Career
Foreign the Australian rules football player, see Steven Armstrong. He has three brothers who also entered the wrestling business: Scott, Brad (who died in 2012) and Brian. Steve Armstrong started wrestling in 1983 in the Alabama-based "Southeast Championship Wrestling".
He formed a team called the "Rat Patrol" with Johnny Rich and they feuded with Ron Fuller"s Study Stable (Jerry Stubbs and Arn Anderson).
Steve formed a team with Tracy Smothers in "Florida Championship Wrestling" in 1987 called The Southern Boys. They went back to Continental Championship Wrestling (formerly SCW) and feuded with Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden over the New Japan Pro Wrestling (1988-1989) In July 1988 he made his debut in Japan for NJPW, mainly working with Tracy against the likes of Shinya Hashimoto, Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu and even working in the main event against the legendary Antonio Inoki.
World Championship Wrestling (1990-1992) In 1990, The Southern Boys went to World Championship Wrestling and feuded with The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). World Wrestling Federation (1992-1993) In 1992, Steve came to the World Wildlife Fund as Lance Cassidy under a babyface cowboy gimmick.
He made his television debut on the October 10, 1992 episode of Superstars, beating Tom Stone.
The run proved to be short, as after only a few television appearances and some house show victories over Skinner and Terry Taylor, he left the World Wildlife Fund in January 1993. Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1993-1995) In 1993, he started to work for Jim Cornette"s Smoky Mountain Wrestling. In his last year with Smoky he was in a feud with Buddy Landel for the SMW Heavyweight Championship World Championship Wrestling (1995-2000) In 1995, he returned to work for WCW when he took part in the first World War 3 battle royal.
In March 29, 2000 he made his last television appreance for the promotion as he lost to Hugh Morrus on Saturday Night.
Semi retirement After his run with WCW he made a few appearances for the resurrected Continental Championship Wrestling from 2002 to 2005. In August 2002 he worked under The Bullet mask for TNA Wrestling, having a match with Jeff Jarrett.
In October 2005 he had match with Elix Skipper for the NWA Wrestle Birmingham in the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium. In December 2008 he had a tag team match alongside his father against Aaron Idol and Michael Patrick for the Great American Wrestling Federation.
Finishing moves Missile dropkick Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Bahamian Championship (1 time) NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tracy Smothers Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (8 times) - with Johnny Rich (4), Tracy Smothers (2), Tommy Rich (1), and Bob Armstrong (1) Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tracy Smothers World Championship Wrestling WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tracy Smothers.
