A regular tag team partner of Karl Von Schotz, the two were one of the most hated "heels" in the Detroit-area while competing in the National Wrestling Alliance during the early-1970s.

In September 1968, he made his debut in Toronto for promoter Frank Tunney's Maple Leaf Wrestling as "Big" Bill Terry.

After a brief stint in World Class Championship Wrestling in late 1968,[2] In 1970 Terry shaved his head, sold his Orange Crush distributor business and became Kurt Von Hess.

Often headlining events at Maple Leaf Gardens between October 1972 and September 1973, they would also wrestle in Detroit for promoter Ed Farhat defeating Ben Justice and The Stomper for the NWA World Tag Team Championship on December 9, 1972.

While touring New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he and Von Schotz won the NWA North American Tag Team Championship defeating Johnny Powers and Pat Patterson before losing the titles to Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi in Los Angeles, California on August 16, 1974.

Splitting up with Anson in 1974, he would remain in Detroit winning the NWA Tag Team Championship once more with Kurt Von Brauner defeating The Islanders (Afa and Sika) in Toledo, Ohio on December 19, 1975.

Losing the tag team titles to Chris Colt and Count Drummer in March 1976, Terry moved to IWA Wrestling that spring to North Carolina.

He and Quinn also won the International Wrestling Enterprise World Tag Team Championship defeating Animal Hamaguchi and Isamu Teranishi in Yokohama, Japan on March 25, 1977.

Terry ventured in 1977 to southeastern United States feuding with The Wrestling Pro over the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship.

Briefly teaming in the Memphis area with King Kong Bundy, Masao Ito, Eddie Gilbert, Phil Hickerson, Randy Collins as well as facing Dutch Mantel and Tojo Yamamoto during the early 1980s,[4] Terry would also continue wrestling in Toronto and, in January 1984, he substituted for Buzz Sawyer in bloody dog-collar match against Roddy Piper.

Briefly teaming in the Memphis area with King Kong Bundy, Masao Ito, Eddie Gilbert, Phil Hickerson as well as facing Randy Savage, Dutch Mantel and Tojo Yamamoto during the mid 1980’s,[4] Terry worked for WWF for a short period and well as smaller promotions in the South.