Kerry Morton

Kerry Morton (born April 4, 2001) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is the current NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the son of Ricky Morton. Kerry's grandfather, Paul, was also a professional wrestling referee.[1]

Kerry Morton
Born (2001-04-04) April 4, 2001
Bristol, Tennessee, United States
Parent(s)Ricky Morton (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kerry Morton[1]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Trained byBobby Eaton
Chase Owens
Ricky Morton
Robert Gibson
Tom Prichard
Debut2020

Early life

Morton attended King University where he started cheerleading at King Tornado.[1]

Professional wrestling career

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–present)

Morton made his debut in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on December 4, 2021, at the Hard Times 2 pre-show in a NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Qualifying Gauntlet match, which was won by Homicide.[2] on the January 22, 2022 episode of NWA USA, which taped on December 3, 2021, where he defeated Jamie Stanley during the quarterfinals of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament.[3] He was later eliminated by Colby Corino.[4] On November 12, at Hard Times 3, Morton defeated Homicide to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[5] On December 14, Morton confirmed that he has signed with NWA.[6] On February 11, 2023, at Nuff Said, Morton successfully defended the title against Alex Taylor.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. Oliver, Greg (January 7, 2022). "Three cheers for the arrival of Kerry Morton". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. Carey, Ian (December 4, 2021). "NWA Hard Times 2 live results: Eight title matches". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. Lopez, Joshua (January 22, 2022). "NWA USA Results 1/22/22". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. Lopez, Joshua (February 12, 2022). "NWA USA Results 2/12/22". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. MacDonald, Josiah (November 12, 2022). "NWA Hard Times 3 live results: Trevor Murdoch vs. Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. Lambert, Jeremy (December 14, 2022). "Kerry Morton Signs With The National Wrestling Alliance". Fightful. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. Siino, John (February 11, 2023). "NWA Nuff Said Report: Tyrus vs. Matt Cardona, EC3 signs with NWA". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  8. Thompson, Andrew (January 31, 2023). "Team Rock N' Roll wins NWA Champions Series". POST Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  9. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2022". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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