The Tournament of Internationaloscity 2

[strykerdarksilence]

Ray Steele advances.



Lionel Robert

Hometown: Quebec, Canada

# 1970s: Lionel Robert wrestled for Emile Dupree's Grand Prix Wrestling

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Aja Kong

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Height & Weight: 5'5" - 225 lbs
Debut: September 16, 1986
Finishing Move: Urken

# WWWA All Japan Tag Team titles w/Nobuko Kimura defeating Mika Takahashi & Kaoru Maeda [Tournament] (April 2, 1988);
# WWWA All Japan Singles title defeating Manami Toyota (March 19, 1989);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Grizzly Iwamoto defeating Mitsuko Nishiwaki & Yumiko Hotta (December 9, 1989);
# WWWA All Pacific title defeating Noriyo Tateno (April 30, 1990);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Bison Kimura defeating Akira Hokuto & Suzuka Minami (December 9, 1990);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Bison Kimura defeating Akira Hokuto & Yumiko Hotta (April 4, 1991);
# WWWA (Japan) World Singles title defeating Bull Nakano (November 26, 1992);
# WWWA (Japan) World Singles title defeating Manami Toyota (June 27, 1995);
# AAAW (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Mayumi Ozaki defeating Sugar Sato & Chikayo Nagashima (August 23, 1998);
# AAAW (Japan) Singles title defeating Chigusa Nagayo (May 16, 1999);
# Queen of ARSON title defeating Mariko Yoshida (August 6, 1999);
# Twin Star of ARSON titles w/Mariko Yoshida defeating Mika Akino & Ayako Hamada (February 18, 2000);
# AAAW (Japan) Singles title defeating Mayumi Ozaki (October 28, 2001);
# AAAW (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Devil Masami defeating Ayako Hamada & Meiko Satomura (February 11, 2003);
# AAAW (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Amazing Kong defeating Crush Girls (May 5, 2004);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Amazing Kong defeating Hikaru & Nanae Takahashi (October 6, 2004);
# AAAW (Japan) Singles title defeating Meiko Satomura (April 3, 2005);
# HUSTLE (Japan) Super Tag Team titles w/Margaret (aka Amazing Kong) defeating Ryoji Sai & Wataru Sakata (June 17, 2006);

# 995: Aja Kong had a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation and appeared at the Survivor Series in November..
# ~~~Aja Kong left the WWF after Alundra Blaze jumped to WCW with the belt effectively killing the WWF Woman's division..

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Gopher Mod]

Aja Kong, no doubt in my mind.

[Kananga]

Aja Kong

[Peeetah]

Aja Kong

[silverking]

Aja Kong

[strykerdarksilence]

Aja Kong advances.



Larry O'Dea

All Star Pro Wrestling
* NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Collins
* NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (2 times)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
* NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ron Miller
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
* NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Miller
World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
* NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Ron Miller (5), Bobby Hart (2), Ed Wiskoski (1) and Rick Martel (1)

Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s. In 1971, Davies started teaming up with Ron Miller as one-half of the tag team "The Australians". In 1975, Davies became a co-owner of Australian wrestling company WCW Australia along with Jim Barnett.

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Keith Hart

Hometown: Calgary, AB
Height & Weight: 5'10" - 205lbs
Trained by: Stu Hart
Debut: 1973
Finishing Move: Figure four leglock

# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Leo Burke defeating Cuban Assassins (Febuary 18, 1977);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Hubert Gallant defeating Cuban Assassin & Norman Frederick Charles III (April 29, 1978);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Fidel & Raul Castillo (November ??, 1978);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Sekigawa & Dynamite Kid (January 26, 1979);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Leo Burke defeating Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Hito (April 6, 1979);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Loch Ness Monster & Dynamite Kid (?, 1980);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Kasvudu & Dynamite Kid (?, 1980);
# Polynesican Pacific Tag Team titles w/Bruce Hart defeating (?, 1980);
# Stampede World Mid Heavyweight title defeating Dick Steinborn (July ??, 1980);
# Stampede British Commonwelth Mid Heavyweight title defeating Hubert Gallant (May 9, 1981);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Chris Beniot defeating Cuban Assassin & Wayne Ferris (May 2, 1986);

# Keith Hart started wrestling in the mid-70s..
# Keith Hart and brother Bret as a team held the tag title belts four times in the late 70s..
# Keith Hart cut back on wrestling when he became a fire fighter..
# Keith Hart won a big lottery in Alberta in 1985.

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Kananga]

Keith Hart

[Gopher Mod]

Keith Hart

[Peeetah]

Keith Hart

[strykerdarksilence]

Keith Hart over the Aussie legend! That must considered be a bit of a shock.



Giant Haystacks

Hometown: Camberwell Green, London
Height & Weight: 6'11" - 685 lbs
Debut: 1967
Previous Gimmicks: Loch Ness (Stampede), Loch Ness Monster (WCW)
Finishing Move: Elbow Drop Pin

# Joint Promotions British Heavyweight title defeating Tony St. Clair (November 23, 1978);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles (as Loch Ness Monster) w/Dynamite Kid defeating Bret & Keith Hart (March ??, 1980);
# British Wrestling Federation European Heavyweight title defeating Pat Roach (February 6, 1990);

# Martin Ruane's family originated from county mayo in Ireland and wanted him to become some sort of musician..
# Martin Ruane's parents, who came from Ireland, soon moved north to Salford in Manchester, which was to remain Ruane's home.
# Martin Ruane's mountainous size meant that he was tormented as a child but he soon learnt to defend himself.
# Martin Ruane worked as a labourer, building motorways, and as a nightclub bouncer before a friend suggested he take up wrestling..
# Martin Ruane reputedly ate 3 lbs of bacon, 12 eggs every morning to maintain his strength, and flew all over the World..

# Giant Haystacks wrestled in such places as England, USA, Canada, India and Zimbabwe amung others...
# Giant Haystacks wrestled in Calgary for Stu Hart's Stampede as "Loch Ness" and was managed by J.R. Foley..
# Among his friends was Sir Paul McCartney who asked Haystacks to be in his 1984 film, "Give My Regards To Broad Street"
# Martin Ruane invested, unsuccessfully, in the motor trade and ran, more successfully, a debt-collection agency..

# 1995: Martin Ruane joined WCW in the United States to feud with Hulk Hogan billed as "The Loch Ness Monster"..
# February 11, 1996--SuperBrawl: Loch Ness debuted at the end of the Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant steel cage match..
# February 12, 1996--WCW Nitro: The Loch Ness Monster defeated Scotty Riggs..
# February 19, 1996--WCW Nitro: The Loch Ness Monster defeated Alex Wright..
# March 18, 1996--WCW Nitro: Lex Luger defeated Loch Ness by Countout after The Giant attacked Loch Ness..
# March 24, 1996--WCW Uncendored: The Giant defeated Loch Ness (aka Giant Haystacks) in a Grudge match..
# He became fast friends with Hogan and was pencilled in for a title program but Martin "The Loch Ness Monster" Ruane was diagnosed with cancer and the entire program was called off.

November 29, 1998: Martin Ruane passes away at the age of 52 after a two year battle with cancer.

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Con Iakivedes

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Moved to Canada
Trained by: Hart Dungeon
Previous Gimmicks: Con Kovidis (Canada), Mr Damage

# Con Iakovides (an Australian Greek) is the son of legendary Australian wrestler Alex Iakovides..
# Con Iakovides grew up in Melbourne, Australia and moved to Canada where he lived in with the Hart family..
# Con Iakovides toured around Canada with Stu Hart's Stampede promotion for a few years as Con Kovidis..
# 1993 - AWF WrestleRiot 1: Con Iakivedes won a 12-man battle royal in Sydney, Australia..
# ~~~Match included JYD, Don Muraco, Jim Neidhart, Jushin Liger, Chris Benoit, Malenko brothers, Jake Roberts & others..
# ~~~Con Iakivedes last eliminated Chris Benoit just as Dean Malenko & Jushin liger tumbled out together..
# 2004: Con Iakivedes is still wrestling, headlining for his own promotion.

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Kick Your Face]

Con Iakivedes.

[Kananga]

Giant Haystacks

[Peeetah]

Giant Haystacks

[Deleted]

Giant Haystacks

[Deleted]

Haystacks

[dabossftw]

Haystacks. The guy was a big attraction (no pun intended).

[strykerdarksilence]

Haystacks advances.



Ali Baba

Hometown: Samsun, Turkey
Debut: 1930s
Previous Gimmicks: Harry Ekizian, Ali Yumid

# Harry Ekizian was a 1930's era wrestler who gained his greatest fame under the Arabic gimmick of "Ali Baba"..
# Ekizian was a regular in the western U.S. using both the name Harry Ekizian and assorted "middle eastern" names like Ali Yumid..
# March 11, 1934: Tex Wright (28 years old) died after a match with Harry Ekizian (wrestling at the time as Ali Yumid) in Greeley, CO..
# April 24, 1936: Ekizian officially changed his name to Ali Baba..
# Ali Baba defeated Dick Shikat for the main lineage world heavyweight championship, though he was not recognized in New York state..
# May 5, 1936: Ali Baba defeated Dick Shikat in New York City to become recognized as "World champion" in New York also..
# June 12, 1936: Dave Levin defeated Ali Baba via DQ in Newark, NJ and began billing himself as world champion..
# June 26, 1936 Everette Marshall defeated Ali Baba for the linear (Hackenschmidt) world heavyweight title in Columbus, OH..
# November 20, 1936 Marshall again defeated Baba in Chicago, IL to win that states world title recognition..
# November 16, 1981: Arteen "Harry" Ekizian died at the age of 80..

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Georg Lurich

Hometown: Väike-Maarja in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Debut: 1895

Lurich began participating in sporting activities at an early age. From 1895 to 1920 Lurich performed in wrestling matches throughout the Russian Empire and Europe.

In 1895 Lurich became the first Estonian to set world weightlifting records. The Estonian public eagerly attended his matches and Lurich's popularity in his homeland soared. From 1897 to 1898 Lurich toured Estonia and his successes helped popularize athletics in Estonia and dozens of athletic clubs were established. In 1896, Lurich befriended an 18-year old fellow countryman by the name of Georg Hackenschmidt and began to train the young man.

Prior to World War I, Lurich, along with friend and fellow Estonian wrestler Aleksander Aberg travelled to the United States to perform for American audiences. Lurich performed in free-style wrestling matches in the United States of America between 1913 and 1917. Lurich cemented his name in the US by defeating American world wrestling champion and title holder Frank Gotch in Kansas City in 1913.

LET'S GET IT ON!

[Kananga]

Georg Lurich

[Kick Your Face]

Baba.

[Gopher Mod]

Baba