1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁wrest ler , ▁tra iner ▁and ▁prom oter , ▁better ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁ring ▁name , ▁Nelson ▁Royal . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁Junior ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁on ▁six ▁occasions ▁along ▁with ▁numerous ▁regional ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Com bs ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁in ▁W heel w right , ▁Kentucky . ▁As ▁a ▁youth , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁amateur ▁wrest ling . ▁While ▁compet ing ▁in ▁an ▁amateur ▁wrest ling ▁contest ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio , ▁he ▁met ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁Don ▁E agle , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁train ▁him . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 6 5 ) ▁ ▁Com bs ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁by ▁E agle , ▁debut ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁promotion ▁under ▁the ▁ring ▁name ▁Nelson ▁Royal . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Royal ▁wrest led ▁for ▁the ▁Port land , ▁Oregon - based ▁promotion ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁Wrestling , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁briefly ▁held ▁the ▁N WA ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁with ▁Black ▁Haw k , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Texas - based ▁promotion ▁Big ▁Time ▁Wrestling . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ,