Bearwrestling at Fayette Mall, 1980 Kentucky Photo Archive
The creature's name was Victor—or, rather, Victor the Wrestling Bear. Chet Coppock, the sports director at local CBS affiliate WISH-TV, was Victor's opponent that night. He wanted to give the interspecies bout more juice, so he came onto the court in a wrestling outfit pro wrestler Dick the Bruiser had given him, with a pair of Flas Gordon-esque "slave girls" at his side to emphasize his.
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A short bout with Victor the Bear. Written by George Ellison. Wednesday, November 07, 2012. This is a bear story. Unlike many bear stories, this one is true. Tourism started in Western North Carolina during the post-Civil War era, but it wasn't a huge factor in the region's economy until the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was founded.
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The only ursine grappler with a more famous list of foes than Terrible Ted was Victor the Wrestling Bear. Billed as being anywhere from 400 to 800 pounds, Victor reportedly went on a winning.
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Victor the Bear's stature keeps on growing. Jan 27, 2018. 1 of 2. Ted Kamatchus wrestles Victor the Bear at Madison East Center in Mankato in 1975. Submitted photo. Vern Bense, originally form St.
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It features the fascinating story of Victor the Wrestling Bear. Victor was an Alaskan brown bear who, depending on the source, weighed 600 to 800 pounds. He became famous in 1975 after he wrestled.
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1981 was a bad year for Victor the Wrestling Bear. After thousands and thousands of matches with nary a single serious injury, two finally occurred within a few weeks of each other. A 24-year-old came away with a fractured ankle and damaged cartilage and ligaments after Victor started wailing on him for no explicable reason.
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This was an event at the old Pardners nightclub (previously "The Indiana Club) around 1986.
Bearwrestling at Fayette Mall, 1980 Kentucky Photo Archive
It turns out that bear wrestling is a pretty old past time. This 1960 Sports Illustrated profiles of Tuffy Truesdell's wrestling bear Victor. At io9, they point to these videos of various men.
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Victor the Wrestling Bear, Herbert remembers, "smelled pretty strong. And he was pretty strong." Herbert isn't given to uttering many more words than that about any subject, least of all himself, so let us interject a few of our own about him. At 5'11" and 188 pounds—roughly two feet shorter and 500 pounds lighter than Victor—Herbert is.
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This was about 1977. I was 17, the youngest person to wrestle Victor The Wresting Bear. Me: 5'11", 165lbs.. Victor: 7'6", 750lbs Alaskan Brown Bear.
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A wrestling bear came to Muncie IN in the early 80's. It was at the Armory downtown and offered a cash prize to anyone who could pin the bear. The star heavy weight wrestler from Delta High School beat the bear so badly that the bear's trainer was crying and begging him to let his bear go. I beleive the story was written up in the Muncie Star.
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Victor, the wrestling bear, takes on a challenger from the audience Feb. 15, 1978, during the 22nd annual Great Lakes of the South Outdoor show at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, La.
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Victor, arguably the most successful bear wrestler of all time, went on to appear on a number of high profile TV shows, wrestle against The Destroyer and Roddy Piper, among other pro wrestlers.
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In 1977, an Olympic wrestler named Jeffrey M. Hunt pinned Victor for 10 seconds, causing Victor's trainer at the time, George Allen, to comment, "I can't believe it happened." In 1981, Wayne Boyd.
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Note that we know that the cartoon picture is taken from a different context, however all pictures of real wrestling bears have a certain unpleasant flavor about them which we would rather avoid. Known names of bears in wrestling: Andy The Bear; Bear. Trotski The Wrestling Bear; Trotsky; Vicious Victor; Victor The Bear;
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The original Victor died in the mid-'70s aged 17, and a second bear that was also wrestling for Truesdell under the same name became the "main" Victor. However, it was only a matter of time before continuing the bear's wrestling career became more trouble than it was worth as opponents began to get injured and protesters picketed his events.
