Rip Morgan

Mike Morgan is a former professional wrestler from New Zealand best known under the ring name Rip Morgan. Morgan competed in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) and the Continental Wrestling Association.
==Career==
===On The Mat===
Rip Morgan wrestled for Steve Rickard's On The Mat capturing the New Zealand heavyweight title defeating Samoan Joe on September 8, 1983.
Morgan left New Zealand for the United States in late 1984. On arrival Morgan made his way through the territory system, before settling in Memphis for an extended stay.
===Memphis===
Morgan was a successful tag team wrestler, and his partnership with Jonathan Boyd as an alternative version of the New Zealand Sheepherders, was his career highlight. They were a dominant team the Memphis territory for two years. Morgan even teamed with Mongolian Taras Bulba, who was briefly an honorary Sheepherder. During 1986 Morgan was injured in a match at the Mid South Coliseum against the Fabulous Ones, he was replaced by Bob Hallow for the remainder of the Sheepherders Memphis run.
===World Championship Wrestling===
Rip Morgan moved on to World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was the last in the line of flag bearers for the Sheepherders. Morgan briefly feuded with former flag bearer Johnny Ace, before Ace left for Florida Championship Wrestling.
Morgan then became flag bearer and tag team partner of the Iron Sheik, this was short-lived and pretty much broke up after WrestleWar 1989.
Rip Morgan then began teaming as one half of the New Zealand Militia in WCW with Jack Victory and managed by Lord Littlebrook. The team changed it's name to the Royal Family and despite the team's rising popularity, they were released by WCW.
===Post WCW===
After being threatened with a lawsuit by WCW, Morgan and Victory changed the team name to The Maulers and wrestled for Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Grizzly Smith's Five Star Wrestling, Heritage Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation. After the Maulers run concluded, Morgan returned to New Zealand.
In 2001 Morgan was based in Liverpool, England and wrestled throughout Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England before retiring.
Morgan became the CEO of Wellington-based professional wrestling promotion Kiwi Pro Wrestling.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**Lariat
**Big Boot
**Flying clothesline
**Running Powerslam
*Managers
**Jonathan Boyd
**Lord Littlebrook
**Skandor Akbar
*Tag teams and stables
**The Sheepherders as Flagbearer
**The Sheepherders with Jonathan Boyd
**New Zealand Militia/Royal Family/Maulers with Jack Victory
**with The Iron Sheik
**with Taras Bulba
*Entrance music
**Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (Royal Family)
**Everybody Wants Some by Van Halen (NJPW)
*Nicknames
**"The Ripper"
*Wrestlers managed
**Butch Miller
**Luke Williams
*Wrestlers trained
**Queen Hollie
**Jade Diamond
**Slade Mercer
**Inferno
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Continental Championship Wrestling
**AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Jonathan Boyd
*National Wrestling Alliance
**NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
==External links==
* Profile
Category:1957 births
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Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:All Star Wrestling alumni
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Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Smoky Mountain Wrestling alumni
Category:South Atlantic Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:World Class Wrestling Association alumni
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
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Category:Male wrestlers
Category:World Wrestling Council alumni
Category:Southern Championship Wrestling alumni