Skandor Akbar, flanked by security guards, c. 1982
Birth name
Jimmy Saied Wehba
Born
(1934-09-29)September 29, 1934 Vernon, Texas, U.S.
Died
August 19, 2010(2010-08-19) (aged 75)[1] Garland, Texas, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Jimmy Wehba Skandor Akbar Wildman Wehba
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight
232 lb (105 kg)
Billed from
Egypt Lebanon Saudi Arabia Syria
Trained by
Jimmy Young
Debut
1963
Retired
1996
Jimmy Saied Wehba (September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar (which translates as "Alexander the Great"). Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts's Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's heyday in the 1980s, as well as other regional territories, including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation.[2][1]
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^Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, August 30, 2010
wrestling manager better known by his ring name SkandorAkbar (which translates as "Alexander the Great"). Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc...
the Sportatorium as teenagers, SkandorAkbar interrupted the interview to berate both Kevin and Ross. At one point, Akbar pushed Ross, which prompted Kevin...
the decade; Parsons, Adams, "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and members of SkandorAkbar's Devastation Inc. stable were also involved in the Freebird-Von Erich...
eventually became a storyline in the Global Wrestling Federation with SkandorAkbar accusing LeRibeus of being an illegitimate son of Fritz Von Erich. On...
"kind of cowardly." Norris trained as a professional wrestler under SkandorAkbar, Scott Casey and Ivan Putski. After making his debut in 1989, he competed...
Halsted Street on the South Side. He was managed by Kevin Sullivan, SkandorAkbar, Theodore Long, Gentleman Jim Holiday, and Sir Oliver Humperdink in...
against SkandorAkbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. This caused them to lose the Wrecking Ball Wrestling tag titles. In retaliation Akbar called...
with their former adviser. In response, Ladd sold their contract to SkandorAkbar and formed a team with "Iron" Mike Sharpe, with whom he forced the Wild...
Mid-South Wrestling. Upon debuting as a heel, and bounty hunter for SkandorAkbar, Duggan soon became a member of the Rat Pack faction, alongside Ted...
favorite in 1989 after parting ways with manager SkandorAkbar after he took offense to the derogatory things Akbar had said about Texas. Barr and Chris Adams...
Rogers (with SkandorAkbar) Tag team match for the UWF World Tag Team Championship 8 Chris Adams defeated Black Bart (with SkandorAkbar) by disqualification...
was a multi-time tag team champion; he teamed with Ole Anderson and SkandorAkbar to capture tag team championships in the National Wrestling Alliance...
against SkandorAkbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. This caused them to lose the Wrecking Ball Wrestling tag titles. In retaliation Akbar called...
for the United States Wrestling Association where he was managed by SkandorAkbar and Percy Pringle. After the death of friend Chris Adams in 2001 and...
United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (5 times) – with SkandorAkbar (2), Lorenzo Parente (1), Luke Brown (1), and Jay Clayton (1) NWA World...
Pourteau between 1996 and 1997. Alex Pourteau was trained by Jim Star and SkandorAkbar, before he began to wrestle for World Class Championship Wrestling between...
from the USWA in September 1990 due to a revenue dispute. According to SkandorAkbar, there were lawsuits involved, most notably when Jerry Jarrett was sued...
the Texas independent circuit. The Huffman Brothers caught the eye of SkandorAkbar who was involved with the Global Wrestling Federation out of Dallas...
Kerry Von Erich Memorial Show, and teamed with Michael Hayes (with SkandorAkbar in their corner), losing to Kevin Von Erich and Chris Adams (with Fritz...
managed by SkandorAkbar, the WCCW run saw him team with the Freebirds (teaching Terry Gordy the Oriental Spike), then turning on him, paid by Akbar. Khan...
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