Killer Khan
| Killer Khan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Masashi Ozawa |
| Born |
March 6, 1947 Tsubame, Niigata, Japan |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Ozawa |
| Children | 3 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Killer Khan Temjin El Mongol Masashi Ozawa |
| Billed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Billed weight | 141 kg (311 lb) |
| Billed from | Mongolia |
| Debut | 1973 |
| Retired | 1987 |
Masashi Ozawa (小沢 正志 Ozawa Masashi?) (born March 6, 1947) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Popularly known as Killer Khan, he was billed from Mongolia and had numerous high-profile matches with André the Giant in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the 1980s, including a high profile "Mongolian stretcher match". Khan used Asian mist against opponents.
Ozawa's Mongolian giant character was created by Karl Gotch. He traveled to America in 1979 to wrestle. The following year, in 1980, Khan first wrestled André the Giant in a tag team match for Georgia Championship Wrestling. Later that same year, he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In the WWF, Khan originally feuded with WWF Champion Bob Backlund, as well as the WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales.
Khan was then placed in feud with André the Giant. During one match in May 1981, a kayfabe Khan kneedrop off of the top turnbuckle resulted in André the Giant breaking his ankle, as Khan accidentally landed on it. The truth was that Andre actually broke his ankle getting out of bed. The incident has been reported as real and as a storyline to help put Khan over. When Andre returned from his injury, he and Khan feuded into the next year. In November 1981 in Philadelphia Andre defeated Khan in a "Mongolian Stretcher match." The feud was named Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Feud of the Year.
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