Nickname(s): All-American; The
Enforcer; Star
Warrior
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 260 lbs
From: Blacksburg, VA
Pro Debut: 1969
Aliases: Maya Singh, Maha Singh, The
Gladiator
Feds worked for: MSW,
NWA,
WCCW, Florida, International Championship Wrestling (KY)
Finisher: Shoulder Breaker
Career Highlights: -NWA World Television Champion (2x)
-NWA National Television Champion
-NWA Southeastern Television Champion
-NWA Florida Television Champion
-NWA Florida Champion (3x)
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (5x; 2 w/
Bob Orton Jr.; 1 each w/
Boris Malenko,
Harley Race, & Bob Orton Sr.)
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Bob Orton Jr. &
Jimmy Golden)
-MSW North American Champion
-MSW Louisiana Champion
-NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Alexis Smirnoff)
-NWA San Francisco United States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/
Buddy Fuller)
-NWA Louisiana Champion
-ICW Television Champion
-ICW Southeastern Tag Team Champion (3x, 1 each w/ Bob Orton, Jr,
Terry Gibbs & Big Boy Williams)
Affiliates: Kevin Sullivan, Army of Darkness, Bob Orton Jr., Boris Malenko, Bob Orton Sr., Harley Race,
Gary Hart,
Paul Orndorff,
Buddy Landel
Official Website: www.myspace,com/bobroop
Other Facts: -Step-brother of professional wrestling manager and referee Bill Alfonso
-Began wrestling in 8th grade. As a Varsity Freshman, he had a record of 0-22-1. By the time he was a senior, he his record was 27-0-0 and he took a state championship.
-College record was 66-18. His senior year record was 16-3.
-Competed as a heavyweight in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico and finished 7th.
-Made a cameo appearance in the 1978 Sylvester Stallone movie "Paradise Alley"
-Wrestled for a time as The Gladiator. Not to be confused with Mike Awesome who used the same name while wrestling in Japan.
-Helped train Lex Luger for wrestling
-Former member of The Army of Darkness
-Ranked # 355 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Published the book "Death Match" in 2002.
-Worked in Florida for Pepsi
-Currently a school teacher in Michigan
-Inducted into the International Institute and Museum Hall of Fame in 2006
