Gene Anderson (wrestler)

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Gene Anderson United StatesUnited States
Data
Ring name "Pretty Boy" Gene Anderson
height 183 cm
Fighting weight 113 kg
birth 1933
Saint Paul, Minnesota
death October 31, 1991
Trained by Verne Gagne
debut 1961
retirement 1981 (as a wrestler)
1984 (as a manager)

Gene Anderson (born 1933 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ; † October 31, 1991 ; actually: Eugene Avon Anderson ) was an American wrestler who was best known as the tag team partner of Ole Anderson .

Wrestling career

Gene Anderson started wrestling in 1961 and was trained by Verne Gagne . In 1965 he formed the Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team with Lars Anderson , who appeared as his brother. They performed mainly in the territories to Florida and could win there several tag-team titles.

Gene then formed a new tag team with Ole Anderson in 1969. Again both appeared as brothers. They became one of the most successful heel- tag teams of the 1970s. They dominated the tag team scene in the southeastern United States until 1981. Among other things, they were the first winners of the NWA World Tag Team Championship , which later became the WCW World Tag Team Championship . They were able to win the championship title a total of seven times.

1981 Gene Anderson resigned from active wrestling for health reasons and appeared as the manager of Jimmy Snuka , Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens, among others . In 1984 he left the wrestling business for good.

After wrestling

After Anderson retired from active wrestling, he became Deputy Sheriff in North Carolina . He died of a heart attack on October 31, 1991 .

Gene's son Brad Anderson was also a wrestler, who competed for a short time in the NWA .

Titles and awards

Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Georgia Southern Tag Team Championship (2 ×) - with Lars Anderson
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (7 ×) - with Ole Anderson
  • NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 ×)
  • NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 ×) - with Ole Anderson
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 ×) - with Ole Anderson
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia Version) (1 ×) - with Lars Anderson
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship (4x) - with Ole Anderson
  • NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 ×) - with Ole Anderson
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (7 ×) - with Ole Anderson
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) - with Ole Anderson

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Online World of Wrestling Profile . Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b profile. Genickbruch.com, accessed June 8, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Ric Flair In Toronto - Maple Leaf Wrestling - Pictorial ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mapleleafwrestling.4t.com
  4. ↑ prowrestling.com obituary listing
  5. ↑ Anderson Brothers Classic | A Letter to Dick Bourne of the Mid-Atlantic Gateway From Brad Anderson:
  6. ↑ NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Georgia)
  7. ^ NWA World Tag Team Title
  8. ^ NWA Georgia Television Title
  9. ^ NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title (Georgia) history At wrestling-titles.com
  10. ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic / WCW)
personal data
SURNAME Anderson, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anderson, Eugene Avon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1991