Corsica Joe
| Corsica Joe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Francois Miquet |
| Born | January 17, 1920 Bonbillett, France |
| Died | March 14, 2010 (aged 90) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Corsica Joe Francois Miquet Billy Virag The Blitzer Mephisto #1 Mr. M |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| Billed from | Corsica |
| Debut | 1947 |
| Retired | 1973 |
Francois Miquet (January 17, 1920 – March 14, 2010) was a French/American
United States of America under the ring name Corsica Joe. As Corsica Joe he teamed up with Jean Louis Roy, who was billed as "Corsica Jean" to form a very successful tag team known as "The Corsicans". The Corsicans held a number of tag team championships, especially in the southern National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories of NWA Mid-America, Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He was the brother of Felix Miquet who was also a wrestler, but worked primarily in the United Kingdom
. He was married to female pro wrestler Sarah Lee, sometimes billed as "Sara Corsica".
Professional wrestling career
Miquet moved to the United States at some point before 1947 and made his
Al Greene
).
In mid-1959 the Corsicans toured Texas, working for the
Central States Wrestling
as the masked Mephisto #2, and would work as the masked "The Blitzer" for NWA Mid-America in 1972. Miquet retired from wrestling in 1973 at the age of 52 or 53. Although retired in 1973, Joe did make appearances for the NWA World Wide area, with Bert Prentice being the promoter. Joe did team up with his wife in a match, in Nashville, against Clarence Santini (as Spunkmeyer) and Shorty Taylor. this was Joe's last match.
Personal life
Francois Miquet was the brother of Felix Miquet who was also a wrestler, but who worked primarily in the United Kingdom so the two never worked together. Miquet was married to a female pro wrestler named Sarah Lee, sometimes billed as "Sara Corsica" or "Mrs. Corsica Joe", and they were together as husband and wife for almost 45 years of marriage until she died at the age of 76 in 2008.[19] Miquet died on March 14, 2010, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 90.[19] On 2008 Miquet, as Corsica Joe, was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Gulf Coast/CAC Honoree (2001)[21]
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[17][18]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (2 times) - with Corsica Jean[16][22]
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (5 times) - with Corsica Jean[2][3]
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (1 time) – with Masked Blitzer #2[23][24]
- Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10][11]
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[6][7]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 time) - with Corsica Jean[8][9]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)[20]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b c "NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-America)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b c "NWA (Mid-America) / AWA Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "NWA Texas Tag Team Title (E. Texas)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "World Tag Team Title (E. Texas)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b "Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Gulf Coast)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Florida)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ a b "International Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ PWTorch. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "NWA Hall of Fame". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "Honorees". Cauliflower Alley Club. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ "NWA Southern Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
External links
- Corsica Joe's profile at Internet Wrestling Database
- Corsica Joe at ProWrestling.com
- Corsica Joe Wrestling Photos at BillcosOldSchoolWrestling.com
- RIP: Corsica Joe at the Cauliflower Alley Club
- SLAM! Wrestling: Corsica Joe's love of wife and wrestling always shone throughCanadian Online Explorer
- SLAM! Wrestling: Corsica Joe & Sara Lee: A love storyCanadian Online Explorer
