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The bushy-haired Firpo packed a powerful punch with his stocky, 5–8, 230-pound frame, engaging in bloody feuds with stars such as The Sheik, Bobo Brazil, Johnny Valentine, Wild Bull Curry, The Crusher and The Mighty Igor, with most of his victories coming from a crushing bear hug or a dreaded claw hold that he called "El Garfio", a trademark ...
In the 1970s, Garza wrestled as "The Mighty Igor" in the "Big Time Wrestling" circuit from Detroit, Michigan, performing with the likes of Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Pampero Firpo, "Big" Tex McKenzie, The Stomper, Flying Fred Curry, and The Fabulous Kangaroos. On January 7, 2002, Garza died after suffering a heart attack at a hospital in Detroit. [2]
The NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship contested in Big Time Wrestling from 1959 until 1980. . It was first introduced as the Chicago version of the championship and contested on shows produced by Fred Kohler Enterprises before moving to Big Time Wrestling in Detroit six years later.
Pampero Firpo; Dory Funk Jr. Terry Funk; Gino Hernandez; Professor Hiro [18] Ben Justice; Killer Kowalski [19] Ernie Ladd; Lord Athol Layton (announcer) Tiger Jeet Singh; Mark Lewin; Magnificent Zulu; Tony Marino; Luis Martinez; Tex McKenzie; Sam Menacker (announcer) [20] Mighty Igor; Dusty Rhodes; Ernie Roth (announcer) [7] The Sheik [7] Ray ...
Pampero Firpo 1 December 1964 Don Jardine: 1 December 1964 Hastings, NE Mighty Igor Vodic: 1 February 17, 1965 Beatrice, NE Stan Pulaski 1 October 2, 1965 Omaha, NE Tim Woods: 1 November 25, 1965 Omaha, NE Mighty Igor Vodic: 2 February 16, 1966 Beatrice, NE: Dale Lewis 1 January 14, 1967 Omaha, NE Bobby Shane: 1 March 4, 1967 Omaha, NE Bob ...
This was a fatal 4-way Mask vs. Hair vs. Career vs. title match also involving Rico Suave, Alex Montalvo and Barrabás, Jr. Tim Arson was the special guest referee. 138 Alex Montalvo February 3, 2007 House show: Bayamón, Puerto Rico: 2 7 139 Fire Blaze: February 10, 2007 House show: Manatí, Puerto Rico: 3 42 140 Ash Rubinsky: March 24, 2007
On October 29, 1969, Collins won the championship from Pampero Firpo, and had reigns with the title over the next two years, whilst engaging in a feud with Sam Steamboat. [4] He would drop the belt to his former partner Johnny Barend in December 1970, but he would defeat Barend a month later to win back the gold.
Sewell later feuded with Tim Arson over the NWS Heavyweight title until June 3, 2006 when he lost a Title vs. Leave The Company match. When the New Wrestling Stars promotion folded, he made his IWA return on Impacto Total on August 19, 2006 in an angle with Miguel Perez Jr. in his office saying the Glamour Boy is ready to return.