Ricki Starr Explained

Ricki Starr
Birth Name:	Bernard Herman
Birth Date:	1931 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Names:	Ricki Starr
Height:	5"10^[1]
Weight:	207 lb
Debut:	1952
Retired:	1977

Bernard Herman (12 August 1931  - 20 September 2014)^[2] was an American-British professional wrestler, boxer and ballet dancer who spent his career in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe under the ring name Ricki Starr.

Professional wrestling career

Starr started out his career as an amateur boxer, before switching to ballet and becoming so successful that he enjoyed a run on Broadway.^[3] Made his professional wrestling debut in 1952 in Texas. His wrestling gimmick was a ballet dancer where he did acrobatic moves in the ring. Starr popularized the airplane spin as his finisher, a move which called upon his ballet background to execute perfectly.

From 1957 to 1962, Starr worked in New York City for Capitol Wrestling Corporation.

In 1962, he made his first trip to England.

Later in his career, he wrestled in Mexico, France, Germany and Austria.

Personal life and death

After retiring from wrestling in 1977, Starr resided in London until his death.

On September 20, 2014, Starr passed away at the age of 83.^[4]

Championships and accomplishments

• Dallas Wrestling Club / Southwest Sports, Inc.
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ray Gunkel (2)^{[5] [6]}
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ciclón Negro^{[7] [8]}
• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Pepper Gomez NWA Western States Sports
  • NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Lord Alfred Hayes (1)

External links

• • Ricki Starr at OWW.com
• at IMDb
• at ProFightDB
• The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ricki Starr « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Philip. Kreikenbohm.
2. Web site: Profile. Wrestlingdata. 27 April 2024.
3. Web site: http://www.oklafan.com/bios/view/2243/.
4. Web site: Oliver, Greg . With ballet slippers, a Starr was born . 2014-10-01 . 1 October 2014 . Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
5. Book: Will . Gary . Royal . Duncan . Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . Archeus Communications . 2000 . Pennsylvania . Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich] . 0-9698161-5-4 . 275–276.
6. Web site: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]]. December 27, 2019 . wrestling-titles.com.
7. Book: Royal . Duncan . Gary . Will . Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present . Pennsylvania . 2000 . Archeus Communications . 0-9698161-5-4 . Texas: NWA World Tag Team Title [Siegel, Boesch and McLemore].
8. Web site: National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas] ]. Wrestling-Titles . February 21, 2017.