RIP WWE Legend Killer Kowalski Dies at 81

[Mass Haas]

Killer Kowalski began to be known as a villain after hurting Yukon Eric during a match in Montreal in 1954.

 

He visited his opponent in hospital after the match to check up on him and "the two men began laughing at how silly Eric's bandages looked. The reporter incorrectly printed that Killer was laughing at his victim and soon after, Killer quickly became wrestling's most renowned 'heel' or 'villain,'" according to the Web site.

 

Kowalski later became famous for various moves, including a stomach vice grip called the "Killer Clutch."

 

Kowalski retired in 1977, a year after he and Big John Studd captured the WWF World Wrestling Tag Team Championship as members of "The Executioners" team.

 

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Noted trainer of HHH, who introduced him at the Hall of Fame ceremony

[Invader3K]

Yep, a legend in the business of pro wrestling. Not much more to say than what you wrote there.