The SGM Super 30 Black Professional Wrestler #15

Pez Whatley

I remember being a kid and fantasy booking that perfect WWF vs. Crockett Promotions interfederation supercard. While some of the choices were obvious, like Flair vs. Hogan, the true skill of the armchair booker is in how to structure the midcard. I don’t remember much about my booking strategies back in the day, but I do seem to recall that I opened the show with the Jive Tones vs. Rhythm & Blues.

Pez Whatley will always be remembered as the sellout who turned on Jimmy Valiant and joined the Paul Jones Army, metamorphosing into Shaska Whatley. Why he adopted the name of an off-brand soda, I’ll never know.