How did he get his name?
2007-08-06 16:07:45 · 4 answers · asked by HULK RULES!! 7 in Sports ➔ Wrestling
The legendary 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.
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, furthering Kowalski's image as a heel. [1].
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).
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.
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]
2007-08-10 09:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by Heather C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I was gonna tell all about the killer but no way I could top Heathers answer, that girl done some research. You go Heather!
2007-08-13 17:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by Jezmanrulz-PWC-WRW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm i dont know sowwy =[ lol
maybe he got it from monsters inc movie rememba mike kososky or something like that lmao...... nah jp =p
2007-08-06 23:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
WHO KNOWS?
2007-08-09 13:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by BOB 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋