Alfred Hayes (wrestler)

Alfred Hayes
Data
Ring name	Judo Al Hayes Lord Alfred Hayes
height	183 cm
Fighting weight	109 kg
birth	8 August 1928 Windermere , England
death	July 21, 2005 Dallas , Texas
Trained by	Sir Athel Oakley
debut	1950
retirement	1995

Alfred Hayes (born August 8, 1928 in Windermere , England , † July 21, 2005 in Dallas , Texas ) was an Anglo-American professional wrestler , wrestling manager and later commentator for the World Wrestling Federation .

Career

Alfred Hayes initially practiced judo and was the youngest British judoka to earn the black belt. He was later trained as a wrestler by Sir Athel Oakley and made his debut in 1950 in his home country as "Judo" Alfred Hayes. In the 1960s, Hayes a. a. win the British Heavyweight Title and the European version of the World Mid-Heavyweight Title . In 1971 he went to the USA, where he competed in the Amarillo League and the American Wrestling Association (AWA). In 1976 he toured Japan with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and faced Giant Baba .

In 1982 he moved to the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE ), where he had to end his active career a year later because of rheumatoid arthritis .

From 1984 to 1986, Hayes was the assistant to Vince McMahon on Tuesday Night Titans , a WWF-style talk show . Here he was mainly responsible for slapstick acts. He later made the introductory announcements in prime time wrestling . On Wrestlemania 2 he acted as a commentator along with Jesse Ventura and Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira for the Los Angeles portion of the event. As a commentator, Hayes retained his reserved quirk; although he was not exactly a heel , he rather praised actors appearing as heels, although he rejected devious methods.

After being hit by a car in 1990, he suffered gangrene and was in a wheelchair.

In 1993 he disappeared from WWF television programs and in 1995 left the organization for good. Having short term as a commentator for the American Wrestling Federation of Merced Solis had commented, he retired into private life. He died at home in Texas on July 21, 2005 at the age of 76 after a series of strokes . In the following episode of Monday Night RAW, WWE paid tribute to him with a ten-bell salute and memorial videos.

His nickname was "His Lordship" and he was often referred to as "Lord Alfred Hayes".

style

Hayes wrestled a technical style, with many actions from the judo field. As a finishing move , he used an Elevated Cutter , which he called the Tower of London , and the London Bridge Deathlock .

Championships and awards

• British Championships
  • World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (one time)

• Eastern Sports Association
  • ESA International Tag Team Championship (once) - with Mike Dubois
• National Wrestling Alliance
• Regional
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (twice) - with Bob Brown (1) and Roger Kirby (1)
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (once) - with Big O
  • NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (twice) - with Ricki Starr and Nick Kozak
  • WWE
  • Hall of Fame (Class of 2018) Legacy

Web links

• Lord Alfred Hayes in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} BRITISH WRESTLING HALL OF FAME ( Memento from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ http://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/wrestlersh.htm
3. ↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-mh.html
4. ↑ ^{a b} - ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2008 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. 
5. ↑ http://www.genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=2078&bild=1&details=2
6. ↑ http://cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=831&worker=Lord+Alfred+Hayes
7. ↑ http://www.genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=2078&bild=1