Handsome Harold
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Born | March 14, 1947 |
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Boise, ID | |
Residence | Rockford, TN |
Wrestling Career | |
Ring name(s) | Handsome Harold Gene Harold |
Billed height | 6'3" |
Billed weight | 252 lbs. |
Billed from | Boise, ID |
Trained by | Tracy Michael Steele |
Debut | December 1971 for Worldwide Live Wrestling |
Notable Fed(s) | FCCW BMWF |
Current Theme | "1812 Overture" - Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky |
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Handled by | The Doctor |
Gene Harold is a retired professional wrestler and personal trainer who has had a hand in training several AES names, most notably Cobra T. Washington. When active, he wrestled in several regional and territorial promotions, as well as for First Class Championship Wrestling and Black Mountain Wrestling Federation. He retired following the company's closure in 2001. During the height of his popularity he was a despicable and arrogant character who had a reputation for being tough-as-nails.
Contents
Professional wrestling career
Early life and career
Harold made his debut under his real name in 1971 for Worldwide Live Wrestling out of Boise.
Championship Wrestling From Nashville (1975-1984)
First Class Championship Wrestling (1984-1985)
Big Time Championship Wrestling (1985-1996)
Black Mountain Wrestling Federation (1997-2001)
Retirement & teaching career (2001-2015)
Personal life
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature Moves
- Sambo suplex
- Snap suplex
- Nicknames
- "The Chrysanthemum"
- "Hardnose"
- Entrance Themes
- "1812 Overture" by Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky (October 5th, 1974-April 11th, 2001)
- "Down In Mexico" by The Coasters (December 11th, 1971-September 21st, 1974)
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Time Championship Wrestling
- BCW Championship (2 time)
- Black Mountain Wrestling Federation
- Winner of the 1998 Iron Strongman Invitational
- Championship Wrestling From Nashville
- CWN United States Championship (1 time)
- CWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with "Strongman" Stan Rogers)
See also
Notes