Tully Blanchard
- January 9, 2024
- Wrestler
Quick Facts
Tully Blanchard Biography
| Name | Tully Blanchard |
| Birthday | Jan 22 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Place Of Birth | Calgary |
| Home Town | Alberta |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Tully Blanchard is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on January 22, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Tully Arthur Blanchard (born on the 22nd of January 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler and currently manager on the screen for All Elite Wrestling. The most well-known of his achievements is his involvement in Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid to late 1980s . He was part of The Four Horsemen and The Brain Busters. Championships won by Blanchard throughout his career included those of the NWA World Television Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship and NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. Blanchard was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2009, and was inducted into in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.
The majority of times, the title was protected typically in Georgia the title was won when it was purchased by the Georgia Championship Wrestling became acquired by the World Wrestling Federation.Not to be confused with the Vancouver, British Columbia based promotion which existed in the early ’60s until the end of the 1980s. The North Carolina promotion lasted from March 1998 to January 1999. The final TV title he took in January of 1979, was changed to Heavyweight title on February 19, 1979.
In 1984, Blanchard left SCW for Jim Crockett Promotions.
Throughout the latter half of 1985, Blanchard and a number of high-profile wrestlers in the company had often competed together, usually in variations of tag team matches or interfering in one another’s matches if they appeared to be losing. These wrestlers included Ole Anderson, who had long since become a legendary figure in the Mid-Atlantic and Georgia territories, rising star Arn Anderson and Ric Flair, the biggest star in the promotion and NWA World Heavyweight Champion. In early 1986, the foursome became a solidified group and called themselves the Four Horsemen. The group quickly established dominance within the territory by capturing numerous championships with Arn being the NWA World Television Champion simultaneously, Blanchard winning the NWA National Heavyweight Championship in March 1986 and with Flair as the NWA World Champion. The Horsemen feuded with the top baby faces of the territory including Magnum T.A., Nikita Koloff, Dusty Rhodes, Wahoo McDaniel, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, and The Road Warriors.
Between 1978 between 1978 and between 1978 and Blanchard was the holder of between 1978 and 1983, Blanchard held the SCW Southwest Television Championship and SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship on seven occasions. He was part of a heel tag team together with Gino Hernandezas “The Dynamic Duo”. They won The Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship on five occasions, and The SCW World Tag Team Championship at one time in the early 80s.
Tully Blanchard Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tully Blanchard is one of the richest Wrestler from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tully Blanchard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Blanchard was taught for wrestling under Jose Lothario’s guidance and father. He made his starting in 1975 with the promotion of his father, Southwest Championship Wrestling, which also included several backstage productions and creative positions. He started his career as an individual face, tag teaming alongside his dad in a fight between Dory Funk Jr. as well as Terry Funk.
Blanchard was married for the first time the 7th of May, 1978, to Elizabeth Diane Boyles in Bexar County, Texas. However, the wedding was short-lived and ended in divorce on June 30, 1980.
Blanchard came to Jim Crockett, Jr.’s Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) in early 1984. Blanchard immediately entered into a feud with Mark Youngblood over the NWA Television Championship, which would later be renamed the NWA World Television Championship and WCW World Television Championship. Blanchard won the title on March 28, 1984 and defended the title against some of the top contenders in the territory such as Ricky Steamboat, whom he faced at Starrcade ’84.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
Tully Blanchard height 5 ft 10 in Tully weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Tully Blanchard Dating?
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After clashing with Jim Crockett and booker Dusty Rhodes about their pay, Blanchard and Arn Anderson left the NWA for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on September 10, 1988, losing in an 11th-hour title change to the Midnight Express tandem of Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane after a brief feud. Fellow Horseman Barry Windham and manager J.J. Dillon would leave later for similar reasons; Flair, meanwhile, considered leaving but decided to stay when the NWA signed his old friend Ricky Steamboat and put them in a program together. In the WWF, Blanchard and Anderson were dubbed “The Brain Busters” and paired with heel manager Bobby Heenan. The team defeated Demolition for the WWF Tag Team Championship on July 18, 1989 (aired July 29 on Saturday Night’s Main Event XXII), ending Demolition’s historic first reign, but lost the titles back to Demolition on October 2, 1989 (aired November 4 on WWF Superstars of Wrestling).
Facts & Trivia
Tully Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Tully Blanchard celebrates birthday on January 22 of every year.
Blanchard became a born-again Christian on November 13, 1989. He currently has a prison ministry, where he preaches to inmates. In 2010 Tully Blanchard joined International Network of Prison Ministries, where he serves on the Board of Advisers.