Others Steckbrief: Gene Kiniski

[The Crusher]

Gene Kiniski

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Fakten:
- Bürgerlicher Name: Eugene Nichols Kiniski
- Spitznamen: Big Thunder, Mighty Canadian, Gene Kelly, Canada's Greatest Athlete
- Geburtsdatum: 23. November 1928
- Sterbedatum: 14. April 2010
- Geboren in: nahe Edmonton, Kanada

Pro-Wrestling Debüt:
- 13. Februar 1952 bei Promoter Rod Fenton in Phoenix, Arizona

Trainer:
- Leo Magrill (Edmonton YMCA)
- trainierte bei Promoter Rod Fenton
- Dory Funk Sr.
- Tony Morelli

Das sollte man wissen:
- war vielseitig aktiv als Amateurwrestler, Pro-Wrestler und Footballer
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion von Januar 1966 bis Februar 1969
- war neben Killer Kowalski einer der Top-Heels des Wrestlings
- hatte seine größten Fehden gegen Lou Thesz, Killer Kowalski, Bruno Sammartino, Pat O’Connor, Yukon Eric, Verne Gagne, Billy Watson, Edouard Carpentier, Dutch Savage, Don Leo Jonathan, Stan Stasiak, Steven Bolus, Dean Higuchi (Dean Ho), Mike & Ben Sharpe und Dory Funk Jr.

Titel:
- 1x NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 10x NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (Vancouver - Version)
- 7x NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Champion (Vancouver - Version)
- 4x NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (Vancouver - Version)
- 2x NWA World Tag Team Champion (San Francisco - Version)
- 2x NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champion
- 3x NWA North American Heavyweight Champion (Hawaii - Version)
- 2x NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion
- 2x NWA San Joaquin Valley Tag Team Champion
- 1x NWA International Television Tag Team Champion (Los Angeles - Version)
- 1x NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion
- 1x NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 1x NWA Texas Tag Team Champion
- 1x NWA (JWA) International Heavyweight Champion
- 1x NWA North American Tag Team Champion (Amarillo - Version)
- 1x NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion
- 2x AWA United States Heavyweight Champion
- 1x AWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 1x AWA World Tag Team Champion (Indiana - Version)
- 1x JWA All Asia Tag Team Champion
- 1x WWWF United States Tag Team Champion
- 1x WWA World Heavyweight Champion (Indianapolis - Version)
- 1x International Heavyweight Champion (Amarillo - Version)
- 2x British Empire Heavyweight Champion (Toronto - Version)
- 1x British Empire Heavyweight Champion (Vancouver - Version)
- 1x Montreal World / International Heavyweight Champion

Big Matches:
- vs. Lou Thesz (NWA World Heavyweight Title - 03. November 1954)

- vs. Pat O’Connor (British Empire Heavyweight Title - 02. Mai 1957)

- vs. Edouard Carpentier (Montreal World Heavyweight Title - 12. Juni 1957)

- vs. Killer Kowalski (Montreal World Heavyweight Title - 17. Juli 1957)

- vs. Verne Gagne (AWA World Heavyweight Title - 11. Juli 1961)

- vs. Bruno Sammartino (WWWF World Heavyweight Title - 16. November 1964)

- vs. Bruno Sammartino (WWWF World Heavyweight Title - 14. Dezember 1964)

- vs. Lou Thesz (NWA World Heavyweight Title - 07. Januar 1966)

- vs. Dory Funk Jr. (NWA World Heavyweight Title - 11. Februar 1969)

Hall of Fame Mitglied:
- NWA Hall of Fame
- The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute and Museum
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame