WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Hans Mortier Real Name: Jacob "Dutch" Grobbe Birthday: January 28 Hometown: Leiden, Holland Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Dutch Howlett Dr.X (masked) Tarzan Zorra The Great Zorro (Australia) Lord Charles Montegue (Texas) Finishing Move: The Full Nelson Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Bruno Sammartino Spiro Arion Jos Leduc Abdullah The Butcher The Kentuckians Jerry Graham Luke Graham Gorilla Monsoon Dianibd Jack Johnny de Fazio The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) Joe Scarpa Jose Lothario
NWA Hawaiian Tag Team titles w/Johnny Barend defeating Pamero Firpo & Neff Maiva (February 1, 1967); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) (February 4, 1969); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) (March 17, 1969); NWA American Tag Team titles w/Boris Malenko defeating ??? & ??? (April 12, 1970); (Montreal) All-Star Wrestling Heavyweight title -as the masked Dr. X- defeating Jos Leduc (1971);
Hans Mortier (Real name: Jacob Grobbe) was a body builder before getting into wrestling.. Tarzan Zorro was an obvious combination of the superheroes Tarzan and Zoro, though he was unheroic and a very hated heel.. Hans Mortier's gimmick (in the Pittsburgh territory) was he was Bridget Bardots former bodyguard.. ~~~Bruno Sammartino was the only opponent to get out of Mortier's Fully Nelson finisher in Pittsburgh.. ~~~Along with his feud with Bruno, he had at least a four-match series with Spiro Arion.. 1963: Hans Mortier wrestled Bruno Sammartino in Madison Square Garden challenging for the WWWF title.. February 1, 1967: Hans Mortier & Johnny Barend defeated Pamero Firpo & Neff Maiva for the Hawaiian Tag Team titles.. February 4, 1969: Hans Mortier defeated The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) to win the Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa.. March 17, 1969: Hans Mortier defeated The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) to win the Florida Heavyweight Title in Miami.. Early 1970s: Hans Moriter wrestled as Lord Charles Montegue in Texas and teamed with Boris Malenko.. April 12, 1970: Lord Charles Montague & Boris Malenko win the American Tag Team titles in Houston, Texas.. 1971: Hans Mortier wrestled in Montreal under a mask as Dr.X, who was eventually unmasked and became Tarzan Zora...