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Danny McShane


Last updated by Chris George on October 30, 2015

Title History

  • Junior Heavyweight Division title defeating Verne Gagne (November 1951);

Career History

  • 1950: Danny McShane married Sallee Lewin (sister of wrestlers Mark, Donn and Ted Lewin)..
  • November 1951: Danny McShane defeated Verne Gagne to capture the Junior Heavyweight Division championship..
  • July 14, 1992: Danny McShane passed away..

    Philip Cmor wrote: Olympic in the 1950s. He was using the “Irish Cannonball” as his finisher — from a standing position, he’d grab one of his opponent’s legs as a lever and then do a jumping seatdrop, holding onto the leg to go right into a cradle. He always set up the move with a double-foot stomp.