Terry Garvin

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Terry Garvin
Birth nameTerrence P. Joyal[1]
BornMarch 1, 1937
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2]
DiedAugust 18, 1998 (aged 61)[1]
Needham, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Terry Garvin
Jean Tillet[3]
Terry Dobec[3]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[3]
Debut1958[3]
Retired1984[3]

Terrence P. Joyal (March 1, 1937 – August 17, 1998), better known by his

professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with kayfabe brother Ron Garvin, with whom he won several tag team championships in the Southern United States. He is also known for a case of sexual harassment in 1992 that led to the end of his employment with the World Wrestling Federation
.

Professional wrestling career

Joyal trained to become a professional wrestler at a gym in the Loisirs St. Jean de Baptiste church in Montreal.

Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
two times in 1964 with partner Chin Lee.

Beginning in 1965, Garvin began an approximately five-year stint as the tag team partner of Ron Garvin.[4] In November 1967, he wrestled for Championship Wrestling from Florida and won the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Ron Garvin, trading it with the team of Paul DeMarco and Lorenzo Parente.[4][5]

Garvin then began teaming with Duke Myers, and the pair's

Southeastern Championship Wrestling's NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship.[8]

By the early 1980s, Garvin retired from the ring and went on to book for

Pat Patterson and eventually was offered a job working for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) behind the scenes. His employment with WWF ceased on March 2, 1992, for allegations of molesting underage ringboys.[4]

Personal life

Garvin was openly

Pat Patterson.[2] He knew Patterson, as well as tag team partner Ron Garvin, when he was growing up in Montreal.[4]

Garvin died from cancer on August 18, 1998, at the age of 61, and had been suffering from failing health.[4][1]

Ring boy scandal

In the 1990s, Garvin was accused of sexually harassing an underage ring boy, who was fired from his job after refusing Garvin's advances. He later reached a settlement with the WWF; Garvin, as well as Pat Patterson and ring announcer Mel Phillips, resigned after this incident.[2] WWF owner Vince McMahon was interviewed on Larry King Live regarding the incident; during the broadcast, retired wrestler Barry Orton called in and accused Garvin of sexually assaulting him in 1978 when he was 19.[9] Orton also accused Garvin of harming his wrestling career after the sexual advances were declined.[2]

In 2024, Garvin was accused by Nick Kiniski of having propositioned him for sex in the 1980s.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^
    The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec
    . September 5, 1998. p. 83.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4000-5143-4
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Terry Garvin". Cagematch.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original
    on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  5. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  7. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  9. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original
    on December 3, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Pollock, John (26 February 2024). "Nick Kiniski Speaks Out on Proposition by WWF Official". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  11. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  12. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  13. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 18, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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  15. ^ "PWI 500 1991". The Turnbuckle Post. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
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External links
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