Ken Patera, the Glossary

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1. 138 relations: "Superstar" Billy Graham, Adnan Al-Kaissie, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Allen Coage, American Wrestling Association, André the Giant, Antonio Inoki, Arda Ocal, AWA International Heavyweight Championship, AWA World Tag Team Championship, Badd Company, Baltimore Colts, Baron von Raschke, Big John Studd, Billy Jack Haynes, Bob Backlund, Bob Young (offensive lineman), Boris Zhukov, Brad Rheingans, Brady Boone, Brigham Young University, Bruce Wilhelm, Bruno Sammartino, Cauliflower Alley Club, Class action, Clean and jerk, Clean and press, Continental Wrestling Association, Curt Hennig, Czech Americans, Dangerous Danny Davis, Demolition (professional wrestling), Dennis Patera, Dino Bravo, DK (publisher), Face (professional wrestling), Fox Entertainment Group, FoxSports.com, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Gagne (wrestler), Greg Valentine, Haku (wrestler), Harley Race, Heel (professional wrestling), Heenan Family, Herb Abrams, Hercules (wrestler), Hot water bottle blowing, Hulk Hogan, ... Expand index (88 more) »

2. AWA International Heavyweight Champions
3. BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes
4. Heenan Family members
5. Male weight throwers
6. Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting
7. Professional wrestlers from Oregon
8. WCWA World Heavyweight Champions
9. Weightlifters at the 1971 Pan American Games

"Superstar" Billy Graham

Eldridge Wayne Coleman Jr. (June 7, 1943 – May 17, 2023), better known by his ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, was an American professional wrestler.

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Adnan Al-Kaissie

Adnan bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (عدنان بن عبدالكريمأحمد القيسي ألفرث; March 1, 1939 – September 6, 2023), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, was an Iraqi-American professional wrestler and manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan.

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972, when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion.

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Allen Coage

Allen James Coage (October 22, 1943 – March 6, 2007) was an American judoka and professional wrestler.

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American Wrestling Association

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991.

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André the Giant

André René Roussimoff (19 May 1946 – 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Ken Patera and André the Giant are Heenan Family members.

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Antonio Inoki

Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born; February 20, 1943 – October 1, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.

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Arda Ocal

Arda Ocal (Arda Öcal; born May 7, 1981) is a Canadian television personality, broadcaster, announcer, and writer.

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AWA International Heavyweight Championship

The AWA International Heavyweight Championship, originally known as the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship (also identified as the Mid-Southern International Championship and the AWA International Championship) was a major professional wrestling title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association.

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AWA World Tag Team Championship

The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991.

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Badd Company

Badd Company was a professional wrestling tag team in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, which later went by the name the Orient Express.

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Baltimore Colts

The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis.

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Baron von Raschke

James Donald Raschke (born July 30, 1940) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Baron von Raschke. Ken Patera and Baron von Raschke are AWA World Tag Team Champions, Heenan Family members, NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, WCWA World Heavyweight Champions and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Big John Studd

John William Minton (February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Ken Patera and Big John Studd are Heenan Family members and WCWA World Heavyweight Champions.

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Billy Jack Haynes

William Albert Haynes III (born July 10, 1953) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Billy Jack Haynes. Ken Patera and Billy Jack Haynes are Professional wrestlers from Oregon.

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Bob Backlund

Robert Louis Backlund (born August 14, 1949) is an American retired amateur and professional wrestler.

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Bob Young (offensive lineman)

Robert Allen Young (September 3, 1942 – June 17, 1995) was an American football offensive guard who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Ken Patera and Bob Young (offensive lineman) are American strength athletes.

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Boris Zhukov

James Kirk Harrell (born January 29, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Boris Zhukov are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Brad Rheingans

Bradley Bert Rheingans (born December 13, 1953) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler and professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Brady Boone

Dean R. Peters (August 22, 1958 – December 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and referee.

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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States.

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Bruce Wilhelm

Bruce Wilhelm (born July 13, 1945) is a former weightlifter and strongman from the United States. Ken Patera and Bruce Wilhelm are American male weightlifters, American strength athletes and Olympic weightlifters for the United States.

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Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (October 6, 1935 – April 18, 2018) was an Italian-American professional wrestler.

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Cauliflower Alley Club

The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprising both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America.

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Class action

A class action, also known as a class action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group.

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Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk.

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Clean and press

The clean and press is a two-part weight training exercise whereby a loaded barbell is lifted from the floor to the shoulders (the clean) and pushed overhead (the press).

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Continental Wrestling Association

Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett.

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Curt Hennig

Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003), better known by the ring name Mr. Ken Patera and Curt Hennig are AWA World Tag Team Champions, Heenan Family members and WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Czech Americans

Czech Americans (Čechoameričané), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States whose ancestry is wholly or partly originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. Ken Patera and Czech Americans are American people of Czech descent.

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Dangerous Danny Davis

Daniel Davis (born March 28, 1956) is an American former professional wrestling referee and wrestler best known under the ring name "Dangerous" Danny Davis when he worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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Demolition (professional wrestling)

Demolition was an American professional wrestling tag team most prominent during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams).

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Dennis Patera

Dennis Allen Patera (born October 17, 1945) is a former American football placekicker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Ken Patera and Dennis Patera are BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes.

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Dino Bravo

Adolfo Bresciano (August 6, 1948 – March 10, 1993) was an Italian-Canadian professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Dino Bravo.

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DK (publisher)

Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages.

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Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "do-gooder", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.

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Fox Entertainment Group

The Fox Entertainment Group (FEG) was an American entertainment company specialized in filmed entertainment owned by 21st Century Fox.

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FoxSports.com

FoxSports.com is a sports news website operated by Fox Sports Media Group.

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Georgia Championship Wrestling

Georgia Championship Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Gorilla Monsoon

Robert James "Gino" Marella (June 4, 1937 – October 6, 1999), better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker.

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Greg Gagne (wrestler)

Gregory Alan Gagne (born November 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Greg Gagne (wrestler) are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Greg Valentine

Jonathan Anthony Wisniski (born September 20, 1951) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "the Hammer" Valentine. Ken Patera and Greg Valentine are WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Haku (wrestler)

Tonga Uliuli Fifita (born 10 February 1959) is a Tongan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Haku and his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Meng. Ken Patera and Haku (wrestler) are Heenan Family members.

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Harley Race

Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer. Ken Patera and Harley Race are AWA World Tag Team Champions, Heenan Family members and NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", "evil-doer", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters.

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Heenan Family

The Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. Ken Patera and Heenan Family are Heenan Family members.

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Herb Abrams

Herbert Charles Abrams (July 9, 1955 – July 23, 1996), also known by the nickname Mr.

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Hercules (wrestler)

Raymond Constantine Fernandez Jr. (May 7, 1956 – March 6, 2004) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hercules Hernandez, or simply Hercules. Ken Patera and Hercules (wrestler) are Heenan Family members.

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Hot water bottle blowing

Hot water bottle blowing is the deliberate inflation of a hot-water bottle by blowing.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Hulk Hogan are American Christians.

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Jack Patera

John Arlen Patera (August 1, 1933 – October 31, 2018) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL).

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Jerry Blackwell

Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell are AWA World Tag Team Champions and American strength athletes.

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Jim Brunzell

James Brunzell (born August 13, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Jim Brunzell are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Jim Crockett Promotions is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

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Jimmy Korderas

Demetrius Korderas (born March 19, 1962), better known by his referee name, Jimmy Korderas, is a Canadian professional wrestling referee, commentator and television personality.

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Job (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling slang, a job is a losing performance in a wrestling match.

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Johnny Valentine

John Theodore Wisniski (September 22, 1928 – April 24, 2001), better known by his ring name Johnny Valentine, was an American professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. Ken Patera and Johnny Valentine are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, WCWA World Heavyweight Champions and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Juggalo Championship Wrestling

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (formerly Juggalo Championshit Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler), better known as the hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse.

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Killer Karl Kox

Herbert Alan Gerwig (April 26, 1931 – November 10, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Killer Karl Kox. Ken Patera and Killer Karl Kox are Heenan Family members, NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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King Kong Bundy

Christopher Alan Pallies (November 7, 1957 – March 4, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Ken Patera and King Kong Bundy are Heenan Family members, WCWA World Heavyweight Champions and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Larry Zbyszko

Lawrence Whistler (born December 5, 1951), better known by the ring name Larry Zbyszko, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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List of halls and walks of fame

A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field.

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List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

This is a list of both active and inactive Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards which are voted on by Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) readers every year from 1972 onwards, expanding to more categories in later years.

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List of WWE Intercontinental Champions

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in and owned by the American promotion WWE on the Raw brand.

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Lord Alfred Hayes

Alfred George James Hayes (8 August 1928 – 21 July 2005) was an English professional wrestler, manager and commentator, best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation between 1982 and 1995 where he was known as Lord Alfred Hayes.

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Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City.

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Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.

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Masa Saito

was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Ken Patera and Masa Saito are Heenan Family members.

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McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Mike Enos

Michael Enos (born June 11, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Mike Enos are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Milo (magazine)

MILO: A Journal For Serious Strength Athletes was a quarterly journal dedicated to strength sports, published by IronMind.

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Montgomery Advertiser

The Montgomery Advertiser is a daily newspaper and news website located in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Munich

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

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National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.

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Nelson hold

A nelson hold is a grappling hold which is executed by one person from behind the opponent, generally when both are on the mat face down with the opponent under the aggressor.

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo.

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NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship

The GCW Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion.

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NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, originally known as the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship, was a professional wrestling championship promoted in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

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NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a tag team title defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. During this time, the title was the primary tag team championship that was defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling owned by Jim Crockett, Sr.

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NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship was a singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance's St. Louis Wrestling Club and Central States Wrestling promotions in the 1970s and 1980s.

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NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship

The NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship was a tag team title created in 1962, and contested in the National Wrestling Alliance's Tri-State territory, which was promoted by Leroy McGuirk (Arkansas and Oklahoma) and Jack Curtis and Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith (Louisiana).

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Olympic weightlifting

Weightlifting (often known as Olympic weightlifting) is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with the aim of successfully lifting the heaviest weights.

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One Man Gang

George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name (The) One Man Gang.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, first as a wrestler, then as a creative consultant and producer ("booker"). Ken Patera and Pat Patterson are AWA World Tag Team Champions and WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Paul Orndorff

Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr. (October 29, 1949 – July 12, 2021), nicknamed "Mr. Ken Patera and Paul Orndorff are Heenan Family members.

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Pedro Morales

Pedro Antonio Morales (October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Pedro Morales are WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Pocket Books

Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.

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Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, or slammer is a facility where people are imprisoned against their will and denied their liberty under the authority of the state, generally as punishment for various crimes.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Rick Rude

Richard Erwin Rood (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999), better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, including World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Ken Patera and Rick Rude are Heenan Family members, WCWA World Heavyweight Champions and WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Ron Bass (wrestler)

Ronald Heard (December 21, 1948 – March 7, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, best known under the name "The Outlaw" Ron Bass. Ken Patera and Ron Bass (wrestler) are Heenan Family members.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Score Media Inc. was a Canadian media company.

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SCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Championship

The SWCW Southwest Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived secondary title in Southwest Championship Wrestling.

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Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio was a satellite radio (SDARS) and online radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Holdings.

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Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is the first of two lifts contested in the sport of weightlifting (also known as Olympic weightlifting) followed by the clean and jerk.

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Southwest Championship Wrestling

Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joe Blanchard and based in San Antonio, Texas, from 1978 to 1985, when it was purchased by Texas All-Star Wrestling and absorbed into that company.

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Spectrum (arena)

The Spectrum (later known as CoreStates Spectrum, First Union Spectrum and Wachovia Spectrum) was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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St. Louis Wrestling Club

The St.

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Strongman

A strongman is someone who exhibits strength through strength athletics.

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Survivor Series (1988)

The 1988 Survivor Series was the second annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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Ted DiBiase

Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (born January 18, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator.

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Terry Taylor

Paul Worden Taylor III (born August 12, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Terry Taylor and for his time as an in-ring performer in National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Ken Patera and Terry Taylor are AWA International Heavyweight Champions, Heenan Family members and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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The Crusher (wrestler)

Reginald Lisowski (July 11, 1926 – October 22, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher (sometimes Crusher Lisowski to distinguish him from other Crushers, such as Crusher Blackwell). Ken Patera and The Crusher (wrestler) are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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The Honky Tonk Man

Roy Wayne Farris (born January 25, 1953) is an American former professional wrestler. Ken Patera and The Honky Tonk Man are WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions.

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Tony Atlas

Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. Ken Patera and Tony Atlas are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions.

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Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)

The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion.

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Vanessa Lynne Bryant

Vanessa Lynne Bryant (born January 27, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

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Vasily Alekseyev

Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (Василий Иванович Алексеев; 7 January 1942 – 25 November 2011) was a Soviet weightlifter. Ken Patera and Vasily Alekseyev are Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics and World Weightlifting Championships medalists.

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Verne Gagne

the Minnesota Golden Gophers Laverne Clarence Gagne (February 26, 1926 – April 27, 2015) was an American amateur and professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer and wrestling promoter. Ken Patera and Verne Gagne are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Wahoo McDaniel

Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. Ken Patera and Wahoo McDaniel are NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champions, WCWA World Heavyweight Champions and WCWA World Tag Team Champions.

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Waukesha, Wisconsin

Waukesha is the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Fox River.

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Wayne Bloom

Wayne Bloom (born March 22, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler. Ken Patera and Wayne Bloom are AWA World Tag Team Champions.

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WCWA World Heavyweight Championship

The WCWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area–based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA).

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World Class Championship Wrestling

World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

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World Weightlifting Championships

The World Weightlifting Championships is an international weightlifting competition, currently held annually (except for years of the Summer Olympic Games) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

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World's Strongest Man

The World's Strongest Man is an international strongman competition held every year.

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion.

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WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.

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WWE Home Video

WWE Home Video was a video distribution and production company that distributed WWE programming.

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WWE Intercontinental Championship

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.

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1971 Pan American Games

The 1971 Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971.

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1971 World Weightlifting Championships

The 1971 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Lima, Peru from September 18 to September 26, 1971.

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1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad and officially branded as Munich 1972 (München 1972), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.

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1976 NFL season

The 1976 NFL season was the 57th regular season of the National Football League.

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1977 World's Strongest Man

The 1977 World's Strongest Man was the 1st edition of World's Strongest Man and was held at the Universal Studios, California and took place over ten weeks.

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1982 NFL season

The 1982 NFL season was the 63rd regular season of the National Football League.

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21st Century Fox

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., which did business as 21st Century Fox (21CF), was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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See also

AWA International Heavyweight Champions

• Archie Gouldie
• Austin Idol
• Bill Dundee
• Billy Travis
• Chick Donovan
• Dutch Mantel
• Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)
• Fred Ottman
• George Barnes (wrestler)
• Jerry Lawler
• Ken Patera
• Manny Fernandez (wrestler)
• Phil Hickerson
• Randy Savage
• Stan Hansen
• Terry Taylor
• Tommy Rich
• Virgil (wrestler)

BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes

• Alma Richards
• Brady Walker
• Clarence Robison
• Clayton Young
• Conner Mantz
• Dale Schofield
• Dennis Patera
• Doug Padilla
• Ed Eyestone
• Ezekiel Ansah
• Fikre Wondafrash
• Floyd Millet
• Frankie Fredericks
• Göran Svensson
• James Corrigan (runner)
• Jared Ward
• Jason Pyrah
• Joe Nelson (basketball)
• Joshua McAdams
• Ken Patera
• Kenneth Andam
• Kenneth Rooks
• Kenth Gardenkrans
• Leif Arrhenius
• Leonard Myles-Mills
• Luis Hernández (athlete)
• Miles Batty
• Niklas Arrhenius
• Orrin Olsen
• Paul Cummings
• Pertti Pousi
• Ralph Mann
• Robison Pratt
• Rory Linkletter
• Runald Beckman
• Sören Tallhem
• Saimoni Tamani
• Shaquille Walker
• Tatenda Tsumba
• Tim Danielson
• Tito Steiner
• Usaia Sotutu
• Zach McWhorter
• Zdravko Pečar

Heenan Family members

• Adrian Adonis
• André the Giant
• Angelo Poffo
• Arn Anderson
• Austin Idol
• Ax (wrestler)
• Baron von Raschke
• Big John Studd
• Billy Robinson
• Blackjack Lanza
• Blackjack Mulligan
• Bobby Duncum
• Bobby Heenan
• Bobby Jaggers
• Brain Busters
• Buddy Rose
• Chris Markoff
• Colossal Connection
• Curt Hennig
• Ernie Ladd
• Haku (wrestler)
• Harley Race
• Heenan Family
• Hercules (wrestler)
• Islanders (professional wrestling)
• Jimmy Valiant
• Johnny Valiant
• Ken Patera
• Killer Karl Kox
• King Kong Bundy
• Masa Saito
• Nick Bockwinkel
• Paul Orndorff
• Professor Tanaka
• Ray Stevens (wrestler)
• Ric Flair
• Rick Rude
• Ron Bass (wrestler)
• Sam Fatu
• Sgt. Slaughter
• Siva Afi
• Stan Hansen
• Steve Lombardi
• Terry Taylor
• The Barbarian (wrestler)
• The Blackjacks
• The Missing Link (wrestler)
• Tully Blanchard
• Valiant Brothers

Male weight throwers

• Étienne Desmarteau
• Albert Hall (athlete)
• Alfred Kruger
• Bill Green (hammer thrower)
• Bob Backus
• Boris Djerassi
• Carl Johan Lind
• Charles Hennemann
• Chester Cruikshank
• Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
• Con Walsh
• Daniel Haugh
• Donald Favor
• Edmund Black
• Frank Conner (athlete)
• Fred Tootell
• George Frenn
• Giampaolo Urlando
• Hal Connolly
• Henry Dreyer
• Irving Folwartshny
• Jacques Accambray
• Jake Freeman
• James Mitchel
• James Parker (hammer thrower)
• John Flanagan (hammer thrower)
• Jud Logan
• Ken Flax
• Ken Patera
• Kenneth Ikeji
• Kevin McMahon (hammer thrower)
• Kibwé Johnson
• Lance Deal
• Lee Talbott
• Matt McGrath
• Niles Perkins
• Pat McDonald (shot putter)
• Pat O'Callaghan
• Patrick Ryan (hammer thrower)
• Scott Neilson (hammer thrower)
• William Rowe (athlete)

Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in weightlifting

• Chad Vaughn
• Charles Vinci
• Cheryl Haworth
• Clyde Emrich
• Dave Ashman
• Dave Sheppard
• Gary Deal
• Isaac Berger
• Jim George (weightlifter)
• Joe Pitman
• Joe Puleo
• John Davis (weightlifter)
• Joseph DePietro
• Joseph Dube
• Ken Patera
• Kendrick Farris
• Lee James (weightlifter)
• Mario Martinez (weightlifter)
• Mark Cameron (weightlifter)
• Mary Theisen-Lappen
• Michael Davis (weightlifter)
• Mike Karchut
• Norbert Schemansky
• Olivia Reeves
• Pete George
• Phil Grippaldi
• Rick Holbrook
• Robin Goad
• Russell Knipp
• Sarah Robles
• Shane Hamman
• Stanley Stanczyk
• Tara Cunningham
• Tommy Kono
• Tony Garcy
• Wes Barnett
• Wesley Kitts
• William March (weightlifter)

Professional wrestlers from Oregon

• Ariel Teal Toombs
• Art Barr
• Bart Sawyer
• Beauregarde (wrestler)
• Billy Jack Haynes
• C. W. Bergstrom
• Jimmy Jack Funk
• Josh Wilcox
• Kazuo Okamura
• Ken Patera
• Mike Miller (wrestler)
• Princess Victoria (wrestler)
• Roddy Piper
• Sandy Barr
• Shag Thomas
• Tony Kozina
• Tori (wrestler)
• Tucker (American wrestler)

WCWA World Heavyweight Champions

• Al Perez
• Ax (wrestler)
• Baron von Raschke
• Big John Studd
• Billy Red Lyons
• Black Bart (wrestler)
• Blackjack Lanza
• Blackjack Mulligan
• Bruiser Brody
• Brute Bernard
• Bugsy McGraw
• Chris Adams (wrestler)
• El Halcón
• Ernie Ladd
• Fritz Von Erich
• Gino Hernandez
• Jerry Lawler
• Jimmy Garvin
• Johnny Valentine
• Ken Patera
• Kerry Von Erich
• King Kong Bundy
• King Parsons
• Kinji Shibuya
• Ox Baker
• Professor Tanaka
• Rick Rude
• Tatsumi Fujinami
• Terry Gordy
• The Great Kabuki
• The Missouri Mauler
• The Spoiler (wrestler)
• Wahoo McDaniel

Weightlifters at the 1971 Pan American Games

• Abel López
• Anthony Phillips (weightlifter)
• Carlos Lastre
• Chun Hon Chan
• Fernando Báez (weightlifter)
• Fernando Bernal
• Fortunato Rijna
• Gary Deal
• Ildefonso Lee
• Jesús Conde
• José Martínez (weightlifter)
• Juan Benavides (weightlifter)
• Juan Curbelo (weightlifter)
• Keith Adams (weightlifter)
• Ken Patera
• Lester Francel
• Mike Karchut
• Phil Grippaldi
• Price Morris
• Rick Holbrook
• Roberto Lindeborg
• Rolando Chang
• Russell Knipp
• Thamer Chaim
• Víctor Ángel Pagán
• Wayne Wilson (weightlifter)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Patera

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