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George Barnes | |
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Birth name | George Cloughessy [1] |
Born | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | 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]
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]
He was a lifelong fan of the Balmain Tigers, which became one of his wrestling gimmicks. [9]
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