WRESTLER PROFILES

[Curtis Iaukea Gallery]	Wrestler: Curtis Iaukea Real Name: Birthday: Hometown: Native of Hawaii Marital Status: Married to Jeannette Height & Weight: 6'3" - 290 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Chico Garcia The Wizard Finishing Move: The Big Splash Favorite Moves: Double Thrust to Throat Forign Objects Notable Feuds: Giant Baba Dory Funk Sr. Karl Gotch Thunder Shiguya The Hangmen (Lebelle/Staggs) Spiros Arion Mark Lewin Pedro Morales Bruno Sammartino Rick Martel Hulk Hogan (WCW)
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Neff Maivia (August 16, 1961); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Haru Sasaki defeating Seymour & Herb Freeman (January 19, 1962); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel (June 6, 1962); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Tosh Togo defeating Neff Maivia & James Blears (September 12, 1962); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Billy White Wolf (December 12, 1962); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Cowboy Cassidy defeating Neff Maivia & James Blears (August 1, 1963); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Tony Borne (September 5, 1963); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Dick the Bruiser (November 6, 1963); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Luther Lindsey (July ??, 1964); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel (December 18, 1964); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Mr. Fujiwara defeating Neff Maivia & James Blears (January 7, 1965); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Hardboiled Haggerty (September 15, 1965); MWCW (Ohio/Indiana) Tag Team titles w/Krusher Kowalski defeating Boris & Nicoli Volkoff (????, 1967); NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Barend (March 1, 1967); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Ripper Collins defeating Hans Mortier & Johnny Barend (May 3, 1967); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Mario Milano (September 30, 1967); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Jim Hady (February 28, 1968); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Ripper Collins defeating Missing Link & Jim Hady (March 15, 1968); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Ripper Collins defeating Peter Maivia & Jim Hady (June 4, 1968); AWA United States Heavyweight title defeating Bearcat Wright (July 4, 1968); NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Ray Stevens (May 10, 1969); NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title defeating Pedro Morales (September 24, 1969); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Ripper Collins defeating Karl & Kurt Von Steiger (October 22, 1969); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Billy Robinson (December 19, 1969); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Buddy Austin defeating Spiros Arion & Mario Milano (December 26, 1969); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (December 29, 1969); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Dominic DeNucci (April ??, 1970); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Stan Stasiak (December ??, 1970); NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title defeating Billy Robinson (January 9, 1971); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mark Lewin defeating Bob Brown & Killer Kowalski (April ??, 1971); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mark Lewin defeating Mr. Fuji & Tiger Jeet Singh (June ??, 1971); WWWF Tag Team titles w/Baron Mikel Scicluna defeating Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch (February 1, 1972); NWA Western States Heavyweight title defeating Ricky Romero (????, 1973); Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Larry Lane (February ??, 1975); NWA Florida Heavyweight title won a tournament (December ??, 1975); NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Don Muraco (????, 1977); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Garvin (May ??, 1979); NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Garvin (May 28, 1979);
In The Beginning: Late 1967: Chico Garcia (Curtis) & Krusher Kowalski defeated Nicoli & Boris Volkoff to win the MWCW Tag Team titles.. Summer 1968: Chico Garcia engaged in a bloody war with The Big "O" which resulted in Garcia's departure from the area.. World Wide Wrestling Federation: Curtis Iaukea was teamed with Baron Scicluna to win the WWWF Tag Team titles with Lou Albano as their manager! February 1, 1972: King Curtis Iaukea & Baron Scicluna w/Lou Albano defeated Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet for the Tag Team titles.. Curtis Iaukea returned a few years later with the Grand Wizard as his manager to challenge WWWF Champion Pedro Morales.. Australia: King Curtis Iaukea was a huge star in Australia during the early 70's.. Florida: October 12, 1975: King Curtis defeated Dusty Rhodes for the Florida Heavyweight title in Tampa.. April 5, 1979: King Curtis defeated Jim Garvin to win the Florida State title in St Petersburg.. World Wrestling Federation: 1986/87: King Curtis (as The Wizard) managed Kamala & Sika before leaving the WWF and Mr. Fuji took over his clients.. Retirement: 1995: Curtis Iaukea was the figurehead-leader of the Dungeon of Doom in WCW as "The Wizard".. October 2003: Curtis Iaukea might possibly be working in Hawaii on Waikiki Beach renting out surf gear.. 2005: King Curtis made a rare public appearance in a big charity event in Honolulu for the National Alzheimers Awareness Society.. Robert Louis Howell wrote: In 1971, King Curtis debuted in the WWWF throwing Richards out of the ring slamming him on the announcers table knocking over the monitor hitting him with a double set of folding chairs and finishing him with a thumb thrust to the throat and a flying elbow smash., Den (Australia) wrote: Thought l'd share a special time for me; while in Sydney 1972 l came across King Curtis eating an ice cream with a little girl whom l presumed to be his daughter, l quickly dashed into a tourist shop and bought a pen and postcard. Both my sister and l were great fans. As it was my sister's birthday later that month l asked him for his autograph unsure of the response l would receive. He smiled and said sure what's your sister's name. l told him and he personalised the autograph. After many years my sister gave me the autograph as l had started my own collection - His is my pride and joy.... - Kind regards Den (Australia)