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[John Tolos Gallery]


Wrestler:	John Tolos
Birthday:
Hometown:	Hamilton, Ontario
Height & Weight:
Debut:
Trained by:	Wee Willie Davis
Finishing Move:
Favorite Moves:
Previous Identities:	The Coach (WWF Manager)
Finishing Move:	Knuckle Corkscrew to Temple
Favorite Moves:
Notable Feuds:	Fred Blassie The Sheik Greg Valentine Don Carson Ernie Ladd Mil Mascaras Victor Rivera

NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Ramon & Enrique Torres (October 27, 1953);

WWA (Los Angeles) International Television Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Bobo Brazil & Wilbur Snyder (October 13, 1954);

Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating ??????????? (????, 1958);

NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating Larry Chene & Pepper Gomez (June 24, 1958);

MWA Ohio Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Doc & Mike Gallagher (March 28, 1960);

AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Ray & Roy Shires (November 5, 1960);

NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Hurricane & Cyclone Smith (December 7, 1961);

NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Yukon Eric & Billy Watson (January 4, 1962);

NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Bill Soloweyko & Billy Watson (March 15, 1962);

WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon (December 28, 1963);

NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos Awarded (????, 1964);

NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Abe Jacobs & Don Curtis (June 11, 1964);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Black Terror defeating Tom Geohagen & Paddy Barrett (January 31, 1966);

NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team titles w/Tony Borne defeating ????????? (June ??, 1966);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Dominic Denucci & Don Leo Jonathan (January 16, 1967);

NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Dominic Denucci & Don Leo Jonathan (January 16, 1967);

NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Don Jardine & Dutch Savage (March 4, 1967);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Chris Tolos defeating Rocky Johnson & Don Leo Jonathan (April 24, 1967);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Dutch Savage defeating Johnny Kostas & Don Leo Jonathan (December 9, 1968);

NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Don Leo Jonathan defeating Bob Brown & Dutch Savage (August 25, 1969);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Great Kojika defeating Tony Rocco & Pantera Negra (June 12, 1970):

NWA (Los Angeles) United National Heavyweight title defeating Pantera Negra (November 20, 1970);

NWA (Los Angeles) United National Heavyweight title Awarded (March ??, 1971);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Fred Blassie (May 7, 1971);

NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Earl Maynard (July 24, 1971);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Don Carson (July 30, 1971);

NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Black Gordman (August 24, 1971);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (March 10, 1972);

NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Kinji Shibuya (June 10, 1972);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Black Gordman (July 14, 1972);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Victor Rivera (August 24, 1973);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Pak Song (January 15, 1974);

NWA (Los Angeles) Brass Knuckles title defeating Fred Blassie (July ??, 1974);

NWA (Los Angeles) Brass Knuckles title defeating Duane Allen (August ??, 1974);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (November 8, 1974);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (November 27, 1974);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Louie Tillet defeating Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown (Febuary 28, 1975);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Greg Valentine (March 27, 1975);

NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Al Madril (May 14, 1975);

NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Al Madril (September 16, 1975);

NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Wolfe (November ??, 1975);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Rock Riddle defeating Mando Lopez & Mickey Doyle (December 16, 1975);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Chavo Guerrero defeating Great Goliath & Black Gordman (Febuary 13, 1976);

NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating Kinji Shibuya (July 12, 1976);

NWA (Hawaii) North American Heavyweight title Awarded (July ??, 1977);

NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Bill Francis defeating Jesse Ventura & Steve Strong (November ??, 1977);

NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Steve Strong (Febuary ??, 1978);

NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Steve Strong defeating Buddy Rose & John Studd (June 14, 1978);

NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Sato defeating Akihisa Takachiho & Ricky Romero (May 3, 1979);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Walter Johnson (August 8, 1980);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/The Assassin defeating Al Madril & Tom Prichard (????, 1981);

NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chris Adams (????, 1981);

John Tolos was born in Hamilton, Ontario and was trained for wrestling by Wee Willie Davis..

1950s/60s: John Tolos formed a very successful tag team with his older brother Chris Tolos known as the Tolos Brothers..

1991: John Tolos worked briefly for the World Wrestling Federation as "Coach", the manager of Mr. Perfect & The Beverly Brothers..

John Tolos managed Bob Orton in Herb Abram's U.W.F. promotion..

John Tolos also worked as a security guard at Universal Studios in Hollywood..