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Jack Brisco
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 230 lbs
From: Blackwell, OK
Birthday: Sep 21st
Pro Debut: May 28, 1965
Aliases: Ulvade Slim, Tiger Brisco, Masked Okie
Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWF, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All Star Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling UA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), Japan Wrestling Asociation (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)
Finisher: Figure Four Leglock
Signature Moves: Oklahoma Roll, Superplex, Belly-to-Back Suplex, Sunset Flip, Sleeper, Backslide
Career Highlights: -ESA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brisco)
-NWA Arkansas Champion
-NWA Eastern States Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Florida Champion (7x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (5x)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (10x; 7 w/ Jerry Brisco, 2 w/ Ciclon Negro, 1 w/ Jim Garvin)
-NWA Florida Television Champion (4x)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (5x; all w/ Jerry Brisco)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Jerry Brisco)
-NWA (Gulf Coast) Louisiana Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion (6x)
-NWA Missouri Champion (2x)
-NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NWA National Champion
-NWA North American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Jerry Brisco)
-NWA Oklahoma Champion
-NWA Southern Champion
-NWA World Champion (2x)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Jerry Brisco)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Lou Thesz, Haystacks Calhoun, and Gorgeous George, Jr.)
-WWC Caribbean Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Brisco)
Affiliates: Jerry Brisco, Nick Kozak, Mike Graham, Louis Tillet, Jim Garvin, Eddie Graham, Ciclon Negro, José Lothario, Bob Roop, Wahoo McDaniel, Lou Thesz, Haystacks Calhoun, Gorgeous George, Jr.
Notable Feuds: Lorenzo Parente, Gorgeous George, Jr., Dory Funk, Jr., Paul Jones, The Assassin, Masa Saito, Ricky Steamboat, Dick Murdoch, Jay Youngblood, Missouri Mauler, Terry Funk, Tarzan Tyler, Dale Lewis, Roddy Piper, Buddy Colt, Boris Malenko, Bob Orton, Jr., Hiro Matsuda, Bryan St. John, Bob Roop, Harley Race, Bobby Shane, Billy Garrett, Jim Starr, Scott Irwin, Tom Renesto, Don Kent, Ole Anderson, Bobby Duncum, Stan Lane, Ivan Koloff, Ric Flair, The Spoiler, Bobby Jaggers, Pak Song, Don Muraco, Dick Slater, Wahoo McDaniel, The Great Kabuki, Chuck Karbo, Great Mephisto, Rene Goulet, Thunderbolt Patterson, Bob Orton, Sgt. Slaughter, Jack Donovan, Mr. Pogo, Nikolai Volkoff, Killer Khan, Louis Tillet, Gene Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Bugsy McGraw, Ox Baker, Doug Gilbert, Siegfried Steinke, Buddy Wolff, Mr. Wrestling, Dick Dunn, Mike Graham, Leroy Brown, Jos LeDuc, Skandar Akbar, Hans Schmidt, Jim Dalton
Other Facts: -Real name wass Freddie Joe Brisco, but was nicknamed "Jack" by his grandfather because he chased jackrabbits to help with his coordination
-Brother of pro wrestler Jerry Brisco, who he helped to train for pro wrestling
-Uncle of pro wrestler Wes Brisco
-Born in Seminole, OK but moved to Blackwell, OK during the 1950's
-Graduated from Blackwell High School and was a state wrestling champion in 1958, 1959, & 1960. He was also All-State in football and second in the state in the high jump.
-Turned down a football scholarship at the University of Oklahoma and a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys to wrestle for Oklahoma State University
-1965 NCAA Division 1 Champion
-2 time NCAA Division 1 All-American
-Was the first Native American to win a NCAA National Championship.
-Was the 2nd wrestler to win an NCAA title and the NWA World Title (Dick Hutton was the 1st)
-Trained for pro wretling by Angelo Savoldi and Leroy McGuirk.
-Known to have competed as Ulvade Slim (a masked character originated by Dusty Rhodes) on at least one occasion in Florida in the late 1970s in a match against Dick Slater. One source suggests that he also used the identity while competing in Georgia in the early 1980s.
-Made his debut against Treacherous Phillips in Oklahoma City, OK
-He and his brother Jerry are credited with discovering Hulk Hogan while in Florida.
-Helped to train Bob Orton, Jr., Dick Slater, Tim Horner, Tommy Rogers, and Paul Orndorff for pro wrestling.
-Was supposed to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles with Jerry from Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch, but they turned that down because it would require more travel as champions. Jack left the WWF shortly after that decision.
-Voted Wrestler of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1973
-Voted Most Popular Wrestler by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1972 (tied w/ Fred Curry)
-Voted Match of Year (vs. Dory Funk, Jr.) by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1974
-When Tracy Smothers wrestled for WWF, he was named Freddy Joe Floyd after Jack Brisco (real name Freddie Joe) and Gerald Brisco (real name Floyd)
-Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996
-Inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2001
-Inducted into the International Institute and Museum Hall of Fame in 2001
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (w/ Gerald Brisco as The Brisco Brothers) in 2008
-Passed away February 1, 2010 at the age of 68, due to complications from open-heart surgery.
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2010
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
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- 07-05 1985 King Parsons def. Chris Adams for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
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- 07-11 1983 Chris Adams def. The Mongol for the WCCW Television Title
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- 07-11 2015 The Rising (Riker & Abel & Dimitri Alexandrov) def. The Brotherhood (Kyng Benjamin & Akuma Jones) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 07-11 2020 Alex Royal def. Derek James for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 07-11 2020 Elijah Sparks def. Warren Powers for the BPW 365 Title
- 07-11 2020 El Greengo Loco def. Elijah Sparks for the BPW 365 Title
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- 07-11 2021 Mr. Nasty def. Johnny Kove for the ASP 5-Star Title
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- 07-11 2021 Johnny Kove def. Mr. Nasty for the ASP 5-Star Title
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