Shaun Simpson (born July 22, 1966) is a retired

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from

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Career

Shaun Simpson is the son of professional wrestler Alec Simpson, who wrestled as Sammy Cohen. Shaun made his debut in 1987 for

World Class Championship Wrestling World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA) (1986–1991) was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter E ...

. He formed a tag team with his brother, Steve Simpson, subsequently winning the WCWA World Tag Team titles. Their biggest feud was against John Tatum and

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. In World Class, the Simpsons were allied (in storylines) with the Von Erich family, and were fan favorites in the territory. He left WCCW with his brother in late 1989 to wrestle in South Africa but Steve Simpson returned in 1991 to wrestle in

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Championships and accomplishments

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'' **PWI ranked him #376 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 1992 **PWI ranked him #341 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the

in 1991 *Texas Wrestling Federation :*TWF Light-Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Wild West Wrestling :*Wild West Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Steve Simpson * World Class Championship Wrestling / World Class Wrestling Association :*

WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship The WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship was the secondary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area-based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). The championship was originally known as the NWA ...

( 3 times) - with Steve Simpson :* WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) :*

WCWA World Tag Team Championship The WCWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area–based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). The championship was originally introduced as ...

( 1 time) - with Steve Simpson

References

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