In 1983, King arrived to World Class Championship Wrestling. He feuded with the One Man Gang and Chris Adams. Parsons feuded with Freebird Buddy Roberts, who cut his hair. They ended the feud in late June 1983, with Parsons using the Freebird hair cream to render Roberts bald. In early December 1983, he was burnt by Skandor Akbar's flamethrower in a match pitting him and Junkyard Dog against The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer #1 and Super Destroyer #2), with Akbar ringside leaving Parson with a kayfabe disfigurement.