The Warlord (wrestler)
| The Warlord | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Terry Scott Szopinski |
| Born |
March 28, 1962 Pompano Beach, Florida, USA |
| Residence | Pompano Beach, Florida, USA |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Super Assassin #2 The Warlord |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 323 lb (147 kg; 23.1 st) |
| Billed from | "Parts unknown" |
| Trained by | Eddie Sharkey |
| Debut | 1986 |
Terry Scott Szopinski (born March 28, 1962) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name The Warlord and for his tenures in Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of the Powers of Pain alongside The Barbarian.
In 1986 while working out at a gym in Minnesota, Szopinski met its owner Joe Laurinaitis, better known as the professional wrestler Road Warrior Animal. After coming up with possible ring names with Sharkey and Animal, Szopinski adopted the "Warlord" as his ring name and sent some photos of his work to Dusty Rhodes. Soon afterwards, Rhodes hired him and he began wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions later that year. After a brief stint in JCP, the territory's owner Jim Crockett, Jr. sent him to the Kansas City-based Central States Wrestling territory for more training. While there, he teamed with Karl Kovac and won the territory's tag team championship on June 8, 1987 in a tournament. However, he and Kovac were soon stripped of the title when Kovac was fired and Szopinski travelled to Japan for more training.
In late 1987, Szopinski returned to Jim Crockett Promotions under his Warlord name and began teaming with Ivan Koloff with Paul Jones as their manager. In 1988, he then formed a permanent tag team with the Barbarian known as the "Powers of Pain", the heel counterparts to the Road Warriors, while retaining Jones as their manager.
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