Bearcat Wright[1] Bearcat Wright Jr.[1] The Black Panther[1]
Billed height
6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
Billed weight
260 lb (118 kg)[1]
Billed from
Kingston, Jamaica[1]
Debut
1952[2]
Retired
1975[2]
Edward M. Wright (January 13, 1932 – August 28, 1982) was an American professional wrestler who became popular in the late 1950s and 1960s. Despite racial tension in the United States, he became wildly popular as a babyface. Wrestling in either singles competition or in tag team competition (often matched with Bobo Brazil), thousands of fans would pack arenas to see him.[3] He was the son of boxer Ed "Bearcat" Wright, and had an 8–0 record as a professional boxer himself in the early 1950s, boxing as "Bearcat Wright Jr."
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& BearcatWright January 22, 1962 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 20,777 Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Bearcat Wright...
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Wrestling Champion in 1962. He later teamed up with both Bobo Brazil and BearcatWright.[citation needed] Strode's acting career was re-activated when producer...
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World Tag Team Championship (8 times) - with King Curtis Iaukea (2), BearcatWright (1), Dominic DeNucci (1), Spiros Arion (1), Mario Milano, (1), Killer...
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(10), 1:44 29 Jul 1930 Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. 37 Win 35–2 BearcatWright KO 4 (10), 1:13 17 Jul 1930 League Park, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. 36 Win...
towel while running to the ring. He also managed such wrestlers as BearcatWright, Sailor Art Thomas, and Sweet Daddy Siki. Over time, Dudley's role with...
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title two days later to the "Masked Destroyer" Dick Beyer. In 1963, BearcatWright defeated him to become champion, and it was quite a statement during...
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