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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| George Gordienko |
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| Birthday: |
February 1928 |
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Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| Trained by: |
Sgt. Joe Pazandak |
| Debut: |
1946 |
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NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ International Television title defeating ???????? (March ??, 1951);
NWA (Calgary) Canadian Heavyweight title defeating Lou Newman (April 11, 1956);
Manitoba Tag Team titles w/Masked Mauler defeating Tiny & Al Mills (October 25, 1957);
NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (????, 1968);
British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Count Bartelli (????, 1971);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Super Hawk defeating Danny Babich & Michel Martel (December 16, 1972);
NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Leo Madril defeating Buck Ram stead & Mr. X (January 28, 1974);
NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating The Brute (February 14, 1974);
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George Gordienko's career in the U.S. was prematurely ended when he was accused of being a communist..
George Gordienko became a huge star in Stu Hart's Calgary Stampede promotion and teamed with Luther Lindsay ..
Late 70s: George Gordienko retired from wrestling and became a painter for various art galleries..
May 14, 2002: George Gordienko passed away at the age of 74 in Victoria, British Columbia due to melanoma cancer..
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