Stevie Ray
One half of the most dominant tag team in WCW history, Harlem Heat, whose power and presence redefined wrestling's landscape in the 1990s.
Born 1958 (age 68)·American professional wrestler·Birthday: August 22·Baby Boomers
Biography
As Stevie Ray, Lash Huffman formed one of professional wrestling's most formidable units alongside his brother Booker T. Harlem Heat stormed into WCW with a combination of sheer physical power, streetwise charisma, and flawless teamwork, capturing the World Tag Team Championship a record ten times. While Booker T often handled the high-flying maneuvers, Stevie Ray was the team's intimidating anchor, a no-nonsense enforcer who could end a match with a devastating sidewalk slam. His later role as a founding member of the influential New World Order faction, and later its spin-off the nWo Black and White, cemented his status as a key player during wrestling's most competitive era. Though often in his brother's shadow for solo accolades, Stevie Ray's contribution to one of the greatest tag team dynasties is indelible.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Stevie was born in 1958, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Stevie Was Born
The biggest hits of 1958
#1 Movie
South Pacific
Best Picture
Gigi
#1 TV Show
Gunsmoke
Stevie's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1958Born
NASA founded
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $11,050Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"Volare" — Domenico ModugnoBest Picture: Gigi
1963Started school
JFK assassinated in Dallas; Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,100Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"Sugar Shack" — Jimmy Gilmer & The FireballsBest Picture: Tom Jones
1971Became a teenager
Voting age lowered to 18 in the US
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $18,100Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Joy to the World" — Three Dog NightBest Picture: The French Connection
1974Could drive
Nixon resigns the presidency
Gas: $0.53/galHome: $22,600Min wage: $2.00/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"The Way We Were" — Barbra StreisandBest Picture: The Godfather Part II
1976Could vote
Apple Computer founded; US bicentennial
Gas: $0.59/galHome: $29,300Min wage: $2.30/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Silly Love Songs" — WingsBest Picture: Rocky
1979Turned 21
Iran hostage crisis begins; Three Mile Island accident
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $37,900Min wage: $2.90/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"My Sharona" — The KnackBest Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
1988Turned 30
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1998Turned 40
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2008Turned 50
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2018Turned 60
Royal wedding of Harry and Meghan; Parkland shooting
Gas: $2.72/galHome: $211,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"God's Plan" — DrakeBest Picture: Green Book
2026Age 68 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record ten times as one-half of Harlem Heat with his brother Booker T.
- Was a founding member of the nWo Black and White faction, a major storyline force in late-1990s WCW.
- Teamed with his brother to win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year award in 1995.
- Held the WCW Television Championship on one occasion during his career.
Did You Know?
He served in the United States Navy before beginning his professional wrestling career.
His ring name, Stevie Ray, is a homage to blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.
He and his brother Booker T were trained by Ivan Putski.
After retiring, he hosted a popular wrestling talk show called The Stevie Ray Show.
“Can you dig it, sucka?”
