 Morton in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2001-04-04)April 4, 2001 (age 24) Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Paul Morton (grandfather) Ricky Morton (father) Todd Morton (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Kerry Morton[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Trained by | Bobby Eaton Chase Owens Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Tom Prichard |
| Debut | August 6, 2016[2] |
Kerry Morton (born April 4, 2001) is an Americanprofessional wrestler, He is signed toNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is the formerNWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is a second-generation professional wrestler, being the son ofRicky Morton. Kerry's grandfather, Paul, was also a professional wrestlingreferee.[1][3] He was also makes appearanceJuggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), where is former one-timesJCW Heavyweight Champion and current JCW Battle Royal Champion in first reign.
Morton attendedKing University where he startedcheerleading atKing Tornado.[1]
Morton made his debut in theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on December 4, 2021, at theHard Times 2 pre-show in aNWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship QualifyingGauntlet match, which was won byHomicide.[4][5] on the January 22, 2022 episode ofNWA USA, which taped on December 3, 2021, where he defeated Jamie Stanley during the quarterfinals of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament.[6] He was later eliminated byColby Corino.[7] On November 12, atHard Times 3, Morton defeated Homicide to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[8] On December 14, Morton confirmed that he has signed with NWA.[9] On February 11, 2023, atNuff Said, Morton successfully defended the title against Alex Taylor.[10] On April 7 atNWA 312, Morton successfully defended the title against Joe Alonzo.[11] On May 17, Morton successfully defended the title againstEvan Golden.[12] Morton lost title at NWA 75 on August 26, 2023 to Colby Corino. Morton made hisBoca Raton Championship Wrestling debut at the March Madhouse event where he wrestled againstCurt Stallion.[13]
In the 2024Crockett Cup, Morton and partner "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason won a first round match against The Slimeballz. Following an injury, Mason was replaced by their Southern Six stablemate Alex Taylor. Morton and Taylor subsequently defeated the teams of The Country Gentlemen,Knox andMurdoch, and The Immortals (J. R. Kratos and Odinson) to win the Crockett Cup tournament.[14][15]
 | This section of abiography of a living persondoes notinclude anyreferences or sources. Please help by addingreliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourcedmust be removed immediately, especially if potentiallylibelous or harmful.(September 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
On the premiere episode of JCW Lunacy, Morton along with his Teammates Alex Taylor and Silas Mason as the Southern 6 would face off in the Main event versus JCW ChampionWillie Mack and his partnersMatt Cross and Santana Jackson in a Six-man tag match. The Southern 6 would emerge victorious when Mason pinned Santana Jackson following his finisher The Thrill Ride. While celebrating in the ring former Southern 6 memberJames Storm would make an appearance stating thatViolent J had called him that morning stating he had a problem and that Kerry Morton was that problem. Storm insulted Morton and the 6 and then hit the ring to attack them but Mason and Taylor quickly left the ring leaving Morton to take a beating from Storm. Morton was pulled from the ring before Storm landed a Superkick and Storm would go on to insult Morton even more before the show closed out.
On the May 22, 2025 episode of JCW Lunacy, Morton defeated Willie Mack to become the newJCW Heavyweight Champion.
Links to related articles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
