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WRESTLER PROFILES


Wrestler: Karl von Stroheim
Real Name: Walter Leo Nurnberg
Birthday: October 15, 1928
Hometown: Originally from Canada
Retired in Tampa, Florida
Marital Status: Married w/Son
Height & Weight: 6'3" - 270 lbs
Trained by:
Debut:
Previous Names: Joe Cox (WWWF)
Finishing Move: The Claw
Favorite Moves:
Notable Feuds:

  • (Arizona) Western States Heavyweight title defeating ?????? (February ??, 1960);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Skull Von Stroheim defeating Tony & Gino Calza (May 13, 1963);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Skull Von Stroheim defeating Mario Milano & Jackie Fargo (January 16, 1964);
  • NWA (Texas) International Tag Team titles w/Kurt Von Stroheim defeating ????? (July ??, 1964);
  • WWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Kurt Von Stroheim defeating Bob Ellis & Edouard Carpentier (May ??, 1965);
  • NWA (Texas) International Tag Team titles w/Kurt Von Stroheim defeating Bull & Fred Curry (????, 1966);
  • IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Kurt Von Stroheim defeating George & Sandy Scott (June ??, 1967);
  • NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Team titles w/Trench Phillips defeating Lorenzo Parente & Danny Hodge (January ??, 1969);

  • Karl (Nurnberg) von Stroheim formed a tag team with his German cousin Kurt (Rutkowsky) von Stroheim initially in Detroit..
  • August 13, 2006: Karl Von Stroheim passed away from a heart attack at the age of 77.


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