Wayne Munn
| Wayne Munn | |
|---|---|
| File:Wayne Munn.jpg | |
| Born | February 19, 1896 Colby, Kansas, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Wayne Munn |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Trained by | Mike Gibbons |
| Debut | 1924 |
| Retired | 1926 |
Wayne Munn (February 19, 1896 - January 9, 1931) was an American professional wrestler, World Heavyweight Champion and collegiate football player from the University of Nebraska.
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Wrestling career
His fame from playing football attracted the attention of wrestling star, Ed Lewis and promoters Toots Mondt and Billy Sandow, who prematurely pushed Munn as the next big star in the sport. Munn won the World title from Lewis in 1925, despite his limited wrestling and shooting ability.[1] This backfired on Lewis and his camp, as Munn subsequently lost the Title to Stanislaus Zbyszko in a famous double-cross (shoot), as Zbyszko legitimately pinned Munn, despite agreeing to lose to him prior to the match. Munn, unable to defend himself against Zbyszko's holds, was beaten decisively. Munn held the title for a little over three months.
Munn went into retirement shortly afterwards, and spent some years in the oil business, before his death from kidney problems at the Fort Sam Houston base hospital in San Antonio, Texas on January 9, 1931. He was survived by his wife and a daughter, Mary Ann Munn.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
References
Further reading
- Beekman, Scott. Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. ISBN 0-275-98401-X
- Greenberg, Keith Elliot. Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-8225-3332-4
- Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1-55022-741-6
