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Bruno Bekkar

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Brian Ashby is a retired New Zealand professional wrestler and trainer, known by his ring name Bruno Bekkar, who competed for Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling and for other promoters in New Zealand and Australia from the early 1960s until his retirement in 1992. [1]

65 relations: A.J. Freeley, Abe Jacobs, Akio Sato (wrestler), Al Costello, Al Hobman, All Japan Pro Wrestling, André the Giant, Anton Koolmann, Athletic trainer, Auckland, Australian Heavyweight Championship, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Brisbane, Bruiser Brody, Butch Miller (wrestler), Carlos Colón Sr., Cauliflower Alley Club, Dick Beyer, Don Kent (wrestler), Dory Funk Jr., Gerald Brisco, Giant Baba, Impact Pro Wrestling, Jack Brisco, John da Silva, John Garea, José González (wrestler), King Curtis Iaukea, Kintaro Ohki, Kiwi Pro Wrestling, Larry O'Dea, Luke Williams (wrestler), Malaysia, Manager (professional wrestling), Manawatu Standard, Mark Lewin, Melbourne, New Zealand, Nickname, NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship, NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Puerto Rico/WWC version), On the Mat, Palmerston North, Pat O'Connor (wrestler), Petone, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling in New Zealand, Professional wrestling throws, Puerto Rico, Rip Morgan, ..., Robert Bruce (wrestler), Samoan Joe, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Siva Afi, Steve Rickard, Sydney, The Bushwhackers, The Fabulous Kangaroos, The Great Kabuki, Wellington, Wellington High School (New Zealand), World Wrestling Council, Wrestling mask, YMCA. Expand index (15 more) »

A.J. Freeley

A.J. Freeley or Freely is a semi-retired New Zealand professional wrestler.

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Abe Jacobs

Abe Jacobs (born 1938) is a Kiwi retired professional wrestler.

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Akio Sato (wrestler)

is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as Sato, a member of The Orient Express.

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Al Costello

Giacomo Costa (14 December 1919 – 22 January 2000) was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of his innovative and very technical style.

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Al Hobman

Allan "Al" Hobman (23 April 1925 – 21 September 2008) was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter.

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW / AJP) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972.

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André the Giant

André René Roussimoff (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.

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Anton Koolmann

Anton Koolmann (11 September 1899 – 29 June 1953) was a wrestler and coach from Kuusalu Parish, Estonia who took part at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Athletic trainer

An athletic trainer is a certified and licensed health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Australian Heavyweight Championship

The Australian Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championship in Australia.

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Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Bruiser Brody

Frank Donald Goodish (June 18, 1946 – July 17, 1988) was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody.

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Butch Miller (wrestler)

Robert Miller (born 21 October 1944), better known by his ring name Butch Miller, is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in the WWF.

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Carlos Colón Sr.

Carlos Edwin Colón González Sr. (born July 18, 1948) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón.

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Cauliflower Alley Club

The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprising both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America.

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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 Kent (wrestler)

Leo Joseph "Joe" Smith Jr. (June 24, 1933 – June 7, 1993) was an American professional wrestler who wrestled as Don Kent and also as The Black Dragon, Doug Kent, Joe Smith and Super Medico III during his 20 years in professional wrestling.

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Dory Funk Jr.

Dorrance Earnest "Dory" Funk Jr. (born February 3, 1941) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer.

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Gerald Brisco

Gerald Floyd Brisco (born January 24, 1946) is an American retired professional wrestler, currently employed by the professional wrestling promotion WWE as a talent scout.

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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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Impact Pro Wrestling

Impact Pro Wrestling (IPW) is a New Zealand professional wrestling promotion.

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Jack Brisco

Freddie Joe "Jack" Brisco (September 21, 1941 – February 1, 2010) was an American professional wrestler.

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John da Silva

John Walter da Silva (born 11 June 1934) is a former New Zealand wrestler and boxer.

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John Garea

John "Johnny" Garea (born 1949) is a semi-retired New Zealand professional wrestler, known by his ring name Johnny Garcia, who competed in Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and occasionally for the World Wrestling Federation during the 1970s and 80s.

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José González (wrestler)

José Huertas González (born March 18, 1946) better known as Invader 1, is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler who wrestled in the United States and around the world, especially in Puerto Rico.

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King Curtis Iaukea

Curtis Piehau Iaukea III (September 15, 1937 – December 4, 2010) was a professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea.

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Kintaro Ohki

Kintarō Ōki (Japanese: 大木金太郎, Korean: 김일, Hanja: 金一, February 24, 1929 Jeollanam-do, South Korea (then just Korea) – October 26, 2006 Seoul, South Korea) was a professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Kim Il or KIM Il during his career in the Japan Wrestling Association, All Japan Pro Wrestling and International Pro Wrestling from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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Kiwi Pro Wrestling

Kiwi Pro Wrestling (KPW) is a former professional wrestling promotion based in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Larry O'Dea

Larry Davies (1944 – 30 June 1997) was a professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea.

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Luke Williams (wrestler)

Brian Wickens (born 8 January 1947) is a semi-retired New Zealand professional wrestler best known as Luke Williams, one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as The Bushwhackers in the WWF.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.

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Manawatu Standard

The Manawatū Standard (formerly the Evening Standard) is the daily paper for the Manawatu region based in Palmerston North with satellites in Feilding and Marton.

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Mark Lewin

Mark Lewin (born March 16, 1937) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Nickname

A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place, or thing, for affection or ridicule.

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NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship

The NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is the primary singles title in the NWA-affiliated wrestling promotion NWA New Zealand.

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NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Puerto Rico/WWC version)

The NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Puerto Rico/WWC version) was a major tag team championship that was used and defended in Capitol Sports Promotions.

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On the Mat

On the Mat was a professional wrestling television program for the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated All Star Pro-Wrestling (ASPW), or simply NWA New Zealand, that aired on Television New Zealand's TV2 from 1975 to 1984.

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Palmerston North

Palmerston North (Te Papa-i-Oea) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

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Pat O'Connor (wrestler)

Patrick John O'Connor (22 August 1924 – 16 August 1990), was a New Zealand professional wrestler.

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Petone

Petone (Māori: Pito-one) is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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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 in New Zealand

Professional wrestling in New Zealand has been promoted in the country from the early 20th century.

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Professional wrestling throws

Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down.

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (Spanish for "Rich Port"), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea.

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Rip Morgan

Michael Morgan is a former professional wrestler from New Zealand who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling best known as Rip Morgan.

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Robert Bruce (wrestler)

Robert Bruce (3 November 1943 – 2 March 2009), born John Charles Young, was a Scottish-born professional wrestler and talent agent in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Samoan Joe

Joseph Afamasaga (born January 2, 1949) is a retired New Zealand professional wrestler, best known by his ringname Samoan Joe, who competed in the Australasian and South Pacific region during the 1970s and early 1980s.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan (Saint John) is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Siva Afi

Papaliitele Max Amata Taogaga (born 28 April 1949) is a retired Samoan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as Siva Afi.

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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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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that competed first as the New Zealand Kiwis and then as The Sheepherders during their 36-year career as a tag team.

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The Fabulous Kangaroos

The Fabulous Kangaroos was a professional wrestling tag team that existed in various forms from 1957 until 1983.

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The Great Kabuki

, better known as, is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.

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Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

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Wellington High School (New Zealand)

Wellington High School is a co-educational (since 1905) secondary school in downtown Wellington, New Zealand.

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World Wrestling Council

The World Wrestling Council (WWC) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico.

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Wrestling mask

A wrestling mask is a fabric based mask that some professional wrestlers wear as part of their in-ring persona or gimmick.

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YMCA

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), often simply called the Y, is a worldwide organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 58 million beneficiaries from 125 national associations.

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References

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

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