Butcher Hughes

Last updated by Sean Sweeny on April 28, 2014

NWA (Vancouver) International Tag Team titles w/Terry Adonis defeating Dean Ho & Sonny Myers (1982);
WIWO/Ringside wrestling Americas Tag Team titles w/Bruiser Costa (1994);

Late 70s/Early 80s: Kevin Hughes was one of the first students trained by Walter “Killer” Kowalski..
Kevin Hughes often appeared on Killer Kowalski’s wrestling shows called “Bedlam from Boston”..
Kevin Hughes wrestled for Anton Leone in California where his roommate was a young Al Perez..
Kevin Hughes wrestled for Jay York in Puerto Rico..
“Killer” Kevin Hughes teamed with Killer Karl Krupp and feuded with Rusher Kimura that ended in a cage match..
Early 80s: Kevin Hughes wrestled for Al Tomko’s Vancouver-based All-Star Wrestling..
Kevin Hughes often formed a tag team with “Bruiser” Jeff Costa known as the “Boston Wrecking Crew”..
Kevin Hughes (as Killer Kevin Karlson) teamed with Bruiser Costa (as Tony DeCosta) for Dino Bravo’s Canadian Promotion..
Killer Kevin Karlson wrestled Eduardo Carpentier in the Main event at the Paul Suave Arena..
Early 1980s: Kevin Hughes did some enhancement work for the World Wide Wrestling Federation..
1990s: Butcher Hughes occasionally donned the tights and wrestled for Ringside Wrestling in New Hampshire..
Butcher Kevin Hughes currently resides New Hampshire and helps promote cards with life long friends..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bruiser Jeff Costa, Dan Petiglio, Rip Morrison & “Wolfman” Jason Sanderson