WRESTLER PROFILES

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RickyHunter/	Wrestler: Ricky Hunter Real Name: Charles B. (Buddy) Sprott Birthday: March 1, 1936 Hometown: Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Retired to Clearwater, Florida Marital Status: Married to Sharon Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: Buddy Sprott The Gladiator -masked- Cowboy Rick Hunter The Spartan (Amarillo) Finishing Move: Inverted Suplex Favorite Moves: Russian Legsweep German Suplex Knee Drop Notable Feuds: Boris Malenko Missouri Mauler Hans Mortier
NWA (Amarillo) Western States title defeating Pak Song (); NWA Florida Heavyweight title -as The Gladiator- defeating Nick Kozak (November 23, 1968); NWA Florida Heavyweight title -as The Gladiator- defeating Hans Mortier (June 13, 1969); NWA Florida Brass Knucks title defeating Boris Malenko (April 3, 1969); NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Lester Welch defeating The Medics (Jim Starr & Billy Garrett) (April 29, 1969); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Tommy Siegler defeating Gene & Ole Anderson (1972);
Rick Hunter, amung wrestling historians, is known more admirably, under the mask of the "Gladiator" gimmick.. Dory Funk Jr. wrestled The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) to a 60-minute draw, and the rematch was a 90-minute DQ finish! November 23, 1968: The Gladiator defeated Nick Kozak to win the Florida title in Tampa, Florida.. June 13, 1969: The Gladiator defeated Hans Mortier to win the Florida title in Jacksonville, Florida.. April 3, 1969: The Gladiator defeated Boris Malenko to win the Brass Knucks title in Jacksonville, Florida.. April 29, 1969: The Gladiator & Lester Welch defeated The Medics (Jim Starr & Billy Garrett) for the Florida Tag Team titles.. 1972: The Super Gladiator & Tommy Siegler defeated Gene & Ole Anderson to win the Georgia Tag Team titles.. ~~~Ricky Hunter (as The Gladiator) was one of the first wrestlers to use the inverted suplex.. Ricky Hunter is sadly best remembered for his days as a regular jobber in the World Wrestling Federation.. ~~~He regularly lost matches to U.S. Express, Koko B. Ware, Jake Roberts, Don Muraco, Uncle Elmer, Rick Steamboat and more..