Lance Russell
Birthday: Born in 1926-03-18 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Deathday: 2017-10-03
Lance Russell was primarily known as a sports broadcaster and ring announcer associated with wrestling promotions in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky and the surrounding area. He also worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for several years beginning in 1989. He went into semi-retirement in 1997, and passed away on October 3, 2017 at the age of 91 due to complications from a broken hip.
TV Credits
USWA Championship Wrestling
Character: Self - Announcer
Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Assocation (CWA) Wrestling show on WMC-TV, later renamed to "Championship Wrestling Association" and keeping the same CWA name around the time Jerry Lawler joined Jerry Jarrett in running the show. After Jarrett and Lawler purchased the rights to World Class Wrestling Association's "World Class Championship Wrestling" shows in the Dallas area, both the Dallas shows and the CWA show were rebranded under the "United States Wrestling Association" name. This sho...
Movie Credits
Man on the Moon
Character: Ring Announcer
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman....
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Character: Himself
For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s hottest territories, Mid-South garnered national attention for its revolutionary storytelling and bruising, athletic matches orchestrated by no-nonsense promoter, “COWBOY” BILL WATTS. Now, the legends and Hall of Famers who cut their teeth in Mid-South share their tales of the fabled proving ground as we deliver OVER 20 classic confrontations from legends Ted DiBiase, Andre The Giant, Shawn Michaels, Ric...