Steve Riddle Jr. is an

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retired

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and actor, best known under the

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Rock Riddle. He worked in the Gulf Coast, California,

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and

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during the 1970s and 1980s. Later in his career he worked in the

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in California mainly for

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Professional wrestling career

Growing up Riddle was a wrestling fan and started a fan club for Swede Hanson and

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. He made his wrestling debut in 1972 for

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in Tennessee. Later he worked for

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, and

in Minnesota. In 1975, he made his debut for Big Time Wrestling in San Francisco. Then worked in Texas for

in 1983. In 1988, he worked in a couple of matches for

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. Afterwards, he disappeared from wrestling. On October 10, 2007, Riddle returned to wrestling competing in a battle royal won by Shannon Ritch at WrestleFanFest Malice in the Palace at the

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in San Francisco. He worked in the independents in California and Las Vegas. Mostly

where he was their champion for a day in 2014. His last match was on April 29, 2019 when he defeated

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at Casino Royale 2019 (Day 2) in Las Vegas.

Championships and accomplishments

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**REEL Award (2007) *

**City Of Pensacola Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

** EWF Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

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** NWA Americas Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with

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References

External links

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Rock Riddle at OWW.comRiddle's Wrestling Revue
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