, Pritchard began competing in the NWA for four years. Soon he settles in the southeast, where he will have great success in his career.
One of the most significant championships for Thomas was the 1986-1989 Continental Wrestling Championship of the Continental Wrestling Federation. In 1988, he began feuding with Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony). On April 23 of that year, valet Anthony suffered an eye injury, he turned black, asked Pritchard for help, but in the end Anthony attacked Tom from behind, wrung his arms behind his back and hit him. That was not the end of their conversation: On October 3, 1988, in Birmingham, Alabama, Tom defeated Anthony in the tournament finals and won the CWF Super Heavyweight Championship.
On April 7, 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pritchard loses the title to Wendell Cooley. But soon, on June 23, 1989, he returns it. Further, on July 22 of the same year, in Dothan, Alabama, he loses the title to Dennis Condrey. But he defeats Condry on December 6 and takes him back to himself. And he even manages to keep the title until the close of the CWF of the same month.
Joining the USA Fighting Association
For two years, from 1990 to 1992, the famous Tom Pritchard is a member of the Fight Association. Initially, he worked in the Texas office where he formed a team that included Eric Embry and Steve Austin. Their coach was Tojo Yamamoto. The team was in confrontation with Jeff Jarrett, Bill Dundee, Robert Fuller.
Meanwhile, Pritchard wins the USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship in Texas. Later, Texas completely closes its territory for such battles, in November 1990. Thomas soon competes at the Memphis USWA with Smoky Mountain in 1992.
1992-1995
Stan Lane and Pritchard create a team called "Celestial Bodies" and join Smoky Mountain Wrestling. On April 23, 1992, in Harrogate, Tennessee, they defeated The Fantastics to become the first SMW Champions. On August 8, 1992, a barbed wire cage competition was held in Johnson City, Tennessee. But they were defeated by The Fantastics. Although after only two days, "Heavenly Bodies" regained their title and were able to keep it for three months. A loss to the Rock'N Roll Express team on November 13, 1992 in Harlan, Kentucky, stripped them of that title. Lane leaves the ring after the team fought the Rock 'N Roll Express three times. Pritchard and Jimmy Del Rey compete at SMW and the World Federation to win the WWF World Champion - Steiner Brothers at the 1993 Summer Slam.
Pritchard and Del Rey, November 24, 1993 in Boston, defeat the Rock 'N Roll Express, which regains the title on February 18, 1994 in Port Huron, Michigan. But literally the next day they lose him to Taylor.
On April 1, 1994, in Pikeville, Kentucky, Rock 'N Roll Express once again defeated Celestial Bodies in "Duel with Loser Leaves SMW". During the breaks, Thomas enters the ring alone against Bret Hart and Sean Michaels. On August 4, 1995, in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pritchard defeats Dirty White Boy in the Super Bowl for his eighth title.
One night, thugs attack Thomas and injure his leg, and as a result, Pritchard has to wear a special boot, which he uses as a weapon against Del Rey. After 1995, the wrestler returned to WWF.
1995-2004 years. Return to WWF
In the 1995 Survivor series, Pritchard competes with Skip of The Bodydonnas. But the fighter is knocked out first. A month later, Thomas emerges as Zip, Skip's cousin, and wins. He was remembered by the audience for cutting off his curly long brown strands and dyeing it light blond to look like his cousin. At WrestleMania XII, March 31, 1996, the team defeats The Godwinns in the final eight team event for the WWF Championship.
Thomas Pritchard becomes a wrestler named Dr. X. (Doctor X): Coming to competition wearing a mask, appearing on television in Superstars. By 1997, he becomes a coach of the company and prepares future stars: The Rock, Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, etc.
One of the swapped dates is September 27, 1999, where Pritchard teams up with Jeff Jarrett to meet Chyna and Debra in Raw War. Took part in the WWF internet show and left WWE in 2004.
He continued to fight in other independent battles in the southeastern United States, conducted training seminars. Befriended professional wrestling journalist, James Gutman of World Wrestling Insanity, and hosted his own channel called Tuesdays with Tom. On August 10, 2006, Thomas wins the United Wrestling Association heavyweight championship by defeating Dillinger.
In 2017, Tom Pritchard announces his last match at the Runcorn Wrestling Academy (RWA). In a way, in narrow circles, his career was called "creativity." Tom did not mention family, personal life.
