George Barnes (wrestler) explained

George Barnes
Birth Name:George Cloughessy[1]
Birth Place:Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Names:George Barnes
Height:6feet[2]
Weight:242lb
Billed:Balmain in Sydney, Australia[3]
Debut:1969
Retired:1987

George Cloughessy is an Australian actor and professional wrestler he wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling[4] and World Championship Wrestling and various other promotions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Mexico and North America.[5] [6]

Professional wrestling career

He toured the United States with success several times in the 1970s and 1980s and teamed with fellow Aussies Bill Dundee and Johnny Gray,[7] [8] and when he returned to Australia he changed his gimmick to anti-Aussie and pro-American and claimed that he had become a Yank and hated everything Australian.[9]

Personal life

He was a lifelong fan of the Balmain Tigers, which became one of his wrestling gimmicks.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database.
  2. Web site: George Barnes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226091212/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=13683 . February 26, 2023 . CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database . Kreikenbohm . Philip . February 26, 2023.
  3. Web site: Obsessed With Wrestling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070811204642/http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/g/george-barnes.php. 11 August 2007.
  4. Web site: George Barnes Matches In All Japan Pro Wrestling . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226091704/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=13683&page=4&promotion=6 . February 26, 2023 . CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database . Kreikenbohm . Philip . February 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: Trove.
  6. Web site: ArchiveGrid : Interview with George Barnes, wrestler / interviewer, Barry York.
  7. Web site: George Barnes - Online World of Wrestling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116164422/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/g/george-barnes/. 2012-11-16.
  8. Web site: Bill Dundee Talks Brawl With Randy Savage, Memphis Wrestling, Lawler, WWE & More - WrestlingInc.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001010603/http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2011/0930/545094/bill-dundee/. 2011-10-01.
  9. Web site: Obsessed With Wrestling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070811204642/http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/g/george-barnes.php. 2007-08-11.
  10. Web site: Obsessed With Wrestling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070811204642/http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/g/george-barnes.php. 2007-08-11.
  11. Web site: CWA International Heavyweight Title (Memphis).
  12. Book: Royal . Duncan . Gary . Will . Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . Waterloo, Ontario . 2000.. (Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977] . 185–189. Archeus Communications . 2006 . 0-9698161-5-4.
  13. Web site: Southern Tag Team Title . Wrestling-Titles . January 19, 2020.
  14. Web site: NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Title (Australia).
  15. Web site: World Brass Knuckles Title (Australia).
  16. Web site: Solie's Title Histories: WCW (Australia).
  17. Web site: Solie's Title Histories: WCW (Australia).

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