Another star that competed mostly in Texas, “Iceman” King Parsons was one of the top stars in World Class.  Parsons was a decent wrestler whose skills with the microphone allowed him to be a face or heel with great ease.  With his butt bump and catch phrases, Parsons looked different than anyone else and in a profession full of cookie cutters; he was always a breath of fresh air.

It may have taken Eric Embry ten years to really get into a position of prominence, but once he did he certainly made the most of it.  Embry toiled around in multiple promotions competing in lighter weight divisions, but a couple years after he returned to Texas he would become the booker there.  World Class wasn’t the promotion it used to be, but he did create entertaining television with the deplete roster he had.  Embry would later be a top heel in the USWA and had he not suffered a career ending car accident in 1992 he would have likely continued as a top heel in regional promotions until the end of the 1990’s.

A big man who had few peers as powerful as he, Fred Ottman was at his best when he was Typhoon; one half of the Natural Disasters with Earthquake.  He was initially brought into the WWE as Hulk Hogan’s buddy Tugboat, but as that first run ended he slid too far down the card to have a solid program with the Hulkster (all friends of Hulk’s, especially large man would turn on Hulk at some point in time).  His heel turn was still profitable as he and Earthquake would have a good run as a team, but it was in WCW that Ottman would have his most famous moment; or rather most infamous moment.  The WCW debut of his persona, the Shockmaster remains the biggest blunder in wrestling history and is still talked about today.  Chances are, when that is your career defining moment, the Hall of Fame will elude you.

Is it probable that most wrestling fans would have no idea who Jose Lothario was had he not trained Shawn Michaels and managed him during his first WWE World Championship Run?  We admit we are in that group and largely missed the hybrid of American and Mexican wrestling that he developed in Texas.  Lothario may never have been a main event combatant but he was a decent mid card wrestler and aided many in looking good in the ring through his various tag teams.  His work with the WWE might look in his favor one day.