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Mr. Szabo

Height: 5' 10

Weight: 220 lbs

From: New York

Pro Debut: 1935

Aliases: Ray Villmer, The Mighty Yankee, Raymond Burns

Feds Worked For: NWA, TSW, Ad Santel Promotions (CA), Alan Athletic Club (KY), Alex Turk Promotion (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Bill Bailey Promotions (CA), Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Eastern States Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Fred Kohler Promotions (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas-Welch Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL), Hercules Athletic Club (IN), Jordan Promotions (AL), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Max Clayton Promotions (NE), Midwest Wrestling Association - Kansas (KS/MO), Mississippi Valley Sports Club (MO/IN), NWA Indianapolis (IN), NWA Mid-America (TN), NWA San Francisco (CA), NWA Upstate (NY), Promotions Eddie Quinn (Canada), Sam Muchnick Sports (MO), San Francisco Booking Office (CA), Southwest Sports (TX), Tommy Packs Sports Enterprises (IN/MO/TN), Upstate Athletic Club (NY), Welch Promotions (TN), Wrestling In Tidewater (VA)

Finisher: Piledriver

Career Highlights: -Calgary Tag Team Champion (w/ Luther Lindsay)
-Central States Champion (2x)
-Gulf Coast Champion
-Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Jack Curtis)
-Pacific Coast Champion

Other Facts: -Real name was Ray Villmer. For a long time it was generaly unknown who competed under the mask, but thanks to the efforts of of the "Charting the Territories" podcast, it was finally revealed in 2021.
-As Ray Villmer, he used the nickname "Buzz Saw"
-Born in De Soto, MO
-Served in the United States Navy
-Competed as The Mighty Yankee, though he is not believed to be either of the men who used that masked identity in 1961 in Oklahoma.
-Trained by Ray Steele & Ed Lewis
-Not to be confused with Sandor Szabo, who retired in 1960 and became a referee.
-Passed away on January 9, 2005 at the age of 92, due to natural causes.