Richard Casey was a regular in the Southern territories under the names Rick Casey and Wendell Cooley. Cooley wrestled for Continental Wrestling Association, Continental Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling, NWA Wrestle Birmingham and others. Cooley also wrestled for World Wrestling Council, World Championship Wrestling and received a WWE tryout. Cooley and Frankie Lancaster teamed up as "The Heartbreakers" in WWC. They captured the tag team title on three occasions. Wendell occasionally wrestles and appeared on a Global Championship Wrestling card in 2016.
