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Bobby Shane

Nickname: Wonder Boy, King of Wrestling, Mr. Personality

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 224 lbs.

From: St. Louis, MO

Birthday: Aug 25th

Aliases: Bobby Schoen, The Challenger

Feds Worked For: TSW, Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL/FL/LA/MS), NWA Hawaii (HI), South West Championship Wrestling (TX), World Championship Wrestling (Australia)

Finisher: Rolling Reverse Cradle

Signature Moves: Figure Four Leglock

Career Highlights: -NWA Austra Asian Tag Team Champion (w/ The Original Mr. Wrestling)
-Nebraska Champion
-NWA (Central States) United States Champion
-NWA City of Mobile Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Bearcat Wright, Chris Markoff and Gorgeous George, Jr)
-NWA Florida Television Champion (2x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ The Professional and Gorgeous George, Jr.)
-NWA Georgia Television Champion
-NWA Mississippi Champion
-NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (w/ Nick Bockwinkel)
-NWA Macon Tag Team Champion (w/ Gorgeous George, Jr.)
-Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Gibson)

Affiliates: Gorgeous George, Jr., Doug Gilbert, Sir Winston, The Original Mr. Wrestling, Bearcat Wright, Chris Markoff, The Professional, Nick Bockwinkel, Ricky Gibson, Sherri

Notable Feuds: Kurt Von Stroheim, Buddy Colt, Rip Tyler, Rocket Monroe, Paul De Marco, Cowboy Bob Kelly, Skandar Akbar, Kubla Kahn, Luke Graham, Bob Geigel, Larry (Rocky) Hamilton, Masked Infernos, Bob Roop, Boris Malenko

Other Facts: -Real name was Robert Lee Schoenberg
-Son of pro wrestling referee Gus Schoenberg
-Gave Jerry Lawler the idea to become "The King". Lawler's first crown was given to him by Shane because Shane said he wouldn't be needing it. Shane died in a plane crash just weeks later.
-Kevin Sullivan once confirmed that if Shane had not passed away, Eddie Graham was plannng on giving him the book for Florida. This might have meant that Dusty Rhodes would NEVER have become booker and much of the NWA history could/would have been significantly different.
-Died in a plane crash at the age of 29 on February 20, 1973 in Tampa, FL. Wrestlers Buddy Colt, Austin Idol and Gary Hart were injured in the crash.