Pampero Firpo

Pampero Firpo
Birth name Juan Kachmanian
Born (1930-04-06) April 6, 1930[1]
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence San Jose, California[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Pampero Firpo
Ervan the Armenian[1]
Ivan the Terrible[1]
The Missing Link[1]
The Great Pampero[1]
Wild Bull of the Pampas[1]
Billed height 5"8
Billed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Billed from Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Trained by Rudy Dusek[1]
Debut 1953[1]
Retired 1986

Juan Kachmanian (born April 6, 1930), better known as Pampero Firpo, is a retired Argentine professional wrestler of Armenian descent.

Having been trained by Rudy Dusek, he made his debut in 1953 and wrestled variously as Ervan the Armenian, Ivan the Terrible, The Missing Link, The Great Pampero and the Wild Bull of the Pampas, as well as his most famous alter-ego of Pampero Firpo (named after the original, Luis Ángel Firpo).[1] An early pioneer of hardcore wrestling, Kachmanian usually wrestled as a heel, although he would go on to have a run as a face after being fireballed by The Sheik.[1] Other notable feuds in his career would include Nick Bockwinkel, Alberto Madril and Apollo Jalisco.[1]

Amongst the titles he held in his career were the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version), the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version), the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship,[1] as well as being the inaugural holder of the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship.[2] Using the bear hug and the El Garfio as his signature moves, Kachmanian popularized the drawn-out catchphrase 'ohhh yeah!' which would later become associated with Randy Savage.[1] He retired in 1986 and then worked for the United States Postal Service in San Jose, California.[1]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Wrestler Profiles: Pampero Firpo". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  2. ↑ N.W.A. Americas Heavyweight Title
  3. ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Greg (2017-12-07). "Oooooh yeaaahhhh! PWHF announces Class of 2018". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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