Sam Mokuahi, Jr.
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Ring name(s) | Sammy Steamboat |
Born | Hawaii |
Died | May 02, 2006 Honolulu, Hawaii |
Trained by | Lou Thesz |
Sam "Steamboat" Mokuahi, Jr., or simply Sammy Steamboat, (born 1935? in Hawaii - died May 2, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was an American professional wrestler whose career spanned from the 1950s through to the 1970s.[1]
Mokuahi started in the late 1950s in Hawaii before being discovered and trained by multi-time world heavyweight champion Lou Thesz.[1] Thesz stated that Mokuahi was the only one he ever saw as a student or protege of his, and worked in the midcard in Toronto in the early 1960s before moving to Florida territories, winning titles with Eddie Graham.[2]
Mokuahi died in Hawaii from complications from Alzheimer's disease on May 2, 2006.[1]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ciclon Negro
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (5 times) - with Eddie Graham (3), Ron Etchison (1), and Jose Lothario (1)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) - with Eddie Graham1
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- NWA Georgia Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eddie Graham
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- NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eddie Graham
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- NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Bill Varga (1), Bearcat Wright (1), Peter Maivia (2), and Billy White Wolf (1)
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (4 times)
1Steamboat and Graham won this championship by winning a tournament held on a card promoted in the Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling", PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts, Kappa Publications, p. 20. 2007 Edition. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. (English)
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.