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Pages in category "Professional wrestlers from Pittsburgh" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Michael Charles Jones (April 7, 1951 [3] – February 28, 2024), better known by his ring name Virgil, was an American professional wrestler and actor. He is best known for his tenures in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
[2] [3] [4] Experts suggest that a combination of the physical nature of the business, no off-season, and potentially high work load (with some wrestlers fighting more than 100 and even 200 matches per year), along with the drug culture in wrestling during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s contributes to high mortality rates among wrestlers.
Kevin Sullivan, the professional wrestler known as "The Taskmaster" and the "Prince of Darkness," has died at age 74, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday morning. No cause of death was ...
Pro wrestler Sid Vicious, former WWE and WCW champ, dies at 63. Lauren Huff. August 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM ... Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news ...
At Pittsburgh-Johnstown, Haselrig finished his career with a record of 143–2–1, including an, at the time, NCAA-record 122 consecutive matches without a loss. He never lost a match at the NCAA Division I meet, going 15–0 at the heavyweight class in the 1987, 1988 and 1989 tournaments. [ 4 ]
Sika -- who retired from professional wrestling in 1988 -- was also the father to late pro wrestler Matt Anoa'i, who wrestled under the stage name Rosey. He died in 2017 at the age of 47 due to ...
Studio Wrestling was a live professional wrestling show broadcast from WIIC-TV Channel 11 in Pittsburgh every Saturday evening. In 1959, WIIC began broadcasting professional wrestling from their studio located in Fineview. The show was hosted by Bill Cardille through most of its run, although he was not the original host. The primary directors ...