(1953-12-13) December 13, 1953 (age 70) Appleton, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater
North Dakota State University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Brad Rheingans
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Billed weight
260 lb (118 kg)[1]
Billed from
Appleton, Minnesota
Trained by
Verne Gagne[2] Billy Robinson[3]
Debut
1980[4]
Retired
1995[4]
Bradley Bert "Brad" Rheingans (born December 13, 1953) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler and professional wrestler. He was a member of the United States' Greco-Roman wrestling teams for the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as winning two gold medals in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games and a bronze medal in the 1979 World Wrestling Championships.[5][4]
^ ab"Brad Rheingans OWW profile". OnlineWorldofWrestling. May 31, 2023.
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^ abcOliver, Greg (August 25, 2004). "Olympic boycott still haunts Rheingans". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
^Mike Chapman (2005). Wrestling Tough. Human Kinetics. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-7360-5637-3.
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professional wrestling veterans including his father Wayne, Ken Kennedy and BradRheingans. In March 2019, it was announced Bloom was one of three recruits recently...
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who he met at a bodybuilding contest. He was trained to wrestle by BradRheingans and Eddie Sharkey. He debuted in early 1984 with Mid-South Wrestling...
Packers in 1981. He also trained as a wrestler with Verne Gagne and BradRheingans, and entered professional wrestling in 1986, with a WWF match in Calgary...
champion Mad Dog Vachon, and perennial contenders Wahoo McDaniel, and BradRheingans, but perhaps his most famous opponent would be Hulk Hogan. Starting...
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Gold Miners as a defensive end. Thornton trained as a wrestler under BradRheingans. On May 3, 1991, he debuted in the American Wrestling Association, where...
and (kayfabe) injured Patera and Rheingans. This led to the AWA stripping Patera and Rheingans of the title. Rheingans left wrestling for several months...
weight 286 lb (130 kg) Billed from Minneapolis, Minnesota Trained by BradRheingans Curt Hennig Dean Malenko Doug Basham Nightmare Danny Davis Debut October...
degree in business computer systems and management. Hennig trained under BradRheingans, Harley Race, and his father "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. He made his...
Jerry Blackwell, after suffering a pinfall loss to BradRheingans, began beating down Rheingans and easily fighting off anyone who tried to run in for...
peacefully in his sleep on February 27, 2014 at the age of 75. Bob Bruggers BradRheingans Buddy Rose El Signo Gary Albright Gentleman Jack Gallagher Davey Boy...
Magnificent Nails Nailz The Prisoner Thor Billed height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Billed weight 302 lb (137 kg) Trained by BradRheingans Debut 1981 Retired 2001...
America PWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ken Patera (1) and BradRheingans (1) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 306 of the 500 best singles...
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight 295 lb (134 kg) Billed from Allentown, Pennsylvania ("Nastyville") Trained by BradRheingans Debut 1985 Retired 2019...
Blayze Madusa Madusa Miceli Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Billed weight 150 lb (68 kg) Trained by BradRheingans Eddie Sharkey Debut 1984 Retired 2000...
since 2004. Lesnar reportedly requested a spot on the show so he and BradRheingans could go to Tokyo to visit Masa Saito, who was in bad health. WWE then...
days who suggested he look into professional wrestling. Trained by BradRheingans, White got his first national exposure in the American Wrestling Association...
Condrey and Randy Rose) Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) BradRheingans and Ken Patera The Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos) 1990s...
Rick Martel, Baron von Raschke, Jerry Lawler, Wahoo McDaniel, and BradRheingans. In April 1983, Bockwinkel defended his title against Hulk Hogan once...
Steiner Billed height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Billed weight 280 lb (127 kg) Billed from Detroit, Michigan Trained by BradRheingans Eddie Sharkey Debut 1983...
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