In 1970, he made his debut in Nova Scotia, Canada working for the Eastern Sports Association.
In 1974, made his debut for Leroy McGuirk's NWA Tri-State (which changed its name to Mid-South Wrestling in 1979) where he became a household name in the territory (winning a majority of his tag team titles with Bill Watts).
He won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship in 1978 defeating Doug "Gashouse" Gilbert.
In 1983, he was the last NWA Southeastern Brass Knuckles Championship to win the tile two times.
Robley passed away on May 28, 2013, from congestive heart failure and cancer at 68 in Little Rock, Arkansas.