Nelson Royal
| Nelson Royal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nelson Combs |
| Born |
July 31, 1935 Wheelwright, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | February 3, 2002 (aged 66) Mooresville, North Carolina, United States |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Spouse(s) | Karen L. Royal |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Medic #1 Nelson Royal |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed from | "London, England" (as Sir Nelson Royal) |
| Trained by | Don Eagle |
| Debut | 1955 |
| Retired | 1989 |
Nelson "Nellie" Combs (June 16, 1942 to February 3, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter, better known by his ring name, Nelson Royal. He held the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship on six occasions along with numerous regional championships.
Combs was born on July 21, 1935 in Wheelwright, Kentucky. As a youth, he participated in amateur wrestling. While competing in an amateur wrestling contest in Columbus, Ohio, he met professional wrestler Don Eagle, who agreed to train him.
Combs was trained as a professional wrestler by Eagle, debuting in 1955 in the Midwest Wrestling Alliance promotion under the ring name Nelson Royal. In the late 1950s, Royal wrestled for the Portland, Oregon-based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, where in 1958, he briefly held the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship with Black Hawk, and for the Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling.
In 1962, Royal adopted the character of "Sir Nelson Royal", a "pompous, overbearing Englishman in tails and top hat". He formed a tag team with The Viking (Bob Morse).
In the early-1960s, Royal wrestled for the Kansas City, Missouri-based promotion Heart of America Sports Attractions as "Medic #1", one-half of the tag team The Medics with Medic #2 (Pedro Gordy). In January 1961, The Medics won a tournament to become the inaugural NWA Central States Tag Team Champions, losing the championship to Bulldog Austin and Tarzan Kowalski later that year. In June 1963, The Medics briefly held the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version).
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