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Tim Geohagen

Nickname: The Irish Strongman; Dr.

From: Leitrim, Ireland

Birthday: Oct 4th

Aliases: Bob O'Shocker, Charles Geoghegan, Charlie Geohagen, George Flynn, Seamus MacFaragain, Tim Goegan, Timmy Geoghegan, Timmy Geohagen, Timothy Geohagen, Tom Geohagen

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, Ad Santel Promotions (CA), Al Mayer Booking Agency (MD/NJ), Alex Turk Promotions (Canada), All South Wrestling Alliance (GA), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), All Star Wrestling (WA/Canada), Atlantic Athletic Commission (MA), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Dale Martin Promotions (England), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (AR/TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Houston Wrestling (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Jack Pfefer Promotions (CA), Joint Promotions (England), M & M Promotions (TX), Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises (NJ/NY/PA), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (NY/OH/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AR/TN), NWA San Francisco (CA), NWA Southwest States Enterprises (TX), NWA Upstate (NY), NWA Vancouver (Canada), NWA Western States Sports (OK/TX), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Promotions Eddie Quinn (Canada), Provincial Sports Association (Canada), Relwyskow & Green Promotions (England), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Tri-State Sports (ID/UT/WA), Upstate Athletic Club (NY), Wildcat Wrestling (Canada)

Finisher: Sleeper Hold

Signature Moves: Irish Windmill

Career Highlights: -NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Paddy Barrett)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Champion
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Finis Hall)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Big Humphrey)

Affiliates: Pat Barrett/Paddy Barrett, Mr. Wrestling, Wayne Cowan, Billy Watson, Finis Hall, Big Humphrey

Notable Feuds: Duke Keomuka, Michel Dubois, Fidel Castillo, Mr. X, Karl Von Stroheim, Oki Shikina, Nick Bockwinkel, Rocket Monroe, Fred Atkins, Ivan Kalmikoff, Karol Kalmikoff, Ski Hi Lee, Bill Dromo, Lou Plummer, Toru Tanaka, Danny McShain, George Bollas, Skandar Akbar, Mighty Ursus, John Tolos, Lou Newman, Kinji Shibuya

Other Facts: -Real name was Charles Geoghegan
-On May 27, 1972 Geohagen issued a challenge to fans to break his sleeper hold on Atlanta TV. The first man was knocked out immediately. but the second broke the hold. Geohagen even put the hold on twice and the fan got out again. He was identified as Jim McKinney and the $1000 dollars he won breaking the hold paid for his wrestling training. McKinney would be trained for wrestling by Geohagen. On November 10, 1972 Geohagan and McKinney face one another in the ring and McKinney once again broke Geohagen's sleeper only to fall victim to the small package. The two shook hands after the match to a huge ovation.
-Ran a Holistic Health Center and was an excellent Yoga teacher in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
-Was considered and expert on Hatha and Kundelini Yoga, nutrition, and even Astrology and Tarot.
-Passed away in April 29, 1998 at the age of 75 due to cancer