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Axel Dieter


Last updated by M.A LeBlanc on February 11, 2018


Title History

 

Career Highlights

  • November 17, 1970 – IWE: Isamu Teranishi defeated Axel Dieter by disqualification.
  • November 19, 1970 – IWE: Axel Dieter defeated Animal Hamaguchi.
  • November 21, 1970 – IWE: Axel Dieter defeated Takeshi Oiso.
  • November 22, 1970 – IWE: Great Kusatsu defeated Axel Dieter.
  • November 23, 1970 – IWE: Taro Kuroshio defeated Axel Dieter by disqualification.
  • November 25, 1970 – IWE: Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi vs. Axel Dieter & Les Thornton ended in a draw.
  • November 26, 1970 – IWE: Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura defeated Axel Dieter & Les Thornton.
  • November 30, 1970 – IWE: Isamu Teranishi defeated Axel Dieter.
  • December 1, 1970 – IWE: Animal Hamaguchi defeated Axel Dieter.
  • December 6, 1970 – IWE: Taro Kuroshio defeated Axel Dieter.
  • December 7, 1970 – IWE: Great Kusatsu, Takeshi Oiso & Thunder Sugiyama defeated Axel Dieter, Bob Windham & Ox Baker.
  • December 10, 1970 – IWE: Axel Dieter, Bob Windham & Ox Baker defeated Mr. Chin, Rusher Kimura & Taro Kuroshio.
  • December 12, 1970 – IWE: Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi defeated Axel Dieter & Les Thornton in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • September 30, 1978 – CWA: Axel Dieter & Karl Dauberger defeated Dave Viking & Michael Seitz.
  • October 19, 1978 – CWA: Axel Dieter & Karl Dauberger defeated Dave Viking & Michael Seitz.
  • September 3, 1981 – CWA: Axel Dieter vs. Michael Nador ended in a time limit draw.
  • September 4, 1981 – CWA: Axel Dieter vs. John Quinn ended in a time limit draw.
  • September 5, 1981 – CWA: Axel Dieter & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Francisco Ramirez & Grand Vladimir.
  • September 7, 1981 – CWA:  Axel Dieter vs. Ed Wiskoski ended in a time limit draw.
  • September 9, 1981 – CWA: Axel Dieter vs. Moose Morowski ended in a time limit draw.
  • October 24, 1981 – CWA: Klaus Kauroff defeated Axel Dieter.
  • October 25, 1981 – CWA: Axel Dieter defeated Pat Roach.
  • June 21, 1984 – CWA: Axel Dieter vs. Mile Zrno ended in a draw.
  • May 18, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power, John Quinn & Otto Wanz defeated Axel Dieter, George Burgess & Giant Haystacks.
  • May 27, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power & Klaus Kauroff defeated Axel Dieter & Steve Casey.
  • May 31, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power vs. Axel Dieter Jr. ended in a draw.
  • June 13, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power defeated Axel Dieter.
  • June 26, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter defeated Bull Power.
  • July 8, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter defeated Bull Power.
  • July 17, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter & Mile Zrno defeated Bull Power & John Quinn.
  • July 27, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter defeated Bull Power.
  • August 5, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power defeated Axel Dierter.
  • August 23, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter defeated Bull Power.
  • August 30, 1986 – CWA: Bull Power defeated Axel Dierter.
  • September 1, 1986 – CWA: Axel Dieter & Steve Wright defeated Col. Brody & Rasputin in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • Axel Dieter passed away at the age of 81 on September 28, 2015.
  • A special thank you to Axel Dieter Jr. for emailing us and helping with the content of his father’s OWW profile…

    Axel Dieter Jr. wrote:
    After amateur wrestling in the former famous wrestling club “Heros” Berlin, he turned pro in the year 1955. He got a chance by the, then, successful promoter Kowalski. His first tournament took place in Krefeld, Germany followed by tournaments in Braunschweig, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and many other cities in Germany. In 1958, he wrestled for the first time in foreign countries such as Spain, Great Britain, France and Austria. In the year 1960, he went to Venezuela and the Caribbean. He took residence for two years in Caracas and Port of Spain. In this time his career became very successful he wrestled successfully great wrestlers like Mario Milano and Cyclone Negro. In 1963, he returned to Great Britain where he was welcomed by a great article in the “Wrestler” magazine, entitled “Germanys prince of globetrotters”. He took residence in Barcelona, Spain and stayed there for more than ten years still wrestling all over the world like Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Japan, Idonesia, Kenia and many other countries. He became Germanys most successful pro wrestler after second world war, by winning the famous Hanover World Cup tournaments 5 times twice the european championship in Vienna and once more the european championship in Hanover, Germany. In those days he deafeted world famous wrestlers like Dick Beyer the Destroyer, Moose Morowski, Ed Wiskowski (Col.DeBeers), Rene Lasartesse, Bret Hart, Hercules Ayala, Junk Yard Dog, Dynamite Kid (Tommy Billington) , British Bulldog, Pat Roach and many more. He retired in the year 1987, but still kepy busy refereeing and match-making. In the year of 1997, he wrestled the famous “match of the legends” winning against Pat Roach. In the fall of 2004, he toured via Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and finally Nigeria with a group of german and austrian wrestlers as a coach and matchmaker. Now at the age of 71 he still very active and going very strong. He is a great father looking after his four kids aged from 2 to 14 years.