Killer Kowalski
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Tarzan Kowalski The Masked Executioner Big Ron Studd The Masked Destroyer Evil Killer Kowalski
Billed height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Billed weight	132 kg (275 lb)
Born	October 13, 1926 (1926-10-13) (age 81) Windsor, Ontario
Resides	Malden, Massachusetts
Trained by	Lou Thesz
Debut	1947
Retired	1977

Wladek "Killer" Kowalski (born October 13, 1926) is a retired Polish-Canadian professional wrestler. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1649 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Richard C. Howard Area  - City  5. ... 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. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ...

Career

Wladek (aka Walter) Kowalski wrestled from 1947 to 1977 in a number of organizations, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and American Wrestling Association (AWA). Always a fearsome heel, the genuinely intimidating Kowalski stood a good deal taller than most of his opponents and was known for a mean, unrelenting attack on any and all comers. Kowalski became the main antagonist of Bruno Sammartino in the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 1960s & 1970s. National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humourously referred to as evil. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are often bad guys in professional wrestling storylines. ... 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... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Most famously, in a 1954 match in Montreal versus Yukon Eric, Kowalski kicked his opponent in the side of the head, causing Yukon Eric's ear to fall off and roll around the ring. In reality, Eric's ears were already badly caulifloured due to years of abuse and the injury was an accident, but it fortified Kowalski as being a ruthless villain who ripped his opponents' ear off. Further, Kowalski attempted to visit his opponent in the hospital and began laughing along with Eric at how silly the bandages looked, with Kowalski recalling years later, "I swear, the first thing I thought of was Humpty Dumpty on the wall. Yukon Eric looked at me, shook his head and smiled. I started laughing and he laughed, too.". But the incident was reported in the paper the next day that Kowalski showed up at the hospital and laughed at his victim rather than with him, furthering Kowalski's image as a heel. [1]. Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall, prior to his fall. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ...

On May 11, 1976, Kowalski won the WWWF Tag Team Title with Big John Studd. Both men wore black masks and tights and called themselves The Executioners. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... John Minton (February 19, 1948 —- March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. ...

In 1967 the top-rated talk show host Don Lane irritated Kowalski during an apparently friendly interview and was attacked with the Kowalski claw hold - Lane needed medical assistance and was off the show for a week.

After his retirement Kowalski started the very successful Killer Kowalski's Professional Wrestling School. Among the alumni of this school are Perry Saturn, John Kronus, Paul Levesque (better known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley or Triple H), Joanie Laurer (better known as Chyna) and Big John Studd. Kowalski has also trained Damien Kane, Chris Nowinski, Matthew Bloom (aka A-Train.), April Hunter, Frankie Kazarian, Nikki Roxx, and Ken Doane (aka Kenny Dykstra, formerly of the Spirit Squad). A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. ... Perry Saturn was born Perry Satullo in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul Michael Levesque[4] (born July 27, 1969)[4] is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former Hunter Hearst Helmsley moniker. ... Joan Marie Joanie Laurer (born December 27, 1969) is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. ... John Minton (February 19, 1948 —- March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. ... Damien Kane (b. ... Christopher Nowinski Christopher Nowinski is a professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... April Hunter (born September 24, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and model. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nicole Raczynski (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Nikki Roxx. ... Kenneth George Doane (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand under the ring name Kenny Dykstra. ... The Spirit Squad was a five member stable who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand, as well as in farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. ...

He also made numerous post-retirement television appearances including Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, and was featured in a comic role in Michael Burlingame's surrealist film To a Random in 1986. "Lost in the B-Zone," a music video for Birdsongs of the Mesozoic which was derived from this film also prominently featured Kowalski. Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... Michael Burlingame is a New York filmmaker whose 1986 surrealist film To a Random featured legendary wrestler Walter Killer Kowalski in a comic role and an original soundtrack by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. ... Surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a musical group founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983. ...

He is a member of the Wrestling Hall of Fame.

On June 14, 2007 Kowalski was inducted into The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. [2] The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in 1973 to honor and recognize outstanding American athletes, both amateur and professional, of Polish descent. ...

Finishing and signature moves

• Kowalski Claw(The Claw)
• Flying knee drop
• Dropkick'
• Piledriver

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Championships and accomplishments

• Atlantic Athletic Commission

• AAC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Iowa Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Daniels

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• International Wrestling Alliance

• IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• IWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
• IWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Skull Murphy (2), Bill Miller (1), and Mark Lewin (1)

• Montreal Athletic Commission

• MAC World/International Heavyweight Championship (12 times)

• NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions

• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time)

• NWA All-Star Wrestling

• NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with Ox Anderson (1) and Gene Kiniski (1)

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling

• NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kinji Shibuya

• NWA San Francisco

• NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
• NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) - with Hans Herman

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

• (Class of 2003)

• Southwest Sports, Inc. | Big Time Wrestling

• NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹

• Stampede Wrestling

• NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
• NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times) - with Jim Wright

• World Wide Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Federation

• WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
• WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gorilla Monsoon
• WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Big John Studd

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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External links

• SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Killer Kowalski
• Interview with Killer Kowalski
• To a Random Pt. I
• To a Random Pt. II
• Lost in the B-Zone
• Wladek Kowalski at IMDb