Paul Ellering

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Paul Ellering
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Ring name(s) "Precious" Paul Ellering,
Mr. Dot Com,
The Body Doc
Born August 22, 1953 (1953-08-22) (age 54)
Melrose, Minnesota
Resides Grey Eagle, Minnesota
Trained by Verne Gagne,
Eddie Sharkey
Debut 1978

"Precious" Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is a retired professional wrestling manager.

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[edit] Career

Before entering the wrestling business, Ellering was an accomplished weighlifter. His goal was to become a professional wrestler, but he sustained a knee injury before getting a chance to wrestle. Ole Anderson recognized his speaking ability, however, and gave him a job as a manager.[1]

Ellering is best known for managing the Legion of Doom when they were also known as The Road Warriors from 1983 until 1997 during their stints in the American Wrestling Association, the National Wrestling Alliance, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation. Throughout 1998 he managed the Disciples of Apocalypse, who were then feuding with the Legion of Doom.

Although primarily a manager, Ellering has stepped between the ropes as a competitor, notably at the 1987 NWA Great American Bash in which he joined the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes to face The Four Horsemen and their manager James J. Dillon in the first ever War Games. Ellering would also face Teddy Long in a 'Hair vs. Hair' match at the WCW Capitol Combat event in 1990.

After retiring from professional wrestling, he traveled to Alaska to become a sled dog racer, participating in the Iditarod many times. In one of his Iditarod runs, he fell asleep while mushing his dogs, and the subzero temperatures froze the glass of his goggles to one of his eyes, scratching the cornea. Not having very powerful eyesight to begin with, it was believed that Ellering would totally lose sight in that eye, but doctors were able to restore the eye to its former strength.

Ellering currently owns and operates The Historic Rock Tavern in Grey Eagle, Minnesota on Big Birch Lake.

[edit] Personal life

Paul has three children, named Rebecca, Rachael and Saul.[2]

[edit] Wrestlers managed

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • International Wrestling Alliance
  • IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Terry latham

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meltzer, Dave. Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers, pp. 136. ISBN 1582618178. 
  2. ^ Olson, Roberta. Ellering to Run 2006 Iditarod. Melrose Beacon. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  3. ^ Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners : Manager of the Year. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-14.

[edit] See also

Professional wrestling
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