born june retired canadian professional wrestler born new competed canada american promotions wrestled internationally puerto_rico nwa new_zealand canada spent majority career ring united_states competed course career held wrestling championships title victories came tag team brothers professional wrestlers long term storyline feuds wrestlers cuban assassin later reconciled joined forces hold tag team championships retirement trained wrestlers world_wrestling_entertainment wwe competes occasional wrestling matches honored organization professional wrestlers inducted hall fame career growing wrestling family decided age wanted professional wrestler followed footsteps older brothers trained compete 1960s professional debut competing affiliate nwa ring won championship belt october defeating nwa central states heavyweight championship later month gained title formed tag team brother romeo competing ring win version reign tag team champions lasted seven days dropped belts match following month martin lost heavyweight championship rhodes 1970s spent early 1970s competing brother owned singles tag team wrestler want use recognition career took friend boxer brothers competed territory joined forces feuds promotion heel villain wrestlers won north american heavyweight championship june defeating title reign lasted months won title match halifax nova scotia regained championship days later august teamed brother romeo wrestling win international tag team championship held title following june dropped august promotion awarded title competed nwa texas territory teamed brother competed ring beast january defeated hank james win nwa western states tag team championship held months loss returning short reign north american heavyweight champion followed july reign holding title brother beast held championship month dropping great month dropped regained rematch days following year held heavyweight championship twice defeating second victory substituted unable compete won match title later returned brown brown appealed decision claiming substitute wrestler eligible win championship final reign title continued compete teamed beast tournament vacant brothers defeated finals february win belts lost rematch week later returning texas nova scotia person hold defeated win title closed title closed later year retired defeated begin reign north american heavyweight champion later dropped regained defeating july title retired closed month prior promotion closing short reign competing nova scotia challenged nwa world heavyweight championship controlled majority encounter funk intentionally got disqualified minutes match title change hands disqualification funk retained belt moved calgary alberta compete teamed hart son keith win early defeating dropped belts royal able regain title september teaming brother romeo competing december lost belts new year focused competing singles wrestler won north american heavyweight championship occasions defeated known title second won defeating leaving area compete briefly new_zealand competing nwa territory won new_zealand version soon vacated title returned wrestling 1980s return calgary teamed win promotion began feuding keith brother time defeated win lost later year regained rematch dropped hart returned canada briefly compete won promotion lost belts cuban assassin summer able regain championship teaming promoted shows summer returned calgary season teamed brother regain december months later reign defeating david later regained title rematch reign followed november returned ring returning wrestling entered won tournament vacant north american heavyweight championship defeating final match march win title dropped months later followed brief return august defeated win november teamed longtime rival win losing title following month feud resumed defeated hart january men continued face hart regained championship time spent time competing wrestled maple leaf wrestling toronto ontario feuded summer held credited additional reign regained title rematch vacated controversial match february final title reign holding continued win championships held international heavyweight championship times held times period won tag team titles reuniting partners reign came cuban assassin enemy entire wrestling family turning point came wrestling career late 1980s decided compete puerto_rico quickly won promotion title universal heavyweight championship defeating caribbean wrestling veteran december 1990s held title february dropped tnt followed return held tag team championship brother puerto_rico defeated march time win television championship days later won teaming won title dropped shortly dropping tag team title defeated singles match win caribbean heavyweight championship final title victory came summer defeated win fifth time retirement retiring time wrestling went calgary early old rival real life friend arranged position trainer world_wrestling_federation wwf world_wrestling_entertainment helped train known edge wwe known christian wwe known test wwe trained players careers professional wrestling jeff thomas later opened wrestling training school ottawa rough rider went compete wwf contract expired began training wrestlers wwf rival january hospitalized life support recovering november underwent surgery replace right knee followed left knee replacement february operations knees altogether surgery wwe invited resume training wrestlers declined retirement worked closed bar calgary cecil hotel operated mobile coffee sandwich shop considers retired professional wrestling continues compete time time featured news video return match june announced participating ultimate championship wrestling legends tribute tour atlantic_canada alongside rival cuban assassin match final wrestling card promoted arena nova scotia inducted wrestling family honored recognition contributions sport described greatest canadian wrestlers competed said technically probably sound performers stepped foot ring wrestled championships called great worker professional ring outside ring appeared calgary alberta hart legacy wrestling promotion wrestling finishing moves sleeper hold championships accomplishments north american tag team championship times cuban assassin united states heavyweight championship times central states wrestling nwa central states heavyweight championship times version time international tag team championship times beast heavyweight championship time time fist championship times north american heavyweight championship times nwa new zealand nwa british commonwealth heavyweight championship time nwa western states sports nwa western states tag team championship times north american heavyweight championship times wrestling international tag team championship times wrestling hall fame world wrestling council caribbean heavyweight championship time time universal heavyweight championship time time
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