Bruno sammartino vs waldo von erich biography
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Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1964
07-22-1964: The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) defeats Dick the Bruiser for the WWA World title in Los Angeles. Olympic Auditorium Attendance 10,173: Bill Dromo wrestled Little Tokyo (Antonio Inoki) to a Draw… The Torres Brothers (Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres) defeated The Alaskan & Art Michalik… Mr. Moto wrestled Art Michalik to a Draw… Bob Ellis defeated Rip Hawk.
WWWF: Baltimore, MD: Civic Center: Attendance: 8,300: Frank Martinez defeated Frank Hickey… Miguel Perez defeated Bull Johnson… Judy Grable & Princess Little Cloud defeated Bette Boucher & Toni Rose… Bill Watts fought the Golden Terror to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino & Bobo Brazil.
07-25-1964: In Pittsburgh, PA: Forbes Field drawing 15,000: Ace Freeman & Chief White Owl & Johnny DeFazio beat Red Berry & Hans &am
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Waldo von Erich, who died on Sunday at age 75, was always proud to be so hated. Here’s an oft-repeated story of his: “Vince McMahon, the father, he says to me one time, ‘You know, Waldo, I know what you’re like, but I hate your mod when you’re in that ring.'”
Or, as Ron Martinez said of von Erich’s role in his father’s NWF promotion, where the German was a top heel: “He made more money for us than anyone else. While not a great technical worker, his interviews were very strong for the time. People just hated him. He could P.O. the Pope. In particular, his programs against Ernie Ladd and Bruno [Sammartino] stand out as being very lucrative for us. [Dominic] Denucci as well. He was one of the true gentlemen in the sport.”
Waldo von Erich. Photo courtesy Chris Swisher
At 6-foot, 265 pounds, sporting a World War II helmet and whipping crop, von Erich portrayed the prototypical German, despite only being born in 1933 (in T
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Waldo Von Erich
Canadian professional wrestler
Walter Paul Sieber (October 2, 1933 – July 5, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for performing under the ring nameWaldo Von Erich, playing the character of a villainous PrussianNazi. He was billed as the brother of Fritz Von Erich, making him a kayfabe member of the Von Erich family.[1][2][3][4][7]
Early life
[edit]Sieber was born in Toronto, Ontario. His parents divorced when he was seven. As a youth, he participated in weightlifting at the YMCA in Weston along other future professional wrestlers including Dave McKigney, Geeto Mongol, and Mikel Scicluna. At the age of 16, he began training as a professional wrestler under Red Garner in a garage in Richmond Hill.[3][5]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Sieber debuted at the age of 17 under the ring name "Waldo Von Sieber".[5] He began his career in Calgary, wrestl