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Ralph L. Berry〔 (November 20, 1906 – July 21, 1973) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Wild" Red Berry. He was a multiple time World Light-Heavyweight Champion and an important smaller wrestler of the 1930s to the 1950s, as well as a famous wrestling manager in his later years. Standing only 5'8", Berry had to find creative ways to win his matches, which is why he oftentimes turned to rule breaking. His defiant in-ring actions made him one of the most hated Superstars of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Berry didn't care, as his disregard for authority eventually lead him to more than fifteen championship reigns over the course of his lengthy career.〔Wwe Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded the Definitive Guide to Wwe〕 ==Professional wrestling career== Berry started off as a boxer in 1923, eventually winning the Kansas State Middleweight Championship. After breaking both of his hands, he decided to change his sport to wrestling.〔〔 His first recorded match was in 1926 but wrestled at carnivals prior to that date.〔 By 1937, he had won his first title, the National Wrestling Association's World Light Heavyweight Championship. Berry held the World Light Heavyweight Championship nine times between 1937 and 1947,〔 trading it often with Danny McShain. Berry and McShain feuded for years in Southern California.〔 In 1947, Berry suffered an arm injury and infection that made him sit out for a year.〔 After the advent of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), in 1948, he held several regional championships for NWA member promotions, including the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, twice in 1949, the NWA Arkansas Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1954, and the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, in 1952 and 1957.〔(Wrestling-Titles.com )〕 In his feuds, Berry usually played the heel, or villain, except in his hometown of Pittsburg, where he was well-beloved.〔(Earl Morey, "Memories Will Linger About Local Wild Man", ''The Pittsburg Headlight-Sun'', July 24, 1973 )〕 Berry began managing wrestlers in 1958, including The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan).〔〔 He also managed Hans "The Great" Mortier. He was often seen at ringside wearing a warm up jacket with the phrase, "I am Right" emblazoned on the back. When the Fabulous Kangaroos were feuding with the Scufflin' Hillbillies in the northeast, Hillbillies manager "Cousin alfred" appeared with a jacket that said "He's Wrong!" on the back. He was also the manager of Gorilla Monsoon from 1963 to 1969 during Monsoon's heel days, he would speak for Monsoon in promos, because Monsoon's character was a mute from Manchuria (kayfabe) and took Monsoon & Killer Kowalski to the WWWF U.S. tag team titles, Berry also managed Monsoon in a series of Matches against WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino during the Monsoon-Sammartino feud, In 1969 when Monsoon turned Babyface, Monsoon dropped Berry as his Manager. Berry was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1972. In 1996 Berry was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. 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「Red Berry (wrestler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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