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Mike Paidousis


Title History

 

  • NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Thor Hagen (September 29, 1960);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Brute Bernard defeating Waldo & Fritz Von Erich (August ??, 1967);
  • NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/Brute Bernard defeating Waldo & Fritz Von Erich (October 3, 1967);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Mike Paidousis played football at Tennessee and went to both the Orange and Rose Bowls..
  • January 1, 1960 in Atlanta: Ray Gunkel won a Texas death match against Mike Paidousis..
  • 1972 (1st NWA card at All South): Bob Armstrong defeated Mike Paidousis with a flying elbow smash to the throat..
  • September 9, 2002: Mike Paidousis passes away..

    Greg Kelly (from Australia) wrote in with results from Australia: Sydney 2/20/65 – Paidousis d Dale Lewis 2/27/65 – Tex McKenzie d Paidousis — 3/5/65 – Paidousis d Lewis 3/7/65 – Paidousis d Abe Lightfoot 3/12/65 – h/cap Paidousis d Braka Cortez/John Marshall — 3/19/65 – Paidousis d Con Tolios 3/26/65 – Paidousis d Col Peters 4/3/65 – Paidousis d Mongolian Stomper — 4/10/65 – Paidousis d Mongolian Stomper 4/24/65 – Paidousis drew Dory Funk Jr 5/1/65 – Paidousis lost to Hercules Cortez 5/8/65 – Paidousis lost to Billy Red Cloud;

 

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January 5, 1924

Hometown

Steubenville, Ohio

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Jay York
Brute Bernard
Chin Lee
Butcher Vachon
Chief Little Eagle

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