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Bob Geigel

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Robert Frederick Geigel (1 de octubre de 1924 - 30 de octubre de 2014) fue un promotor y luchador profesional estadounidense . Dirigió la promotora Heart of America Sports Attractions, con sede en Kansas City, Missouri , desde 1963 hasta 1986, y fue presidente de la National Wrestling Alliance durante tres mandatos : de 1978 a 1980, de 1982 a 1985 y, finalmente, de 1986 a 1987.

Primeros años de vida

Geigel nació el 1 de octubre de 1924 en Algona, Iowa [ 1 ] , hijo de Frederick Samuel y Leota May Geigel. Asistió a la escuela secundaria de Algona , graduándose en 1942. Tras su graduación, Geigel se alistó en la Armada de los Estados Unidos . Sirvió en el Teatro de Operaciones del Pacífico durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial como Seabee . [ 4 ] [ 1 ]

Tras dejar la marina, Geigel comenzó a estudiar en la Universidad de Iowa en 1946. Se graduó en 1950 con una licenciatura en educación física . Geigel fue un campeón de lucha libre amateur durante sus años universitarios, obteniendo el tercer lugar en el Campeonato de la NCAA de 1948 en la categoría de 87 kg (191 libras) . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Después de graduarse, Geigel consideró la posibilidad de probar suerte con los Chicago Cardinals antes de decidirse a convertirse en luchador profesional. 

carrera en la lucha libre profesional

Geigel fue reclutado para la lucha libre profesional por Alphonse Bisigniano. [ 4 ] Debutó en 1950 en Texas. [ 3 ] Luchando principalmente en la Midwest Wrestling Association de Pinkie George de Kansas City, Missouri , y también en Amarillo, Texas , Geigel generalmente interpretó el papel de " heel " o antagonista. [ 4 ] Se convirtió en luchador profesional de tiempo completo en 1952. [ 5 ] Aunque generalmente se le presentaba como proveniente de Algona, Iowa, se le anunciaba como "Texas" Bob Geigel. [ 6 ] También luchó como "A-Bomber" mientras trabajaba bajo una máscara en Amarillo.

Geigel frequently held tag team championships in his home promotion, holding the NWA Central States World Tag Team Championship four times,[7] and the NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) nine times.[8][9] Geigel had a long-standing feud with former tag team partner Bob Brown in Kansas City.[3] He officially retired from the ring in 1976, but continued to wrestle sporadically in the 1980s.[6][3]

Promoting career

Geigel became a promoter in 1963, when he took over management of the Kansas City office. Partnering with Gus Karras and Pat O'Connor, he renamed the promotion Heart of America Sports Attractions.[5] He then took his place on the board of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). In that same year, Geigel was cited as a co-defendant in an anti-monopoly case brought against the Central States territory by previous owner Pinkie George. Along with his partners Karras and O'Connor, and fellow co-defendant George Simpson, he refuted the charge, and it was eventually dropped.[4]

In 1978, Geigel became President of the NWA, his first term lasting until 1980. During this term he strongly supported Harley Race, a part-owner of Heart of America, as NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[4] Geigel and Race bought out Sam Muchnick's portion of the St. Louis Wrestling Club,[4] a cornerstone territory of the NWA. Geigel served a second and third term as NWA President from 1982 to 1985 and 1986 to 1987.[5] He retired from promoting wrestling in 1988.[3]

Geigel sold Heart of America Sports Attractions to Jim Crockett Jr. in September 1986. He repurchased the promotion in February 1987 but closed it in 1988.

Personal life

Geigel owned a bar in Kansas City called The Tender Trap.[10] Geigel worked security at The Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City, Kansas after retiring from wrestling, until suffering a broken hip in early 2014.[3][10] Geigel met his wife Vera at the University of Iowa, and they were married for more than 65 years.[10] They had three daughters.[5]

Death

He suffered from Alzheimer's disease.[3] Geigel died on October 30, 2014, in a nursing home in Kansas City.[3][10]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. 1234"Robert Geigel". LentzFuneralHome.com. 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. 123456"Bob Geigel". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. 123456789Smith, Tom (October 31, 2014). "Wrestler Bob Geigel was at the heart of the Kansas City wrestling scene". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. 1234567Tim Hornbaker (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
  5. 123456Nation, Ryan (April 19, 2007). "A lifetime of rewards for Bob Geigel". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  6. 12Kendall, Justin (October 30, 2014). "Bob Geigel, former NWA president and pro wrestler, has died at age 90". The Pitch. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  7. 12NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States) at Wrestling-Titles.com
  8. 12Royal 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.
  9. 12"NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  10. 1234Oliver, Greg (October 30, 2014). "Bob Geigel was a man's man". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Títulos Mundiales de Parejas de la Alianza Nacional de Lucha Libre [ W. Texas ] " . Títulos de Lucha Libre . Consultado el 21 de febrero de 2017 .
  • Perfil de Bob Geigel en Cagematch , base de datos de lucha libre en Internet.
  • Bob Geigel en IMDb