Background
Because he was only 17 at the time, his father had to sign a parental consent form to allow him to wrestle.
Because he was only 17 at the time, his father had to sign a parental consent form to allow him to wrestle.
White entered the professional wrestling business after meeting and training with Johnny Thunder. Thunder later introduced him to Chicago promoter Fred Kohler"s booker. White"s first match was in 1959 against Johnny Kace.
Afterward, White also began wrestling for Nick Gulas in Nashville on the weekends, while he continued to attend high school during the week.
After graduating high school, White became a full-time wrestler, teaming with Ron Wright under manager Ron Bass. He wrestled across the southern United States, even competed as The Medic under a mask.
In 1970, he began wrestling in Alabama, teaming with Roy Klein as The Green Shadows. After the team lost their masks, they became known as Woodrow and Roy Bass, with Sam Bass as their manager.
As a singles wrestler in 1972, he also used the ring name The Green Shadow, with Doctor Ken Ramey as his manager.
White also frequently teamed with Jerry Lawler. They held the title a total of seven times that year. The team, however, split by 1974.
After the split with Lawler, White moved to the Gulf Coast, where he held the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) with Steve Lawler in September 1974.
He wrestled only occasionally in the 1980s, wrestling his last match in 1985 due to hip pain. White later worked for Diehard Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2004 managing such stars as the Mongolian Stomper, Billy Joe Travis, The Hansen Brothers(Brody & Billy Jack), and The Tennessee Connection(Chuck Lee & JDBiggs).
At the age of 65, he defeated The Matador for the DCW Heavyweight Championship via fireball. Managers
Ron Bass
Sam Bass
Doctor Ken Ramey
Wrestlers managed
Mongolian Stomper
Billy Joe Travis
Jamie "Too Cool" Stone
The Hansen Brothers
The Tennessee Connection
Cauliflower Alley Club
Honoree (1997)
Diehard Championship Wrestling
DCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Mid-America
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (7 times) - with Jerry Lawler
NWA Tri-State
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Steve Lawler
Southeastern Championship Wrestling
NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jerry Lawler
Southern States Wrestling
East Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1999).