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  • The Patriot (wrestler)
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  • Del Wilkes started out in the American Wrestling Association in 1988 under his real name for a year, before wrestling under the ring name “the Trooper.” He wrote his opponents tickets after beating them as part of his police gimmick. The Trooper won the AWA World Tag Team Championship with D.J. Peterson on August 11, 1990 at the final AWA television taping. They were the AWA's final World Tag Team Champions before it folded that year.
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Birth Date
  • 1961-12-21
Name
  • The Patriot
  • Wilkes, Del
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Birth Place
Names
  • The Patriot
  • The Trooper.
Place of Birth
  • Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Debut
  • 1988
Birthname
  • Del Wilkes
Retired
  • 1997
Date of Birth
  • 1961-12-21
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Short Description
  • All-American college football player, professional wrestler
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  • Del Wilkes started out in the American Wrestling Association in 1988 under his real name for a year, before wrestling under the ring name “the Trooper.” He wrote his opponents tickets after beating them as part of his police gimmick. The Trooper won the AWA World Tag Team Championship with D.J. Peterson on August 11, 1990 at the final AWA television taping. They were the AWA's final World Tag Team Champions before it folded that year. Alongside Paul Diamond, Wilkes also headlined the AWA's near-annual supercard/former PPV, Superclash 4. In a cage match, they were victorious over the Destruction Crew, Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos.