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@rosenbaumlaw @davemeltzerWON Answer yes

@CatchMuseum @davemeltzerWON So I asked a question

He was the big wrestling hero in Germany and Austria in his day. He was by far the biggest drawing card of that era.

@davemeltzerWON Both the shows Otto runs he booked himself as main eventer and star. But he was also the top guy by other promotors. In reality it was Nico Selenkowitsch who made Otto to the Main european Star. He thanks him that he runs Nico out of business.

@rosenbaumlaw @davemeltzerWON He also bought the CWA title so what

@davemeltzerWON So Otto did buy an AWA title reign? $50k?

@roylucier Programm

Looking at photos from the 1987 CWA Gratz Tournament, a lot of international names on here, eventual winner being Tony St. Clair. Check out the group photo afterwards and try to name as many of them as you can (I 100% recognize Masa Chono in the bottom left). Also on this tour, was Otto Wanz regaining the CWA Heavyweight championship from Bull Power (Leon White/Big Van Vader/Super Vader/The Man They Call Vader), from July 11th, 1987

@roylucier between Boyd and Lasartesse its a local politican named Dr. List. The guy with the sunglases is the MC Jens Rasmus.

@roylucier Back row Judd Harris, Billy Samson, Otto Wanz, Caswell Martin, Tony St. Clair, Hans Roocks, Herkules Boyd, René Lasartesse Front row Masahiro Chono, Mic McMichel, Bearcat Brody, Mile Zrno, Dave Taylor, Barry Douglas.

@bulldiggah Auf einer Islamischen Seite steht was über ihn. Sprach auch mit Zeitzeugen bzw Zeitungen

@CatchMuseum woher stammen die Infos, gibt es ein Buch über Ihn ?

Vergessene Heumarkt Catcher #1: Erhard Grimm, Ururenkel von Jakob Grimm (Geb. Grimm). Geb. 33 Königsberg, Gest. 01.02.09 Hamburg. Zivil Beruf: Chiro-und Heilpraktiker. Angetreten in Wien: 66. Konvertierte 1953 in Kamerun zum Islam. Fortan trat er als Abdul Karim in den Ring.

@bulldiggah Hab ich auch

@CatchMuseum ich habe das Buch von Gottfried Grüneisen. Sehr interessant. Gegen Fritz Kley 💪

Today 89 years ago...

Wrestling Show from Angola, 70s-

@maskedwrestlers Graz Austria NOT Germany

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40 years ago a tournament organized by the late Günther Wagner starts in munich bavaria. The mask was afaik Dave Morgan.

@secretwrestlin1 @TeaKaGee I get the poster from Franz.

@TeaKaGee @CatchMuseum Apparently it was Franz Schuhmann who kept the poster. He said they didn't know if they would make it back alive

Poster originated from @CatchMuseum who has additional background on Warrior and Bushwacker .

43 years ago.....

68 years ago when wrestling was still famous in italy, two tournament are on the way. One national tournament and one for the city cup of milano.

@memrys_ Its he british one

Killer Kowalski in Portugal sounds like the best thing ever ngl

@ONelsonPereira @marcupas Thats John Kowalski a british guy

@marcupas @CatchMuseum Coincidência. O Killer Kowalski estava em St. Louis nesse dia.

62 years ago a newspaper clipping about a wrestling show in portugal.

@secretwrestlin1 @maskedwrestlers Theres a error in the listening. In the tag match the Klaus was not Kauroff it was Wallas.

@CatchMuseum @maskedwrestlers Really hope the whole card is included, footage of Mustafa Shikane is a holy grail for me

I didn’t know Chief Jay Strongbow hopped over to Europe in 1979 to wrestle Otto Wanz while in the middle of his blood feud with Greg Valentine in the WWF but apparently so as I just found it on one of the tapes

@philaschneider @maskedwrestlers posted it above