King Cobra

**James Kimble** (born 14 March, 1948)  was a regular in the Memphis territory under the name 'King Cobra'.

In 1986 he was part of the team The Rock Steady Crew with Ira Reese.

## Career

### 1977

* Monday 4 July - against Leroy Brown
* Tuesday 27 September - with Terry Gordy and Scott Casey against Leroy Brown, Ratamyus and Bruce Swayze
* Monday 3 October - against Jimmy Valiant (Southern Heavyweight Championship)

### 1978

* Monday 12 June - against The Bounty Hunter
* Monday 26 June - with Porkchop Cash, Steve Kyle, Mike Hendricks and Steve Brodie against Hans Schroeder, Jean Louie, Sonny King, The Bounty Hunter and an unknown wrestler
* Monday 3 July - with Bearcat Brown against Hans Schroeder and The Bounty Hunter
* Monday 24 July - with Jimmy Valiant, Jackie Welch, Steve Brodie and Porkchop Cash against Hans Schroeder, The Bounty Hunter, Frankie Laine, Mike Boyer and El Diablo
* Monday 14 August - with Tommy Gilbert, Steve Kyle, Porkchop Cash and George Weingroff against John Louie, Frankie Laine, Mike Boyer, Eddie Sullivan and Don Bass
* Monday 28 August - with Terry Sawyer against Danny Davis and The Bounty Hunter
* Monday 12 September - against Hans Schroeder

### 1980

* Monday 15 September - won Battle Royale to win a 'Memphis' title
* Monday 22 September - against Tommy Rich

### 1981

* Monday 31 August - against Assassin #1
* Monday 31 August - with Dutch Mantel, Roy Rogers and Koko Ware against Tojo Yamamoto, Wayne Ferris and The Assassins
* Monday 14 September - with Steve Keirn against Bugsy McGraw and Sweet Brown Sugar
* Monday 5 October - with Roy Rogers against Atsushi Onita and Masa Fuchi

### 1982

* Monday 24 May - against The Angel
* Monday 31 May - against Bobby Eaton (Mid-America Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 7 June - against Bobby Eaton (Mid-America Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 14 June - against Kimala (Southern Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 21 June - against Dutch Mantel (Mid-America Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 28 June - against Dutch Mantel (Mid-America Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 5 July - against Dutch Mantel (No Disqualification match for Mid-America Heavyweight Championship)
* Monday 19 July - with Dutch Mantel against Sweet Brown Sugar and Bobby Eaton
* Monday 26 July - with Dutch Mantel against Sweet Brown Sugar and Bobby Eaton (No Disqualification match)
* Monday 9 August - Elimination Match against The Angel, Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Fulton, Sweet Brown Sugar and Terry Taylor
* Monday 6 September - with Bobby Fulton against The Angel and Dream Machine
* Monday 27 December - against Carl Fergie

### 1983

* Sunday 2 January - with Dutch Mantel against Jesse Barr and Apocalypse
* Monday 10 January - against Jesse Barr
* Monday 24 January - against Jesse Barr
* Monday 30 January - against Marauder #1
* Monday 30 January - with Dutch Mantel, Big Red and Bobby Fulton against The Marauders, The Angel and Jesse Barr
* Monday 14 February - against Bobby Eaton
* Tuesday 1 March - with Carl Fergie against Porkchop Cash and Mad Dog
* Monday 28 March - against Duke Myers
* Monday 25 April - against Ace of Spades
* Monday 25 April - Elimination Match against Ace of Spades, Carl Fergie, Bobby Fulton, Galaxian #1, Sonny King, Duke Myers, Steve O, and Terry Taylor
* Monday 9 May - against Ace of Spades
* Monday 16 May - against The Angel
* Monday 23 May - against Sonny King
* Monday 30 May - against The Angel

## External links

* Daily Memphian - 27 May 2020
* Wikipedia profile
* WrestlingData.com profile