heavyweight title. His family maintained that Petty never used drugs but that his death was caused by a congenital heart defect that runs in his family. Every year, the IWA-Mid South professional wrestling promotion memorializes him by holding the Ted Petty Invitational tournament. Previous winners include A. J. Styles, Matt Sydal, Low Ki, and Mike Quackenbush. Championships and accomplishments Cauliflower Alley Club Other honoree (1995) Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW (World) Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Johnny Grunge Hardcore Hall of Fame Class of 2002 i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Johnny Grunge Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Main Event Championship Wrestling MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge NWA New Jersey NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2010 New-Wave Championship Wrestling NWCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 457 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003 Superstars of Wrestling SOW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Johnny Grunge Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge Tri-State Wrestling Alliance TWA Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time) Universal Wrestling Alliance UWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) UWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge Universal Wrestling Association UWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Championship Wrestling WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge Other promotions IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Grunge WCCA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WWWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) See also List of premature professional wrestling deaths The Public Enemy References External links 1953 births 2002 deaths American male boxers American male professional wrestlers Boxers from New Jersey ECW World Tag Team Champions NWA World Tag Team Champions People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Professional wrestlers from New Jersey Rutgers University alumni Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey WCW World Tag Team Champions