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Dusek family

Index Dusek family

The Dusek family is a professional wrestling family. [1]

48 relations: Abe Coleman, Barry Windham, Bill Irwin (wrestler), Championship Wrestling from Florida, Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska, Dan Kolov, Danno O'Mahony, Doc Sarpolis, Ed Lewis (wrestler), ESPN, George Zaharias, Heart of America Sports Attractions, Houston, Jim Crockett, Jim Crockett Promotions, Jim Londos, John Pesek, Lou Thesz, Man Mountain Dean, Maple Leaf Wrestling, Mike Mazurki, Mr. Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, New York (state), New York State Athletic Commission, NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, NWA San Francisco, NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version), NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version), NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version), Omaha, Nebraska, Professional wrestling, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Sándor Szabó (wrestler), St. Nicholas Rink, Steve Casey, Tiny Mills, Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts), Warren Bockwinkel, Wladek Zbyszko, World Class Championship Wrestling, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, Yvon Robert.

Abe Coleman

Abe Kelmer / Abba Kelmer (September 20, 1905 – March 28, 2007) was a Polish professional wrestler, promoter and referee, known by the ring names Abe Coleman, Hebrew Hercules, and Jewish Tarzan.

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Barry Windham

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan.

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Bill Irwin (wrestler)

Barney William Irwin (born September 17, 1954) is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin.

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Championship Wrestling from Florida

Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down.

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Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska

Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska have made significant contributions to the political, social and cultural development of the city since the first immigrants arrived in 1868.

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Dan Kolov

Doncho Kolеv Danev (Дончо Колев Данев) (27 December 1892 – 26 March 1940), better known by the ring name Dan Kolov (Дан Колов), was a Bulgarian wrestler and mixed martial artist born in Sennik, Bulgaria who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria.

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Danno O'Mahony

Danno O'Mahony (29 September 1912 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish professional wrestler.

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Doc Sarpolis

Karl Sarpolis (August 31, 1897 – May 28, 1967) was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Texas.

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Ed Lewis (wrestler)

Robert Herman Julius Friedrich (June 30, 1891 – August 8, 1966), better known by the ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, was an American professional wrestler.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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George Zaharias

Theodore Vetoyanis (Θεόδωρος Βετογιάνης, February 27, 1908 – May 22, 1984) was an American professional wrestler and sports promoter, known by his ring name George Zaharias, popularly known as "The Crying Greek from Cripple Creek" or "The Greek Hyena" during the 1930s.

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Heart of America Sports Attractions

Heart of America Sports Attractions, also known as the Midwest Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling and the World Wrestling Alliance, was an American professional wrestling promotion that ran shows mainly in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Jim Crockett

James Allen Crockett Sr. (June 2, 1909– April 1, 1973) was a professional wrestling promoter and professional sports franchise owner sometimes known as Jim Crockett Sr., or to people within the business simply as "Big Jim".

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Jim Crockett Promotions

Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. was a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

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Jim Londos

Christos Theofilou (Χρήστος Θεοφίλου; January 2, 1897 – August 19, 1975), better known as "The Golden Greek" Jim Londos (Greek: Δημήτρης Λόντος), was a Greek American professional wrestler.

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John Pesek

John Pesek (February 21, 1894 – March 12, 1978) was an American professional wrestler and greyhound racing dog breeder.

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Lou Thesz

Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002) was an American professional wrestler.

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Man Mountain Dean

Frank Simmons Leavitt (June 30, 1891 – May 29, 1953) was an American professional wrestler of the early 1900s, known by the ring name Man Mountain Dean.

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Maple Leaf Wrestling

Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki (25 December 1907 – 9 December 1990), was an American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 100 films.

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Mr. Wrestling

George Burrell Woodin (July 28, 1934 – November 30, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Mr.

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National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling organization.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York State Athletic Commission

The New York State Athletic Commission or NYSAC, also known as the New York Athletic Commission, is a division of the New York State Department of State which regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of New York, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, professional wrestlers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

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NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship

The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1952 through 1961.

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NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that currently serves as the main title for the National Wrestling Alliance promotion, NWA Central-States Championship Wrestling. For most of its existence, however, the title was defended in the NWA affiliate Central States Wrestling from 1950 to 1989.

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NWA San Francisco

NWA San Francisco was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in San Francisco, California in the United States.

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NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)

The Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida.

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NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)

The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) was the Mid-Atlantic territory version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship and was defended between 1953 until 1968 when it became the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship.

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NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title that has existed since the 1930s.

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)

The Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams in Heart of America Sports Attractions, later known as Central States Wrestling (CSW) from 1951 to 1959, then again from 1962 to 1963 and then finally from 1973 to 1979.

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member NWA San Francisco promoted a professional wrestling tag team championship under the name NWA World Tag Team Championship from 1950 until 1961 in and around their local territory until it closed.

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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)

The Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main tag team professional wrestling championship in the Dallas/Houston-based Southwest Sports territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (PWHF) and Museum is an American professional wrestling hall of fame and museum located in Wichita Falls, Texas.

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Sándor Szabó (wrestler)

Sándor Szabó (January 4, 1906 – October 16, 1966) was a Hungarian-born professional wrestler who emigrated to America.

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St. Nicholas Rink

The St.

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Steve Casey

Stephen Casey (4 December 1908 – 10 January 1987) was an Irish sport rower and world champion professional wrestler.

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Tiny Mills

Henry Mittlestadt (best known by his ring name, Tiny Mills; 1911 – 1987) was a Canadian professional wrestler.

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Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)

The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986.

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Warren Bockwinkel

Warren Bockwinkel (often misspelled Bockwinkle, May 21, 1911 – March 25, 1986), was a professional wrestler.

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Wladek Zbyszko

Władysław Cyganiewicz (November 20, 1891 – June 10, 1968), better known by the ring name Władek Zbyszko, was a Polish professional wrestler and strongman.

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World Class Championship Wrestling

World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame that recognizes people who make significant contributions to the sport.

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Yvon Robert

Yvon Robert (October 8, 1914 - July 12, 1971) was a French Canadian professional wrestler who was best known to fans as Yvon "The Lion" Robert.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusek_family

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