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Gordon Nelson

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 220 lbs.

From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Birthday: Mar 27th

Pro Debut: 1953

Aliases: Gord Nelson, Gordie Nelson, Gordie Nielson, Masked Terror, Mr. Wrestling, The Outlaw, Mr. X #1

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WCW, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CT/MD/NJ/NY/PA/DC), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Crescent Boxing & Wrestling Club (Canada), England, Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Internationale Berufsringkämpfer Verband (Germany), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Minnesota Boxing and Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), Pacific Coast Athletic Commission (CA), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Signature Moves: Grapevine

Career Highlights: -British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Ripper Collins, Pak Song, and Dr. Death)
-NWA Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Mr. Wrestling 2, 1 each w/ Thunderbolt Patterson, and Steve Keirn)
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Jackie Fargo)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
-NWA Rocky Mountain Champion
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA Western States Champion
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ The Gladiator, 1 w/ Eric Rommel)
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Higo Hamaguchi)

Affiliates: Ripper Collins, Pak Song, Dr. Death, Mr. Wrestling II, Thunderbolt Patterson, Steve Keirn, Jackie Fargo, The Gladiator, Eric Rommel, Higo Hamaguchi, Geoff Portz/Mr. X #2

Notable Feuds: Ricky Romero, Motoshi Okuma, Nick Kozak, Pak Song, Masio Koma, Jerry Kozak, Alex Pérez, Bobby Duncum, Gorgeous George, Jr.

Other Facts: -Real name was Gordon George Nelson
-Former husband of pro wrestler Marie Laverne
-Former son-in-law of pro wrestlers Billy Wolfe and Ann Laverne
-Former brother-in-law of pro wrestling Bobby Lane
-Father of pro wrestler & MMA fighter Steve Nelson, who was also one of the first MMA promoters in the United States.
-Cousin (by marriage) of pro wrestler Ole Olson
-Sometimes billed from Ohio
-Chosen as the Olympic representative in freestyle for his weightclass in both 1952 and 1956, but a lack of funds prevented the Canadian Olympic team from taking freestyle wrestlers to the Games in Helsinki, Finland and Melbourne, Australia.
-Defeated Doug Joyce in his debut match.
-Bore a striking resemblance to Verne Gagne and was frequently mistaken for him.
-Competed under a mask as "Mr. Wrestling". He only did this in Amarillo and is not to be confused with either Tim Woods (who was the original Mr. Wrestling) or Johnny Walker (who more commonly competed as Mr. Wrestling II, but shortened it to Mr. Wrestling while working as a heel in MSW). He was unmasked by Karl Krupp in 1973. He would redon the mask on one occasion in 1976.
-After retiring in 1983, he would haul the ring and referee for Florida Championship Wrestling. He also hauled the ring for WCW until it was bought by Vince McMahon, Jr.
-Passed away December 17, 2012 at the age of 82 from heart failure and pneumonia.