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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Bobby Shane
Name: - Bobby Shane
Height: - 5'9” (175cm)
Weight: - 224lb (102kg)
Born: - August 25, 1945
From: - St. Louis, Missouri
Trained by: - Wild Bill Longson, Bobby Bruns, Rip Hawk, Dick the Bruiser
Debut: - 1963
Died: - February 20, 1975 (plane crash)
Finisher: - Figure 4 Leglock
Also known as: - Bobby Shoen, The Masked Challenger
Toured Australia; 1974
Began wrestling in PNW as an 18yo, made his name around Missouri and Iowa before moving to Florida for his greatest fame. Toured Australia as a wrestler and manager, feuding with Mario Milano and other favourites. Was killed en route to a wrestling show in a crash which also severely injured Playboy Gary Hart and Dennis McCord (Austin Idol).
Titles held: - NWA Southern Hwt, Florida Hwt, US Hwt (Central States), Nebraska Hwt, Mobile Hwt, Southern Jr Hwt, US Jr Hwt, US Brass Knuckles, Florida TV (2), Georgia TV, Austro-Asian Tag (w/ The Original Mr Wrestling [George Barnes]), Southern Tag (w/ Mario Galento), Florida Tag (4, w/ Bearcat Wright, w/ Mike Webster, w/ Chris Markoff, w/ Gorgeous George Jr), Georgia Tag (w/ Doug Gilbert, w/ Gorgeous George Jr), Hawaiian Tag (w/ Nick Bockwinkel)
Bobby Shane v Jack Brisco, FCW 1973
Credit: Mark Dalgleish, ObsessedWithWrestling.com, Findagrave.com
Photo credit: ObsessedWithWrestling.com
A young Bobby Shoen and "The King of Wrestling" Bobby Shane