Ken Mantell | |
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Birth name | Ken Lusk[1] |
Born | Fort Worth, Texas, United States[2] |
Family | Johnny Mantell (brother) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ken Mantell Ken Lusk Clay Spencer |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
Debut | 1970[4] |
Retired | 1991 |
Ken Lusk,[5] better known by his ring name Ken Mantell, is an American retired professional wrestler, promoter and booker who competed throughout the National Wrestling Alliance in the 1970s and 80s. He is a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having defeated Danny Hodge, and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Ron Bass in November 1975. He worked as the booker of World Class Championship Wrestling during its peak years and, as a promoter, formed the Wild West Wrestling promotion, which merged with World Class when he became part-owner in early 1988.