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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, The Convict
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, Ricky Morton, 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: -Real name was Edward Wiskoski
-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 Ron Etchison, Harley Race and Lord Littlebrook. While training with Littlebrook, he primarily was in class with other midgets as well as future female wrestling standout Kay Noble.
-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"
-Competed for a time as The Convict. He is not to be confused with the Convict that competed in Oklahoma in the early 21st century
-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
-With Buddy Rose, he opened a wrestling school in Portland, OR after retiring from in-ring competition.
-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)
-Passed away Jan. 23, 2025 at the age of 80 after a brief illness
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Spotlight in History
- 1984 Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez & Jake Roberts def. Kerry Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, & Bobby Fulton (substituting for Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Titles
- 1995 TNT def. Casey Cannon for the PZWA Heavyweight Title
- 2007 Shane Rawls def. Jerry Bostic for the UWF06 Heavyweight Title
- 2007 Les Mayne def. Dane Griffin for the UWF06 Texhoma Title
- 2007 Martin Justice became the GPCW Lightweight Champion
- 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
- 2023 Johnny Kove def. Koko for the CPW Heavyweight Title
- 2023 Lunchador became the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Champion
- 2023 Handgun Dan def. Lunchador for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Title
- 2023 Brandon Warhawk def. Handgun Dan for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Title
- 2023 Lunchador def. Brandon Warhawk for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Title
- 2024 Billie the Kiid def. Malik Mayfield for the ASP Livestream Title
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- 10-27 2007 Shane Rawls def. Jerry Bostic for the UWF06 Heavyweight Title
- 10-27 2007 Les Mayne def. Dane Griffin for the UWF06 Texhoma Title
- 10-27 2007 Martin Justice became the GPCW Lightweight Champion
- 10-27 2007 Justin Lee def. Shane Morbid for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
- 10-27 2023 Johnny Kove def. Koko for the CPW Heavyweight Title
- 10-27 2023 Lunchador became the MajCW 24/7 On Call Native American Champion
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- 10-28 1975 Karl Kox def. Dick Murdoch for the TSW North American Title
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- 10-28 2007 The South Side Soul Assassins (Tyson Jaymes & 3rd Rail) def. Bad Boy & Outlaw for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 10-28 2012 Bobby Starr def. Cody Jones for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
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- 10-29 2022 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Shane Sanchez & Ozzy Hendrix) def. The Psychotic Messengers (Malachi & Maniac Mike) for the EPW Tag Team Titles
- 10-30 1978 Mark Lewin & The White Knight became the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champions
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