Turbo Ted is an icon of Panhandle Independent Wrestling. Shown here with life long wrestling fan, Erick Turner, Ted has a rich and colorful history that stretches far back into the days of West Florida Wrestling and Promoter Bobby Wilson. He may go back farther than that, but that is only how far back "I" go, so no slight intended.Ted is a hero to multitudes of wrestling fans, myself included. He ranks high on my list of favorites, if for no better reason than his work is exacting and precise and a pleasure to watch.
Many wrestlers avoid Ted or protest when they are matched against him, complaining that he is "stiff," which is another way of saying that he wrestles more in the "old school" style where physical contact was expected and one needed to be able to absorb actual impact when his opponent back him up against the ropes.
It is being said that Turbo Ted is "old." The implication of having been branded as such is that Ted is "weak" or "ineffectual." That's a trap - and young wrestlers who become ensnared in the idea that "older" means "weaker" are due for some of the most severe awakenings of their pediatric careers.
Ultimate Wrestling brought Turbo Ted back from parts unknown for a reason and that was to show all its many 'puppies" how an old dog barks. Age is no barrier to toughness or expertise.
Look at Doctor X, whose wrestling prowess frightens the water out of skinny young wrestling newbies. His ability to drop an opponent to the floor in 1oths of a SECOND gives that wrestler no opportunity for defense. It's a "go along or break a bone" kinda thing. Doc X has served our country in many capacities in real life and is as physically fit as one could possibly ask for in a wrestler of maturity. You learn a thing or two in the land of IED's and suicide bombers.
Then there is Bullet Bob Armstrong. No more beloved wrestler exists on the Gulf Coast in my opinion. His more than 45 years in wrestling gives him an edge over every challenger that no one can overcome without cheating egregiously.
In a world filled with villains, any hero is King.
