Jumping to the American Wrestling Association in 1987, Peterson fought Super Ninja to a time limit draw at SuperClash II on May 2, 1987.[7] He would also form a team with J. T. Southern, attempting to gain the AWA World Tag Team titles, but ended up coming short.
Peterson returned to the AWA full-time in early 1990 teaming with Brad Rheingans against the Texas Hangmen at SuperClash IV on April 8, 1990 and later to pursue then AWA World Champion Mr. Saito. When Larry Zbyszko regained the title, Peterson was granted title shots although he failed to unseat the World Champion. Shortly thereafter, he formed a tag team with The Trooper which captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles from The Destruction Crew on August 11, 1990. Defending the titles during the rest of the year, Peterson and Trooper would turn out to be the last AWA World Tag Team Champions. In January 1991, Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister publications withdrew recognition of the AWA's World Championship status[9] but continued to recognize Trooper and Peterson as incumbent "AWA Tag Team Champions" until the promotion finally closed later that year.
Later career
After the AWA closed in early 1991, Peterson went back to the independents until he died from a motorcycle crash on May 25, 1993.[10]
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External links
D. J. Peterson's profile at Cagematch.net, Internet Wrestling Database
January 06, 2023
peterson, canadian, politician, former, premier, ontario, david, peterson, baseball, player, baseball, david, peterson, july, 1959, 1993, better, known, ring, name, american, professional, wrestler, birth, namedavid, petersonborn, 1959, july, 1959st, joseph, m. For the Canadian politician and former Premier of Ontario see David Peterson For the baseball player see D J Peterson baseball David W Peterson July 17 1959 May 25 1993 better known by his ring name D J Peterson was an American professional wrestler D J PetersonBirth nameDavid W PetersonBorn 1959 07 17 July 17 1959St Joseph Missouri United StatesDiedMay 25 1993 1993 05 25 aged 33 Cause of deathMotorcycle accidentProfessional wrestling careerRing name s D J PetersonDave PetersonTrained byLord LittlebrookDebut1984He is best known for competing in various North American regional promotions during the 1980s including the Universal Wrestling Federation the National Wrestling Alliance and most notably the American Wrestling Association during its final days While there he and The Trooper became the final holders of the AWA Tag Team Championship 1 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 Early career 1 2 American Wrestling Association First Stint 1 3 Other Federations 1 4 American Wrestling Association Second Stint 1 5 Later career 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProfessional wrestling career EditEarly career Edit Making his debut in 1984 Peterson started wrestling in Texas All Star Wrestling and in the NWA Central States During the mid 1980s Peterson briefly appeared in Fritz von Erich s World Class Championship Wrestling defeating Jack Victory on February 7 and Prairie States Wrestling against Ox Baker on July 23 before wrestling in the Mid South area and by early 1986 for Bill Watts Universal Wrestling Federation facing wrestlers such as Gustavo Mendoza 2 3 and in tag team matches teamed with Brett Sawyer against Mike Scott and Rick Steiner 4 the Blade Runners 5 and the Fabulous Freebirds Terry Bam Bam Gordy amp Buddy Roberts in their UWF debut 6 He also wrestled Bart Sawyer several times losing to him on May 3 and teamed with Chavo Guerrero against Sawyer and Rick Steiner in the following weeks Later that year he teamed with Todd Champion feuding with the Thunderfoots and faced Big Bubba Rogers and The Warlord and The MOD Squad during October while in Jim Crockett Promotions as well as wrestling Arn Anderson in St Louis Missouri on November 16 1986 American Wrestling Association First Stint Edit Jumping to the American Wrestling Association in 1987 Peterson fought Super Ninja to a time limit draw at SuperClash II on May 2 1987 7 He would also form a team with J T Southern attempting to gain the AWA World Tag Team titles but ended up coming short Other Federations Edit He then split his time wrestling in several territories during the next two years appearing on the debut television show of Continental Championship Wrestling and had a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation 8 primarily being used as a jobber In 1989 he would head up to Calgary for Stampede Wrestling until its closure on December 18 American Wrestling Association Second Stint Edit Peterson returned to the AWA full time in early 1990 teaming with Brad Rheingans against the Texas Hangmen at SuperClash IV on April 8 1990 and later to pursue then AWA World Champion Mr Saito When Larry Zbyszko regained the title Peterson was granted title shots although he failed to unseat the World Champion Shortly thereafter he formed a tag team with The Trooper which captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles from The Destruction Crew on August 11 1990 Defending the titles during the rest of the year Peterson and Trooper would turn out to be the last AWA World Tag Team Champions In January 1991 Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister publications withdrew recognition of the AWA s World Championship status 9 but continued to recognize Trooper and Peterson as incumbent AWA Tag Team Champions until the promotion finally closed later that year Later career Edit After the AWA closed in early 1991 Peterson went back to the independents until he died from a motorcycle crash on May 25 1993 10 Championships and accomplishments EditAmerican Wrestling Association AWA World Tag Team Championship 1 time with The Trooper 11 Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship 2 times 12 NWA Central States Tag Team Championship 1 time with Todd Champion 13 Texas All Star Wrestling TASW Six Man Tag Team Championship 1 time with Paul Diamond amp Shawn Michaels 14 World Class Championship Wrestling WCCW Television Championship 1 time 15 16 Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him 205 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991See also EditList of premature professional wrestling deathsReferences Edit Championship Roll Call AWA World Tag Team Championship AWAstars com 2006 Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Card Results UWF February 16 1986 Oklafan com 2003 Archived from the original on 2008 10 09 Card Results UWF April 13 1986 Oklafan com 2003 Archived from the original on 2011 09 30 Card Results MSW February 11 1986 Oklafan com 2003 Archived from the original on 2008 10 09 Card Results UWF March 29 1986 Oklafan com 2003 Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Card Results UWF April 27 1986 Oklafan com 2003 Archived from the original on 2009 01 08 AWA SuperClash SuperClash II ProWrestlingHistory com June 2002 Cawthon Graham 2013 the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1 WWF 1963 1989 CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 978 1492825975 PWI Strips the AWA of World Title Status Pro Wrestling Illustrated May 1991 Will Gary December 1998 Gary Will Deceased Pro Wrestlers A Tribute to Mat Stars of the Past GaryWill com Archived from the original on May 23 2015 A W A World Tag Team Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 N W A Central States Heavyweight Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 N W A Central States Tag Team Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 TASW Texas 6 man Tag Team Title Texas Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2000 Texas WCWA Television Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 396 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 World Class Television Title Wrestling titles com Retrieved November 19 2016 External links EditThe Oklahoma Wrestling Fan s Resource center Bios D J Peterson D J Peterson s profile at Cagematch net Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title D J Peterson amp oldid 1110267652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
