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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Ripper Collins
Name :- Ripper Collins
Born :- 8 October, 1933
From : - Muskogee, Oklahoma
Died : - 11 November, 1991 (Melanoma)
Also known as : - King Ripper Collins, Roy Collins, Pretty Boy Collins, Roy Nelson, Leroy Collins
Toured Australia :- 1967
Toured Australia in 1967, defeating Mark Lewin for the IWA World title before dropping it to Mario Milano. Also teamed with his "valet" Beauregarde in Australia.
Titles held : - (Aust) IWA World Hwt, Pacific Northwest Hwt (3), Hawaiian Hwt (7), Western States Hwt, (NZ) British Commonwealth Hwt, Pacific Coast Hwt, Americas Tag (w/ Gordon Nelson), Stampede International Tag (3, w/ Bobby Bass, w/ Don Gagne, w/ Larry Sharpe), Pacific Northwest Tag (w/ Bull Ramos), Australasian Tag (w/ Larry O'Day), Hawaiian Tag (11, w/ King Curtis [4], w/ Moondog Mayne [2], w/ Johnny Barend, w/ Crazy Luke Graham, w/ Buddy Austin, w Ed Francis, w/ Johnny Valentine), Alabama Tag (w/ Crazy Luke Graham), Tennessee Tag (w/ Crazy Luke Graham), Polynesian Pacific Tag (2, w/ Super Samoan Sakalia, w. Big Bad Mike).