The Italian Stallion (wrestler)
The Italian Stallion | |
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Birth name | Gary Sabaugh |
Born | [1] North Carolina, U.S. | October 24, 1957
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Italian Stallion Gary Sabaugh |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Trained by | Dusty Rhodes Gene Anderson Ole Anderson |
Debut | 1984 |
Retired | 1997 |
Gary Sabaugh (born October 24, 1957) is an American former
He is also the co-owner of the Charlotte-based Professional Wrestling Federation and its wrestling school with longtime rival
Professional wrestling career
Gary Sabaugh, also known as the pro wrestler The Italian Stallion, has had many television appearances in the NWA, WCW, WWF, Georgia Championship Wrestling with WTBS, Florida Championship Wrestling, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. In addition to a 23-year-career in professional wrestling, Sabaugh was also a sitcom actor and stunt man.
Jim Crockett Promotions (1984-1988)
Teaming with
Teaming with Koko B. Ware during the first annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament in April 1986, they were defeated in the opening round by Buzz Sawyer and Rick Steiner.
The following year, he and Ricky Lee Jones lost to Ronnie & Jimmy Garvin in the opening rounds of the second annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament on April 11, 1987.[10]
In his third appearance at the Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tournament, he and Kendall Windham would defeat Green Machine and Terminator by forfeit on before losing to Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in the quarterfinals in April 1988.[11]
World Championship Wrestling (1988-1991)
Sabaugh continued working for
During that year, he was the wrestling advisor for the short-lived sitcom
He would team with
Appearing less often during the early 1990s, making an appearance on
Return to World Championship Wrestling (1992-1993, 1995)
His WCW appearances increased in 1992, and included a bout for the
He returned to WCW for two TV taping in July 1995.
World Wrestling Federation (1993-1995)
Sabaugh would also wrestle for a time in the
Later career (1990-1997)
Sabaugh and wrestler George South founded the Professional Wrestling Federation in 1990. Originally based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Promotion ran shows in the old Crockett territories in North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until its closure in 1999. Sabaugh and South would continue their decade-long feud while in PWF, which involved female wrestlers Mad Maxine and her mother Mama Maxine for a time, trading the PWF heavyweight title several times and at one point forming a tag team with South, winning the tag team titles before they began fighting each other again.[17][18]
Sabaugh's last match would be a successful defense of the PWF Heavyweight against George South on March 29, 1997 at The Armory in Greer, South Carolina.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- PWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Ron Garvin and George South
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 213 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
References
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- ^ Milner, John (2005-03-09). "Ron Killings". Slam! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
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- ^ Keith, Scott (2007-01-30). "The SmarK 24/7 Rant for World Championship Wrestling - June 29, 1985". RSPWFAQ.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
- ^ Karlsson, Peter (2005-04-10). "World Championship Wrestling Results 1987: Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup". American Wrestling Trivia.
- ^ Karlsson, Peter (2005-04-10). "World Championship Wrestling Results 1988: Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup". American Wrestling Trivia.
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- ^ Cagematch.net. "Italian Stallion". Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links
- The Italian Stallion's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database