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Sir Jonathan Hotbody
John Weiss (born February 19, 1963) is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Johnny Hotbody. In Extreme Championship Wrestling, Eastern Championship Wrestling, he won the ECW Championship, ECW Tag Team Championship, and ECW Television Championship. Professional wrestling career Early career Johnny Hotbody broke into professional wrestling in the late 1980s after completing his training at The Monster Factory, operated by Larry Sharpe (wrestler), Larry Sharpe. He made a name for himself in several Pennsylvania and New Jersey- based independent promotions before signing with Philadelphia's Extreme Championship Wrestling#Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and Eastern Championship Wrestling, Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TWA) in 1990. Hotbody had a long-running feud with Tony Stetson. The TWA closed its doors suddenly in 1991, but was soon replaced by Extreme Championship Wrestling, Eastern Championship Wrestling (later Extreme Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Sharpe (wrestler)
Larry Weil (June 26, 1951 – April 10, 2017) was an Irish-American professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. Sharpe is perhaps most well-known for creating the Monster Factory professional wrestling school. He grew up in Castleisland, Ireland and was the original trainer of Kevin Von Erich, and many other well-known wrestlers. Professional wrestling career Larry Sharpe was a successful wrestler at Paulsboro High School in New Jersey. He had a record 13–1–1 and was ranked fourth in the NCAA national rankings. In 1974 he was scouted by Red Berry and Gorilla Monsoon who trained him for a life in professional wrestling and later that year Larry made his pro wrestling debut in the WWWF. Larry then toured Japan and various territories including Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Mid Atlantic. Sharpe then headed to Canada, where he won his first championship while working for Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |