Killer Karl Kox
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Killer Karl Kox | |
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Birth name | Herbert Alan Gerwig |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland |
April 26, 1931
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Killer Karl Kox Killer Kox Masked Menace Carl Cox |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
Billed from | Amarillo, Texas |
Trained by | Fred Bozack Ruffy Silverstein |
Debut | 1956 |
Retired | 1982 |
Herbert Alan "Herb" Gerwig (April 26, 1931 – November 10, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s.
Death
On November 10, 2011, Kox died at the age of 80 following a heart attack and a stroke he had suffered nearly three weeks prior.[1]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Cyclone Negro
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- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takachiho
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (2 times) – with K.O. Kox[2][3]
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- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Carrollo
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- PWI ranked him # 417 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
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- Class of 2013
References
- ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/10/26/18951981.html
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External links
Categories:
- Articles with German-language external links
- 1931 births
- 2011 deaths
- American male professional wrestlers
- American Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War
- Sportspeople from Baltimore, Maryland
- People from Dallas, Texas
- Professional wrestlers from Maryland
- Professional wrestlers from Texas
- The Heenan Family members