Real Name - Don Gaston
Birthdate - n/a
251 lbs. - Cleveland, TN
Aliases - none
Athletic background - n/a
Professional background - Nashville(`67), GCCW(`64-`69), Nashville(`69), Australia(`69), Los Angeles(`70), GCCW(`71), Australia(`73), Florida(`73-`74), Nashville(`75), GCCW(`76), Memphis(`78), SECW[Alabama](`79-`81), SWCW(`83)
Peak Years - `65-`70

Place in History - Don Carson is one of the legendary heels of the Tennessee/Alabama region. Through the late 1960s and early 1970s, Carson toured around the South and built a name for himself as a rough and tough blonde. Although he was a successful singles wrestler, Carson was part of numerous top-notch tag teams with Dick Dunn, “brother” Ron Carson, Maxie York, Bobby Shane, Jerry Brown, Freddie Blassie and even Ken Lucas. Most know of Carson’s “brother” Ron, who went on to become the legendary Dick Murdoch after their successful pairing in the Gulf Coast promotion. Jumping back and fourth between Mobile and Nashville, Carson and Dick Dunn are probably the most notable of Carson’s teams. They complimented each other stylistically and teamed up on top in Alabama, Tennessee (where Dunn worked as the Masked Red Inferno) and Australia as well. Carson would turn on Dunn in Mobile and it propelled both into top singles spots, while they continued to team as heels in Nashville. Ironically, his team with Blassie in L.A. would end with Carson being turned on and locking up with Blassie in a feud. After taking a job as a deputy sheriff in his hometown, Carson’s schedule slowed with only a few more runs before largely ending his active career. Due to his excellent mic work, Carson was able to find work as a manager for the next fifteen years. His last in-ring run was in Knoxville, where he and his loaded glove named “peanut butter” led to a violent feud that even turned the areas perennial top heel Ron Wright. Some of his charges included the Mongolian Stomper, The Grapplers, Ron Bass and Randy Rose. After a run in San Antonio, Carson retired there and only made special appearances after that. Don Carson established himself strongly in Tennessee and Alabama in over two decades as a blond brawler and as masked and later tuxedoed manager.