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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Roy Heffernan
Name: Roy Heffernan
Height: 5' 10" / 1.70m
Weight: 212 lbs - 240 lbs / 96 kg - 110 kg
Born: July 12 1925
From: Lithgow, NSW, Aus
Trained by: Laurence Heffernan
Debut: 1945
Retired: - 1973
Died: September 24 1992 (Heart attack)
Won the “Mr. Australia” bodybuilding title. Went to US in 1953, started teaming with Al Costello as “The Fabulous Kangaroos” in 1956. Won titles around the world, including the WWWF US Tag titles.
The Kangaroos were the first team to be inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Heffernan returned to Australia in 1965. Semi-retired in the mid 70s, then retired completely in the 80s.
Titles Held: TWWA Heavyweight Championship; Southwest Heavyweight Championship; WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello); Canadian Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello); NWA World Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello); International Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello); NWA United States Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello); Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship (w/ Al Costello)
Credit: Mark Dalgleish, Wikipedia
Photo credit: Onlineworldofwrestling.com
