Sonny King

CTL-P-0889 · Person · 1960s–1980s

STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-02712 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0889. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

WWWF Tag Team Champion with Chief Jay Strongbow in 1972; key figure in the 1970s WWWF

The record

• Also known as: Larry Johnson
• Role(s): professional wrestler
• Known for: WWWF Tag Team Champion with Chief Jay Strongbow in 1972; key figure in the 1970s WWWF

Sources

• https://www.postwrestling.com/2024/09/02/former-wwwf-tag-champion-and-wrestler-manager-sonny-king-passes-away/ (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

Identity established as Sonny King, real name Larry Johnson (matching the stored alias). POST Wrestling (tier 4), fetched in full, establishes the stored headline verbatim in substance: King and Chief Jay Strongbow became WWWF tag team champions on May 22, 1972, at Madison Square Garden, beating King Curtis Iaukea & Baron Mikel Scicluna, holding the titles one month; also establishes his subsequent territory career (Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Memphis) and later work as a manager.

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