Otto Wanz
Otto Wanz 
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| Ring name | Otto Wanz Bulldog Otto Grand Lapin |
| Additions to names | "Big" Otto Steamroller from Graz |
| height | 189 cm |
| Fighting weight | 175 kg |
| birth |
June 13, 1943 Graz , Austria |
| death |
September 14, 2017 Graz , Austria |
| debut | 1968 |
| retirement | December 22, 1990 |
Otto Wanz (born June 13, 1943 in Graz ; † September 14, 2017 there ) was an Austrian boxer , wrestler , wrestler and actor who became known under the ring name "Big Otto" Wanz . With a height of 1.89 meters and a weight of 175 kilograms, he was one of the super heavyweights. Most recently Otto Wanz worked as a competition organizer.
Life
The trained car mechanic Otto Wanz was already such a successful boxer in his youth that he was brought into the adult sector by the boxing association at the age of 16 after his boxing colleagues of the same age had no chance against him. He then won numerous national championship titles, was appointed to the Austrian Olympic selection in 1960 and was a long-time starter in the Austrian boxing squad, to which he belonged in the 1960s. In 1967 Wanz switched to wrestling and began his wrestling career just a year later.
Together with Peter William, Wanz owned the European wrestling promotion CWA , for which he actively competed. He previously worked for the American AWA and once held its world title.
Otto Wanz ended his active time as a wrestler on December 22, 1990. Wanz held three power world records. He hosted many of the European strongman competitions.
Wanz has had roles in several films and starred in the video for the title Africa ("Is the Massa good at Kassa") by the Austrian music group EAV .
The event organizer and television commentator Michael Wanz is his son.
successes
- American Wrestling Association
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Catch Wrestling Association
- 4 × CWA World Heavyweight Champion
Filmography
- 1969: Help, I love twins!
- 1980: Panic times
- 1990: If the neighbors only knew (TV series, episodes 2, 7, 9)
- 1997: A guardian angel on the move
- 2005: Trautmann: Boomerang
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Profile of Otto Wanz on Cagematch.de. Retrieved January 2, 2012 .
- ↑ Catch legend Otto Wanz has died. In: Der Standard (online edition), September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017
- ↑ EAV: Africa on YouTube
Web links
- Otto Wanz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Wanz, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Big Otto (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian boxer, wrestler, wrestler and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 2017 |
| Place of death | Graz |