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Tex McKenzie



Title History

 

  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Al & Tiny Mills (January 7, 1954);
  • NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Ilio DiPaolo defeating Al & Tiny Mills (November 2, 1954);
  • (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Ken Kenneth defeating ?????????? (November 9, 1955);
  • NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Ramon Torres defeating Mike & Ben Sharpe (September 21, 1957);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July ??, 1967);
  • IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Toru Tanaka (November 15, 1968);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Billy White Wolf defeating Spoiler & Waldo Von Erich (April 25, 1969);
  • NWA Western States Heavyweight title defeating Dory Funk Sr. (November 13, 1969);
  • AWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Tarzan Tyler (October 10, 1970);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien defeating ??????????? (????, 1974);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Ken Patera defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (July 22, 1974);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Johnny Valentine defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (September 23, 1974);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Early 50s: Jack Pfefer launched young Hugh McKenzie’s career as “Goliath” in Texas..
  • Tex McKenzie made significant impressions everywhere he went; Australia, Canada, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Amarillo, Detroit etc..
  • Tex McKenzie was inducted into the Stampede (Calgary) Wrestling Hall of Fame and Northwest Wrestling Hall of Fame..
  • Tex McKenzie designed and built a number of private homes in the Northwestern area of the state of Washington..
  • May 31, 2001: Tex McKenzie passed away at the age of 70..
  • Tex McKenzie is said to have been stricken with an abdominal aortic aneurysm while on his boat in the waters off Vancouver Island.