sentences:  In the late-1970s, he began working as a referee for the professional wrestling promotion Jim Crockett Promotions.He trained as a wrestler under his father along with 
  Ric Flair, Karl Gotch, Buddy Rogers, and Ricky Steamboat, debuting in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1978.He briefly performed in Canada in 1980, wrestling for Stampede Wrestling as "Gary Portz" and for Maple Leaf Wrestling as "Scott McGhee".