George Weingeroff

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George Weingeroff
Birth nameGeorge Weingeroff
Born (1952-11-22) November 22, 1952 (age 72) [1]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • George Weingeroff
  • The Sheik
  • Sheik Hussein
  • Sheik Abdul Hussein
  • King Cobra
  • Abdul Hassan
[2]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight233 lb (106 kg)
Billed from Middle East (as Sheik Hussein)
Debut1975
Retired1993

George Weingeroff (born November 22, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with International Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, and Mid-South Wrestling during the late 1970s and 1980s.

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Amateur wrestling career

Weingeroff started amateur wrestling in high school [3] and would become an amateur and collegiate champion. [4] He later attended the University of Tennessee. [5]

Professional wrestling career

Weingeroff began his professional wrestling career in 1975 in Florida. In 1977, he debuted for NWA Mid-America based in Nashville.

In 1979 he started working for Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. [6] [7] He become well known for that promotion. Weingeroff would team with Poffo's son Lanny winning the ICW United States Tag Team Championship four times. He left ICW in 1983.

In 1983, he would work for Mid-South Wrestling and later World Class Championship Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1984 to 1985.

He would work for All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1987. That same year, Weingeroff and Danny Fargo held the MCWA Tag Team Championship in Dale Mann's Mid-Continental Wrestling Association. [8]

Later in his career, he would wrestle as Sheik Hussein and Abdul Hassan. Also worked in the early 1990s for Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. [9] He also wrestled on the Tennessee independent circuit including, most notably, for Freddie Morton's Mid-South Wrestling Association in Columbia [10] and Bud Petty, Randall Fanning and Steve Bryant's Hardcore Championship Wrestling in McMinnville, Tennessee, [11] winning the heavyweight titles in both promotions.

He would retire from wrestling in 1993 but continued making occasional appearances as "The Sheik" on the local independent circuit. On May 11, 1996, Weingeroff was recognized as the inaugural heavyweight champion for Scott Little's Independent Championship Wrestling based in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The title was held up following a match against his former student, The California Kid, that same night. He eventually lost to The California Kid in the rematch held in Nashville, Illinois on September 21, 1996. [12]

Mixed martial arts career

Weingeroff debuted in mixed martial arts in Pancrase in Japan on September 21, 1993, against Kazuo Takahashi. The match ended with a knocked out by Takahashi with a roundhouse kick.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match0 wins1 loss
By knockout01
By submission00
By decision00
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss0-1 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Takahashi KO (high kick) Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 September 21, 199311:23 Tokyo, Japan [13]

Personal life

Weingeroff is visually impaired. [14] He reportedly had most of his sight restored via surgery. [15]

Weingeroff is the son of wrestling manager Saul Weingeroff. [16] He would train Demolition Smash, Lodi, Mike Samples and the California Kid.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "George Weingeroff". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "George Weingeroff « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  3. ↑ "1969 178 lb Championship wrestling".
  4. ↑ "Wrestling Postseason History".
  5. ↑ Buell, Charles E. (1983). Physical Education for Blind Children (2nd ed.). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. p. 179. ISBN   0-398-04816-9. George Weingeroff who was a varsity wrestler at the University of Tennessee is earning a living through wrestling in another way. He is a manager and performer in professional wrestling.
  6. ↑ "ICW Poffo #2".
  7. ↑ "ICW Wrestling Territory: The Poffo Family's Outlaw Promotion". ProWrestlingStories. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "KENTUCKY: MWA Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 226. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ↑ Cawthon, Graham (January 16, 2023). "WCW Ring Results 1993". TheHistoryofWWE.com.
  10. 1 2 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "TENNESSEE: MSWA Mid-South Wrestling Association Tennessee Title [Freddie Morton]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 219. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  11. 1 2 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "TENNESSEE: HCW Hardcore Championship Wrestling Title [Bud Petty; Randall Fanning & Steve Bryant]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 222. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  12. 1 2 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "ILLINOIS: ICW Independent Championship Wrestling Title [Scott Little]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. p. 253--254. ISBN   0-9698161-5-4.
  13. ↑ "George Weingeroff "King Cobra"". Taplogy.
  14. ↑ "Blindsided: 4 Lucha Wrestlers Who Lost an Eye in a Match". ProWrestlingStories. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ "George Weingeroff". Oklafan.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "George Weingeroff | Online World of Wrestling".
  17. ↑ ICW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
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