Wrestlers From my Childhood!

My favourite wrestler was Killer Karl Krupp (pictured above threatening the delivery of his favourite move — The German Claw!). I used to go and watch Grand Prix Wrestling as a kid. The Macho Man and Leaping Lanny got their starts there. I remember seeing a match between Killer Karl Krupp and the Cuban Assassin in Bridgewater that when the Assassin had his nuts squished on the turnbuckle during an acrobatic maneuver. Sweeny’s Ambulance (now only Sweeny’s Funeral Home) had to come take him to the hospital.

Coincidentally, Rick, the new guy at work, used to hang out at a pizza joint in Moncton, New Brunswick called Sandro’s on Mountain RD in the mid-80’s. Apparently Killer Karl Krupp lived in an apartment above the pizza joint and the neighbourhood kids would see him all the time. They would ask him, “Hey you wanna wrestle?”. He would just grin. I guess Killer Karl did well for himself. LOL! Where is he now?

Here are some others that I fondly remember (and still fear meeting):

1. Cuban Assassin

2. BullDog Bob Brown

3. Leo Burke

4. Rick Martel

and last but not least

5. André the Giant