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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 .
[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.
The match was featured in Pro Wrestling Illustrated. [11] At FanFest, on December 5, 2009, Dominic DeNucci wrestled Frank Durso in DeNucci's first KSWA appearance. This match was later realized to have featured the two oldest participants professional wrestling history, and was enjoyed by fans of Pittsburgh's Studio Wrestling. DeNucci and Durso ...
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 ...
Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1976) [24] Match of the Year (1972) Battle royal [24] Match of the Year (1975) vs. Spiros Arion [24] Match of the Year (1976) vs. Stan Hansen [24] Match of the Year (1977) vs. Superstar Billy Graham [24] Match of the Year (1980) vs. Larry Zbyszko at Showdown at Shea [24] Stanley ...
Sullivan grew up in Pittsburgh's North Hills suburb, not far from wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino.After asking for advice on how to become a professional wrestler, Sullivan became close friends with Sammartino and began his career in the Detroit territory wrestling, refereeing and working the ring crew for the wrestling villain and promoter, The Sheik.
On April 8, 2017, Stephan made his pro wrestling debut at Smashmouth Pro Wrestling's event Smashfest in a Battle Royal. On August 1, 2017, House of Glory , a New York City independent wrestling company announced that Bonnar would be stepping into a wrestling ring for the first time ever to face another former UFC fighter and current pro ...
Pro Wrestling Illustrated. PWI ranked him #66 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993 [107] PWI ranked him #157 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 [108] Pro Wrestling This Week. Wrestler of the Week (March 22–28, 1987) [109] Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Class of 2018 [110] River City Wrestling