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Michael George is a retired American professional wrestler, better known for his ringname "Timekeeper" Mike George George is best known for working in the National Wrestling Alliance in the 1970s and 1980s to the early 1990s. == Professional Wrestling Career == George made his wrestling debut in 1969. In September 1972 in National Wrestling Alliance member Championship Wrestling from Florida, he lost to Mike Webster. In 1973, he wrestled for NWA member Central States Wrestling, where he won his first major championship when he and Jim Brunzell won the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roger Kirby and Lord Alfred Hayes on October 25 in Kansas City, Kansas. George won his first NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship by defeating "Bulldog" Bob Brown on March 21, 1974 in Kansas City, then won the title four more times during 1976. George later competed for Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling Association, where he held several Mid-South championships, including the Mid-South Tag Team Championship with Junkyard Dog, defeating the team of the Wild Samoans on October 15, 1981 in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1980, George made a few appearances for the St. Louis Wrestling Club, which was headed by Sam Muchnick. During that year, he won his sixth NWA Central States Heavyweight title by defeating Bob Brown in Kansas City on September 11, then he teamed with Bob Sweetan to win his first NWA Central States Tag Team Championship by beating Bob Brown and Rufus R. Jones on October 30 in Kansas City. In 1983, George competed for New Japan Pro Wrestling. During this period, George teamed with Rusher Kimura. In late 1983, George competed for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. In 1985 with Central States Wrestling, George teamed with Dusty Wolfe in a loss to the American Starship (American Starship Coyote and American Starship Eagle) on July 3 in Kansas City, Kansas. On August 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, George along with Art Crews and Rufus R. Jones defeated Edgar Thomas, Ricky Starr and Roger Kirby in a six-man elimination tag team match. George later wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Upon returning to the Central States territory, George won his first NWA Central States Television Championship by defeating Akio Sato on May 23, 1986 in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1988, George returned to the Central States area, which had withdrawn from the NWA and transformed itself into the World Wrestling Alliance. On January 23 that year, he defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final in Kansas City to determine the first WWA World Heavyweight Champion. He lost the title to Masa Chono on February 26 in St. Joseph, but regained in on March 17 in Kansas City. On May 8, 1988 at the Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions in Irving, Texas, he retained his WWA title by defeating Jeff Raitz, then continued to hold the title until the WWA closed later in 1988. In 1989, George wrestled for the American Wrestling Association. George continued wrestling on the independent circuit until 1991, also making occasional appearances in World Championship Wrestling as a jobber. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike George (wrestler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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