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Kurt Von Poppenheim

Title History

 

  • (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Andy Tremaine beat Johnny Demchuk & Frank Stojack [Tournament] (Sept 10, 1952);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/John Cretorian defeating Toi Yamamoto & Harold Sakata (December 25, 1952);
  • (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/John Cretorian defeating Carl Engstrom & Frank Stojack (January 21, 1953);
  • Intermountain Junior Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (????, 1954);
  • (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight title defeating Tommy Martindale (June 11, 1954);
  • (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight title defeating Luigi Macera (December 10, 1954);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Leo Wallick defeating Soldat & Ivan Gorky (December 20, 1954);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Henry Lenz defeating Buck Weaver & Bill Savage (December 30, 1955);
  • Intermountain Junior Heavyweight title defeating ?????????? (January ??, 1956);
  • (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight title defeating Bull Montana (June 8, 1956);
  • (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight title defeating Red Bastien (January 18, 1957);
  • (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Knox (????, 1958);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Kurt von Himmler defeating Seymour & Herb Freeman (December 23, 1958);
  • (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Eric von Himmler defeating ???????? (April 6, 1959);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Dan Manoukian defeating Al Kashey & Nick Kozak (May 25, 1959);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Bill Savage (June 4, 1959);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Fritz von Brauner defeating Bill Savage & Tony Borne (August 21, 1959);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Soldat Gorky defeating Bill Savage & Ed Francis (July 22, 1960);
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Fritz von Goering defeating Haru Sasaki & King Curtis (March 22, 1962);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • May 1, 2003: Longtime Pacific Northwest wrestling star Jack (Kurt Von) Poppenheim passed away at the age of 89..

 

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Birthday

1914

Hometown

Sunnyside, Washington

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Finishing Move(s)

The Iron Crossbow

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