Kurt Beyer
| Kurt Beyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1960 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco |
| Family | Billy Red Lyons (uncle) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kurt Beyer |
| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) - 114 kg (251 lb) |
| Trained by | Kenta Kobashi |
| Debut | January 17, 1993 |
Kurt Beyer (born September 23, 1960) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who competed in Japanese and international promotions during the 1990s, most notably teaming with his father The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) during his last tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1993.
Early life
Born in Buffalo, New York, Beyer was raised in Akron and later accompanied his father as he toured the country with the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1960s. Growing up around wrestlers such as brothers Maurice & Paul Vachon, Red Bastien, George Steele Nick Bockwinkel and his uncle Billy Red Lyons, he would at one point have to be looked after by the time keeper after twice jumping the guardrail to help his father during a match against Mr. Moto in 1964.[1]
Later, moving to
After graduating from the
Career
In 1990, the then 30-year-old Beyer left Tokyo and began training at his father's wrestling school The Destroyer Pro-Wrestling Academy in New York and later under Kenta Kobashi at All Japan Professional Wrestling dojo. One of the few foreigners allowed to attend the dojo, the school is well known for its strict training schedules which included 1,000+ sit-ups, 500 back extensions, 1,000+ push-ups, 500 squats, hours of sparring and 300 to 500 "bumps" (body slams, back drops, etc.), daily.
Making his debut in All-Japan Pro Wrestling in January 1993, he began wrestling regularly at Tokyo's
The ultimate highlight of Kurt Beyer's professional wrestling career came when he served as The Destroyer's tag-team partner for his father's last three matches in Kanagawa, Yokohama and, finally, Tokyo [4] defeating Masao Inoue, Haruka Eigen and Masa Fuchi in a 6-man tag team match with The Destroyer and Giant Baba at a sold-out Budokan arena on July 29, 1993.[5] The match, which featured the first father-son tag team match in Japanese wrestling history, was extensively covered by the Japanese media.
The following year, he participated in the 1994 Summer Action Series as part of the 10-man American contingent which included
Teaming with Zenk, the two would lose to Jun Akiyama & Tamon Honda at the Shimazu Gym on June 22. Beyer then teamed with Terry Gordy and Richard Slinger in a 6-man tag team match, defeating Tom Zenk, The Eagle and Johnny Smith at Budokan Hall on July 28 in the final event of the tour.[6]
During the 1990s, he also feuded with
Recent years
Returning to the United States during the early 2000s, he made several appearances appearing with IAW Wrestling winning the IAW Television Championship from
The following year, Beyer competed in a match at the
Championships and accomplishments
- IAW Wrestling
- IAW Television Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Oliver, Greg (2005-05-23). "Family focus of Hall of Fame inductions". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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- ^ "Budokan Hall 6/93". ProWrestlingHistory.com. 2006.
- The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the originalon 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Budokan Hall 7/93". ProWrestlingHistory.com. 2006.
- ^ "Tom Zenk in Japan Tour #8". TomZenk.net. 2007.
- Wrestling Observer.
- Wrestling Observer.