Little Beaver (wrestler)

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For the American guitarist, singer and songwriter often known as "Little Beaver", see Willie Hale.

Little Beaver
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada[2]
DiedDecember 4, 1995(1995-12-04) (aged 61)[3][4][5][6]
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameLittle Beaver
Billed height4 ft 4 in (132 cm)[7]
Billed weight60 lb (27 kg)[7]
Debut1949
RetiredMarch 29, 1987

Lionel Giroux (January 14, 1934 – December 4, 1995) was a Canadian

six-man tag team match at WrestleMania III
in 1987.

Professional wrestling career

Lionel Giroux began his wrestling career in 1949, at the age of fifteen,[7] and then began to wrestle for promoters in Quebec. He, along with Sky Low Low, became two of the most famous midget wrestlers in wrestling who had enough drawing power to command a large portion of the live gate for wrestling events.[5][8] Giroux helped to create the comedy matches that have since become a trademark for midget wrestling in Canada and the United States.[8] In 1973, Giroux won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Midget Wrestler of the Year award.

Little Beaver in 1952

His last in-ring appearance was at WrestleMania III in the

747 Splash.[12]

Death

Giroux died on December 4, 1995, of

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.[7][8]
Giroux was cremated after his death.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Obituary
  2. ^ "Real Names of Famous Folk: B". Famous Folk. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Burke, Tom. "Little Beaver". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Wrestling Midgets". Professional Wrestling Online Museum. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Little Beaver". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  6. ^ "Wrestling Obituaries". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d "Wrestler Profiles: Lionel Giroux". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c "Little Beaver". Canadian Pro Wrestling Page of Fame. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "WrestleMania III Results". WWE. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  10. ISBN 1-4165-3257-9
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  11. ^ "Bundy-mania runs wild". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  12. ^ One Man Gang squashes Little Beaver
  13. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 17, 2012). "Sat. update: Great TV show, WWE multiple releases, Austin talks WWE Hall of Fame, Best night for Bellator, PPV predictions, NWA Hall of Fame, James Storm headlines benefit show, Devitt takes another title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  14. ^ Whalen, Ed (host) (December 15, 1995). "Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame: 1948-1990". Showdown at the Corral: A Tribute to Stu Hart. Event occurs at 27:55. Shaw Cable. Calgary 7.
  15. ^ "Official Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  16. ^ "World Midgets' Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Midgets' World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
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