Sonny King

Sonny King is a retired professional wrestler. He competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), where he is a former WWWF Tag Team Champion with his partner Chief Jay Strongbow.
==Professional Wrestling Career==
Johnson began his career as a professional boxer, but later turned to professional wrestling after befriending Ernie Ladd. Johnson initially turned down the offer from Jack Britton to join the sport, but later tried it anyway. He began his training in Detroit. He later worked in Pittsburgh and Ontario.
In 1972, he teamed with Chief Jay Strongbow to win the World Wide Wrestling Federation's World Tag Team Championship from Baron Mikel Scicluna and King Curtis Iaukea. After a month, they lost the title to the team of Professor Tanaka and Mr. Fuji.
Johnson won the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship in Alabama in March 1977. In 1978 and 1979, Johnson worked in Memphis as a manager to Jos LeDuc and Ron Bass. He also feuded with Jerry Lawler for the Southern Championship. While with Championship Wrestling from Florida, he traded the Florida version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship with Killer Karl Kox.
While partnering with The Angel in the Continental Wrestling Association in 1980, he won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*World Wide Wrestling Federation
:*WWWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chief Jay Strongbow
*Southern Championship Wrestling
:*NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Championship Wrestling from Florida
:*NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (1 time)
*Continental Wrestling Association
:*AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Ricky Morton (1) and The Angel (1)
==External links==
* Profile
Category:1945 births
Category:African American wrestlers
Category:American wrestlers
Category:Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni
Category:Continental Wrestling Association alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:Southern Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
Category:WWE World Tag Team Champions
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers