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Col. DeBeers
Nickname: The South African Mercenary
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 255 lbs
From: Johannesburg, South Africa
Birthday: Jan 10th
Pro Debut: 1972
Aliases: Derek Draper, Ed Wiskoski, Major DeBeers, Bret Wayne, John Ewing, Wolf Wiskoski, Mega Maharishi, Masked Ox, Ed Kowalski
Feds Worked For: AWA, MSW, NWA, WCW, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), American Pro Wrestling (SC), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Catch Wrestling Association (Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (TN), Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (Canada), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gimmicks Only Underground Grappling Entertainment (NC), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), National Wrestling Federation (PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/KY), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR), Southern Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Universal Wrestling Federation (CA/ND/NV/NY/SC), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), Windy City Pro Wrestling (IL), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Alliance (KS/MO)
Finisher: Front Face Piledriver
Signature Moves: State of the Emergency (Spike DDT), Heart Punch
Career Highlights: -Austra-Asian Tag Team Champion (w/ Larry O'Day)
-CWUSA Television Champion (5x)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion (2x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (6x; 4 w/ Buddy Rose, 1 each with Kendo Nagasaki and John Rambo)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Television Champion
-NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Buddy Rose, 1 w/ Roddy Piper)
-NWA (San Francisco) United States Champion
-TSW Tag Team Champion (w/ Mike George)
-WCW North American Champion
Affiliates: Buddy Rose, Roddy Piper, Mike George, Kendo Nagasaki, Skandar Akbar, Paul E. Dangerously, Dallas Page, Tim Brooks, Dallas Page, The Diamond Exchange
Notable Feuds: Jimmy Snuka, Derrick Dukes, Tommy Gilbert, Eddie Gilbert, Sgt. Slaughter, Jake Milliman, Bobby Jaggers, Jerry Oates, Billy Two Eagles, Buddy Rose, Mike George, Axel Dieter, Bob Dellaserra, Steve Doll, Bill White, Curt Hennig, B. Brian Blair, Skip Young, Akio Sato, Omar Atlas, Don Running Bear, Scott Hall
Other Facts: -Played briefly for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League before training to become a wrestler, but added that his time in the league lasted about as long as "a fart in a hurricane." He says that he chose not to mention his NFL experience when wrestling, because of the negative connotations that go with being an "ex-" anything.
-Trained for pro wrestling by Harley Race and Lord Littlebrook
-As Derek Draper, he used the nickname "The Mongoose"
-As Ed Wiskoski, he used the nicknames "Easy" or "The Polish Prince" and was billed from New York City or Buffalo, NY
-As Bret Wayne and John Ewing, he used the nickname "Cowboy"
-While wrestling for Herb Abrams' UWF, he wore an eye patch over his left eye.
-DeBeers and Buddy Rose were honored for their wrestling careers by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2004
-Former member of The Diamond Exchange
-Former member of The Clan
-Currently runs a wrestling school in Portland, OR
-Ranked # 67 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 138 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 96 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 221 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 356 in the 1995 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 354 in the 1996 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 313 in the 1997 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 291 in the 1998 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 261 in the 1999 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 273 in the 2000 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 264 in the 2001 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 409 in the 2003 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
-Ranked # 452 in the 2004 PWI 500 (as Major DeBeers)
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