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American retired professional wrestler (born 1952)

George Weingeroff
Birth nameGeorge Weingeroff
Born (1952-11-22) November 22, 1952 (age 72)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • George Weingeroff
  • The Sheik
  • Sheik Hussein
  • Sheik Abdul Hussein
  • King Cobra
  • Abdul Hassan
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight233 lb (106 kg)
Billed fromMiddle East (as Sheik Hussein)
Debut1975
Retired1993

George Weingeroff (born November 22, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with International Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, and Mid-South Wrestling during the late 1970s and 1980s.

Amateur wrestling career

Weingeroff started amateur wrestling in high school. He would become an amateur and collegiate champion.

Professional wrestling career

Weingeroff began his professional wrestling career in 1975 in Florida. In 1977, he debuted for NWA Mid-America based in Nashville.

In 1979 he started working for Angelo Poffo's International Championship Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. He become well known for that promotion. Weingeroff would team with Poffo's son Lanny winning the ICW United States Tag Team Championship four times. He left ICW in 1983.

In 1983, he would work for Mid-South Wrestling and later World Class Championship Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1984 to 1985.

He would work for All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1987.

Later in his career, he would wrestle as Sheik Hussein and Abdul Hassan. Also worked in the early 1990s for Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.

He would retire from wrestling in 1993.

Mixed martial arts career

Weingeroff debuted in mixed martial arts in Pancrase in Japan on September 21, 1993, against Kazuo Takahashi. The match ended with a knocked out by Takahashi with a roundhouse kick.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
By submission 0 0
By decision 0 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Japan Kazuo Takahashi KO (high kick) Pancrase: Yes, We Are Hybrid Wrestlers 1 September 21, 1993 1 1:23 Tokyo, Japan

Personal life

Weingeroff is visually impaired. He reportedly had most of his sight restored via surgery.

Weingeroff is the son of wrestling manager Saul Weingeroff. He would train Demolition Smash, Lodi, Mike Samples and the California Kid.

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "George Weingeroff « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
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  7. Cawthon, Graham (January 16, 2023). "WCW Ring Results 1993". TheHistoryofWWE.com.
  8. "George Weingeroff "King Cobra"". Taplogy.
  9. "Blindsided: 4 Lucha Wrestlers Who Lost an Eye in a Match". ProWrestlingStories. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  10. "George Weingeroff". Oklafan.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  11. "George Weingeroff | Online World of Wrestling".
  12. ICW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com

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