Newt Tattrie’s gimmicks, from Mongol success to smelly Skunkman
REAL NAME: Newton Tattrie BORN: July 12, 1931 in Springhill, Nova Scotia 5’11”,...
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Author: Greg Oliver
Chi Chi Cruz had to get out of Winnipeg to improve
REAL NAME: Corey Peloquin 6’1″, 235 pounds BORN: October 3, 1968 in Hartney, Manitoba...
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Carl Demarco was president of WWF Canada
BORN Toronto, Ontario BIRTHDAY August 22 Carl Demarco was the president of the Canadian arm of the...
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Eddie ‘The Brain’ Creatchman was one scrappy manager
BORN: February 27, 1928 in Montreal DIED: March 9, 1994 at 66 AKA: The Brain, The Boss Best known...
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Strongman Dino Bravo met a terrible end
REAL NAME: Adolfo Bresciano BORN: Italy in 1949 DIED: March 11, 1993 ALIASES/NICKNAMES: The...
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Nova Scotia’s Farmer Brooks had a brief career
REAL NAME: Clifford Fraser BORN: October 10, 1957, New Glasgow, N.S. Farmer Brooks was the...
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Mask allowed Omer Marchessault to fight fires too
REAL NAME: Omer Marchessault AKA: Le Merveille Masquée, Masked Marvel, The Green Mask...
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The Smith Brothers were Hamilton’s terrible twins
REAL NAMES: Cyclone Smith — Robert Grimbly; Hurricane Smith– Maurice Grimbly BORN:...
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Larry Moquin went from wrestler to hotelier
REAL NAME: Laurent Moquin BORN: Montreal, Quebec DIED: December 12, 1988 at age 65 Larry Moquin...
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Frank and Jack Tunney controlled Toronto for decades
The Tunneys controlled wrestling in southern Ontario for over sixty years. Frank Tunney was a...
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