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Mark Lewin
Nickname: Maniac; Mad; Captain; The King
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 275 lbs
From: Buffalo, NY
Birthday: Feb 26th
Pro Debut: 1953
Aliases: The Purple Haze, Eron Carpenter, Skippy Jackson, Skip Lewin
Feds Worked For: AWA, MSW, NWA, WCCW, WWF, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL/H), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), Big Bear Promotions (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Clark Sports, Inc. (IL), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Alliance (Australia), Kim-Ill Pro Wrestling Foundation (South Korea), Kola Kwariani Booking Office (NY), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Midwest Wrestling Association (OH), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Chicago (IL), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Los Angeles (CA), NWA Polynesian (HI), NWA Upstate (NY), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), P. L. Pinkie George Promotions (IA), Ray Fabiani Sports, Inc. (CA), San Francisco (CA), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Texas All tar Wrestling (TX), Tri-State Sports (ID/OR/WA), Union of Wrestling Force International (Japan), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), Wolverine Wrestling (MI), World Wrestling Association (IN), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ), Wrestling Show Classics (OH)
Finisher: Sleeper Hold
Career Highlights: -CWA Champion
-IW International Champion
-IW International Tag Team Champion (w/ Billy Watson)
-IWA Champion (2x)
-IWA Tag Team Champion (8x; 2 w/ Curtis Iaukea, 1 each w/ Dominic DeNucci, Bearcat Wright, Antonio Pugliese, Mario Milano, Spiros Arion, and Killer Kowalski)
-NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ The Spoiler)
-NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (5x; 2 each w/ Steve Rickard and Al Pérez, 1 w/ Spiros Arion)
-NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Don Curtis)
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion (3x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Don Curtis)
-NWA (Georgia) International Tag Team Champion (w/ Donn Lewin)
-NWA (Indiana) American Tag Team Champion (w/ Donn Lewin)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Champion
-NWA (Maryland) American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Donn Lewis)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (6x)
-NWA Texas Champion (3x)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ White Knight, 1 w/ The Spoiler)
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Danny McShain)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ Steven Little Bear)
-NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Champion (2x)
-WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ One Man Gang & Tim Brooks)
-WWA Americas Champion
-WWA Champion (2x)
-WWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Pedro Morales)
Affiliates: Don Curtis, Donn Lewin, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Lane, Dan Kroffat, Bobo Brazil, The Spoiler, Curtis Iaukea, Billy Watson, Dominic DeNucci, Bearcat Wright, Antonio Pugliese, Mario Milano, Spiros Arion, Killer Kowalski, Steve Rickard, Al Pérez, White Knight, Danny McShain, Steven Little Bear, One Man Gang, Tim Brooks, Pedro Morales, Jake Roberts, Fallen Angel, Buzz Sawyer, Oliver Humperdink, Billy Graham, Mike Davis, Maha Singh, Luna Vachon, Kharma, Incubus, The Lock, Abudadein, The Dream, Molokai, Rev. Black, The Saint, Gary Hart, Skandar Akbar, Rick Martel, The Great Mephisto, The Mighty Atlas, Tor Kamata
Notable Feuds: The Destroyer, Dusty Rhodes, Kevin Sullivan, Sabu, Gene Kiniski, Bob Brown, Curtis Iaukea, The Sheik, Giant Baba, John Quinn, Skull Murphy, Jerry Graham, Eddie Graham, Katsuji Adachi, Bull Curry, Bruiser Brody, Karl Kox, Fritz Von Erich, David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Jumbo Tsuruta, Karl Von Hess, Barry Windham, Ray Stevens, Bob Ellis, The Great Kabuki, Al Costello, Blackjack Mulligan, Mike Graham, Chris Tolos, John Tolos, Motoshi Okuma, Harley Race, The Great Kojika, Johnny Valentine, Samson Kutsuwada, Abdullah the Butcher
Other Facts: -Former husband of pro wrestling manager Princess Linda
-Brother of pro wrestlers Donn Lewin & Ted Lewin
-Brother-in-law of professional wrestler Danny McShain
-Former member of The Satanists
-Former member of The People's Army
-Former member of The Army of Darkness
-Rumored to be living in Singapore now where he married into the royal family there
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009
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