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Fred Blassie (February 8, 1918 – June 2, 2003), better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestler and manager born in St. Louis, Missouri who was a popular wrestling villain. He was a master at antagonizing the crowd, and inspired legendary animosity. is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area - City 66. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hartsdale is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area - City 66. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ...

Childhood

Blassie's parents Jacob Blassie and Anna Blassie (neé Sind) emigrated to the United States prior to the start of World War I and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Fred was an only child, which he claims is because he weighed 15 pounds when he was born and his mother didn't want to go through childbirth again. His father was abusive and an alcoholic, and Fred often had to take refuge with his grandparents whenever Jacob would beat his mother. His parents were continually breaking up and reuniting. At the age of 13, after his father hit his mother again, Fred threatened to attack his father with a baseball bat, but didn't do it and stayed with his grandparents again for six months until his mother asked him to return home. Throughout his life, Fred didn't touch alcohol after seeing what kind of person it turned his father into. â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis[1] Area Ranked 21st - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 kmÂ²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 300 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ...

As a teenager, Blassie went to McKinley High School, but soon dropped out to go to work to help support his family. He got a job at a meat packing house, which his family hoped he would turn into a lucrative meat cutting job with the local trade union. However, he started boxing at Seward Community Center and won the Heavyweight Championship. He was more interested in wrestling, though, and would sneak into the matches whenever he could. He would often go to matches at Harry Cook's Gym to watch the hookers of the day lock up. As they began to recognize him, the wrestlers would teach him a hold here and there. His first wrestling match was actually a shoot fight which he accepted in order to impress a girl he brought to the show. Later, he began to get regular work wrestling at local carnivals. His cousin John Frank Holaus would often referee his matches.^[1] Hooker may be: A prostitute A position in rugby union or rugby league - see Rugby union positions and Rugby League positions. ...

Early career

Blassie came up with his famous "pencil-neck geek" catchphrase early in his career to describe a fellow carnival performer known as "The Geek", who bit the heads off chickens and snakes. Blassie said that this geek had a neck like a stack of dimes, and that he was a real pencil-neck geek. The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.[1] Formerly, the term referred to a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live...

He soon got work from more established promoters than the carnies: Tom Packs in St. Louis and George Simpson in Kansas City. The more he worked in the business, the more the veterans were willing to let him learn more about the wrestling business and smartened him up.^[1] Carny is slang for a carnival worker, as well as the language they employ. ...

Military Service

After the United States entered World War II, Blassie enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater for 42 months. The war was a trying time for his family back home because of his grandparents' German heritage. They were often accused of being unpatriotic. In addition, he married a Jewish girl named Nettie Needles in California while on shore leave. He achieved the rank of Petty Officer Second Class before he was discharged.^[1] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Career

Upon Blassie's return from the war, he was billed as "Sailor" Fred Blassie to capitalize on the wave of nationalism sweeping the country, but that gimmick was unsuccessful. He worked for Jack Pfefer, who he claimed would only employ people who looked like sideshow freaks at his shows, but whose wrestlers included Tor Johnson, who made movies with director Ed Wood, and Lillian Ellison, the Fabulous Moolah.^[1] EugÃ¨ne Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ... A gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something stand out from its contemporaries. ... For other uses, see Sideshow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Freak (disambiguation). ... Tor Johnson in Plan 9 from Outer Space This face was turned into a Halloween Mask Tor Johnson (October 19, 1903 â€“ May 12, 1971) was a professional wrestler known as The Super Swedish Angel, and occasional actor. ... Ed Wood can refer to: The movie director Ed Wood, Jr. ... The Fabulous Moolah, or Lillian Ellison (born July 22, 1923), is a former female professional wrestler who is marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment for holding the record for the longest title reign of any athlete in any professional sport. ...

Georgia Territory

In 1953, he worked in the Atlanta, Georgia territory for Paul Jones. While there, he won the NWA Georgia Southern Heavyweight Championship, who was generally first in line to challenge the NWA World Heavyweight Champion whenever he passed through the territory. It was also during this period of his career when he dropped his babyface gimmick and became a full-fledged heel. The fans consistently booed him because he was considered a "Yankee". He also bleached his hair at this time, as many of the other stars of the era did, such as Gorgeous George, Johnny Valentine, and "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. He was often billed as "The Vampire" during this time for biting his opponents and filing his teeth during interviews and promos.^[1] Atlanta redirects here. ... Paul Jones (born February 24, 1942) is an English singer, actor and radio presenter. ... National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a wrestling title that was spun off from the first World Title; which tracks its lineage to George Hackenschmidts 1905 title and Frank Gotchs 1908 version. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... For other uses, see Heel (disambiguation). ... For the Major League Baseball team, see New York Yankees. ... Gorgeous George may refer to: George Wagner, professional wrestler who used it as his ring name Stephanie Bellars, female professional wrestling valet who used it as her ring name George Galloway, a Scottish politician known by that nickname George Gillette, professional wrestling manager who used it as a ring name... Johnny Valentine (born John Wisniski, September 29, 1929 â€“ April 24, 2001) was a professional wrestler with a career spannig almost three decades, ending prematurely due to an airplane accident in 1975 which left him crippled. ... Nature Boy Buddy Rogers (born Herman C. Rohde Jr. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ...

World Wrestling Association

In 1952, Blassie moved to Los Angeles, California to work for Jules Strongbow. He grew to love California, and frequently returned there throughout his career to wrestle. He teamed with Billy McDaniel as the McDaniel Brothers, but when they went east, they were known as the Blassie Brothers.^[1] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Categories: American professional wrestlers | Professional wrestling stubs ...

In 1960, Blassie returned to Strongbow's promotion in Los Angeles where was a big star for the World Wrestling Association of southern California, drawing many fans to the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.^[2] He was so hated there that uniformed police officers were regularly brought in to protect him as he made his way to and from the ring.^[2] He had main event-level feuds against stars such as the Destroyer^[3]. WWA (world wrestling assocition) is a promotion that ran in Mexico probaly in Tijauna that featured the Mexicos best luchadors at the time such as Rey Mysterio, La Parka,Juventud ,etc ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Dick Beyer is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X who wore a wrestling mask. ...

On June 12, 1961, Blassie defeated the "Flying Frenchman" Edouard Carpentier in a best-of-three-falls match for his first WWA Championship title. On July 7, Blassie successfully defended his title against the former NWA Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz. During that same title reign, in a match against Lord James Blears a fan threw acid on his back, and he had to return immediately to the locker room to wash it off. Edouard Carpentier was a Canadian professional wrestler who garnered several world championships in a career that spanned the 1950s into the 1970s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Blassie claims that he made Regis Philbin into the celebrity he is today. When Philbin had a late-night weekend talk show in San Diego, Blassie would routinely show up to yell at the audience, throw furniture, and threaten Philbin. In later years, Blassie also appeared on The Mike Douglas Show when Philbin was a guest host. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. ... The Mike Douglas Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that ran from 1961 to 1982. ...

After regaining the WWA Championship from Rikidozan, Blassie lost the title two days later to the "Masked Destroyer" Dick Beyer. In 1963, Bearcat Wright defeated him to become champion, and it was quite a statement during the fight for civil rights that an African-American had won such a title. In 1964, "Dick The Bruiser" Richard Afflis defeated Blassie to become champion, and Blassie headed east to work for the World Wide Wrestling Federation.^[1] Dick Beyer is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X who wore a wrestling mask. ... William Richard Afflis (June 27, 1929-November 10, 1991) was an American professional wrestler best known as Dick the Bruiser. ... World Wide Wrestling Federation was one of the previous names used by Vincent J. McMahon for his wrestling federation. ...

Blassie returned to the WWA in 1968 just as promoter Mike LeBell decided to rejoin the NWA. In the early 1970s, Blassie "turned face", or became a good guy, since so many fans were cheering his famous antics. While there, he feuded with Soulman Rocky Johnson, The Sheik, and "The Golden Greek" John Tolos. One of his most famous feuds took place in southern California in 1971, against Tolos. The final match of their series took place in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and set new California records for both attendance and gate.^[4] In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Bowles on August 24, 1944) is a former African-Canadian professional wrestler. ... Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1924 - January 18, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from the wrestler the Iron Sheik of the 1980s). ... Managed Mr. ... For board track racing circuit, see Los Angeles Coliseum Motordome. ...

Japan

In 1962, Blassie had a feud with Japanese wrestling icon Rikidozan that established his reputation in Japan. After Blassie lost the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to Rikidozan in Los Angeles, the two had a rematch on live Japanese television. Many of the viewers were horrified by Blassie's treatment of their hero. One of Blassie's gimmicks was to file his teeth, and draw blood from his opponents by biting their foreheads. The sight of the Japanese legend covered in his own blood gave several viewers heart attacks, and some reportedly even died.^[5] RikidÅzan (Japanese: åŠ›é“å±±, Korean: ì—ë„ì‚°, November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963) was a professional wrestler, known as the Father of Puroresu and one of the most influential men in wrestling history. ... The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling Association. ...

Blassie divorced his wife after leaving on Christmas to wrestle in Knoxville. He claims he isn't sure if she knew of his philandering ways, but Blassie had repeatedly bragged of his infidelity to his ex-wife Nettie. As a result, of his three children Gary, Cheryl, and Ron, only Ron ever spoke to Blassie on a regular basis.

While touring Japan in 1965, Blassie met the woman who would later become his third wife, Miyako Morozumi, at a train station. However, later that year Blassie suffered from kidney stones and had surgery to remove them. While recuperating the following year, he sold cars and married a second time to a woman whose name Blassie claims to not remember. Kidney stones are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. ...

In 1968, Blassie returned to Japan and was reunited with Miyako. When he asked for her parents' blessing, they were unsure of Blassie because of his reputation with Rikidozan and because he was 28 years older than her. However, he eventually got their blessing and took her home to the United States. They were married on September 30, 1968.^[6]

World Wide Wrestling Federation

In 1963, Blassie feuded with Bruno Sammartino and Bobo Brazil. Behind the scenes, he befriended Gorilla Monsoon. He returned to the company in 1971 to challenge Pedro Morales for the WWWF Championship. During this stint with the company, he was managed by "Captain" Lou Albano.^[1] Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6, 1935), is a former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), holding the title across two reigns for over 12 years in total, as well as the longest World Heavyweight Championship reign in... Houston Harris (July 10, 1924 in Little Rock, Arkansas â€” January 20, 1998), known professionally as Bobo Brazil, was an African-American professional wrestler who was known for breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling. ... Robert Otto Marella (June 4, 1937 - October 6, 1999), better known by his stage name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play announcer, and booker. ... Pedro Morales (born October 22, 1942 in Culebra, Puerto Rico)[1] is a retired, Puerto Rican professional wrestler. ... This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand of WWE. For SmackDown!s main championship, see World Heavyweight Championship (WWE). ... Louis Albano (born July 29, 1933 in Carmel, New York), better known as Captain Lou, is an American professional wrestler and manager. ...

Management career

Blassie retired from active wrestling in 1974, due to a California law that prohibited anyone over 55 from getting a wrestling license. Afterwards he became a manager in the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He performed for that promotion until his full retirement from professional wrestling in 1986.^[1] There, he managed Nikolai Volkoff, Blackjack Mulligan, High Chief Peter Maivia, "The Crippler" Ray Stevens, Adrian Adonis, Jesse Ventura, Dick Murdoch, the Iron Sheik, King Kong Bundy, The Missing Link, Swede Hanson, Killer Khan, George 'The Animal' Steele, Professor Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, Victor Rivera and Hulk Hogan. In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... World Wide Wrestling Federation was one of the previous names used by Vincent J. McMahon for his wrestling federation. ... Nikolai Volkoff (born Josip PeruzoviÄ‡ in October 14, 1947) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation. ... Blackjack Mulligan with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Toiletwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Peter Maivia (born 1935 - died June 13, 1982) was a professional wrestler better known as High Chief Peter Maivia. ... This article is about the wrestler. ... Keith Franke (September 12, 1954 â€“ July 4, 1988 [1]) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Adorable Adrian Adonis. ... Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as The Body, The Star, Governor Turnbuckle, and The Governing Body, is an American politician, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. ... Dick Murdoch Dick Murdoch was a professional wrestler. ... Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (ØØ³ÛŒÙ† Ø®Ø³Ø±Ùˆ ÙˆØ²ÛŒØ±ÛŒ), (born March 15, 1943 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ... Robertson as The Missing Link Dewey Robertson was a professional wrestler who was sometimes known as The Missing Link. ... Masashi Ozawa ), born March 6, 1947 in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, is a former professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Harry Fujiwara aka Mr. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ...

Blassie also managed Muhammad Ali in his boxer vs. wrestler match in 1976 against Antonio Inoki.^[1] For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... Antonio Inoki (ã‚¢ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ‹ã‚ªçŒªæœ¨), real name Kanji Inoki (çŒªæœ¨å¯›è‡³ Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ...

Music career

In 1975, Blassie recorded voiceovers for the songs "Blassie, King of Men" and "Pencil Neck Geek", which were performed by Johnny Legend, featuring Billy Zoom on guitar. They received minor acclaim on the Dr. Demento Radio Show.^[1] Johnny Legend is an American rockabilly singer and movie actor/director/producer . ... X on the cover of their 1997 collection Beyond and Back: The X Anthology, with Billy on the center left Billy Zoom (born Tyson Kindell on February 20, 1948), in Savanna, IL. The son of a Big Band woodwinds player, he inherited his fathers love of music. ... Dr. Demento (born April 2, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen [1], who has made a successful career as a radio disc jockey specializing in novelty songs and pop music parodies. ...

Film career

Andy Kaufman was enamored with Freddie Blassie and constantly hounded him to get him a spot in the wrestling card. Eventually, a movie of the two was filmed in 1982 at a Sambo's in Los Angeles called My Breakfast With Blassie.^[1] Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 â€“ May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. ... Sambos Restaurant, the only one remaining, in Santa Barbara, California (August 2005) Sambos is the name of a former American restaurant chain, started in 1957 by Sam Battistone (who later became the owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association) and Newell Bohnett. ... My Breakfast With Blassie My Breakfast with Blassie (1983) was a film starring humorist Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler Fred Blassie. ...

All three components — Kaufman, Blassie and the movie — were name-checked by American rock band R.E.M. in their song "Man on the Moon" from their 1992 album Automatic for the People. The song's subject matter involves Kaufman, and makes reference to "Mr. Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess." R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... Man on the Moon is a song by the band R.E.M. from their 1992 album Automatic for the People. ... Automatic for the People is R.E.M.s eighth album, and their third major label release for Warner Bros. ...

In the early 1990s, the wrestler starred in a bizarro documentary directed by Jeff Krulik, titled Mr. Blassie Goes To Washington. In it, Blassie is picked up at the Washington DC airport by a limo full of young women, escorted around the nation's capitol, gives his opinions and confronts tourists. When meeting someone, he would ask where they were from, and no matter their response, he would reply with, "Oh, that's God's country!" ^[7] Jeff Krulik is a director of independent films and a former Discovery Channel producer. ... A limousine (or limo) is a long luxury car, traditionally black in color. ...

Championships and accomplishments

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Classy" Freddie Blassie with Keith Elliot Greenberg, Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks, (WWE Books, 2003)
^ ^a ^b John F. Molinaro, Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time, (Winding Stair Press: 2002), page 110.
^ Molinaro, page 180.
^ Molinaro, page 111.
^ Molinaro, page 110.
^ "Classy" Freddie Blassie with Keith Elliot Greenberg, Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks, (WWE Books, 2003)
^ a review of Mr. Blassie Goes to Washington

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