| Phil Hickerson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Phil Hickerson |
| Born | (1946-10-04) October 4, 1946 (age 77) Jackson, Tennessee, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Nashville[1] Phil Hickerson[1] P.Y. Chu-hi[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 308 lb (140 kg)[1] |
| Debut | 1974[2] |
| Retired | 1991 |
Phil Hickerson (born October 4, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the Tennessee-based NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association promotions.
Hickerson debuted in 1974 in the Tennessee-based NWA Mid America promotion. In July 1974, he formed a tag team with Al Greene known as the "Sherman Tanks", with whom he won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and Tojo Yamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with Doug Patton.[3]
In mid-1975, Hickerson formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey known as the "Bicentennial Kings" (in reference to the then-upcoming United States Bicentennial). In 1975, they teamed with Al Greene to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Between 1976 and 1978, the Bicentennial Kings won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / AWA Southern Tag Team Championship nine times. They also won the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) five times and the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship twice.[3]
In 1977, Hickerson left NWA Mid America to join Jerry Lawler's Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. In 1985, he won the AWA International Heavyweight Championship three times. In 1988, he won the CWA Heavyweight Championship.[4]
In November and December 1988, Hickerson toured Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling, competing in the 1988 World's Strongest Tag Determination League alongside Jerry Blackwell.
In February 1989, Hickerson began wrestling for the United States Wrestling Association, where he portrayed a faux-Japanese character and was managed by Tojo Yamamoto. He adopted the ring name "PY Chu-hi" (a pun based on Yamamoto's former ring name, "PY Chung", and the alcoholic drink Chu-hi).[4] In July 1989, he defeated Eric Embry for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship; he lost the title back to Embry the following month.
In 1995, Hickerson was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.
After retiring from wrestling, Hickerson has worked as a radio DJ for WYN 106.9inJackson, Tennessee. In the latter part of his wrestling career Hickerson managed Tremors Nightclub in Jackson TN from 1981-1987.
