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Chris Tolos

Nickname: The Body

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 220 lbs.

From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Birthday: Dec 5th

Pro Debut: 1951

Aliases: Chris Mataxas, George Tolos, Mad Man Mataxas, Madman Metaxas

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Ad Santel Promotions (CA), Alex Turk Promotion (Canada), Arizona Athletic Association (AZ), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Houston Wrestling (TX), Jim Crockett Promotions (NC/SC), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Midwest Wrestling Association (OH), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA All-Star Wrestling (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Capitol Wrestling Federation (MD/NJ/NY/PA/DC), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Indianapolis (IN), NWA Mid-America (AL/TN), NWA Nebraska (NE), NWA New Mexico, NWA San Francisco (CA), NWA Southwest States Enterprises (TX), NWA Upstate (NY) NWA Vancouver (Canada), NWA Western States Sports (OK/TX), Pacific Coast Wrestling (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Promotions Eddie Quinn (Canada), Southwest Sports (TX), Sam Muchnick Sports Attractions (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Terminal Athletic Club (OH)

Career Highlights: -AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Stan Pulaski)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Ohio United States Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Southwestern Tag Team Champion (w/ Antone Leone)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Roy Welch)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ John Tolos)
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ John Tolos)
-NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ John Tolos)
-NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-Stampede International Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ John Tolos)
-WWWA Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)

Affiliates: John Tolos, Stan Pulaski, Roy Welch, Gene Anderson

Notable Feuds: Billy Red Lyons, Ilio DiPaolo, Bobo Brazil, Johnny Weaver, Athol Layton, Sandy Scott, Don Curtis, Abe Jacobs, George Scott, Nelson Royal, Argentina Rocca, Enrique Torres, Don McClarity, Luiz Martínez, Reggie Parks, Rocky Johnson, José Miguel Pérez, Don Leo Jonathan, Doc Gallagher, Dewey Robertson, Mike Gallagher, George Becker, John Foti, Haystacks Calhoun, Ramón Torres, Bearcat Wright, Steve Bolus, The Beast, Fritz Von Erich, Paul Jones, Big Heart, Dominic DeNucci, Frank Jares, Mark Lewin, Ronnie Etchison, Rito Romero, Johnny Barend, Tony Parisi, Billy Watson

Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler John Tolos. Together they were known as The Tolos Brothers, The Canadian Wrecking Crew, The Golden Greeks, and The Hamilton Wrecking Crew.
-Was an accomplished cook. He wrote a cookbook in 1973 or 1974.
-Passed away August 13, 2005 at the age of 75 from cancer
-Posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007 (w/ John Tolos as The Canadian Wrecking Crew)