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Earl Black | |
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Birth name | Frank Earl Black |
Born | 29 July 1943 78) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (age
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mr. X[ citation needed ] Mr. Tiger[ citation needed ] Blackjack Black |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Trained by | Steve Rickard Joe Komene |
Debut | c. 1966 |
Frank Earl Black (born 29 July 1943) is a retired Australian professional wrestler who wrestled under the name Earl Black. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Black has a son who is also professional wrestler known as Earl Black Jr.
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