Brisco quickly won several NWA Florida regional championships, and after a brief stint in Japan, he returned in the early 1970s with younger brother Gerald -- whom he had himself trained -- in tow.

While wrestling is cyclical, the styles and production that worked three decades ago wouldn't usually work today. But "NWA Powerrr" is more than just nostalgia — it's a highwire act.

He first rose to fame in the 1980s with the NWA’s World Championship Wrestling territory before joining the WWF -- now known as WWE -- with a high-profile debut at WrestleMania IX in 1993.