George Barnes (wrestler)

George Barnes
Birth name	George Cloughessy [1]
Born	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name	George Barnes
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [2]
Billed weight	242 lb (17 st 4 lb; 110 kg) [2]
Billed from	Balmain in Sydney, Australia [3]
Debut	1969
Retired	1987

George Cloughessy is an Australian actor and professional wrestler he wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling ^[4] and World Championship Wrestling and various other promotions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Mexico and North America. ^{[5] [6]}

Professional wrestling career

He toured the United States with success several times in the 1970s and 1980s and teamed with fellow Aussies Bill Dundee and Johnny Gray, ^{[7] [8] [ unreliable source ]} and when he returned to Australia he changed his gimmick to anti-Aussie and pro-American and claimed that he had become a Yank and hated everything Australian. ^[9]

Personal life

He was a lifelong fan of the Balmain Tigers, which became one of his wrestling gimmicks. ^[9]

Championships and accomplishments

• American Wrestling Association/Continental Wrestling Association
  • CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[10]
  • AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bill Dundee ^{[11] [12]}
• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
  • NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Shane ^[13]
  • World Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time) ^[14]
  • Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[15]
  • Australian Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[16]

References

1. "Wrestlingdata.com – The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "George Barnes". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Obsessed With Wrestling". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
4. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "George Barnes Matches in All Japan Pro Wrestling". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
5. "Trove".
6. "ArchiveGrid : Interview with George Barnes, wrestler / interviewer, Barry York".
7. "George Barnes – Online World of Wrestling". Archived from the original on 16 November 2012.
8. "Bill Dundee Talks Brawl With Randy Savage, Memphis Wrestling, Lawler, WWE & More – WrestlingInc.com". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
9. "Obsessed With Wrestling". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
10. "CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis)".
11. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2006) [2000.]. "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, Ontario: Archeus Communications. pp. 185–189. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
12. "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
13. "NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title (Australia)".
14. "World Brass Knuckles Title (Australia)".
15. "Solie's Title Histories: WCW (Australia)".
16. "Solie's Title Histories: WCW (Australia)".

External links

• George Barnes's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database