WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: "Judo" Gene LeBell Real Name: Birthday: Hometown: Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Ed "Strangler" Lewis Debut: Previous Gimmicks: The Hangman "Judo" Gene LeBell Finishing Move: The Sleeper Ankle Breaker Favorite Moves: Figure Four Leg-lock The Hangmans Noose Judo Locks Notable Feuds: Wilbur Snyder Mitsu Arakawa Pepper Martin Count Billy Varga Bob Ellis
NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ed Francis (1956); WWA (Los Angeles) World Junior Heavyweight title defeating "Count" Billy Varga (1958); NWA North American Heavyweight title (); NWA Texas Brass Knucks title (); WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles (); WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Hangman #2 (Roy Staggs) defeating Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy (October 1967); MWCW World Tag Team titles w/Hangman #2 (Roy Staggs) defeating Krusher Kowalski & Chico Garcia (November 1967); AWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Hangman #2 (Roy Staggs) defeating Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Kamata (December 1967); Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles (); Central States Mid-America title ();
Wrestling: 1956: Gene LeBell defeated Ed Francis for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title 1958 Gene LeBell defeated "Count" Billy Varga to win the WWA World Junior Heavyweight title.. September 18, 1964: Pat Patterson & The Hangman (LeBell) defeated Pepper Martin & ????????.. Early 1967: The Hangman was joined by Hangman # 2 (Roy Staggs) and started wreaking havoc on tag teams in the mid-west.. ~~~The Hangmen, noted for rough tactics and using their hangman's noose as a weapon, were also masters of throws and submission holds! October 1967: The Hangmen defeated Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy to capture the WWA Tag Team titles.. November 1967: The Hangmen defeated Krusher Kowalski & Chico Garcia to capture the MWCW World Tag Team titles in Columbus.. December 1967: The Hangmen defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Kamata to capture the AWA World Tag Team titles (recognized only in Indiana).. ~~~The next week Arakawa & Kamata regained the AWA Tag Team titles in Chicago by winning the first fall of a three fall match.. ~~~The Hangmen retained the WWA titles by winning the 2nd fall and the match is declared a "No Contest" as both teams are DQ'd (3rd Fall) 2005: Gene LeBell was awarded the "Frank Gotch Award" at the Tragos/Thesz Wrestling Legends Hall of Fame induction ceremony.. Hollywood: Late 1960s: Gene LeBell left the wrestling business and concentrated on a Hollywood acting career.. Gene LeBell's career in films, as a stuntman are legenday. He's worked on more than 250 major films/TV shows! Gene LeBell has appeared in such films as "Men In Black" , "The Castle", "Nowhere to Run", "Death Wish 4", and others.. Gene LeBell has appeared on such TV shows as "Taxi", "The X-Files", "Married With Children" to "Knight Rider" many more Gene LeBell has worked with such greats as Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Chuck Norris, Jan-Claude van Damme, & Bruce Lee Gene LeBell had an alledged altercation with actor Steven Seagall on set, that lead to Gene taking the action star down.. Gene LeBell was fired! Martial Arts: Gene LeBell was promoted to 9th Degree Black Belt in judo by the U.S. Ju-Jitsu Federation Gene LeBell operated a martial arts training center in Los Angeles.. ~~~Trained many fighters who appear in UFC, Pride, and King of the Ring events, ex: Karo Parisyan, and Harout Tezyan.. Gene LeBell was the referee in the famous Wrestler vs Boxer match that pitted Muhammad Ali against Antonio Anoki 2005 - UFC 55: Gene LeBell was honored for his contributions to the sport of mixed martial arts! Gene LeBell has truly lived up to the hype of "the World's Toughest Guy"