Ted Allen (wrestler)

Ted Allen Lipscomb (November 17, 1955 – August 19, 2010) was an American professional wrestler known as "Nightmare" Ted Allen who worked in the Southern Territories.

Professional wrestling career
Allen began wrestling in 1975 for Georgia Championship Wrestling. He also worked for Continental Championship Wrestling, NWA Mid-America and Continental Wrestling Association.

In 1985, he teamed with Eddie Gilbert to win the Mid-South Tag Team Titles.

From 1993 to 1995 Allen worked for Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

His last match was on August 5, 2010, when he lost to his student, Kyle Matthews by disqualification.

Death
Allen died from a heart attack at his home in Cartesville, Georgia at 54.

From 2011 to 2012 memorial events A Nightmare To Remember were held by the LN Promotions in Villa Rica, Georgia. The proceeds from the event were donated to Allen's mother, Karen Allen, and the Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion's "Ted Allen Sunshine Fund". The inaugural show raised over $56,000. Additional concessions sales went towards Bay Springs Middle School in Villa Rica, Georgia.

The event was covered by WXIA in Atlanta. Terry Lawler, credited as "the driving force behind the event", was voted by his peers to receive the Ted Allen Mentorship Award (2011) from the GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com website. In a live report of the final "Nightmare To Remember", Larry Goodman of GWH.com praised the event calling it "a sweet show, befitting the man it honored" with the event "filled with laughter and warm feelings, both in the arena and in the locker room".

Legacy
On October 1, 2016, Allen was inducted into the Alabama Professional Wrestling Hall Of Fame.

Allen trained many wrestlers; Arn Anderson, Big Bossman, Scotty Riggs, Kyle Matthews and others.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Deep South Wrestling
 * DSW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Nightmare #1 (3)
 * NWA Tri-State / Mid-South Wrestling Association / Universal Wrestling Federation
 * Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eddie Gilbert
 * Great Championship Wrestling
 * GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * GCW Tag Team Championship – with Sonny Siaki