Saul Weingeroff (March 6, 1916 – March 14, 1988) was an American

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, known by his ringname "Gentleman" Saul Weingeroff, who led several tag teams to the

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during the 1960s and 70s such as The Islanders ( Afa and Sika) and Kurt and Karl Von Brauner.

Professional wrestling career

Often using his signature cane as well as fireballs (one of the earliest managers to do so) to aid in the victories of his wrestlers, he and the Von Brauners were one of the most popular "

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" in the

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during the early 1960s both for the Von Brauners

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-like in ring personas as well as his eccentric antics such as his entering the 1964 U.S. presidential election. The cause of rioting in several major cities, the trio often needed to have a police escort before and after wrestling events. A well known personality in the Memphis-area, he and The Spoilers ( Lorenzo Parente and

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) also had a long running feud with manager J.C. Dykes and The Masked Infernos ( Frankie Cain and Jimmy "Rocky" Smith) over the

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during the late 1960s later facing Dykes in several wrestling matches. Among others he had managed during his near 30-year career included The Masked Strangler, Sweet Daddy Watts, "Pistol" Pez Whatley, The Legionnaires ( Sgt. Jacques Goulet and

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), The Spoilers ( Lorenzo Parente and

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and

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and

Sugi Sito Francisco Javier Mar Hernández (December 4, 1926 – May 4, 2000) was a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter, known by the ring name "El Orgullo de Oriente" ("The pride of the Orient") Sugi Sito. He was born in Guanajuato to a Mexican fath ...

(and later Johnny Long),

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and Rocket Monroe and

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and

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. He is also the father of professional wrestler George Weingeroff. Weingeroff retired in 1976. Operating a sign shop in downtown Nashville in his later years, he was also a regular guest columnist for Lew Eskin's '' Official Wrestling'', ''

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'' and '' Wrestling Review'' until his death on March 14, 1988.

Championships and accomplishments

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(2006)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weingeroff, Solomon 1916 births 1988 deaths People from Nashville, Tennessee Professional wrestling managers and valets