Bob Merrill was an American professional wrestler. He used a number of ring names over his career, including Bob Stanlee, Rip Miller, The Golden Terror, Giant Evans, and Mighty Joe Thunder.
Merrill made his professional wrestling debut in 1957 as Rip Carlson after training with Stu Hart in Calgary. Shortly after he teamed with Dr. Bill Miller as his storyline brother Big Ed Miller. After a 3-year stay in Calgary he left for the Detroit territory where he challenged the likes of Antonino Rocca.
In April 1964 he entered the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). He stayed for nearly two years wrestling as the masked Golden Terror challenging then champion Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight title.
He returned to the WWWF in 1968 staying for about a year before returning briefly to Toronto and then leaving wrestling for many years. In 1982, after 14 years away from the business, Merrill returned to the WWF as Mighty Joe Thunder, managed by Captain Lou Albano. After appearing at several television tapings and house shows, he retired from wrestling.
merrill, wrestler, merrill, american, professional, wrestler, used, number, ring, names, over, career, including, stanlee, miller, golden, terror, giant, evans, mighty, thunder, merrillbirth, namerobert, merrillbornunited, statesprofessional, wrestling, career. Bob Merrill was an American professional wrestler He used a number of ring names over his career including Bob Stanlee Rip Miller The Golden Terror Giant Evans and Mighty Joe Thunder Bob MerrillBirth nameRobert MerrillBornUnited StatesProfessional wrestling careerRing name s Rip CarlsonBob StanleeGolden TerrorRip MillerGiant EvansBig Ed MillerMighty Joe ThunderBilled height6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Billed weight286 lb 130 kg Debut1957Retired1982 Contents 1 Career 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMerrill made his professional wrestling debut in 1957 as Rip Carlson after training with Stu Hart in Calgary Shortly after he teamed with Dr Bill Miller as his storyline brother Big Ed Miller After a 3 year stay in Calgary he left for the Detroit territory where he challenged the likes of Antonino Rocca His longest stay was in Championship Wrestling from Florida CWF He teamed with Moose Evans as Giant Evans to form The Mighty Yankees and they captured the NWA Southern Tag Team championship and then as The Masked Yankees the NWA International Tag Team Championship He stayed in the territory for almost four years before moving to Detroit under the name Bob Stanlee where he wrestled with real life brothers Steve Stanlee and Gene Stanlee before moving on again to Toronto for promoter Frank Tunney In April 1964 he entered the World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF He stayed for nearly two years wrestling as the masked Golden Terror challenging then champion Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight title He then entered the Worldwide Wrestling Associates again as the Golden Terror and stayed for about a year Then he headed north to Roy Shire s San Francisco NWA territory as Rip Miller He teamed with Enrique Torres to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship He returned to the WWWF in 1968 staying for about a year before returning briefly to Toronto and then leaving wrestling for many years In 1982 after 14 years away from the business Merrill returned to the WWF as Mighty Joe Thunder managed by Captain Lou Albano After appearing at several television tapings and house shows he retired from wrestling He is deceased 1 Championships and accomplishments editChampionship Wrestling from Florida NWA Southern Tag Team Championship Florida version 1 time with Moose Evans Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA International Tag Team Championship Toronto version 1 time with Moose Evans NWA Mid America NWA World Tag Team Championship Mid America version 1 time with Moose Evans NWA San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Championship San Francisco version 1 times with Enrique TorresReferences edit Saalbach Axel Bob Stanlee Wrestlingdata com Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved February 24 2023 External links editMighty Joe Thunder at Cagematch de Bob Stanlee at Cagematch de 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Merrill wrestler amp oldid 1184292338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
