2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Playboy Gary Hart
Name: - Playboy Gary Hart
Height: - 6'3” (191cm)
Weight: - 239lb (108kg)
Born: - January 24, 1942
From: - Evansville, Indiana
Debut: - 1963
Retired: - 2004
Died: - March 16, 2008 (heart attack)
Also known as: - Gay Gary Hart
Toured Australia; 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Started out as a wrestler, but achieved his greatest fame as a manager. While in Australia, Hart managed The Spoiler, Waldo von Erich, Brute Bernard, among others. Was responsible for the famous Mario Milano 'heel turn' in 1969, when Milano turned his back on partner Antonio Pugliese during a tag match, only to be later revealed tha Hart had 'hypnotised' Milano into becoming a heel.
Hart wrestled on occasion, mainly in tag matches with one of his charges. He also wrestled a series of matches in Australia against announcer Sam Menacker, as well as holding a victory over Jerry Brisco in 1970. Hart managed mainly in Texas and later in WCW.
Titles held: - American Tag (3, w/ The Spoiler)
Credit: Mark Dalgleish, Wikipedia, OnlineWorldofWrestling.com, Libnan Ayoub's 100 Years of Australian Professional Wrestling, Kayfabe-wrestling.com
Photo credit: Kayfabe-wrestling.com
Gary Hart with his most frequent charge, The Spoiler.