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HALL OF FAMERS
Michele Leone (June 8, 1909 – November 26, 1988), known by his ring name Baron Michele Leone, was an Italian professional wrestler.He was one of the biggest stars and most prominent heels of the early television era of wrestling and, in May 1952, was a part of professional wrestling's first $100,000 gate, when he faced Lou Thesz in a title vs. title bout.ABOUT PWHF
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is the only brick & mortar Hall of Fame for the business of professional wrestling that celebrates the men & women that have given their heart, souls andbodies to
ARTIFACTS & MEMORABILIA The PWHF is a 501(c)3, nonprofit in the State of Texas. 2016 will be our 16th year of of the doors being open to this amazing museum ofmemorabilia.
JOHNNY MANTELL, BOARD PRESIDENT TELEPHONE FOR IMMEDIATE Contact Johnny Mantell, Board President Telephone Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum Cell 940-232-5319 Email johnnymantell@pwhf.org Website www.pwhf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 Joint Announcement from Big Blue Properties & The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & MuseumPWHF HALL OF FAMERS
PWHF Hall of Famers Name Year Inducted / Category 1. Bruno Sammartino 2002 TV 2. Ricky Steamboat 2002 Modern 3. Andre the Giant 2002 4. Mildred Burke 2002 Ladies JOE PAZANDAK (TEDDY GORDIENKO) JOE PAZANDAK (Teddy Gordienko) Joe Pazandak dared somebody to beat him, and few did. In the early 1950s, Pazandak ruled the “Beat the Champ” segment on televised MICK FOLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS MICK FOLEY SR. Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr.[ (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, writer, color commentator, actor and voice actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is the current on-screen general manager of Raw. LEILANI KAI (JOYCE GRABLE) LEILANI KAI (Joyce Grable) While former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai made history defending her title at the inaugural WrestleMania in1985, her career is
SUSAN GREEN SUSAN TEX SUE GREEN Susan Green Susan Tex "Sue" Green (born August 13, 1953) is an American professional wrestler. She began wrestling at the age of 15 and was trained by The Fabulous Moolah. She was the frequent tag team partner of Sandy Parker, PWHFHALL OF FAMERSCONTACT PWHFMUSEUMPHOTOS & INFOABOUTPWHF FORUM First Wichita Building (locally called Big Blue) 712 8th St., Suite 100. Wichita Falls, TX 76301. 940.264.8123. info@pwhf.org. johnnymantell@pwhf.orgHALL OF FAMERS
Michele Leone (June 8, 1909 – November 26, 1988), known by his ring name Baron Michele Leone, was an Italian professional wrestler.He was one of the biggest stars and most prominent heels of the early television era of wrestling and, in May 1952, was a part of professional wrestling's first $100,000 gate, when he faced Lou Thesz in a title vs. title bout.ABOUT PWHF
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is the only brick & mortar Hall of Fame for the business of professional wrestling that celebrates the men & women that have given their heart, souls andbodies to
ARTIFACTS & MEMORABILIA The PWHF is a 501(c)3, nonprofit in the State of Texas. 2016 will be our 16th year of of the doors being open to this amazing museum ofmemorabilia.
JOHNNY MANTELL, BOARD PRESIDENT TELEPHONE FOR IMMEDIATE Contact Johnny Mantell, Board President Telephone Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum Cell 940-232-5319 Email johnnymantell@pwhf.org Website www.pwhf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 Joint Announcement from Big Blue Properties & The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & MuseumPWHF HALL OF FAMERS
PWHF Hall of Famers Name Year Inducted / Category 1. Bruno Sammartino 2002 TV 2. Ricky Steamboat 2002 Modern 3. Andre the Giant 2002 4. Mildred Burke 2002 Ladies JOE PAZANDAK (TEDDY GORDIENKO) JOE PAZANDAK (Teddy Gordienko) Joe Pazandak dared somebody to beat him, and few did. In the early 1950s, Pazandak ruled the “Beat the Champ” segment on televised MICK FOLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS MICK FOLEY SR. Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr.[ (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, writer, color commentator, actor and voice actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is the current on-screen general manager of Raw. LEILANI KAI (JOYCE GRABLE) LEILANI KAI (Joyce Grable) While former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai made history defending her title at the inaugural WrestleMania in1985, her career is
SUSAN GREEN SUSAN TEX SUE GREEN Susan Green Susan Tex "Sue" Green (born August 13, 1953) is an American professional wrestler. She began wrestling at the age of 15 and was trained by The Fabulous Moolah. She was the frequent tag team partner of Sandy Parker,ABOUT PWHF
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LEILANI KAI (JOYCE GRABLE) LEILANI KAI (Joyce Grable) While former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai made history defending her title at the inaugural WrestleMania in1985, her career is
HANS SCHMIDT INDUCTED BY BUTCHER VACHON FOUR YEARS AFTER HANS SCHMIDT Inducted by Butcher Vachon Four years after the conclusion of the Second World War, Guy Larose started in the world ofwrestling.
“STONE COLD” STEVE AUSTIN INDUCTED BY GARY YOUNG cameras on the ring apron to capture their greatness. At 30 years of age, on the sidelines because of a detached triceps, he was released from his WCW contract. PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME 201 8 INDUCTION WEEKEND Pampero Firpo, who debuted in 1953 wrestling all over the world.An Argentine wrestler of Armenian descent who retired in 1986 to work for the United States Post Office. Ladies Division Toni Rose, at the age of 7 she had decided she was going to be a professional wrestler.Shewent on to train
PWHFHALL OF FAMERSCONTACT PWHFMUSEUMPHOTOS & INFOABOUTPWHF FORUM First Wichita Building (locally called Big Blue) 712 8th St., Suite 100. Wichita Falls, TX 76301. 940.264.8123. info@pwhf.org. johnnymantell@pwhf.orgHALL OF FAMERS
Michele Leone (June 8, 1909 – November 26, 1988), known by his ring name Baron Michele Leone, was an Italian professional wrestler.He was one of the biggest stars and most prominent heels of the early television era of wrestling and, in May 1952, was a part of professional wrestling's first $100,000 gate, when he faced Lou Thesz in a title vs. title bout. ARTIFACTS & MEMORABILIA The PWHF is a 501 (c)3, nonprofit in the State of Texas. 2016 will be our 16th year of of the doors being open to this amazing museum of memorabilia. When we open the doors to the Big Blue annex, it will be in it's 3rd and final home in Wichita Falls, TX. Being a nonprofit, the PWHF has always run on donations, sponsors and the minimal revenuePWHF EVENTS
1317 Kenley Ave., Wichita Falls, TX - 940.766.3300. Make sure you state you are calling for the PWHF Special. Hotel has Hot Breakfast as one of it's many amenities, only miles from downtown Wichita Falls and the PWHF. Executive Inn & Suites 940.322.2477 / Red Roof Inn940.766.6881.
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PWHF HALL OF FAMERS
PWHF Hall of Famers Name Year Inducted / Category 1. Bruno Sammartino 2002 TV 2. Ricky Steamboat 2002 Modern 3. Andre the Giant 2002 4. Mildred Burke 2002 Ladies MICK FOLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS MICK FOLEY SR. Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr.[ (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, writer, color commentator, actor and voice actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is the current on-screen general manager of Raw. JOE PAZANDAK (TEDDY GORDIENKO) JOE PAZANDAK (Teddy Gordienko) Joe Pazandak dared somebody to beat him, and few did. In the early 1950s, Pazandak ruled the “Beat the Champ” segment on televised SUSAN GREEN SUSAN TEX SUE GREEN Susan Green Susan Tex "Sue" Green (born August 13, 1953) is an American professional wrestler. She began wrestling at the age of 15 and was trained by The Fabulous Moolah. She was the frequent tag team partner of Sandy Parker, LEILANI KAI INDUCTED BY WENDI RICHTER LEILANI KAI Inducted by Wendi Richter While former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai made history defending her title at the inaugural WrestleMania in 1985, her career is PWHFHALL OF FAMERSCONTACT PWHFMUSEUMPHOTOS & INFOABOUTPWHF FORUM First Wichita Building (locally called Big Blue) 712 8th St., Suite 100. Wichita Falls, TX 76301. 940.264.8123. info@pwhf.org. johnnymantell@pwhf.orgHALL OF FAMERS
Michele Leone (June 8, 1909 – November 26, 1988), known by his ring name Baron Michele Leone, was an Italian professional wrestler.He was one of the biggest stars and most prominent heels of the early television era of wrestling and, in May 1952, was a part of professional wrestling's first $100,000 gate, when he faced Lou Thesz in a title vs. title bout. ARTIFACTS & MEMORABILIA The PWHF is a 501 (c)3, nonprofit in the State of Texas. 2016 will be our 16th year of of the doors being open to this amazing museum of memorabilia. When we open the doors to the Big Blue annex, it will be in it's 3rd and final home in Wichita Falls, TX. Being a nonprofit, the PWHF has always run on donations, sponsors and the minimal revenuePWHF EVENTS
1317 Kenley Ave., Wichita Falls, TX - 940.766.3300. Make sure you state you are calling for the PWHF Special. Hotel has Hot Breakfast as one of it's many amenities, only miles from downtown Wichita Falls and the PWHF. Executive Inn & Suites 940.322.2477 / Red Roof Inn940.766.6881.
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PWHF Hall of Famers Name Year Inducted / Category 1. Bruno Sammartino 2002 TV 2. Ricky Steamboat 2002 Modern 3. Andre the Giant 2002 4. Mildred Burke 2002 Ladies MICK FOLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS MICK FOLEY SR. Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr.[ (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, writer, color commentator, actor and voice actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is the current on-screen general manager of Raw. JOE PAZANDAK (TEDDY GORDIENKO) JOE PAZANDAK (Teddy Gordienko) Joe Pazandak dared somebody to beat him, and few did. In the early 1950s, Pazandak ruled the “Beat the Champ” segment on televised SUSAN GREEN SUSAN TEX SUE GREEN Susan Green Susan Tex "Sue" Green (born August 13, 1953) is an American professional wrestler. She began wrestling at the age of 15 and was trained by The Fabulous Moolah. She was the frequent tag team partner of Sandy Parker, LEILANI KAI INDUCTED BY WENDI RICHTER LEILANI KAI Inducted by Wendi Richter While former WWF Women’s Champion Leilani Kai made history defending her title at the inaugural WrestleMania in 1985, her career isABOUT PWHF
The mission of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) is to maintain organized volunteerism that preserves and promotes the dignified history of professional wrestling. Our purpose is to enshrine and pay tribute to professional wrestlers who have advanced this national pastime in terms of athletics and entertainment.CONTACT PWHF
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SIGNUP - PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum is the only brick & mortar Hall of Fame for the business of professional wrestling that celebrates the men & women that have given their heart, souls and bodies to the business. MICK FOLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS MICK FOLEY SR. Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr.[ (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, writer, color commentator, actor and voice actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is the current on-screen general manager of Raw. PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME The PWHF 18th Annual Induction Events Order Form Fill out and return to the PWHF, Attention 18th Induction, 712 8th St, Suite 100, Wichita Falls, TX 76301. Checks or Money Orders should be made out to PWHF. Any questions, call the PWHF at 1-844-307-7943(PWHF) / 940-264-8123. SGT. SLAUGHTER INDUCTED BY DAVEY O’HANNON LISTEN UP SGT. SLAUGHTER Inducted by Davey O’Hannon Listen up, maggots! The Sarge was once beautiful, and that attracted enemy fire. In 1974, “Beautiful” Bobby Remus was preening around a PETER MAIVIA ACCEPTED BY DAUGHTER, ATA MAIVIA JOHNSON PETER MAIVIA Accepted by daughter, Ata Maivia Johnson Inducted by PWHF President Johnny Mantell Tough is a word thrown around a lot when talking about “High Chief” HANS SCHMIDT INDUCTED BY BUTCHER VACHON FOUR YEARS AFTER HANS SCHMIDT Inducted by Butcher Vachon Four years after the conclusion of the Second World War, Guy Larose started in the world ofwrestling.
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johnnymantell@pwhf.org Joint Announcement from Big Blue Properties & The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum Since moving to the most iconic building in downtown Wichita Falls, TX and opening in 2016, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum and Big Blue Properties have worked hard together to bring interest, business, residents, and tourism back to downtown. With recent developments within Big Blue, the continued growth of the Museum with items continually received, the PWHF and Big Blue Properties are excited to announce the PWHF Museum will be expanding space which is greatly needed by relocating to the main tower. With the help of Will Kealty and Chelsey Pirkle of Big Blue Properties, the PWHF and Museum will be moving into the 3rd floor of the Big Blue tower. This will allow the Museum space to expand and redesign the displays with the thousands of items we do not have space to display now. The 3rd floor of Big Blue will need a little sprucing up which Big Blue is working on for the PWHF but it is the perfect space within the iconic Big Blue Tower of Wichita Falls, TX. This move will allow a more cohesive environment for the Museum, board, signings, and other activities for years to come. The PWHF Board wants to thank Big Blue Properties for their continued partnership and support which started with a handshake in 2015. We look forward to seeing great growth in both our Museum and the iconic Big Blue Tower. We will share the changes that will soon be taking place throughout our social media for the PWHF, so follow along on this wonderful journey of creating a bigger, better PWHF & Museum. So, we won’t be completely closed down for a month or two, Big Blue has offered space on the 2nd floor overlooking the lobby in Big Blue. A temporary museum set-up, where some of our most interesting and asked about pieces will be on display. Once our 3rd floor spaces are ready for creation, we will move to the 3rd floor with amazing possibilities at every turn. Big Blue is an amazing building, iconic in everyway and the PWHF cannot think of a better home for the Museum or partnership with a better company than Big Blue Properties. This weekend the PWHF Ring Crew Volunteers will start the tedious task of moving, packing and storing the items for this amazing move!! Be assured that all items will be handled with great care as it was when it moved to Texas. Please follow the website (pwhf.org ) and our social media for updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact PWHF President, Johnny Mantell at johnnymantell@pwhf.org. (if you are have sent an email, bare with us, we are trying to help catch up on emails after Mr. Mantell was sick since September, or send again & we will address the question, issue or concern.) Click HERE for a Printable Press Release PAST PWHF EVENTS..... Mark your calendars for the 20th Annual Induction The 19th Annual Induction was postponed to COVID-19. Thankfully, a few restrictions were lifted which allowed the board, family and friends to honor Killer Tim Brooks and present him with his Induction before he passed since he made it to Induction day! But we have had to reschedule several postponement dates already, so the Board has decided to make the 20th Annual Induction the biggest and baddest possible. The 2021 Inductees won't be announced until the end of November but we can look forward to May 2021 for the 20th Annual PWHF Induction. If you have purchased your tickets for the 2020 event, you are covered for the 2021 Inductions. Watch for all the details after the Inducteesare announced.
Sadly our 19th Annual Induction was Postponed to May 2021.... We are so proud of our 2020 Inductees & can't wait to honor them all in 2021! 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees..... CONGRATULATIONS to the 19th Annual PWHF Inductees 2020 ushers in our 19th Class of Hall of Fame Inductees..... May 14,15 & 16, 2020!
Pioneer Era Division (1865-1942) George Zaharias - (2/27/1908 - 5/22/1984) Known as the "The Greek Hyena" during the 1930s. Zaharias retired in 1938 after his marriage to Babe Didrikson to manager her career.Pioneer Era
Bobby Managoff - (1/41918 - 4/3/2002) Debuted in 1936, retired in 1966. Managoff wrestled in the NWA in 1940s. He held two TX Titles forSouthwest Sports.
Television Era Division (1943-1984) King Curtis Iaukea - (9/15/1937-12/4/2010) Iaukea won championships in several of the major regional U.S. promotions, both as a single and in various tag team combinations, during the 1960s. He then competed in the World Wrestling Federation(WWF)
where he won the WWF Tag Team Championshipwith Baron
Scicluna. He was also later The Master of the Dungeon of Doomin World
Championship Wrestling(WCW).
Under the name "Iau Kea" he appeared in the film The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze with Moe Howard declaring "That's not a man! That's a committee!". Killer Karl Kox - (4/26/1031-11/10/2011) who competed in the National Wrestling Allianceas well as
international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the
International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s. Rumors were that in 1957, Kox earned the name, Killer, when he performed his famous finishing move, the brainbuster, on his opponent by holding him upside down for a period of time and allowing the blood to rush to the brain. Modern Era Division (1985 to Present) Magnum TA - Magnum T.A. won the NWA United States HeavyweightChampionship
twice
and was being groomed for a potential run with the NWA World Heavyweight Championshipbut
a car accident in 1986 forced him into retirement. After retiring, Magnum T.A. continued to appear in non-wrestling roles for multiplepromotions.
Jake "the Snake" Roberts - He is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation (later called WWE); the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1995 and 1997. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliancein 1983,
World Championship Wrestlingin 1992,
and the Mexico -based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestlingduring
the summer of 1997 and made appearances for Total Nonstop ActionWrestling
from
2006 through 2008.
Throughout his career, Roberts was known for his intense and cerebralpromos
,
dark charisma, extensive use of psychology in his matches, and innovative use of the DDTfinishing
move (which was later named the "coolest" maneuver of all time byWWE). He
often brought snakes into the ring, most famously a python. He was one of the
subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat . In 2012, he moved in with fellow wrestler Diamond Dallas Pageto seek help in
getting his life back on track following years of alcohol and drug addiction. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fameon April 5, 2014.
Territory / Colleague Division Killer Tim Brooks - He worked as a mid-level heel often being managed by Skandor Akbar , Armand Hussein and Gary Hart. Long before the
infamous 1988 angle in the WWF between Hulk Hogan , Andréthe Giant and Ted
DiBiase over the WWE Championship , Brooks had, in 1983, sold his NWA National Heavyweight Championship to Larry Zbyszko some time after winning it from Paul Orndorff . In this case, however, no interference from Zbyszko had happened during the match; and Zbyszko, despite being obviously stripped of a title he had not legitimately won, won it legitimately in the tournament that subsequently took place. Brooks left Georgia and went to Southwest Championship Wrestling(SCW)
in San Antonio, Texas. During his stint in SWC Brooks won the SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championshipon two occasions.
Went to work in 1982 in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Counciland feuded
with Hercules Ayala in a variety of matches that included a cage match, a dog collar match and a barbed wire match. He returned in 1987 and had a feud with Miguel Perez that started when he squashed a plate of rice and beans in Perez's face after a Perez match with Chicky Starr. He later teamed up with Eric Embry in a feud with the Youngbloods Brothers, Mark andChris.
In 1986, Brooks made appearances in the Montreal territory (LutteInternationale )
under the moniker of “Buster Brody”, Bruiser Brody’s kayfabe brother. He was presented in a straight jacket and under the control of the Creatchmans, Eddie and son, Floyd. In 1990 Brooks started the NAWA Pro Wrestling school. He ran shows weekly at the Stagecoach Ballroomin Ft. Worth
, TX on Mondays and the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, TX on Tuesday nights. The Longhorn show led to TV tapings that aired on KXTX channel 39 in the DFW metroplex. The TV shows used many local talent including: Johnny Mantell, John Tatum, Scott Casey, and many of his students including Bullman Downs , Lady "K" (Tygress Lourdes), Kit Carson and Kenny the Stinger. Brooks retired in 1997, and is the owner and head trainer of the North American Wrestling Allegiance Pro Wrestling School, a training facility for his promotion N.A.W.A Pro Wrestling which runs televised shows in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas area. Sadly, Killer Tim Brooks lost his battle with Cancer on June 30th, 2020. Thankfully, Tim lived until May 16th and deserved to be celebrated and honored with his Induction to receive his hat and ring. With restrictions slightly lifted the week before, his church allowed us to host a small gathering of family and friends to honor Tim for his life-long commitment to this sport, business and family! Photo Credit: PWHF; Tim Brooks holding up his PWHF Hall of Fame Ring during his Induction luncheon with President, Johnny Mantell International Division The Great Kabuki - Japanese retired professional wrestler. He was famous
for being the first to blow "Asian mist" in his opponents'
faces.
He started wrestling in 1964 at the age of 16 for the Japanese Wrestling Association. He
left Japan to compete in the United Statesin the 1970s.
From there he wrestled all over the world, including All Japan ProWrestling ,
several territories of the National Wrestling Allianceincluding
Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South
Wrestling
,
Mid-Southern Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling under the name Akihisa Takachihō. He also used the name Yoshino Sato (with authorization from his mentor the original Yoshinosato, former sumotori Junzo Hasegawa, who lead JWA during its dying days), which was later shortened to Mr. Sato (not to be confused with Akio Sato, who later used
the moniker in other U.S. territories). Mera adopted the Great Kabuki persona in World Class in 1981. The character was created by Gary Hart,
based on
an old gimmick used by Filipino wrestler Rey Urbano, a former partner of Hasegawa's in the U.S.Kabuki
kept his hair in a mop cut which kept his facial features mostly hidden; he also painted his face. The storyline went that his face was scarred in a bed of hot coals during his childhood. He was managed by most of the top heel managers of the 1970s and early 1980s, and he most often was a heel. When he was a baby-face, he was
very unpredictable and could turn at any time, making him somewhat of an anti-hero, or tweener. Kabuki had a pre-match ritual of showing his skills with the nunchaku that intimidated most opponents. in WCCW he joined H & H Limited while managed by Arman Hussein & Gary Hart and tagged with Magic Dragon while building on his singles work but was Injured and in 1983, he joined Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc.
Executive Division
Dory Funk, Sr. - He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr.and Terry Funk
, and was a promoter of the Amarillo, Texas -based Western States Sportspromotion.
He was an Indiana high school state champion amateur wrestler for three years at Hammond High Schoolin
Hammond, Indiana , as well as an Indiana State UniversityAmateur
Athletic Union
champion for one year. Funk began his career as a professional wrestler after serving in theUnited States Navy
during World War II , starting in the southwest United States . He wrestled primarily in the Texas territories and the Central States territories during his career. Mainly a junior heavyweight, he fought Iron Mike DiBiase, Mike Clancy, Danny Hodge and Verne Gagne. After Dory Jr. won the NWA Heavyweight championship in 1969 he was at ringside for many of his son's title defences. After retirement he began promoting Western States Sportswith Doc
Sarpolis in Amarillo, Texas , where he led a thriving wrestling scene which produced many stars, including his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk , as well as Stan Hansen , Harley Race, Gene Kiniski, Tully Blanchard, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana
, Bruiser Brody
, Ricky Romero
(father of the Youngblood brothers), Jumbo Tsuruta , and Genichiro Tenryu. Many of his
wrestlers had played football at West Texas State University in nearby Canyon, Texas . Funk had a good business relationship with All Japan Pro Wrestlingfounder Shohei
Baba , which led Funk's talent pool to useful international experience. Funk was also heavily involved with the Cal Farley Boys Ranch in Amarillo.Ladies Division
Luna Vachon - (1/12/1062-8/27/2010) daughter of Hall of Famer Butcher Vachon, niece of Mad Dog Vachon and Vivian Vachon. ver the course of her 22-year career, she wrestled for promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), Extreme ChampionshipWrestling
, the
American Wrestling Association, and
World Championship Wrestling. She was
inducted into the WWE Hall of Fameclass of 2019
. As a child,
Gertrude Vachon wanted to continue her family's wrestling
legacy. Attending wrestling events she used to play in the ring, which often resulted in training with various World Wide WrestlingFederation
stars. Her family objected to her entering the wrestling business and tried to dissuade her, as they considered a wrestler's life at that time too harsh for a female. André the Giant, with whom she
was close and who took her on a trip to Paris in 1974, also tried to dissuade her. Around the age sixteen, she began training under her aunt Vivian and then The FabulousMoolah .
Debbie Combs - Debbie Combs made her wrestling debut at LouisvilleGardens for Angelo
Poffo 's International Championship Wrestling (ICW) at the age of 16 in a seven-women battle royal where she was thefirst eliminated.
Combs worked for the World Wrestling Federationfrom
1986–1987, where she challenged for the WWF Women's Championship against The Fabulous Moolahand Sherri Martel
She also worked in the National Wrestling Alliance(NWA) and
is a former NWA World Women's Champion. She
originally won the title by winning a battle royal in Honolulu, Hawaiiin spring 1986. At
some point, she was no longer recognized as the champion and defeated Penny Mitchell to become the champion again in Kansas City, Missourion April 10,
1987. The Kansas City promotion withdrew from NWA in 1987 and closed in 1988. The NWA vacated Combs' title and awarded Misty Blue Simmesthe reinstated NWA
United States Women's Championship (a replacement of the prior NWA World Women's Championship held by Combs). Combs challenged Simmes to a title match at a Delta TigerLilies
card in 1989, but Simmes was unable to accept due to an arm injury shehad sustained.
Her mother, Cora Combs , was also a professional wrestler.Tag Team Division
The Sheepherders / The Bushwackers, Butch Miller & Luke Williams - competed first as the New Zealand Kiwis and then as The Sheepherders during their 36-year career as a tag team. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation , Jim CrockettPromotions ,
and on the independent territorial wrestling circuits. The Bushwhackers consisted of Butch Millerand Luke
Williams
while the Sheepherders also included Jonathan Boydand Rip Morgan
as members at times. Williams and Miller were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fameclass of 2015.
Plan your trip to Wichita Falls, TX NOW for the 19th Annual PWHF Induction weekend. Where Wrestling History is Celebrated!!May 14 - 16, 2020
The PWHF is proud of the growing archives of programs, personal photos & albums, news clippings, promotional photos and other pieces of history and research that has been acquired and donated from aroundthe World.
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Special THANKS to Teddy Gordienko for spending weeks at the PWHF scanning documents, paperwork, letters, and other info for our site! The PWHF Museum is operated daily by Board Members and Volunteers who are as passionate about Wrestling as our visitors and fans..... Stop by to see what the real history of wrestling is all about! Wrestling Calendar of Eventsadded
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