Killer Karl Kox
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| Killer Karl Kox | |
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| Birth name | Herbert Alan Gerwig |
| Born | April 26, 1931 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | November 10, 2011 (aged 80) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Killer Karl Kox Killer Kox Masked Menace Carl Cox |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
| Billed from | Amarillo, Texas |
| Trained by | Fred Bozack Ruffy Silverstein |
| Debut | 1956 |
| Retired | 1982 |
Herbert Alan "Herb" Gerwig (April 26, 1931 – November 10, 2011) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s. Rumors were that in 1957, Kox earned the name, Killer, when he performed his famous finishing move, the brainbuster, on his opponent by holding him upside down for a period of time and allowing the blood to rush to the brain. However, the opponent later died from the results. After which, he perfected the move by holding his opponent up for a shorter period of time.
Death
On November 10, 2011, Kox died at the age of 80 following a heart attack and a stroke he had suffered nearly three weeks prior.[1]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Cyclone Negro
- NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takachiho
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (2 times) – with K.O. Kox[2][3]
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe Carrollo
- PWI ranked him # 417 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
- Class of 2013
References
- ^ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/10/26/18951981.html
- ^ Royal 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.
- ^ "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.