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Pat O'Connor

Nickname: Magician

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 230 lbs.

From: Auckland, New Zealand

Birthday: Aug 22nd

Pro Debut: 1950

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWF, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Eastern Sports Enterprises (NJ/NY), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), Lucien Gregoire Promoted Shows (Canada), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (NJ/NY/PA/DC), 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), Mississippi Valley Sports Club (MO), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Capitol Wrestling Federation (CT/DE/MD/NJ/NY/OH/PA/DC), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Mid-America (AL/KY), NWA Montreal (Canada), NWA New Mexico (NM), NWA Upstate (NY), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Provincial Sports Association (Canada), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Studio Wrestling (PA), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), Terminal Athletic Club (OH), Upstate Athletic Club (NY) World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Alliance (IN)

Finisher: Piledriver

Signature Moves: Spinning Leg Lock, Spinning Arm Lock, Rolling Reverse Cradle, O'Connor Roll, Standing Leg Split, Sleeper Hold, Dropkick

Career Highlights: -AWA World Champion
-AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Wilbur Snyder)
-IWA United States Champion
-MAC International Champion
-NWA Central States Champion (3x)
-NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Sonny Myers)
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (w/ Bob Brown)
-NWA (Central States) United States Champion (5x)
-NWA (Central States) World Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Sonny Myers, Tiny Mills, Bob Geigel, Omar Atlas, and Harley Race)
-NWA (Chicago/Indianapolis) United States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Chicago/Indianapolis) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Roy McClarty)
-NWA Eastern States Champion
-NWA Iowa Tag Team Champion (w/ Ron Etchison)
-NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Tony Baillargeon)
-NWA (Montreal) World/International Champion (2x)
-NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA Ohio Champion
-NWA Rocky Mountain Champion
-NWA (Toronto) British Empire Champion
-NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team Champion (w/ Billy Watson)
-NWA (Toronto) North American Champion
-NWA World Champion
-WWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Wilbur Snyder)

Affiliates: Wilbur Snyder, Sonny Myers, Bob Brown, Tiny Mills, Bob Geigel, Omar Atlas, Harley Race, Roy McClarty, Ron Etchison, Tony Baillargeon, Rufus R. Jones, Whipper Watson/Billy Watson

Notable Feuds: Buddy Rogers, Bill Miller/The Crimson Knight, Hans Schmidt, Bob Brown, Killer Kowalski, Harley Race, Gene Kiniski, Art Neilson, Bob Geigel, Reggie Lisowski/The Crusher, Tiny Mills, Dick Murdoch, Dick the Bruiser, Lou Thesz, Fritz Von Erich, Alfred Hayes, Roger Kirby, Dick Hutton, Baron Von Raschke, Bob Orton, Hans Hermann, Mongolian Stomper/The Stomper/Archie Gouldie, Jack Lanza/Blackjack Lanza, Larry Hamilton/Rocky Hamilton/Missouri Mauler, Sonny Myers, Verne Gagne, Don Leo Jonathan, Zebra Kid/George Bollas, Danny Plechas/Bulldog Plechas, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Bob Sweetan, Ron Etchison, Moose Cholak, The Viking, Intern #1, Intern #2, Mike Sharpe, Mighty Atlas, Kinji Shibuya/Mr. Hito/Sato Keomuka, Edmund Von Albers/Karl Von Albers/Ed Miller, Johnny Moochy, Ivan Kalmikoff

Other Facts: -Real name was Patrick John O'Connor
-Not to be confused with the Pat O'Connor that competed in New York in 1944 or the Pat O'Connor that competed in Canada in 1974
-Former co-owner of the Central States Wrestling territory
-Trained Art Crews, Dick Murdoch, Mr. Wrestling II, Ox Baker, and Thunderbolt Patterson
-Passed away August 16, 1990 from cancer
-Posthumously inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall Of Fame in 1996
-Posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall Of Fame in 2011
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016