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Footage of a tag team match between two of the Dusek brothers against "Moquin and Watson of Canada" in Montreal in 1948
Two brothers of the Dusek Family against Yvon Robert and Laurent "Larry" Moquin, during a tag team wrestling match, June 1945

The Dusek family was a professional wrestling family. Its real surname was Hason.[1] It started with four brothers, Ernie, Emil, Joe and Rudy, often billed as the Dusek Riot Squad and well known in the Omaha, Nebraska territory.

The family also wrestled in the New York territory. After Ernie was injured in a car accident, he was replaced by Wally, a kayfabe cousin (real name Santen); Wally's real son Frank later debuted.

Emil and Ernie were inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008. In 2018, Joe was inducted into the Nebraska Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 2021, Ernie, Emil and Rudy joined him.

Members

Real

Ernie

Ernie Dusek was born in

Sandor Szabo, Mike Mazurki, Abe Coleman and Man Mountain Dean. He won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) two times with Emil. They took the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship from Tiny Mills and Al Mills in Toronto
. He died in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 11, 1994.

Emil

Emil Dusek was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 31, 1905. He wrestled with Rudy and Ernie in the New York territory from 1934 to 1940. He wrestled legends Danno O'Mahony and Ed Lewis and lost to both. He won the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship Mid-Atlantic version two times with Ernie. He won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship with Ernie in Toronto from Tiny and Al Mills. He died on July 9, 1986.

Rudy

Rudy Dusek was born on January 25, 1901, in Omaha, Nebraska. He wrestled with Emil and Ernie in the New York territory from 1933 to 1940. He wrestled for the

Dan Koloff
in 1919. He died on October 27, 1971.

Joe

Joe Dusek was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 12, 1910. He wrestled with Rudy, Ernie and Emil in the New York territory from 1935 to 1940. He lost to Ed Lewis and also wrestled French great

Tim Woods
the name Mr. Wrestling. He died on October 31, 1992, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Kayfabe

Wally

Wally Dusek was the stage name of professional wrestler Charlie Santen who was born on August 10, 1909. Though billed as a Dusek brother when they teamed, they were unrelated. He was trained by famed wrestler

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
before retiring and died on October 29, 1991.

Frank

Frank Dusek (sometimes billed as "Captain" Frank Dusek) was the stage name of Frank Santen (Wally's real son). He was a wrestler, television commentator and matchmaker for World Class Championship Wrestling while the company was shown on ESPN. He won the NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship from Barry Windham and commentated for the Universal Wrestling Federation.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3
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  2. ^ Luce, Don (April 30, 2006). "Buffalo - 1950". SteelBeltWrestling.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Honorees". Cauliflower Alley Club. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  5. ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  6. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  7. ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

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