Horst Hoffman
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| Horst Hoffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 September 1935 Czechoslovakia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Horst Hoffman |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 251 lb (114 kg) |
| Debut | April 23, 1957[1] |
| Retired | December 15, 1977[1] |
Horst Hoffman (29 September 1935), is a former Czechoslovakian professional wrestler. Hoffman worked in Germany, Europe, Japan and American Wrestling Association in the United States during his 20 year career.
Professional Wrestling Career
Hoffman started his professional wrestling career in 1957 in Germany. He would spent most of his career in Germany. In the 1960s he went to the United Kingdom, France and Austria. It is said that Hoffman won at least ninety tournaments during his career.[2]
In 1972, Hoffman went to Japan working for International Wrestling Enterprise where he started to become well known in wrestling. He worked there until 1974.[1]
In 1973, he made his debut in North America for American Wrestling Association in Minnesota where he feuded with Billy Robinson. Hoffman during his AWA stint had matches with Verne Gagne, Nick Bockwinkel Geoff Portz, Ken Patera, Larry Hennig, Ric Flair, Chris Taylor, Ivan Putski, Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Superstar Billy Graham, and The Crusher.[3] In 1974 he teamed with German heel Baron Von Raschke.[2] He left the AWA in 1975 and returned to Japan.
In 1975, Hoffman made his debut at All Japan Pro Wrestling where he feuded with Giant Baba, The Destroyer, Dory Funk Jr., Anton Geesink and Jumbo Tsuruta. In 1977 he teamed with his arch rival Billy Robinson. By the end of 1977 Hoffman retired from wrestling.[1]
It is said that Mitsuharu Misawa was influenced by Hoffman's green attire and boots that Misawa wore it.
References
- ^ a b c d Saalbach, Axel. "Horst Hoffmann". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Horst Hoffman". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Horst Hoffman". Cagematch.
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