WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Pampero Firpo Real Name: Juan Kachmanian Birthday: April 6, 1930 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Currently: San Jose, California Marital Status: Divorced w/3 Kids Height & Weight: Trained by: Rudy Dusek (Vanka Zelesniak) Debut: 1953 Previous Gimmicks: Ervan the Armenian Ivan the Terrible The Missing Link (Hawaii) The Great Pampero (SF) Wild Bull of the Pampas Finishing Move: Crush Bearhug Favorite Moves: "El Garfio" (face claw) Notable Feuds: The Sheik Nick Bockwinkel Al Madril Apollo Jalisco [Pampero Firpo Gallery]
NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Don Leo Jonathan (August 30, 1957); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Nikita Zolotoff (aka Paul Vachon) defeating El Medico & Pepper Gomez (September 20, 1957); NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Tony Borne defeating Oscar Salazar & Cyclon Negro (November 20, 1962); NWA Pacfic Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel (June 23, 1964); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Colosso Colosetti (????, 1967); NWA (Mid Atlantic) Southern Tag Team titles w/Larry Hamilton defeating Johnny Weaver & George Becker (September ??, 1967); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Jim Hady defeating Johnny Barend & Ripper Collins (Febuary 21, 1968); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (July ??, 1969); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Ripper Collins (January 14, 1970); NWA (Detriot) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (August 12, 1972); NWA (Detriot) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bobo Brazil (October 28, 1972); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Ernie Ladd (August 16, 1974); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating John Tolos (November 22, 1974); WWC (World Wrestling Council) Puerto Rican Heavyweight title defeating Abdullah the Butcher (July 31, 1979); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Jack Evans defeating Apollo Jalisco & Tom Prichard (April 25, 1980);
Though originally a heel in the Michigan-Ohio area, Firpo became a popular baby after being fireballed by The Sheik. Pampero Firpo used the drawn out, "ooooohhhhh yyyyyeaaaahhhhhh" long before Randy Savage October 17, 1986: Pampero Firpo wrestled his last match.. Pampero Firpo wrestled on 5 different continents; 21 foreign countries; all 50 states; and had 6,881 bouts.. Pampero Firpo created the very famous catchphrase "Ohhhh Yeah!!" Juan Kachmanian retired from wrestling and worked for the post office until retiring from that profession as well.. October 2003: Juan Kachmanian works at one of the US Post Office branches in San Jose. He doesn't plan to retire until he turns 75..