Black Bart (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Rick Harris |
| Born |
June 1, 1948 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Residence | Weatherford, Texas |
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| Ring name(s) | Big Train Bart Black Bart Hangman Harris Rick Harris Ricky Harris Man Mountain Harris |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Billed from | Pampa, Texas |
| Debut | 1975 |
Rick Harris (born June 1, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Black Bart. He is the son of professional wrestler George Harris.
Rick Harris started wrestling in 1975. He went through several names, such as "Hangman Harris", "Ricky Harris" and "Man Mountain Harris", before settling on the name of "Black Bart" which was given to him by Dusty Rhodes in 1984.
He formed a tag team called "The Long Riders" with Ron Bass in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1984 and they went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions later that year and were managed by J.J. Dillon.
After splitting with Bass in 1985, he feuded with Ron Garvin, Terry Taylor and Sam Houston over the NWA Mid-Atlantic championship which he won and defended. During this time Black Bart developed his 2nd rope leg drop to a prone opponent finishing move known as "The Texas Trash Compactor".
In late 1986, Bart went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he feuded with Chris Adams and Kevin Von Erich over the World Class title. When Adams, who held the World Class title, left the promotion in September 1986, Bart was awarded the championship...but not before the promotion explained that Bart won the belt from Adams in a fictitious match held in Los Angeles. Bart lost the championship to Von Erich a month later in Dallas, then, like other major World Class stars, left WCCW to join the UWF.
While in the Universal Wrestling Federation they would co-promote shows with the NWA. While wrestling in the NWA for Jim Crockett Promotions, he received a sizable push in the midcard, winning the NWA National Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. He also wrestled in the tournament for the NWA Western States Heritage Championship. Harris lost in the final match to Barry Windham.
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