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Ivan the Terrible

Height: 5' 8"

Weight: 230 lbs.

From: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Birthday: Apr 6th

Pro Debut: 1953

Aliases: Ervan the Armenian, Pampero Firpo, The Missing Link, The Great Pampero, El Chivo, Iván el Terrible, Ivan Firpo

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (NE), Big Bear Promotions (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Mexico), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Capitol Wrestling (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Promociones Elías Simón Kuri (Mexico), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Terminal Athletic Club (OH), Western States Alliance (CA), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Association (IN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: Crush Bearhug

Signature Moves: El Garfio (Clawhold)

Career Highlights: -CCW Champion
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion (4x)
-NWA Hawaii Champion (2x)
-NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Neff Maiava and Jim Hady)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Champion (2x)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ Jack Evans)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Larry Hamilton)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Nikita Zolotoff)
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Borne)
-NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion
-WWA Americas Champion
-WWC Puerto Rican Champion

Affiliates: Al Szasz, Skandar Akbar, Missouri Mauler, Rock Hunter, Nikita Zolotoff, Neff Maivia, Jim Hady, Jack Evans, Larry Hamilton, Tony Borne

Notable Feuds: Al Madril, Apollo Jalisco, Bobo Brazil, The Sheik, Tony Marino, Baron Von Raschke, Bull Curry, George Becker, Bruno Sammartino, Johnny Weaver, Tex McKenzie, Sandy Scott, Argentina Rocca, Ripper Collins, Rene Goulet, Luther Lindsay, Cyclone Negro, Nick Bockwinkel, Les Thatcher, Dan Miller, Pepper Gómez

Other Facts: -Real name was Juan Kachmanian
-Formerly known as The Missing Link, not to be confused with Dewey Robertson, who also competed as The Missing Link.
-Though originally a heel in the Michigan-Ohio area, Firpo became popular after being fireballed by The Sheik.
-As Pampero Firpo, he used the nicknames "The Wild Bull Of The Pampas" and "Monster"
-Pampero Firpo used the drawn out, "Ooooohhhhh yyyyyeaaaahhhhhh" long before Randy Savage
-While working as The Missing Link in Hawaii, he was approached to be in an episode of Hawaii 5-0 as someone who was supposed to terrorize some kids so that Jack Lord could save the day. But Link was a babyface and wanted to be on Lord's side so as not to break kayfabe. He never did appear in the episode.
-Wrestled his last match on October 17, 1986.
-Wrestled on 5 different continents, 21 foreign countries, all 50 states, and had 6,881 bouts.
-Retired from wrestling and worked at one of the United States Post Office branches in San Jose, CA
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2018 (as Pampero Firpo)
-Passed away January 9, 2020 at the age of 89.