Mark Romero is a retired
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second generation professional wrestler better known by his
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Mark Youngblood.
Career
Mark Romero is the son of Ricky Romero. He started wrestling as
Mark Youngblood in 1980 and worked for the
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's
Jim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
as a tag team with
Wahoo McDanielEdward "Wahoo" McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.-Early life:...
. He wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1985 with his brother
JaySteven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat...
and formed a tag team with younger brother
ChrisChris Romero is a semi-retired second-generation American professional wrestler who is better known as Chris Youngblood. He is the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblood.-Rise to Fame:...
in 1986 following Jay's untimely death.
Mark and Chris achieved some success in the
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and later on in the
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and the
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as "The Tribal Nation". They also had a brief stint in
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as "The Renegade Warriors". Mark retired from wrestling in 1999.
Rare Appearances
In early 2006, Mark wrestled at the Amarillo, TX based indy-wrestling company West Texas Wrestling Legends ran by his brother Chris. He made several appearances for the company before going back into retirement in July 2006. On January 13, 2007 Mark Romero resurfaced in WTWL, Mark defeated The WTWL Champion Thunder to win the championship. After the match WTWL wrestlers "Hobo" Hank, Mike DiBiase, Dice Murdock, nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and Mark's brother Chris Romero came down to celebrate the win with the new champion. Mark Romero explained that his return was for one night only and he later vacated the WTWL Championship.
Championships and accomplishments
- Central States Wrestling
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- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
The NWA Central States Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team championship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1979 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988...
(2 times) – with Mike George
- NWA Central States Television Championship
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(2 times)
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Jay Youngblood
Steven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat...
- Global Wrestling Federation
Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. It started in June 1991 and folded in September 1994. At one time its shows were presented on the ESPN television network. On many weeks, the promotion provided programming five days a week airing at 4 p.m...
- GWF Tag Team Championship
The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was featured on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN...
(1 time) – with Chris YoungbloodChris Romero is a semi-retired second-generation American professional wrestler who is better known as Chris Youngblood. He is the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblood.-Rise to Fame:...
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
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- NWA Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
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(2 times) – with Wahoo McDanielEdward "Wahoo" McDaniel was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.-Early life:...
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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- PWI ranked him #321 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI ranked him # 100 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Chris Youngblood in 2003.
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Youngblood
Chris Romero is a semi-retired second-generation American professional wrestler who is better known as Chris Youngblood. He is the son of Ricky Romero and the brother of Mark and Jay Youngblood.-Rise to Fame:...
- West Texas Wrestling Legends
- WTWL Championship (1 time)
- World Class Championship Wrestling
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- WCCW Television Championship
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(1 time)
- World Wrestling Council
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- WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
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(3 times) – with Chris Youngblood
- WWC World Tag Team Championship
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(6 times) – with Chris Youngblood