Brian Maxine
Brian Maxine | |
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Born | Ellesmere Port, England[1] | 13 August 1938
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brian "Goldbelt" Maxine |
Billed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
Billed from | Ellesmere Port, England[1] |
Debut | 1962 |
Retired | 1988 |
Brian Maxine (born 13 August 1938), known as 'Goldbelt', is a retired
Maxine, who was known for his regular and flamboyant appearances in the 1970s on
Maxine also recorded country and western albums, backed by Fairport Convention.
In preparation for her role in the musical Teaneck Tanzi: The Venus Flytrap, Maxine trained Debbie Harry from Blondie how to wrestle. In her memoirs, she wrote: "We had a wrestling coach named Brian Maxine who had a massive, muscular, no neck upper body and a perfectly busted up nose. Brian had been a British Champion for years and he was very serious about his job as a coach. For weeks he taught us how to do the holds, make the jumps, take the falls, and do all the different wrestling moves that we did in the show."[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Joint Promotions
- British Middleweight Championship (1 time)
- British Welterweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ a b Plummer, Russell. "Brian Maxine Means Business". Wrestling Furnace. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ^ Wrestling Titles.com website with full history of British Welterweight Championship
- ^ Wrestling Titles.com website with full history of British Middleeweight Championship
- ^ Kaye, Griffin (2024) "10 Facts About British Wrestling Legends", Ring The Damn Bell! (retrieved: February 26th 2024)