2021/08/16
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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.
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Don Leo Jonathan
Name: - Don Leo Jonathan
Height :- 6' 6" (198cm)
Weight :- 285lb (129kg)
Born :- April 29, 1931
From :- Salt Lake City, Utah
Trained by :- Brother Jonathan
Debut :- 1949
Retired :- 1980
Died :- October 13, 2018
Finishers :- Mormon Swing
Toured Australia :- 1969
Was renowned for his agile and high-flying style, belying a wrestler of such large stature.
Wrestled mainly in Canada and US, but also traveled extensively to Japan, South Africa and Australia. Wrestled in Australia in 1969, winning the IWA tag titles twice with Antonio Pugliese, defeating Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard and Mario Milano & The Spoiler, and dropping them to Milano & The Spoiler and Milano & Waldo von Erich.
Toured WWWF in the early 1970s, wrestling Pedro Morales for the WWWF World title, before heading north to Butcher Vachon's Grand Prix promotion and winning the title in 1974. Toured South Africa in 1975, swapping the EWU World Super-hwt title with Jan Wilkens.
Wrestled his last match in 1980, a 6-man tag with Andre the Giant & Roddy Piper to defeat The Sheepherders & Buddy Rose in Vancouver. Always had a keen interest in scuba diving, and pursued a career in diving equipment in his retirement.
Titles held :- (Omaha) World hwt title (2), Pacific Coast Hwt (5), Grand Prix Hwt, Rocky Mountains Hwt, EWU World Super-hwt, IWA World tag (2, w/ Antonio Pugliese), International TV Tag (2 [w/ Lord Carlton, w/ Fred Blassie]), Canadian Open Tag (w/ Gene Kiniski), (Winnipeg) International Tag (w/ Whipper Watson), (Vancouver) Canadian Tag (15, [w/ Kinji Shibuya, w/ Roy McClarty, w/ Gene Kiniski, w/ Jim Hady, w/ Haystacks Calhoun (2), w/ Dominic de Nucci, w/ Rocky Johnson, w/ Sky Hi Jones, Pat Barrett, w/ Johnny Kostas, w/ John Tolos, w/ Duncan MacTavish, w/ Steven Little Bear, w/ John Anson, w/ John Quinn).