Ken Mantell

Ken Mantell
Birth nameKen Lusk[1]
BornFort Worth, Texas, United States[2]
FamilyJohnny Mantell (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ken Mantell
Ken Lusk
Clay Spencer
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Billed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Debut1970[4]
Retired1991

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.

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  5. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (21 October 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476605050 – via Google Books.