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The Missouri Mauler

Larry "Rocky" Hamilton[1] (April 1, 1931 – July 20, 1996), better known by his ring name the Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.[2]

The Missouri Mauler
Birth nameLarry Hamilton
Born(1931-03-11)March 11, 1931
St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
DiedJuly 20, 1996(1996-07-20) (aged 65)
St. Joseph, Missouri
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Missouri Mauler
Rocky Hamilton
Thunderbolt
The Black Secret
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight325 lb (147 kg)
Debutc. 1950
Retired1981

One of the earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling events, he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including Jack Brisco,[3] "Plowboy" Stan Frazier, Steve Keirn, Tim Woods, Tarzan Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31-year career.

He is also the older brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked wrestler the Assassin as well as the uncle of former World Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick.[2]

Career

Early life and career

Making his debut in the Missouri area during the early 1950s,[1] he began wrestling for promoter Ed Don George in Buffalo, New York, where he and his brother began teaming together as the Hamilton Brothers in 1957[2] headlining an event at Madison Square Garden against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez the following year.[4][1]

Splitting up shortly thereafter, Hamilton and his brother went their separate ways leaving New York in October 1958 with Joseph Hamilton leaving for San Francisco while Larry Hamilton began working for promoter Jim Crockett, Sr. in the Carolinas.[1]

Crockett Promotions

It was during his time in what would later become Jim Crockett Promotions that Larry Hamilton would find his greatest success becoming a major star in the promotion in only a few years.[1] Appearing in the earliest televised matches for the promotion, Hamilton teamed with the Great Bolo to win the regional tag team title from Mr. Moto and Duke Keomuka in 1959.

The two would remain the top "heel" tag team in the promotion until the early 1960s when Joseph Hamilton was brought into the promotion and began teaming with the Great Bolo in 1961 (the two would continue teaming together as the Assassins for the next 15 years).[2]

Hamilton and the Masked Bolos (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) faced Haystacks Calhoun and the Kentuckyians (John Quinn and Grizzly Smith) in a series of six-man tag team matches during the next year setting several attendance records in the Carolina-Virginia area including an event held the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina.

During the early 1970s, Hamilton formed a successful tag team with Jim "Brute" Bernard winning the Texas-based NWA America and NWA Atlantic Coast tag team titles between 1971 and 1972.

Later years

Following his retirement in 1981, Hamilton entered bail bonding and was involved in the St. James Catholic Church in his hometown St. Joseph, Missouri.[1] In later years, Hamilton lived with his elderly mother and underwent hip replacement surgery,[1] but remained in relatively good health until his death from a heart attack on July 20, 1996.[2]

Championships and accomplishments

  • L&G Promotions

Notes

1Note: This promotion, though named World Championship Wrestling, was an NWA affiliated promotion based out of Australia and operated from the 60's to the 90's. This promotion should not be confused with the U.S.-based World Championship Wrestling once owned by Ted Turner and sold to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Mooneyham, Mike (August 11, 1996). "Larry Hamilton: The Missouri Mauler". The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e Mooneyham, Mike (July 1, 2018). "Did you know The Missouri Mauler has a famous brother?". The Post and Courier. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Slagle, Steve (2000). "The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: Jack Brisco". Professional Wrestling Online Museum. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  4. ^ "Official Website for Jody Hamilton, the Assassin - Biography". Georgia Wrestling History, Inc. 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  5. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 253. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ^ "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "N.W.A. United States Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  8. ^ "N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  9. ^ "N.W.A. Florida Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  10. ^ "N.W.A. Florida Television Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  11. ^ "N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  12. ^ "N.W.A. Eastern States Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  13. ^ "N.W.A. Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  14. ^ "N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  15. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: NWA / World Class American Heavyweight Title [Von Eric]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  16. ^ "NWA United States Heavyweight Title (1967-1968/05) - American Heavyweight Title (1968/05-1986/02)". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
  18. ^ "N.W.A. American Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  19. ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  20. ^ "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "N.W.A. Austra-Asian Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  22. ^ "N.W.A. United States Junior Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-13.

Further reading

  • Flair, Ric. Ric Flair: To Be the Man. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7434-5691-2
  • Johnson, Weldon T. and Jim Wilson. Chokehold: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation, 2003. ISBN 1-4010-7217-8[self-published source?]
  • Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. ISBN 1-58261-817-8
  • "Interviews: Jody Hamilton, Memories of his brother The Missouri Mauler." Whatever Happened To ... ? Oct. 1996.

External links

  • Larry Hamilton: The Missouri Mauler by Mike Mooneyham
  • In Australia with the Missouri Mauler and Terry Garvin by Scott Teal
  • The Official Ox Baker Web Site: My Toughest Opponents
  • Championship Wrestling from Florida: Missouri Hamilton
  • GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com - Larry Hamilton
  • Deceased Superstars: Missouri Mauler
  • Profile at Online World of Wrestling

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Larry Hamilton redirects here For the musician see Larry Hamilton musician Larry Rocky Hamilton 1 April 1 1931 July 20 1996 better known by his ring name the Missouri Mauler was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s 2 The Missouri MaulerBirth nameLarry HamiltonBorn 1931 03 11 March 11 1931St Joseph Missouri United StatesDiedJuly 20 1996 1996 07 20 aged 65 St Joseph MissouriProfessional wrestling careerRing name s The Missouri MaulerRocky HamiltonThunderboltThe Black SecretBilled height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Billed weight325 lb 147 kg Debutc 1950Retired1981One of the earliest professional wrestlers to appear on televised wrestling events he feuded with many popular wrestlers of the era including Jack Brisco 3 Plowboy Stan Frazier Steve Keirn Tim Woods Tarzan Tyler and Fritz Von Erich during his 31 year career He is also the older brother of wrestler Jody Hamilton who competed as the masked wrestler the Assassin as well as the uncle of former World Championship Wrestling official Nick Patrick 2 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early life and career 1 2 Crockett Promotions 1 3 Later years 2 Championships and accomplishments 2 1 Notes 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksCareer EditEarly life and career Edit Making his debut in the Missouri area during the early 1950s 1 he began wrestling for promoter Ed Don George in Buffalo New York where he and his brother began teaming together as the Hamilton Brothers in 1957 2 headlining an event at Madison Square Garden against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez the following year 4 1 Splitting up shortly thereafter Hamilton and his brother went their separate ways leaving New York in October 1958 with Joseph Hamilton leaving for San Francisco while Larry Hamilton began working for promoter Jim Crockett Sr in the Carolinas 1 Crockett Promotions Edit It was during his time in what would later become Jim Crockett Promotions that Larry Hamilton would find his greatest success becoming a major star in the promotion in only a few years 1 Appearing in the earliest televised matches for the promotion Hamilton teamed with the Great Bolo to win the regional tag team title from Mr Moto and Duke Keomuka in 1959 The two would remain the top heel tag team in the promotion until the early 1960s when Joseph Hamilton was brought into the promotion and began teaming with the Great Bolo in 1961 the two would continue teaming together as the Assassins for the next 15 years 2 Hamilton and the Masked Bolos Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto faced Haystacks Calhoun and the Kentuckyians John Quinn and Grizzly Smith in a series of six man tag team matches during the next year setting several attendance records in the Carolina Virginia area including an event held the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville South Carolina During the early 1970s Hamilton formed a successful tag team with Jim Brute Bernard winning the Texas based NWA America and NWA Atlantic Coast tag team titles between 1971 and 1972 Later years Edit Following his retirement in 1981 Hamilton entered bail bonding and was involved in the St James Catholic Church in his hometown St Joseph Missouri 1 In later years Hamilton lived with his elderly mother and underwent hip replacement surgery 1 but remained in relatively good health until his death from a heart attack on July 20 1996 2 Championships and accomplishments EditAmerican Wrestling Association Nebraska Heavyweight Championship 1 time Central States WrestlingNWA North American Tag Team Championship Central States version 1 time with Dutch Savage 5 6 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Central States version 2 times 7 L amp G PromotionsL amp G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship 1 time Championship Wrestling from FloridaNWA Brass Knuckles Championship Florida version 2 times 8 NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship 1 time 9 NWA Florida Television Championship 1 time 10 NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship Florida version 6 times 11 Mid Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship 2 times 12 NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship 1 time with Brute Bernard 13 NWA Southern Tag Team Championship Mid Atlantic version 2 times with Great Bolo 1 and Pampero Firpo 1 14 NWA Big Time WrestlingNWA American Heavyweight Championship 1 time 15 16 NWA American Tag Team Championship 1 time with Brute Bernard 17 18 NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship 1 time 19 20 World Championship Wrestling Australia 1NWA Austra Asian Tag Team Championship 1 time with Steve Rackman 21 Southeastern Championship Wrestling Continental Championship WrestlingNWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship 2 times 22 Notes Edit 1Note This promotion though named World Championship Wrestling was an NWA affiliated promotion based out of Australia and operated from the 60 s to the 90 s This promotion should not be confused with the U S based World Championship Wrestling once owned by Ted Turner and sold to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2001 References Edit a b c d e f g Mooneyham Mike August 11 1996 Larry Hamilton The Missouri Mauler The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham Retrieved January 7 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b c d e Mooneyham Mike July 1 2018 Did you know The Missouri Mauler has a famous brother The Post and Courier Retrieved January 7 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Slagle Steve 2000 The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Jack Brisco Professional Wrestling Online Museum Retrieved 2007 06 13 Official Website for Jody Hamilton the Assassin Biography Georgia Wrestling History Inc 2004 Retrieved 2007 06 13 Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2006 Kansas and Western Missouri West Missouri North American Tag Team Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 253 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 NWA North American Tag Team Title Central States version wrestling titles com Retrieved March 24 2015 N W A United States Heavyweight Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Florida Brass Knuckles Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Florida Heavyweight Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Florida Television Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Southern Heavyweight Title Florida Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Eastern States Heavyweight Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A Southern Tag Team Title Mid Atlantic Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2000 Texas NWA World Class American Heavyweight Title Von Eric Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications pp 265 266 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 NWA United States Heavyweight Title 1967 1968 05 American Heavyweight Title 1968 05 1986 02 Wrestling Titles Retrieved December 26 2019 Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2006 Dallas Texas NWA American Tag Team Title Fritz Von Erich Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications ISBN 978 0 9698161 5 7 N W A American Tag Team Title Wrestling Titles com Retrieved January 19 2020 Will Gary Duncan Royal 2000 Texas NWA Texas Heavyweight Title Von Erich Wrestling Title Histories professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present Pennsylvania Archeus Communications pp 268 269 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 NWA Texas Heavyweight Title Wrestling Titles Retrieved March 30 2017 N W A Austra Asian Tag Team Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 N W A United States Junior Heavyweight Title Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 06 13 Further reading EditFlair Ric Ric Flair To Be the Man New York Simon amp Schuster 2004 ISBN 0 7434 5691 2 Johnson Weldon T and Jim Wilson Chokehold Pro Wrestling s Real Mayhem Outside the Ring Philadelphia Xlibris Corporation 2003 ISBN 1 4010 7217 8 self published source Meltzer Dave Tributes II Remembering More of the World s Greatest Wrestlers Champaigne Illinois Sports Publishing LLC 2004 ISBN 1 58261 817 8 Interviews Jody Hamilton Memories of his brother The Missouri Mauler Whatever Happened To Oct 1996 External links EditLarry Hamilton The Missouri Mauler by Mike Mooneyham In Australia with the Missouri Mauler and Terry Garvin by Scott Teal The Official Ox Baker Web Site My Toughest Opponents Championship Wrestling from Florida Missouri Hamilton GeorgiaWrestlingHistory com Larry Hamilton Deceased Superstars Missouri Mauler Profile at Online World of Wrestling Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Missouri Mauler amp oldid 1111265936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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