67 relations: Adnan Al-Kaissie, American Wrestling Association, BenBella Books, Bill Watts, Black Press, Canoe.com, Curtis P. Iaukea, Dick Beyer, Don Muraco, ECW Press, Ed Francis, Giant Baba, Golden age (metaphor), Hal Leonard Corporation, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Harold Sakata, Hawaii, Hawaii (island), Honolulu, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, J.J. Dillon, Joe Blanchard, Johnny Barend, Kauai, KGMB, KHET, KHVH, Killer Kowalski, Krause Publications, Lord James Blears, Lou Thesz, Lulu.com, Maui, Maurice Vachon, McFarland & Company, MidWeek, Minnesota Historical Society, Mr. Fuji, National Wrestling Alliance, Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Nick Bockwinkel, NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship, NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship, NWA Pacific International Championship, Pampero Firpo, Peter Maivia, Postmedia Network, PressReader, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling promotion, ..., Ray Stevens (wrestler), Rikidōzan, Ripper Collins (wrestler), Rowman & Littlefield, Russ Francis, Sam Muchnick, Sammy Steamboat, Simon & Schuster, Skyhorse Publishing, Steve Rickard, Superstar Billy Graham, Sweet Daddy Siki, The Honolulu Advertiser, The Missing Link (wrestler), University of Hawaii Press, Verne Gagne, Wrestling ring. Expand index (17 more) »
Adnan Al-Kaissie
Adnan Bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (born March 1, 1939), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is an Iraqi former professional wrestler and manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan.
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American Wrestling Association
The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991.
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BenBella Books
BenBella Books is an independent publishing house based in Dallas, Texas.
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Bill Watts
William F. Watts Jr. (born May 5, 1939) is an American former professional wrestler, promoter, and WWE Hall of Fame Inductee (2009).
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Black Press
Black Press Group Ltd. is a Canadian publisher of prominent daily newspapers in Hawaii and Ohio, and numerous non-daily newspapers in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington.
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Canoe.com
Canoe.com is an English-language Canadian portal site and website network, and is a subsidiary of Postmedia Network.
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Curtis P. Iaukea
Colonel Curtis Piʻehu Iʻaukea (December 13, 1855 – March 5, 1940) served as a court official, army officer and diplomat of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Dick Beyer
Richard Beyer (born July 11, 1930) is an American retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X. Beyer has worked extensively in Japan and in 2017 he was awarded one of the country's highest honors, the Order of the Rising Sun.
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Don Muraco
Donald Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler.
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ECW Press
ECW Press is a Canadian book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario.
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Ed Francis
Edmund Charles "Ed" Francis (June 11, 1926 – November 18, 2016) was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s.
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Giant Baba
, best known by his ring name, was a Japanese professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) that, along with Antonio Inoki, became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his era, with a popularity in Japan comparable to Hulk Hogan's in the United States.
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Golden age (metaphor)
A golden age is a period in a field of endeavor when great tasks were accomplished.
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Hal Leonard Corporation
Hal Leonard Corporation is a United States music publishing and distribution company founded in Winona, Minnesota, by Harold "Hal" Edstrom, his brother, Everett "Leonard" Edstrom, and fellow musician Roger Busdicker.
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Hard Boiled Haggerty
Don Stansauk (April 2, 1925 – January 27, 2004) was an American professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty.
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Harold Sakata
, born was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor.
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Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.
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Hawaii (island)
Hawaiʻi is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, formed in 2010 with the merger of The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin after the acquisition of the former by Black Press, which already owned the latter.
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J.J. Dillon
James Morrison (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, J.J. Dillon.
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Joe Blanchard
Joseph Edgar Blanchard (December 7, 1928 – March 22, 2012) was an American football player, professional wrestler and promoter.
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Johnny Barend
John R. Barend (March 27, 1929 – September 20, 2011), better known as "Handsome" Johnny Barend, was an American professional wrestler.
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Kauai
Kauai, anglicized as Kauai, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands.
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KGMB
KGMB, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 23), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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KHET
KHET, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, branded as PBS Hawai'i, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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KHVH
KHVH (830 AM) is a news radio station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, and owned by.
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Killer Kowalski
Walter Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik; October 13, 1926 – August 30, 2008) was a Canadian professional wrestler.
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Krause Publications
Krause Publications is a publisher of leisure-time and enthusiast magazines and books located in Iola, Wisconsin.
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Lord James Blears
Lord Blears (born James Ranicar Blears, August 13, 1923 – March 3, 2016) was a British-American professional wrestler, ring announcer, promoter, actor, mariner, and surfing personality.
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Lou Thesz
Aloysius Martin Thesz (April 24, 1916 – April 28, 2002) was an American professional wrestler.
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Lulu.com
Lulu Press, Inc., doing business as Lulu.com, is an online print-on-demand, self-publishing, and distribution platform.
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Maui
The island of Maui (Hawaiian) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th-largest island in the United States.
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Maurice Vachon
Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon (September 1, 1929 − November 21, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Mad Dog Vachon.
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McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc. is an independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general interest adult nonfiction.
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MidWeek
MidWeek is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout the Islands of Oahu and Kauai.
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Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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Mr. Fuji
Harry Masayoshi Fujiwara (May 4, 1934 – August 28, 2016) was an American professional wrestler and manager, known professionally by his ring name Mr.
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National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling organization.
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Neal S. Blaisdell Center
The Neal S. Blaisdell Center near downtown Honolulu, Hawaii is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu.
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Nick Bockwinkel
Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015) was an American professional wrestler.
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NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and is defended in the US state of Hawaii.
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NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
The NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title of 50th State Big Time Wrestling and was defended between 1952 until 1979 when it was abandoned.
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NWA Pacific International Championship
The NWA Pacific International Heavyweight Championship was the primary singles championship of 50th State Big Time Wrestling, the NWA territory based in Hawaii.
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Pampero Firpo
Juan Kachmanian (born April 6, 1930), better known as Pampero Firpo, is a retired Argentine professional wrestler of Armenian descent.
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Peter Maivia
Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia (born Fanene Pita Anderson; April 6, 1937 – June 12, 1982) was a Samoan American professional wrestler better known as Peter Maivia.
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Postmedia Network
Postmedia Network Canada Corporation (also known as Postmedia Network or Postmedia) is a Canadian media company consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in newspaper publishing, news gathering and Internet operations.
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PressReader
PressReader is a digital newspaper distribution and publishing operator with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and offices in New York, London, Vienna and Düsseldorf.
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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 promotion
A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling.
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Ray Stevens (wrestler)
Carl Ray Stevens (September 5, 1935 – May 3, 1996), better known as Ray "The Crippler" Stevens or Ray "Blond Bomber" Stevens, was an American professional wrestler.
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Rikidōzan
(born Kim Sin-rak;; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known as Rikidōzan (力道山), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler, known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in professional wrestling history.
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Ripper Collins (wrestler)
Roy Lee Albern (October 10, 1933-November 12, 1991), known by the ring name Ripper Collins, is an American professional wrestler who wrestled mainly during his career for 50th State Big Time Wrestling also known as NWA Hawaii.
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Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949.
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Russ Francis
Russell Ross Francis (born April 3, 1953), is a retired American football player, a tight end for thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers.
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Sam Muchnick
Sam Muchnick (August 22, 1905 – December 30, 1998) was an American professional wrestling promoter from St. Louis, Missouri.
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Sammy Steamboat
Samuel K. Mokuahi (May 4, 1934 – May 2, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sam "Sammy" Steamboat.
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Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, is an American publishing company founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard Simon and Max Schuster.
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Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. is an American independent book publishing company founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York City.
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Steve Rickard
Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt (3 September 1929 – 5 April 2015), best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter.
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Superstar Billy Graham
Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born June 7, 1943) is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends Contract.
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Sweet Daddy Siki
Reginald Siki (born June 16, 1940) is an American-born Canadian retired professional wrestler and singer, best known as Sweet Daddy Siki.
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The Honolulu Advertiser
The Honolulu Advertiser was a daily newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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The Missing Link (wrestler)
Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson (February 28, 1939 - August 16, 2007) was a professional wrestler, known best by his ring name The Missing Link.
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University of Hawaii Press
The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiokinai.
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Verne Gagne
Laverne Clarence Gagne (February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter.
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Wrestling ring
A wrestling ring is the stage on which professional wrestlers wrestle.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_State_Big_Time_Wrestling