Robert Kellum is a professional wrestler and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, best known as The Maestro in World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

. He has also had success in the United States Wrestling Association

United States Wrestling Association

The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...

 and Smokey Mountain Wrestling, as well as the World Wrestling Council

World Wrestling Council

The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....

. One of his previous ring names, Gorgeous George III, is an homage to his great uncle, the original "Gorgeous" George Wagner

George Wagner

George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George...

. Kellum currently competes as The Stro across the U.S and overseas on occasion along with acting part time for television and film. He has also guest starred on several episodes of the television series One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

and is set to star in the upcoming horror films 12-24 and Deader Country.

Early life and career

Having a theatrical and musical background in addition to having experience as a collegiate wrestler

Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...

 (which included freestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling), Kellum began training under veterans Nelson Royal, Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson was an American professional wrestler best known for his days of teaming with his brother Ole Anderson.-Career:...

 and Ivan Koloff before making his professional debut on January 1, 1990 against ACW champion L.A. Stevens in Kannapolis, North Carolina

Kannapolis, North Carolina

Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina...

. He wrestled Ivan Koloff and Chief Wahoo McDaniel

Wahoo McDaniel

Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.-Early life:...

 early in his career and competed in many independent promotions in the southeast. Shortly after his debut on the independent circuit, he eventually appeared on WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night was a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. The program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992...

making his debut under the name Robbie Eagle against Sting in 1991.

Smokey Mountain Wrestling & the United States Wrestling Association

Returning to the independent circuit soon after, he lost the CWF Heavyweight Championship to Brian Armstrong

Brian Gerard James

Brian Gerard James is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE as an agent and producer. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Road Dogg" Jesse James or simply Road Dogg...

 in September 1993 and later began competing in Smokey Mountain Wrestling under the ring name

Ring name

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 Robbie Eagle and feuded with Tim Horner

Tim Horner

Tim Horner is a professional wrestler best known for his "Lightning Express" tag team with Brad Armstrong.-Career:Tim Horner started wrestling in 1982 in the Alabama territory. He formed a tag team called the "Lightning Express" with Brad Armstrong and they had a lot of success. They won the...

 and Chris Candido

Chris Candido

Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido...

 over the SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship

SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship

The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. The title was created in 1992 and was active until SMW closed its doors on November 26, 1995. The storyline concept of the title was that the...

 during 1994. Although Kellum was in negotiations for a return to WCW, he instead ended up debuting for the USWA. Prior to his debut in the promotion, he had some classic bouts against Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam

Robert Alexander "Rob" Szatkowski , better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

 and Too Cold Scorpio on the southeastern independent wrestling circuit.

In early 1995, he began wrestling in the USWA and aligned himself with Tommy Rich

Tommy Rich

Thomas Richardson , better known by his ring name, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, is a professional wrestler. He is best known for his wrestling career in Georgia and Memphis throughout the 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:...

 and Doug Gilbert

Doug Gilbert

Doug Gilbert is a professional wrestler from Memphis, Tennessee who wrestles on the independent circuit. He is the brother of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert and the son of wrestler/referee/promoter Tommy Gilbert....

 in their feud against PG-13

PG-13 (professional wrestling)

PG-13 was the tag team of J.C. Ice and Wolfie D who worked for the World Wrestling Federation and United States Wrestling Association . PG-13 briefly competed in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council in 1995 , W*ING in Japan, Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1997 and World Championship...

, Brian Christopher

Brian Lawler

Brian Christopher Lawler is a professional wrestler. He is the son of color commentator and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and brother of wrestling referee Kevin Christian...

, Bill Dundee

Bill Dundee

William "Bill" Cruickshanks is a Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton....

 and Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jerry Lawler

Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...

. The great nephew of the original "Gorgeous" George Wagner

George Wagner

George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George...

, he was billed as Gorgeous George III and later teamed with Scott Hall

Scott Hall

Scott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...

, King Mabel

Nelson Frazier, Jr.

Nelson Frazier, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V, and King V. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...

 and The Gambler

The Gambler

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 before leaving for Smokey Mountain Wrestling. Started shouting his patented "Ooh La La!" to the crowds. Later that year, he and Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit

Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...

 competed in several dark matches for the World Wrestling Federation

World Wrestling Entertainment

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...

 before turning up in the World Wrestling Council feuding with Pulgarcito and Invader for the WWC Television Championship. While in Puerto Rico, "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Randy Savage

Randall Mario Poffo , better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling .Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and was a...

 attempted to get permission for the name to be used by his brother Lanny Poffo

Lanny Poffo

Lanny Mark Poffo , better known by his ring name "Leaping" Lanny is an American professional wrestler. Poffo was born in Calgary, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish American. He is also the brother of wrestling legend "Macho Man" Randy Savage...

 however negotiations eventually fell through although he later began competing in WCW on a limited basis soon after.

During the mid-1990s, while with the Union of Wrestling Forces International, he toured Japan with Dan Severn

Dan Severn

Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...

 and Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock

Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...

 gaining extensive kickboxing and mixed martial arts training. In 1997, he toured with Jake "the Snake" Roberts

Jake Roberts

Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...

 in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico...

 appearing with Roberts in a two day supercard TripleMania V. During his time in the promotion, he also competed against AAA legends Perro Aguayo

Perro Aguayo

Pedro Aguayo better known as "Perro Aguayo" and El Can de Nochistlan , was a famous Mexican wrestler through 1970s to 1990s. His son also wrestles as Perro Aguayo, Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . He is one of the biggest box office attractions in lucha libre history and was the last major rival...

, Canek and Octagon among others.

Return to World Championship Wrestling

Although he complained to WCW management after Randy Savage

Randy Savage

Randall Mario Poffo , better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling .Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and was a...

's former girlfriend and valet Stephanie Bellars

Stephanie Bellars

Stephanie Bellars is a professional wrestling valet and the former girlfriend of "Macho Man" Randy Savage. She worked for WCW and ECW. She has been known as Gorgeous George and George Frankenstein.-Personal life:...

 began using the name Gorgeous George III, he later agreed to return to WCW full time after meeting with then WCW Vice President Eric Bischoff

Eric Bischoff

Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...

 and returned as The Maestro. He often came out to an instrumental (and slightly tweaked) version of Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff

Paul Parlette Orndorff, Jr. is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff...

's short lived theme, "Wonderful" during the late 1990s with Symphony

Alicia Webb

Alicia Nicole Webb is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1998 until 1999 as Ryan Shamrock-World Wrestling Federation:...

 as his valet. Feuding with Evan Karagias over the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship, Kellum would also become involved in feuds with David Flair

David Flair

David Richard Fliehr better known by his ring name David Flair is a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling , where he held the United States and World Tag Team championships...

, Norman Smiley

Norman Smiley

Norman Anthony Smiley is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling...

, Buff Bagwell

Buff Bagwell

Marcus Alexander Bagwell is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling between 1991 and 2001, where he was a five time World Tag Team Champion.-Professional wrestling career: Bagwell...

 and Ernest Miller

Ernest Miller

Ernest Clifford Miller is an American actor and former professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment better known by his ring name, Ernest "The Cat" Miller....

. He regularly appeared on Monday Night Nitro and WCW Thunder

WCW Thunder

WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001...

having some success. The Maestro/Cat feud involved legendary entertainer "The Godfather of Soul" James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

 at WCW's Superbrawl

SuperBrawl

SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001. Along with Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc, SuperBrawl was booked to be one of WCW's flagship pay-per-views....

 PPV. He chose to leave the promotion after his contract expired in 2000.

Return to the Indys

After his release from WCW, Kellum began operating a wrestling school out of Jacksonville, North Carolina. He later returned to the Southeastern area as The Stro competing for Atlantic Championship Pro Wrestling, Mason-Dixon Wrestling

Mason-Dixon Wrestling

Mason-Dixon Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion, formerly known as Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling which spawned up in the Clarksburg area October 1997 after a promotional rift in the WVWA between Jim Hawkins, Buddy "Bubba" Rose and Greg Shriver, based in Nutter Fort,...

, the Independent Wrestling Federation, North American Championship Wrestling, and the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...

 who has held victories over Demolition Ax, The Barbarian as well as faced "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Jim Duggan

James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...

 and Ivan Koloff. He was later defeated by Shark Boy

Shark Boy

Dean Mathew Roll is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Early career:...

 in the opening round of Nick Mayberry's HCW Incredible 8 Tournament on July 13, 2002. That same year, he Won the CAPW TV title and feuded with Balls Mahoney

Balls Mahoney

Jonathan Rechner better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney , is an American professional wrestler...

 and other top stars of CAPW in Cleveland, Ohio. Kellum also won the ACCW title for a second time in a rumble match in Wilmington, NC and later feuded with Cold Cash D, Flex Phenom and Dave Renegade. Kellum became a two time NACW champion feuding with "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas

Tony Atlas

Anthony White better known by his ring name "Tony Atlas" is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, "Mr...

, Ricky Morton

Ricky Morton

Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action...

, Jake Roberts

Jake Roberts

Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...

, Carnage, and Brad Hunter, leader of a faction called "Damage Inc." along with Main Attraction and Rico Rage. Facing his former tag team partner Lodi

Brad Cain

Bradley "Brad" Cain is an American professional wrestler, author and personal trainer, better known by his ring name, Lodi...

 at PPCW in Conway, South Carolina

Conway, South Carolina

Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....

, Kellum also won the SCW title in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

.

Stro won the WCEW title and feuded with Magnum T.R., Ali Steele, Ouga Booga, Justin Feeche, Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton

Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis...

, and Aaron Devil. Was a part of the "Triple Heat" group along with Aaron Devil and Steve Michaels who was later replaced by P Roc. With "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas, The Patriot

Tom Brandi

Tom Brandi is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East...

 and Ranger Ross, he feuded with Ivan Koloff & The Russian Army in late 2005 as well as defeating The Barbarian at the Ricky Morton Benefit Show on February 2, 2006.

A mainstay of American Coast Professional Wrestling, Kellum was the promotion's youngest champion ever in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

-area. He also feuded with female wrestler "The Queen of Pain" Naudia facing her in a series of intergender matches during 2005 and 2006, most notably defeating her for the ACPW Television Championship in an "I Quit" match in December 2005 as well as regaining the ACPW Television title from her in the first intergender dog collar match against her on February 4, 2006. He later defeated her and Sgt. Chaos in a handicap match for the Ring Wars Carolina promotion on February 18, 2006.

In June, he made his DSCW debut in Supply, North Carolina

Supply, North Carolina

Supply is a small unincorporated community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA located around the intersection of US 17 and NC 211 . Its name is derived from the use of the Lockwoods Folly River as a trade route in the 18th and 19th centuries...

 and, that same month, Kellum and Lord Everett Devore formed a tag team known as The Classics. The following month, while wrestling for the West Virginia-based NWA Mountain State, Kellum defeated The Barbarian in a Hardcore match as well as defeating Buzzsaw in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,444 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Sulphur Springs is located at ....

 on September 5, 2006. Kellum defeated Dave Renegade to win his second ACPW Heavyweight Championship on March 10, 2007. On June 9, Kellum made his ASPW debut in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County....

 where be began feuding with Derik Flair. On September 28, Kellum formed the Fourth Alliance along with Stan Braddock, Sean Cruise, Cletus Bass and manager Mr. Holly at an ACPW show in Warsaw, North Carolina

Warsaw, North Carolina

Warsaw is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,051 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warsaw is located at ....

. He defeated Hangtime to win his third ACPW heavyweight title in Salemburg, North Carolina

Salemburg, North Carolina

Salemburg is a town in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.Salemburg was the home of the former Southwood College....

 on October 13. He also returned to ASCW and wrestled another epic bout against former AAA tag team partner and former WWE star the legendary Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Jake Roberts

Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith...

 defeating him with STF Encore submission hold in Clarkburg, West Virginia on November 15. Feuding with Johnny Blast and NWA Mountain State TV champion Dr. Roger Hamm in NWA Mountain State Wrestling, he defeated Frank "The Tank" Parker to win the NWA-Mountain State Wrestling heavyweight championship on December 8, 2007.

On February 8, 2008, Kellum was voted 2007 NWA-MSW Wrestler of the Year. In April, it was announced that Kellum would star along with Tiffany Shepis

Tiffany Shepis

- External links :...

, Scot Davis

Scot Davis

Scot Davis is the current wrestling head coach at Owatonna High School in Minnesota. Prior to Owatonna, he also coached at Belcourt, ND, Bird Island-Lake Lillian, MN, and Hutchinson, MN. He is the current record holder for most wins in national high school wrestling history.- References :*,...

, Sam Nicotero, Devanny Pinn, and Jimmy Sapienza in upcoming horror movie 12-24 and mentioned on Fangoria

Fangoria

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. Kellum was inducted in the ACPW wrestling Hall of Fame on August 2. In October 2008, it was announced that Stro would be in the upcoming horror film "Deader Country" set to be released in 2009.

March 15, 2009, Princeton, West Virginia, Stro defeats Jason "The Gift" Kincaid to become a two time NWA-Mountain State Wrestling heavyweight champion.

November 21, 2009, Mullens, West Virginia, Stro defeated "Dynamite" Derik Billings and "King" Richard to become the first three time NWA-Mountain State Wrestling heavyweight champion.

February 2010, Video trailer released on Youtube.com of upcoming Summer 2010 film "The Legend of Johnny Smalltie" starring Stro as the mob crime boss "Tony". *The Legend of Johnny Smalltie trailer at YouTube

YouTube

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On March 27, 2010, Gorgeous George Wagner

George Wagner

George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George...

 was inducted in the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame

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 the night before Wrestlemania 26

April 11, 2010, Stro wrestled Shane Douglas

Shane Douglas

Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...

 in Kingwood, WV for All Star Championship Wrestling.

May 28, 2010, in CAPW, The Stro defeated "Ironman" Nick Vah.

June 1, 2010 Stro to make cameo in upcoming film "Kos Island"

July 10, 2010 Stro wins and becomes a four-time NWA-Mountain State heavyweight champion in Hinton, West Virginia

February 5, 2011 NWA World Champion Adam Pearce

Adam Pearce

Adam Pearce is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion in his fourth reign and the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also a former PWG Champion....

 and Stro wrestle to a classic 45 minute draw in Rand, West Virginia

May 2011 Stro appeared on the June edition (Randy Orton on the cover) of the WWE magazine

June 3, 2011 Stro to appear at the 2011 Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival in Pittsburgh, Pa

August 2011 Stro stars in the DVD movie "The Indy Wrestler"

August 20, 2011 Stro defeated Matt Conard in an "I Quit" match to become NWA-MSW TV Champion in Summersville, WV

Movies/TV

2011–present NWA Mountain State Wrestling TV show
Stro "The Maestro of Wrestling"

2011 The Indy Wrestler
Stro

2010 The Legend of Johnny Smalltie
Tony

2009 Deader Country (video)
The Stro

2008 12-24
Killer

2005 WFP: Night of Superstars 4 (video)
The Stro

2003 One Tree Hill (TV series)
Security Guard
– The Search for Something More (2003)

2000 WCW SuperBrawl 2000 PPV (video)
The Maestro

1999-2000 WCW Saturday Morning (TV series)
The Maestro

1999-2000 WCW Thunder (TV series)
The Maestro

1999-2000 WCW Monday Nitro (TV series)
The Maestro

1996 TripleMania V AAA PPV (video)
Gorgeous George III

1995 USWA: A Night to Remember (video)
Georgeous George III

Stunts:
2010 The Legend of Johnny Smalltie (stunt coordinator)

Archive Footage:
2009 WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW (video)
The Maestro

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • SBD (Bearhug DDT)
  • Crossface (Crippler Crossface)
  • Bad Note (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee lift to the face followed by a Russian legsweep)
  • Cloverleaf
  • Cradle brainbuster
  • Encore (STF)
  • AAAHHH (Belly to belly inverted mat slam)
  • Triangle Submission Hold/ Gogoplata (Triangle)

• Signature moves
  • Football kick
  • German suplex
  • Knife-edged chop
  • Lifting double underhook facebuster
  • Northern lights suplex
  • Sitout shoulder jawbreaker

• Managers
  Manager (professional wrestling)
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  • Symphony
    Alicia Webb
    Alicia Nicole Webb is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1998 until 1999 as Ryan Shamrock-World Wrestling Federation:...
    
    
  • Jim Cornette
    Jim Cornette
    James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. As a manager, he has worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
    
    
  • Big Business Brown

Championships and accomplishments

• Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling
• ACCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Atlantic Coast Professional Wrestling
• ACPW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
• ACPW Television Championship (4 times)
• ACPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Tre-G

• AWA Supreme Championship Wrestling
• SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Championship Pro Wrestling
• CPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• CPW Hardcore Championship (1 time)

• Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
• CAPW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• CAPW Television Championship (1 time)

• Coastal Real Extreme Wrestling
• CREW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Independent Wrestling Federation
• IWF International Championship (1 time)

• Mason-Dixon Wrestling
  Mason-Dixon Wrestling
  Mason-Dixon Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion, formerly known as Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling which spawned up in the Clarksburg area October 1997 after a promotional rift in the WVWA between Jim Hawkins, Buddy "Bubba" Rose and Greg Shriver, based in Nutter Fort,...
  
  
• MDW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• NWA Mountain State
  National Wrestling Alliance
  The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
  
  
• NWA Mountain State Heavyweight Championship
  NWA Mountain State Heavyweight Championship
  The NWA Mountain State Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that serves as a championship for the National Wrestling Alliance under the promotion Mountain State Wrestling.-Title history:...
  
   (4 times)
• NWA Mountain State TV Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Age Championship Wrestling
• NACW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Ring Wars Carolina
• RWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling
  Smoky Mountain Wrestling
  Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette...
  
  
• SMW Television Championship
  SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship
  The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. The title was created in 1992 and was active until SMW closed its doors on November 26, 1995. The storyline concept of the title was that the...
  
   (1 time)

• Ultimate Championship Wrestling
• UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• United States Wrestling Association
  United States Wrestling Association
  The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
  
  
• USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• USWA Tag Team Championship
  USWA Tag Team Championship
  The USWA World Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship in the Memphis, Tennessee-based professional wrestling promotion, the United States Wrestling Association.The title was originally known as the WCWA World Tag Team Championship....
  
   (1 time)

• World Class Extreme Wrestling
• WCEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling Council
  World Wrestling Council
  The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
  
  
• WWC Television Championship (1 time)

• Southern Championship Wrestling
  Southern Championship Wrestling
  Southern Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Southeastern United States, especially in eastern and central North Carolina, from November 1994 to November 2004, when it was run by Greg Mosorjak...
  
  
• SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Other titles
• CCWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• MAIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• WCW Television/Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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• Voted runner up for Rookie of the Year as Robbie Eagle in 1993
• Ranked #248 as Robbie Eagle in PWI Top 500 in 1993
• Ranked #151 in PWI Top 500 in 1995
• Ranked #322 as Gorgeous George III in PWI Top 500 in 1996
• Ranked #301 as Gorgeous George III in PWI Top 500 in 1997
• Ranked #293 as The Maestro in PWI Top 500 in 2000
• Ranked #175 as The Maestro in PWI Top 500 in 2001
• Ranked #335 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2003
• Ranked #292 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2004
• Ranked #275 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2005
• Ranked #461 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2006
• Ranked #402 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2007
• Ranked #414 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2008
• Ranked #417 as The Stro in PWI Top 500 in 2009

External links

• TheStro.com, official website
• The Stro at MySpace
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• The Stro at IMDB.com
• Profile at OWW
• Stro on IndyWrestlers.net