{"id":67249,"date":"2020-04-21T11:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=67249"},"modified":"2020-04-21T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:42:42","slug":"former-uswa-manager-memphis-historian-scott-bowden-dead-at-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/21\/former-uswa-manager-memphis-historian-scott-bowden-dead-at-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Former USWA Manager &#038; Memphis Historian Scott Bowden Dead at 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has been an incredibly tough week for the world of professional wrestling, as a sixth passing has been announced. On Monday night, <strong>Kevin Lawler<\/strong> &#8211; son of <strong>Jerry &#8220;The King&#8221; Lawler<\/strong> &#8211; announced the passing of <strong>Scott Bowden<\/strong>. Bowden was only 48 years old.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fwildfirewrestling%2Fposts%2F1820137521455753&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During the 1990s, while still in college, Scott Bowden would become a referee and eventually a manager in the <strong>United States Wrestling Association (USWA)<\/strong>. The USWA was born out of the 1989 merger of <strong>Jerry Jarrett<\/strong> and <strong>Jerry Lawler<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Continental Wrestling Association (CWA)<\/strong> in Memphis with the Von Erichs <strong>World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW)<\/strong> in Texas, in hopes of creating a third entity to rival WWF and WCW. The Von Erich family would withdraw from USWA in September of 1990, and by 1992, the company had entered a working agreement to talent share with the WWF, following Jerry Lawler&#8217;s signing with the WWF that same year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scott Bowden Makes His Excuses (1-7-95) USWA Memphis Studio Wrestling\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sDFZKKYLPdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scott Bowden would become a manager to many of the top stars in USWA, including Jerry Lawler, <strong>Tommy Rich,<\/strong> and <strong>Doug Gilbert<\/strong>. As a manager, Bowden was one of the first men to get into words with <strong>The Rock<\/strong>, back when Dwayne Johnson was working in USWA as part of WWE&#8217;s developmental, going under the name <strong>Flex Kavana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"8\/24\/1996 - USWA - The Rock (as Flex Kavana) promo with Jerry Lawler\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pv9Jqxtm-_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Following his run with USWA, Scott Bowden became arguably the leading historian of Memphis Wrestling, starting a blog and then podcast called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kfrpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kentucky Fried Rasslin&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>. He was just a week away from turning 49.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scott Bowden reads Trailer Park Pillow Talk\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRMns5Uy1kQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>LWOPW sends its sincere condolences to the entire Bowden family, his friends, peers, and colleagues. Stay tuned to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbreaking news to wake up to, former Memphis manager Scott Bowden (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravScottBowden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TravScottBowden<\/a>) passed away last night (pictured with Jerry Lawler at last years CAC). A great and funny guy, Scott will sorely be missed. Our condolences to all his family and many friends at this time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zoQk8sNVs0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zoQk8sNVs0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cauliflower Alley Club (@CACReunion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CACReunion\/status\/1252589688742961153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Really shocked and saddened to hear of Scott Bowden&#39;s passing. An underrated manager, a truly gifted writer, and a genuinely funny guy. Our recording sessions were always hysterical. Go read one of his articles or listen to one of his podcasts today.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Great Brian Last (@GreatBrianLast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreatBrianLast\/status\/1252574790784815105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been an incredibly tough week for the world of professional wrestling, as a sixth passing has been announced. On Monday night, Kevin Lawler &#8211; son of Jerry &#8220;The King&#8221; Lawler &#8211; announced the passing of Scott Bowden. Bowden was only 48 years old. 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