Eddie Creatchman (February 27, 1928 – March 9, 1994) was a Canadian professional wrestling manager. He was known as Eddie "The Brain" Creatchman,

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

of wrestlers such as The Sheik, The Great Samu and Steve Strong.

Professional wrestling career

Creatchman began his professional wrestling career in the late 1940s. He was first a wrestler, then a

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and later became a wrestling manager. As a

, Creatchman's character was known for wearing sunglasses, smoking a cigar, and wearing a

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. Creatchman helped promote his wrestlers who could not handle themselves in interviews. He is best known for his time on the Quebec independent wrestling circuit, where he managed The Sheik and

Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He has a reputation for being involved in some of the most violent and bloody hardcore wrestling matc ...

. While managing The Sheik in 1970, he caused a riot at the

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, and as a result, an impressed Sheik brought Creatchman to Detroit to continue managing him. In the 1980s, Creatchman served as the manager for Steve Strong in Montreal-based International Wrestling as Strong brawled with the likes of Abdullah the Butcher and

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. Also in the 1980s, he managed The Great Samu and

Sheik Ali Wadi Ayoub (20 April 1927 - 29 September 1976) was a champion Greco–Roman style wrestler in Lebanon and then a professional wrestler, best known as Sheik Ali, in Australia and touring internationally. He was famous for his headbutts and his m ...

. Creatchman and his son Floyd owned International Wrestling from 1986 to 1987.

Personal life

Aside from wrestling, Creatchman owned a scrap metal business, which he ran with his wife Goldie, who he married in 1949, she died in 1985. His son

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, who also became a manager, died in 2003 from

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. He is survived by daughter Cheryl and grandchildren Joel & Alissa.

Wrestlers managed

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* George Cannon *

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* The Sheik *

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* The Sheik Ali

References

External links

Online World of Wrestling profile
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Professional wrestling career

Personal life

Wrestlers managed

See also

References

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