George Burrell Woodin

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George Burrell Woodin
Data
Ring name Tim Woods
Mr. Wrestling
height 183 cm
Fighting weight 100 kg
birth July 28, 1934
Utica (New York)
death November 30, 2002
Charlotte, North Carolina
debut 1963
retirement 1984

George Burrell Woodin (born July 28, 1934 in Utica , New York , † November 30, 2002 in Charlotte , North Carolina ) was an American wrestler who worked under his pseudonyms "Mr. Wrestling ”and“ Tim Woods ”became known.

Wrestling career

Woodin began wrestling under the name Tim Woods at the age of 29. He was nicknamed "Mr. Wrestling ”awarded by Joe Dusek, a promoter from Nebraska . Together with a white mask and white ring pants, he created his gimmick out of it . Woods a superstar in was territories of Georgia , Florida , Texas and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling . He also wrestled for the Worldwide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), mostly as an opener . Depending on the territory, he appeared with Mr. Wrestling or without a mask as Tim Woods.

Woodin crashed in 1975 along with pilot Joseph Michael Farkas, wrestlers Johnny Valentine , Bob Bruggers, Ric Flair and ring announcer David Crockett. The pilot died shortly afterwards in the hospital, all wrestlers sustained serious injuries. Since Woodin was the only face to fly to the next gig with lots of heels , he gave his real name in the hospital and claimed to be a promoter so as not to endanger the show aspect of wrestling. The Charlotte Observer named his maiden name in a list of the victims of the plane crash. But there were still some rumors that he was on board. Woodin wrestled for the next few weeks with broken ribs and severe pain in order not to spoil Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's credibility. Ric Flair later named him in his autobiography To Be the Man , the man who was not only “Mr. Wrestling ", but also the man who saved the promotion, and thus perhaps the entire wrestling.

Woodin had his last match on September 17, 1983 as part of a tag team with Mr. Wrestling II against the Road Warriors .

death

On November 30, 2002, Woodin died of complications from a heart attack at home in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the age of 68.

Private life

Tim Woodin studied Agriculture at Cornell University and Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University . He completed both subjects with a diploma. During his student days he was also a wrestler and won the AAU National Championship (1955, 1957) and the Big Ten Conference Championship (1958, 1959) twice.

Wrestling titles and honors

  • Championship Wrestling from Florida
    • NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (2 ×) with Hiro Matsuda (1 ×) and Big Bad John (1 ×)
    • NWA Florida Television Championship (1 ×)
    • NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (4 ×)
  • NWA Mid-America
    • NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (1 ×)
  • Cauliflower Alley Club
    • "Other honoree" (2002)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • The Pro Wrestling Illustrated placed him on a list of the best individual wrestlers in 2003 at # 394

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cagematch profile . Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c OWOW profile . Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  3. ↑ Ric Flair : To Be the Man . Pocket Books / World Wrestling Entertainment , New York 2004, ISBN 0-7434-9181-5 , pp. 72-75 .
  4. ^ Cagematch match listing . Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  5. ↑ The 100 Most Influential Wrestlers. 97th place: Mr. Wrestling I & II. Neckbruch.com, accessed on December 25, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Woodin, George Burrell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woods, Tim (ring name); Mr. Wrestling (ring name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Utica, New York
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2002
Place of death Charlotte