Biography

Ron Garvin started wrestling in 1962. He formed a team with his "brother" Terry Garvin in the 1960s and early 1970s and they won a few regional tag team titles. They were managed by their other "brother," Jimmy Garvin (actually Ron's stepson in real life). Garvin made a name for himself as a singles wrestler in the Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee territories in the late 1970s after splitting with Terry and Jimmy. He wrestled in Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling promotion where he was best known for his heated rivalries with Randy Savage and Pez Whatley. One of Garvin's best-known ICW moments was where he knocked Ox Baker's dentures out of his mouth, after which Garvin stomped on the dentures.

Most Famous Work

WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Average
6

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

(1989) "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Average
7

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

(1990) "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
WWE Survivor Series 1989
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8

WWE Survivor Series 1989

(1989) "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
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5
NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering
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7

NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

(1985) Miss Atlanta Lively
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
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7
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
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0
WCW Clash of The Champions II: Miami Mayhem
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Ronnie Garvin
2012 N/A
1994 Ronnie Garvin
1992 "Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin
1990 Ronnie Garvin
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
1989 "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
1988 Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
"Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
1987 Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
"Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin
1986 Ron Garvin
"Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
1985 Miss Atlanta Lively
1984 Ronnie Garvin
1983 "Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin
Ron Garvin
1979 Ronnie Garvin
Year Character Movie/Tv

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