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Bob Ellis

Nickname: Cowboy

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 246 lbs.

From: San Angelo, TX

Birthday: Mar 15th

Pro Debut: 1955

Aliases: Bob Elliott, Masked Grappler

Feds Worked For: NWA-West, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, Al Haft Sports (IL), Alex Turk Promotions (Canada), All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE/SD), All-South Wrestling Alliance (GA), Big Bear Promotions (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Fred Kohler Enterprises (IL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Championship Wrestling (MS), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Association (FL/GA/MA/NC/NJ/NY/SC/VA), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Louisiana Wrestling Enterprises (AL/LA/MS), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mike London Sports (AZ/CO/NM), Minnesota Boxing & Wrestling Club (MN), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL/KY), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Southwest Sports (TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), Wolverine Wrestling (MI), World Booking Office (NY), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), Wrestling Promotions, Inc. (AZ), World Wrestling Association (IN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: Bulldog

Signature Moves: Sleeper Hold, Double Underhook Suplex

Career Highlights: -AWA (Indiana) United States Champion
-AWA Midwest Champion (4x)
-AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Stan Pulaski and Alberto Torres)
-AWA (San Francisco) United States Champion
-IWA Champion
-NAWA/WWA Champion
-NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Johnny Valentine)
-NWA Central States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ The Stomper and The Viking)
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Don Curtis)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Ray Gunkel)
-NWA (Mid-America) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Garvin)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Johnny Weaver)
-WWA Champion (2x)
-WWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Édouard Carpentier)
-WWC North American Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Carlos Colon)

Affiliates: Stan Pulaski, Alberto Torres, Johnny Valentine, The Stomper, The Viking, Don Curtis, Ray Gunkel, Jim Garvin, Johnny Weaver, Édouard Carpentier, Carlos Colon

Notable Feuds: Rip Hawk, Bob Geigel, Dick the Bruiser, Karl Kox, Jack Dalton [1st]/Don Fargo, Swede Hanson, Jim Dalton/Exterminator #2, Lee Henning, Bob Orton, Fritz Von Erich, Ernie Ladd, Joe Hamilton/The Assassin, Mark Lewin, Ray Stevens, Mike DiBiase, Baron Von Raschke, Kinji Shibuya, Bob Morse, Mighty Atlas, Sputnik Monroe, Killer Kowalski

Other Facts: -Trained for pro wrestling by Ed Lewis & Sandor Szabo
-Credited as having invented the Bulldog Headlock. Also believed to be the first person to reverse the Figure-Four Leglock.
-In 1983, he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Rochester, NY on five counts of criminal conspiracy stemming from a race-fixing investigation by the FBI and the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau.
-Passed away in December 21, 2018 at the age of 89. At the time, he was living in Ardmore, OK.