Walter Miller (wrestler)
| Walter Miller | |
|---|---|
 Walter Miller c. 1915 – 1919 | |
| Born | Poland |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Walter Miller Young Miller Masked Marvel |
| Billed from | Poland Australia |
Walter Miller was the middleweight wrestling champion in 1919.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Poland and contracted rheumatic fever as a child.[12][13][14][15]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Professional wrestling
- World Lightweight Championship (Europa-Version) (1 time)[16]
- World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[17][18]
- World Welterweight Championship (2 times)[19][20]
- World Lightweight Championship (1 time)[21]
- Wisconsin Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[22]
External links
[edit]- Walter Miller from the Library of Congress at Flickr Commons
References
[edit]- ^ "Championship Wrestling Match on Card for Thursday". Los Angeles Times. 6 May 1919. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Miller Is Still Champion". Los Angeles Times. 9 May 1919. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ "Walter Miller Wrestling History". legacyofwrestling.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "09 Jul 1927 - WRESTLER RETURNS. - Trove". Argus. trove.nla.gov.au. 9 July 1927. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "01 Aug 1927 - WRESTLING - Trove". Barrier Miner. trove.nla.gov.au. August 1927. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "American wrestler Walter Miller posing shirtless outside the entrance to a bar, Sydney, ca. 1928 [picture]". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Hewitt, M.S. (2005). Catch Wrestling: A Wild and Wooly Look at the Early Days of Pro Wrestling in America. Paladin Press. ISBN 9781610047333. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Wrestling on radio in 1920s Melbourne - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". abc.net.au. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ The Masked Marvel, wrestler Walter Miller (image, 1929) [WorldCat.org]. worldcat.org. OCLC 757130527.
- ^ Hornbaker, T.; Snuka, J. (2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. ISBN 9781613213148. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1981). The Fighters. Don Nelson. ISBN 9780909238629.
- ^ Georgakis, Steve (2000). Sport and the Australian Greek. Standard Publishing House. ISBN 0-949203-67-X.
- ^ Nathan Hatton, C. (3 May 2016). Thrashing Seasons: Sporting Culture in Manitoba and the Genesis of Prairie Wrestling. Univ. of Manitoba Press. ISBN 9780887554971.
- ^ "1920-1929 Victoria Results - The Home of Historical Wrestling". prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "World Middleweight Title".
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "World Middleweight Title @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "World Welterweight Title". www.wrestling-titles.com.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "World Welterweight Title @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "World Lightweight Title".
- ^ "Wisconsin Heavyweight Title".