2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Dennis Stamp
Name :- Dennis Stamp
Height :- 188cm (6' 2")
Weight :- 110kg (250lb)
Born :- Dec 6, 1946
From :- Brainerd, Minnesota
Debut :- Aug 9, 1971
Retired :- 1991
Died :- Mar 13, 2017 (lymphoma)
Toured Australia :- 1974
Was a high school wrestling champion before turning professional in Ontario in 1971. Quickly found a spot as undercard talent in AWA (winning AWA's "Rookie of the Year" award) before heading to Central States.
Had a successful run in Los Angeles in 1974-75, including wins over Man Mountain Mike and Greg Valentine for the "Beat the Champ" TV title. After a stint in Vancouver, found a home in the Funks' Amarillo promotion.
Toured WWF briefly in 1986 before returning to AWA, eventually retiring from active competition in 1991.
Made an appearance in the Stallone-directed film, "Paradise Alley" in 1978, as well as the wrestling documentary "Beyond the Mat".
After retirement, worked as a pest controller, before succumbing to a recurrence of lymphoma cancer in 2017.
Titles held :- (Amarillo) Brass Knucks title (3), (NWA) Beat the Champ title (2), Canadian Tag (w/ Tiger Jeet Singh), Tri-States Tag (2, w/ Bull Bullinski, w/ Dewey Robertson)