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Brute Bernard
Hometown: Quebec, Canada
Height & Weight: 6'2" - 250 lbs
Trained by: Jack Britton
Debut: 1957
Previous Gimmicks: The Brute (Detroit)
# WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Great Scott & Buddy Austin (May 16, 1963);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Haystacks Calhoun & Don Curtis [Tournament] (January 28, 1964);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Duke Keomuka & Hiro Matsuda (February 18, 1964);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Dominic DeNucci & Mark Lewin (July 15, 1966);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Bearcat Wright & Mark Lewin (August ??, 1966);
# NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight title defeating Fritz Von Erich (March ??, 1967);
# NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Bull Curry (August ??, 1967);
# NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Mike Paidousis defeating Waldo & Fritz Von Erich (August ??, 1967);
# NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating Bull Curry (September 18, 1967);
# NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Mike Paidousis defeating Waldo & Fritz Von Erich (October 3, 1967);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Billy White Wolf & Mario Milano (March 22, 1968);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Lars Anderson & Dick Murdoch (December 5, 1969);
# NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team titles w/Larry Hamilton defeating George Becker & Johnny Weaver (October 12, 1971);
# NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Larry Hamilton defeating
?? (
?, 1972);
# NWA Austra Asian Heavyweight title defeating Spiros Arion (November 4, 1972);
# NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Jay York defeating Nelson Royal & Sandy Scott (November 26, 1973);
# (Australia) World Brass Knuckles title (1974);
# NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Frank Morrell defeating
? (December 2, 1977);
# (Australia) World Brass Knuckles title (1978);
# Brute Bernard was brought into professional wrestling by promoter Jack Britton..
# Early 1960s: Brute Bernard wrestled in the Detroit territory which was run by the legendary Ed Farhat (The Sheik) ..
# Brute Bernard formed a prominant tag team with Skull Murphy, recognized as world champions in Florida and Australia..
# May 16, 1963: Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy defeated Buddy Austin & Great Scott to win the WWWF United States Tag Team Titles..
# 1967: Brute Bernard and his manager, Mike Paidousis, defeated Fritz Von Erich and Waldo Von Erich for the American Tag Team titles..
# Brute Bernard also formed successful tag teams with "Missouri Mauler" Larry Hamilton, and The Angel (Frank Morrell)..
# Mid-1970s: Brute Bernard returned to The Sheik's Detroit territory where he wrestled as "The Brute"..
# Brute Bernard moved to the Carolinas and continued to wrestle into the 1980s..
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Rhonda Singh
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Height & Weight: 5'8" - 260 lbs
Trained by: Mildred Burke
Previous Gimmicks: Monster Ripper, Bertha Faye (WWF)
Finishing Move: Splash
# WWWA (Japan) World Singles title defeating Jackie Sato (July 31, 1979);
# WWWA (Japan) World Singles title defeating Jackie Sato (March 15, 1980);
# Stampede World Women's title defeating Wendi Richter (
?, 1987);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Women's title defeating Wendi Richter (
?, 1987);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Women's title defeating Candi Divine [Tournament] (July 7, 1990);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Women's title defeating Sasha (November 10, 1990);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Women's title defeating Sasha (March 9, 1991);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) World Women's title defeating Candi Divine (September 7, 1991);
# WWA (Mexico) World Women's title defeating Lola Gonzales (December ??, 1991);
# WWF Women's World title (as Bertha Faye) defeating Alundra Blaze (August 27, 1995);
# Rhonda Singh (as a teenager) contacted The Hart Brothers about training but they rejected her..
# Rhonda Singh stumbled upon a Japanese Womans Television program while in Hawaii and was hooked..
# Rhonda Singh got her hands on a Wrestling Magazine, where she found contact info for Mildred Burke..
# Rhonda Singh trained with Mildred Burke at her training facility in Encino, California..
# Rhonda Singh trained for several weeks before getting recruited by All Japan Pro Wrestling..
# Rhonda Singh was given the name "Monster Ripper" which she used until 1995 when she joined the WWF..
# January 4, 1979: Mami Komeni & Monster Ripper (debut match in Japan) defeated The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato & Maki Ueda)..
# July 31, 1979: Monster Ripper defeated Jackie Sato to win the WWWA World Womans title..
# August 1979: Jackie Sato defeated Monster Ripper to recapture the WWWA World Woman's title..
# March 15, 1980: Monster Ripper defeated Jackie Soto by Count Out to recapture the WWA World Women's title..
# August 1980: Monster Ripper was forced to vacate the Title after another bout with Jackie Sato..
# Monster Ripper returned to Calgary to work for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling for several weeks..
# Monster Ripper then travelled to Mexico and Japan for several tours..
# 1987: Monster Ripper returned once again to Stampede to work for a regular basis..
# 1987: Monster Ripper defeated Wendi Richter to win the Stampede Women's title..
# September 22, 1988: Chigusa Nagayo defeated Monster Ripper to win the Stampede Women's title..
# 1995: Rhonda Singh joined the World Wrestling Federation using the name "Bertha Faye"..
# August 27, 1995: Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blaze (Madusa) to win the WWF Women's title..
# Bertha Faye was put in a storyline with Harvey Wippleman living in a trailor park having a love affair..
# During her stint with the WWF, Singh also developed a great friendship with the late Owen Hart..
# After a year working as Bertha Faye, Rhonda Singh was released from her WWF contract..
# Rhonda Singh's stint with WCW was mostly for comedy segments involving "the power that be", Vince Russo..
# February 14, 2000 - Nitro: Rhonda Singh defeated Miss Mona (aka Molly Holly)..
# May 10, 2000 - Nitro: Rhonda Singh defeated Elizabeth by Disqualification..
LET'S GET IT ON!!
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