WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Kurt von Brauner Real Name: James W. Brawner Birthday: January 19, 1925 Hometown: Tampa, Florida Marital Status: Married to JoAnne Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Hans Rommel (1957-58 / Texas) Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Jackie Fargo Ray Gunkle Pepe Lopez Frank Hester George Gulas Tojo Yamamoto Jackie fargo
NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (April ??, 1957); NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Don McIntyre (May ??, 1957); NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight title defeating ???????? (May 31, 1957); NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Freddie Blassie defeating ???????? (June ??, 1957); NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Don McIntyre (June 7, 1957); NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Don McIntyre (June 28, 1957); NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Fritz von Brauner defeating ???????? (September ??, 1957); NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team titles w/Karl Heinkler defeating Don Lee & The Mighty Yankee (April 18, 1958); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Len Rossi & Tex Riley (March 29, 1960); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Oni Wiki Wiki & Mike Clancy (June 6, 1960); NWA (Mid Atlantic) Southern Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Sandy Scott & George Becker (????, 1961); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ??????? (January ??, 1961); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Ike Eakins & Eddie Graham (August 22, 1961); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Ike Eakins & Eddie Graham [Tournament] (September 7, 1961); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Georgia Boy Smith & Don Curtis [Tournament] (June 14, 1962); AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Stan & Art Neilson (November 22, 1962); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Don Curtis & Yukon Eric [Tournament] (January 29, 1963); NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Jerry & Nick Kozak (July 5, 1963); NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ?????? (August ??, 1963); NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Assassins [Tournament] (September 5, 1963); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner Awarded (March 30, 1964); NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ???????? (May ??, 1964); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Alex Perez & Tojo Yamamoto (August 24, 1964); WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder (October ??, 1964); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa (October ??, 1964); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Kurt von Brauner defeating Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa (October 29, 1964); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Mario Milano & Jackie Fargo (April 13, 1965); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Mitsu Hirai & Tojo Yamamoto (May ??, 1965); NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ???????? (May ??, 1965); The following are titles won by the second Kurt von Brauner (Willie Rutgowsky). NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Luis Hernandez & Gory Guerrero (November 15, 1967); NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Thunderbolt Patterson (February 29, 1968); NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating ???????? (May ??, 1968); NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Ricky Romero & Nick Bockwinkel (May 23, 1968); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Art Neilson defeating Gorgeous George Jr. & Buddy Colt (September ??, 1969); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Robert Fuller & Jackie Fargo (????, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Dennis Hall & Stan Frazier (????, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Frank Monte & Mike York (May ??, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Jerry Jarrett & Jackie Fargo (June ??, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Jerry Jarrett & Jackie Fargo (June 19, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Bearcat Brown & Len Rossi (August 16, 1971); NWA Tennessee Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ???????? (November ??, 1971); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating ??????? (????, 1972); NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Tony Charles & Len Rossi (April 8, 1972); NWA Mid America Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Tony Charles & Len Rossi (May ??, 1972); NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Kevin Sullivan & Robert Fuller (May 31, 1972); NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Rocky Johnson & Pat Patterson (March 6, 1974); NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles w/Karl von Brauner defeating Afa & Sika (December 18, 1975);
1957-58: Jimmy Brawner wrestled in Texas as "Hans Rommel". ~~~Billed as "the bad German who was banned from wrestling in Europe and some parts of the U.S. for extreme viciousness". Kurt von Brauner formed a tag team with "brother" Karl von Brauner, managed by "Gentleman" Saul Weigneroff.. June 4, 2004: Kurt von Brauner passed away..