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T. Rantula
David Younkins (born March 30, 1962),〔Pro Wrestling Illustrated. "Statistics for Professional Wrestlers." ''PWI 2001 Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts''. Vol. IV. No. 1. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Co., 2001. (pg. 49)〕 better known by his ring name T. Rantula, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer, and promoter. He was one of the top heels in Pennsylvania during the 1990s, described as a "local legend" in his hometown of Pittsburgh,〔〔 and primarily competed in independent promotions in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States.〔"The PWI 500." ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1998): pg. 64.〕〔"The PWI 500." ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1999): pg. 62.〕 He has also toured Canada and South Africa.〔"The PWI 500." ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (December 2001): pg. 66.〕
He was a mainstay of both Pro Wrestling eXpress and Steel City Wrestling, two of Pennsylvania's leading "indy" promotions in the 1990s, winning the heavyweight and tag team titles in both promotions. He was the first-ever SCW Heavyweight Champion and feuded with Cactus Jack, Tom Brandi, and Lou Marconi over the title between 1995 and 1997. In PWX, he is considered one of the most dominant wrestlers in the company's history and was inducted into the PWX Circle of Respect in 2009.〔 T. Rantula also ran his own promotion with Dan Polinsky, Far North Wrestling, based in Butler, Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011.
In his near 20-year career, T. Rantula has wrestled for various independent wrestling promotions: Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling, American Commonwealth Wrestling, American States Wrestling Association, Extreme Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League, Pro Championship Wrestling, United States Championship Wrestling, United States Wrestling League, and the West Virginia Wrestling Alliance. He has also made brief guest appearances for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, as a preliminary wrestler in the latter two,〔〔 in addition to appearances for several National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated promotions including NWA East, NWA New England, and NWA West Virginia/Ohio. He also took part in the NWA's 50th Anniversary Show wrestling Abdullah the Butcher.
==Early life==
Younkins was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He often went with his father to see the World Wide Wrestling Federation at the Civic Arena and became a lifelong fan. He graduated from Steel Valley High School. He was working in Virginia as a janitor in the 1980s when a stranger suggested that he try professional wresting due to his large size. He soon contacted Dominic DeNucci after seeing a television commercial for his wrestling school, and started training under him. He worked alongside future WCW referee Brian Hildebrand and made his debut in 1990.〔
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