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Lu Kim

Nickname: Mongol; Mad Mongol; Sailor

From: Mongolia

Birthday: Nov 6th

Pro Debut: November 23, 1932

Aliases: Reuben Wright, Rube Wright, Sinbad the Sailor

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, NWA, Al Haft Sports (IL/OH), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Clark Sports, Inc. (IL), Daro, Inc. (CA), Eastern Sports Enterprises (NJ/NY), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Hollywood Booking Office (CA), International Wrestling (Canada), Jack Curley Promotions (MD/NY), Jack Pfefer Promotions (CA), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), John J. Doyle Enterprises (CA), Klondike Wrestling (Canada), Los Angeles Booking Office (CA), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (NJ/NY/DC), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Cklub (MN), Mississippi Valley Sports Club (MO), Montana Sports Enterprises (ID/MT/WA), NWA Hollywood (CA), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Ray Fabiani Sports, Inc. (PA), Rocky Mountain Sport Enterprises (CO/NM), San Francisco (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Upstate Athletic Club (NY), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ)

Signature Moves: Manchurian Crucifix, Judo Chops

Career Highlights: -NWA Central States Champion
-NWA (Los Angeles) California State Champion
-NWA Montana State Champion
-NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion

Affiliates: Jim Wright

Notable Feuds: Tito Montez, Fidel Grimo, Pancho Pico, Don Arnold, Gory Guerrero, Tito Montez, Floyd Marshall, Jim Henry, Jim Browning, Doug Wycott, Cowboy Luthrell, Red Ryan, Morris Shapiro, Orville Brown, Brute Memis, Johnny Valentine

Other Facts: -Real name was Reuben Haz Wright
-Brother of pro wrestler Jim Wright. Together they were known as The Wright Brothers, with Kim using the name Rube Wright
-Although billed from Mongolia, he actually was originally from Brownwood, TX
-In 1950 Kim was injured in a riot where he was stabbed in the back by a knife or the broken shard of a bottle in Tampa.
-Passed away on November 9, 1983
-Received a posthumous tribute award at the Gulf Coast Oldtimer Reunion held in Mobile, AL in 1996. The award was accepted by his daughter.