Wrestler/Manager: Amy Andrews

Wrestler Name: Amy (Adams) Andrews
Real Name: Amy Adams Andrews
Birthday: March 09, 1959
Hometown: Tunica, MS
Marital Status: Married
Alignment: Face
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 116
Theme Music: "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent (3/23/78 – 4/30/01); “I Will … But” by SheDaisy (5/1/01 – 2/28/08)
Debut: March 23, 1978 / May 11, 1978
Debut Opp: (manager) / Jessica Greeley
Last Match: February 28, 1995
Last Opp: (manager)
PriDistrict: MidAmerica
Style: Aerial Brawler
Finishing Move: Amy Splash (frogsplash); Adams Arm Dance
Notable Feuds: 5 Starz, April
Managed: ‘Excellent’ Xavier Cross (3/23/78-2/28/95); ‘Sensational’ Seth Greeley (11/15/79-2/25/95)
Image: Nancy Benoit

Her Story:

Amy was born on March 9, 1959 to Arnold and Ethel Adams in Mobile, AL. She is the twin sister of A.J. Adams, older by fourteen minutes. Wrestling flowed within her blood seemingly from the time she could walk. Being Arnold's only daughter yet also the oldest child, she wrestled with her brothers throughout her childhood.

In high school, she was the outcast cheerleader. While she was quite popular, her dark hair set her apart from the rest of the predominately blonde cheerleaders. Despite this difference, she became cheer captain her junior year. In that year, she fell in love with Kevin Andrews, the nose guard of the dreaded Gulf Shores Dolphins. Despite the great rivalry between their high schools, the couple continued to grow together. They were married on March 20, 1978 at Calvary Baptist Church, Mobile, AL.

When Arnold decided that managers were needed in the MVW, Amy jumped at the chance. She was brought in as 'Excellent' Xavier Cross' manager, opposite 'Sensational' Seth Greeley's “sister” Jessica. The two women began a great feud that sparked many matches throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The constant wrestling with her brothers and her boyfriend/husband helped make Amy the most dominant female wrestler in the MVW.

Amy and Kevin have one child, Noah (Arkangel). They worked together to get Blue Grass Wrestling off the ground in Kentucky. As of July 2010, the Andrews are still living in Glasgow, KY and running BGW successfully.

Wrestler: 'Sensational' Seth Greeley

Wrestler Name: 'Sensational' Seth Greeley
Real Name: Seth Greeley
Birthday: November 28, 1955
Hometown: Starkville, MS
Marital Status: Single
Alignment: Face
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 236
Theme Music: "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith (< 7/2/81); "Juke Box Hero" by Foreigner (7/2/81
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Debut: March 09, 1978
Debut Opp: Xavier Cross
Last Match: February 28, 1995
Last Opp: Mississippi's Most Wanted
PriDistrict: MidAmerica
Style: Technical Flyer
Finishing Move: Sensational Sunset (flying sunset flip)
Notable Feuds: Grappler, Cross
Image: Scotty Taylor

His Story:

Seth was born on November 28, 1955 to Bernard and Cassandra (Galaraga) Greeley in Starkville, MS. Cassandra died on December 29, 1958 when the car she was driving in was struck by a drunk driver. Bernard became a single father, but only children Seth and Tanner Greeley became brothers.

The competitive spirit between the two escalated all through their lives. After a disappointing baseball season in eighth grade, Seth decided it would be best if he and Seth didn't play the same sport. Seth found a local lacrosse club that allowed him to earn a spot on the team. By his junior year, Seth was on the starting lineup. Seth received a lacrosse scholarship to the University of Jacksonville.

He graduated from Jacksonville with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics. His degree helped him generate a more innovative style of daredevil wrestling. His aeronautical training helped him understand how to move through the air to generate more speed and force.

Seth wrestled as if every match was his last. Every time he wrestled his cousin, there was nothing left of either man after the match. When he was forced to leave the ring, he found any and every way to get back into the ring. He was named Delta District commissioner by Arnold Adams. He sometimes let his power get to his head and got physically involved in storylines. Once Tanner was forced out of the ring and named MidAmerican District commissioner, the two of them plotted a series of matches against each other that was based loosely on the AWA's Team Challenge Series in the early 1990s.

After Tanner's accident, Seth continually harassed him to get back to the ring. Finally, in January 2008, Seth and Xavier Cross convinced Tanner for one last match in the ring. A week after that match, the MVW closed its doors.

Seth never married. He had dated several women throughout his wrestling career, but he was too “high maintenance” for most of them. As of July 2010, Seth was dating the recently-widowed Jessica Bradley (5 Starz). Her husband, Mark (Apollo Dantes), died of a stroke on March 11, 2010. Seth and Jessica had been close friends throughout their time in the MVW and beyond. Seth was the first person she called after the 911 call when Mark suffered his stroke at home.

Wrestler: 'Excellent' Xavier Cross

Wrestler Name: 'Excellent' Xavier Cross
Real Name: Xavier Cross
Birthday: January 23, 1956
Hometown: Oxford, MS
Marital Status: Married
Alignment: Face
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 257
Theme Music: "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith
Debut: March 09, 1978
Debut Opp: Seth Greeley
Last Match: February 28, 1995
Last Opp: Mississippi's Most Wanted
PriDistrict: MidAmerica
Style: Technically Skilled Brawler
Finishing Move: Excellent Execution
Notable Feuds: Greeley, Executioner
Image: Bret Hart

His Story:

Xavier Cross was born to Victor and Veronica Cross on January 23, 1956. He is the second of two sons, his brother Walter died as an infant in 1954 of what is now called SIDS. After Xavier's birth, Victor and Veronica were unable to have any more children. They considered Xavier as their greatest blessing and spoiled him rotten as a child. Xavier believes that his family can trace its roots back to Pennsylvania colony's first governor William Penn, but it has not been substantiated yet.

Victor was an assistant to the Athletic Director at Ole Miss. Xavier grew up believing the world revolved around Ole Miss sports. Xavier was a fixture at every football, basketball and baseball game. He picked up each sport and played each one well. He played wide receiver in pee wee football, second base in Little League and shooting guard in intramural basketball.

He shocked his parents when he announced his acceptance of a basketball scholarship to the University of Alabama. He spent one year with the squad before he had personality issues with the head coach. He left Alabama in 1977 and returned to Oxford. Once he got to Ole Miss, he was paired with Tanner Greeley (Grappler) as his roommate. Ole Miss wouldn't let him play basketball because of his father's position in the Athletic Department.

When Tanner approached him with the idea for the MVW, Xavier jumped at the chance. He became the first Mississippi Heavyweight champion on the first card. Throughout his wrestling career, he made good use of his English Literature degree. Many of his promos (much to Seth's chagrin) were peppered with quotations from various English classics. When asked what made him want to study English Literature, Xavier would simply reply, “Beowulf.” And Beowulf would form the basis for many of his promo lines.

From March 1995 to September 1996, Xavier toured with NWA Hammerlock Wrestling. He made quite a few acquaintances while in the UK. Four of the most prominent were Marco Buchel, Vlad Ghimpu, Viktor Lukashenko and Didier Leutharol. Having met these guys, Xavier started working on the Friends in Low Places storyline. It wasn't until all four men obtained their work visas and signed with the MVW that it came to its full potential. The two prominent non-wrestling acquaintances made were Dan McCafferty and Pete Agnew of the band Nazareth.

After he returned to the MVW, Xavier began teaming with Seth Greeley again against Mississippi's Most Wanted. The nearly two-decade-long feud ended when Sensational Excellence lost a Loser Leaves MVW Tag Team Title match against Mississippi's Most Wanted. Xavier left the ring and didn't return.

He accepted a teaching position at Greeneville High School. There, he has become well-respected as the teacher you don't want to mess with and the teacher you DEFINITELY don't want to show up not having done your homework.

Xavier married Sonja Johnson on June 14, 1977. She played volleyball for Ole Miss. They have two children: Rebecca (Gold Kard) and Jonathan (Johnny Reb). Despite his wishes to keep them out of the life of professional wrestling, both of his children joined the MVW after they finished their college degrees.

Wrestler: Troy Canby

Wrestler Name: Troy Canby
Real Name: Troy Canby
Birthday: January 13, 1958
Hometown: Holly Springs, MS
Marital Status: Single
Alignment: Face
Height: 6'
Weight: 242
Theme Music: "Double Vision" by Foreigner
Debut: March 09, 1978
Debut Opp: Argonauts
Last Match: February 27, 1997
Last Opp: Snake
PriDistrict: MidAmerica
Style: Daredevil Flyer
Finishing Move: Canby Drop (shooting star press)
Weapon: chair
Notable Feuds: Argonauts
Image: Scotty Riggs

His Story:

Travis and Troy Canby are the twin sons born to Terrance and Theresa (Piecuch) Canby on January 13, 1958 in Holly Springs, MS. Being the more athletically inclined of the twins, Troy gained the most success in the ring. While Travis was acceptably gifted with his high-flying maneuvers, Troy was the one who looked to be the most promising wrestler.

Troy's athletic ability was first noticed while playing Little League baseball. He was able to make many dramatic catches that were deemed as impossible by even Major League standards. Troy went on to play first base for Holly Springs High School and earned a baseball scholarship to the University of North Alabama in Florence. He played all four years of college baseball, working out his MVW schedule accordingly. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1979 as an undrafted free agent and assigned to the Charlotte Orioles. Having to decide between his career as a wrestler or a baseball player, Troy picked the MVW and never reported to camp in Charlotte.

After the tag team quit wrestling in 1997, Troy went back to school at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He graduated in 2001 and was assigned as the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon, AR.

Troy was serving his vicarage at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, TN, when he learned about Travis' suicide. Crushed by the suddenness, Troy contemplated quitting his theological studies to return to the family. Terrance insisted that Troy stay in Seminary and complete what God had called him to do.

After five years in the parish, Troy accepted a call to Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Florence, AL to work with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at the University of North Alabama. Today, he still calls Florence his home as he continues to guide the students at his alma mater along the biblical path God has determined for each of their lives.

Wrestler: Travis Canby

Wrestler Name: Travis Canby
Real Name: Travis Canby
Birthday: January 13, 1958
Hometown: Holly Springs, MS
Marital Status: Single
Alignment: Face
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 242
Theme Music: "Double Vision" by Foreigner
Debut: March 09, 1978
Debut Opp: Argonauts
Last Match: February 27, 1997
Last Opp: Michael Mercury
PriDistrict: MidAmerica
Style: Technical Flyer
Finishing Move: Canby Drop (shooting star press)
Notable Feuds: Argonauts
Image: Marcus Bagwell

His Story:

Travis and Troy Canby are the twin sons born to Terrance and Theresa (Piecuch) Canby on January 13, 1958 in Holly Springs, MS. As with most fraternal twins, Travis and Troy are polar opposites. Travis is the dramatically-talented one. Troy is the more athletically gifted. They used these differences to make a cohesive tag team.

Travis began his drama career as Santa Claus in the Holly Springs Elementary School’s Kindergarten Christmas program. He also used his dramatic talents in the annual Christmas Program at Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford, MS, the Canbys’ home congregation. Throughout his childhood, Travis worked in many plays and musicals with the Pied Piper Playhouse in Tupelo during the summer. Travis considered himself an accomplished actor and singer. In 1975, he sent a demo to Sun Records in Memphis, but he was turned down for a recording contract.

Travis graduated 14th in his class from Holly Springs High School and went on to continue his drama career at the University of Mississippi. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts in 1979. He completed his last year of college while wrestling. This proved to be quite the challenge for Travis because his grades began to slip as he got more involved in wrestling and vice versa.

Arnold thought the best use of Travis’ talents was backstage in the planning stages for upcoming feuds and storylines in the MVW. It was later credited with the surprise pairing of A.J. Adams and Mr. Hyde as a tag team. Travis helped many of the storylines develop around several key wrestlers, including Mr. Hyde, Helena Handbasket, Psycho Ward, Extreme Militia and the Friends in Low Places.

Unfortunately, Travis wanted more than just to write the storylines for the MVW. He wanted more credit and acclaim for himself. After the Canbys left the MVW in 1997, Travis tried to find a place for his dramatic skills to be used well. After a couple of dismal years with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Travis committed suicide on April 9, 2000.